ELEVENTH ANNUAL IDRS CONFERENCE
TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Dates:
August 15-19, 1982
Sunday - Thursday
(Note: Conference has been extended one day!)
Place:
Music Department
Towson State University
Baltimore, MD 21204
Guest Artists and Clinicians Tentatively Scheduled to Appear:
Joseph Robinson, Principal Oboe, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Stacy, English Horn and Oboe d'amore, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Patricia Rogers, Principal Bassoon, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Richard Woodhams, Principal Oboe, Philadelphia Orchestra
Sol Schoenbach, Former Principal Bassoon, Philadelphia Orchestra
Otto Eifert, Principal Bassoon, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
William Winstead, Bassoonist and Composer, Florida State University
Chris Weait, Associate First Bassoon, Toronto Symphony
Harry Sargous, Principal Oboe, Toronto Symphony
Joseph Turner, Principal Oboe, Baltimore Symphony
Phillip Kolker, Principal Bassoon, Baltimore Symphony
James Ostryniec, Assistant First Oboe, Baltimore Symphony
Jane Marvine, Oboe and English Horn, Baltimore Symphony
Rudolph Vrbsky, Principal Oboe, National Symphony
Kenneth Pasmanick, Principal Bassoon, National Symphony
Lewis Lipnick, Contrabassoon, Nationa
Linda Harwell, Assistant First Bassoon, National Symphony
Richard White, English Horn, National Symphony
Paul McCandless, Jazz Oboist and Recording Artist with Oregon and Gallery
Paul Covey, Baltimore Oboe Maker
David Dutton, Baroque Oboist and Co-director of Connoiseur Concerts, Spokane, Washington
Jesse Read, Baroque Bassoonist, University of Victoria
Stanley King, Oboist, Smithsonian Chamber Players
Michael Seyfrit, Curator of Musical Instruments, Library of Congress
Robert Sheldon, Museum Specialist, Smithsonian Institution
Special Appearance by Mitch Miller, Popular Oboist and Recording Artist
North American French Bassoon Quartet: Gerald Corey, Charles Holdeman, Kim Laskowski, Ronald Klimko
Ohio Wind Quintet of Ohio State University
Baltimore Symphony Wind Quintet
Finalists of the Fernand Gillet Young Artist Performance Competition for Oboists
Invitations have also been extended to prominent European performers, including a French Bassoon specialist.
Conference Highlights:
Exhibits, featuring a personal visit by Honorary Member Hans Moennig
Master Classes by Richard Woodhams and Thomas Stacy
Panel Discussion: The French Bassoon -- Its History and Future

Clinics:
Kenneth Pasmanick (Bassoon Orchestral Excerpts)
Lewis Lipnick (Tonal Concepts and Orchestral Literature for the Contrabassoon)
David Dutton (Unpublished Baroque Sonatas)
Charles Holdeman (Reed Making for the French Bassoon)
Jesse Read (Oboe Bands)
James Ostryniec (Contemporary Performance Techniques on the Oboe)
and Richard White (English Horn and the Art of Orchestra Playing).

Demonstration on Eighteenth-Century Double Reed Instruments by Michael Syfrit, Stanley King, and Robert Sheldon

Recital Appearances: Joseph Robinson, Thomas Stacy, Patricia Rogers, Sol Schoenbach, Otto Eifert, William Winstead, Chris Weait, Harry Sargous, Joseph Turner, Phillip Kolker, Jane Marvine, Rudolph Vrbsky, Linda Harwell, Ohio Wind Quintet of Ohio State University, the Baltimore Symphony Wind Quintet, North American French Bassoon Quartet and others.

Registration Fees:

IDRS Members $20.00
IDRS Member and family $30.00
Non-member $40.00
Non-member and family $50.00

Housing:

Dormitory accommodations are a 10 minute walk from the Fine Arts Center and are available for $8.50 per person per night for multiple occupancy and $14.00 per person per might for single occupancy. (Note: these rates are tentative.) Linens, blankets, and pillows are provided. Check-in time is 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15 and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 20. There are also a number of hotels within short driving distances of the conference site. The Quality Inn in Towson (301-825-9192) is offering special reates ($49.50 single, $53.50 double) to IDRS participants (includes use of indoor pool.)

Food:

Dining facilities are adjacent to the dormitories. Meal Tickets are $11.78 per day per person. (Price is tentative.)

Proximity:

Towson State University is 10 minutes north of downtown Baltimore, one hour from Washington, D.C., one and a half hours from Philadelphia and three hours from New York City.

Transportation:

Hourly limousine (bus) service is available from Baltimore-Washington International Airport. People arriving by train or bus may take a city bus or taxi to the University. Ample prking is available at the University.

Reservations:

Reservations forms will be mailed to the IDRS membership later this Spring along with finalized prices and information.

Hosts:

Gene Griswold and Jane Marvine
Music Department
Towson State University
Baltimore, MD 21204

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