PRESIDENT
William Winstead (bassoonist, composer, pianist, and harpist) received the Artist's Diploma and the B.M. degree in bassoon from the Curtis Institute of Music where he was a student of Sol Schoenbach; he received the M.M. degree in composition from West Virginia University where he studied with Thomas Canning. In addition he was a private composition student of Ben Weber in New York City. For seven years a participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, Winstead served as principal bassoonist under Pablo Casals, toured the United States and Canada representing the Marlboro Festival, and released numerous chamber music and orchestral recordings. Winstead has also performed at other summer festivals including Spoleto, Italy's Festival of Two Worlds and has appeared as bassoon soloist with several orchestras including the Pittsburgh Symphony. He has held one year residencies as principal bassoonist of the Lake George Opera Company, the Goldovsky Opera Festival, and the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Philharmonic and presently serves as principal bassoonist and personnel manager of the Tallahassee (Florida) Symphony Orchestra. Winstead has been a featured soloist at Conferences of the International Double Reed Society during the last several years, including a recital program of French music at the I.D.R.S. Conference in Graz, Austria. In 1984 he served as a member of the panel of j udges for the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist grant program.
As a composer, Winstead has enjoyed premieres of major works by the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. In 1976 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for a bicentennial work for narrator and orchestra. His Concerto for Bassoon with harp, harpsichord, and fourteen strings was awarded honorable mention in the 1983 George Eastman Prize Competition and was premiered by David Van Hoesen, Professor of Bassoon at the Eastman School, with the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Winstead has collaborated with Sol Schoenbach in the publication of three volumes of bassoon music: Ten Vivaldi' Concerti and Program Solos for the Bassoon.
Winstead is currently Professor of Bassoon and Coordinator of Winds and Percussion at the Florida State University. Prior to his appointment there, he held the same positions at West Virginia University
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Charles Veazey is Professor of Music at North Texas State University, where he teaches applied oboe and serves as the Coordinator of the Woodwind Instruction. He holds the B.M. and M.M. degrees from the University of Texas and the D.M.A. in oboe performance from the University of Michigan. He has served on the faculties of Northern Michigan University, West Texas State University, and has performed as a member of the San Antonio Symphony, the Fort Worth Opera Orchestra, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra of Pittsburgh, and other orchestras in Texas and Michigan.
Mr. Veazey performs regularly as a recitalist and with the North Texas Chamber Winds. He has performed chamber music at London's Royal Academy of Music, at Reid Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, and for the I.D.R.S. conference in Lubbock and Columbus. As a member of the I.D.R.S., he has served as the Chairman of the Young Artists Competition, on the Honorary Member Nomination Committee, and on the Officer Nominating Committee.
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Peter Klatt, born in Prague, raised and educated in Germany, has been a resident of Berkeley, California since 1956. In 1975 he commenced a second career and purchased Forrest's Musical Instruments from its retiring owner. A member of the I.D.R.S. since 1978, he has served as 2nd Vice President for the past two years.
SECRETARY
William Baker, oboist, is professor and head of woodwind studies at the Ohio State University. For sixteen years, he was principal oboist of the Columbus Symphony and is currently principal of the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus.
A founding member of the OSU Lyric Wind Quintet, Baker was host of the 1978 I.D.R.S. Conference in Columbus and has served as First Vice President of the I.D.R.S. since 1983. His principal teacher of the oboe is John Mack.
TREASURER
William Davis is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Georgia, where he teaches bassoon, composition, and music theory. He holds the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Kansas, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. His main bassoon teachers have been K. David Van Hoesen and Austin Ledwith; his main composition teachers have been Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, and John Pozdro. He has several published compositions, including works for soloists, chamber ensembles, chorus, and symphonic band. He has been a member of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, and from 1975 to 1981 he was a faculty member at West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas and served as principal bassoon in the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. Since 1983 he has served as I.D.R.S. Treasurer, and he is the current chairman of the Fernand Gillet Competition.