International Double Reed Society

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The International Double Reed Society (IDRS), is an organization that promotes the interests of double reed players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts. [1] Services provided by the IDRS include an international oboe and bassoon competition, an annual conference, a member directory, a library, information about grants, and publications, such as the society's own journal, The Double Reed.

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The IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for oboists and bassoonists takes place every year during the society's annual conference. [2]

History

The IDRS grew out of a 1969 newsletter for bassoonists compiled by Gerald Corey. [3] Professor Lewis Hugh Cooper at the University of Michigan and Alan Fox, president of bassoon manufacturer Fox Products, founded a “double reed club” to promote opportunities for double reed players. Together with Corey, they organized a meeting during the December 1971 meeting of the Mid-Western Band Masters convention, and the first annual conference of the double reed society assembled in August 1972 at the University of Michigan.

References

  1. ↑ "International Double Reed Society" . Retrieved August 28, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition". idrs.org. International Double Reed Society. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "To the World's Bassoonists". Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
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