The IDRS sponsors two international competitions for oboe and bassoon that take place each year during its annual conference.
The Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition (dedicated to the memory of the late master oboist and honorary member of the IDRS, Fernand Gillet, and to the memory of master bassoonist Hugo Fox, principal bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1922-1949) is for bassoonists and oboists who have not reached their 31st birthday by the date of the final round of the competition.
The Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition (dedicated to the memory of Norma Hooks, IDRS honorary member and lifeblood of our organization with her tireless dedication to our membership, annual conferences, and Executive Committee meetings) is for those who have not reached their 22nd birthday by the date of the final round of the competition.
Both competitions alternate each year between oboe and bassoon.
For current information about the 2024 competitions (repertoire, deadlines, submission guidelines, etc.), click the appropriate link below.
2024 IDRS Competitions Repertoire [HIDDEN INVISIBLE]
2024 Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition (Oboe)
G.F. Telemann
Fantasie for Flute #7 in D Major, (Barenreiter Edition)
Alla francese – Presto
Gary Powell Nash
Nine New York City Miniatures for oboe solo (available for digital download on the composer’s website)
- Spreading the News
- Nocturnal Vision
- Mass Transit
- Downtown Music
- Hustle and Bustle
- Vagabond Shoes
- A Million Numbered Streets
- Success
- Uptown Music
Anna Bon
Flute Sonata in g minor, Op. 1, No. 5 (Furore Edition)
- Allegro
- Andante Staccato
- Allegro
Pierre Sancan
Sonatine (Durand Edition)
- Modere
- Andante
- Presto
2024 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition (Bassoon)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No.2 in d minor (any edition)
- Prelude
- Allemande (no repeats)
- Courante (no repeats)
- Sarabande (with both repeats)
Elizabeth Younan
Fantasia No. VIII for Solo Bassoon (Australian Music Centre)
Ida Gotkovsky
Variations concertantes for bassoon and orchestra (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques)
Complete reduction for bassoon and piano
Tania León
Mosaicos for bassoon and piano (Peer Music)
Guiseppe Tamplini
Fantasia di bravura on motives from Donizetti’s “La Figlia del Reggimento” for bassoon and piano (TrevCo Music Publishing)