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, member directory, a library, information about grants, and publications, such as the society's own journal, The Double Reed.
The IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for oboists and bassoonists takes place every year during the society's annual conference.[2]
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "International Double Reed Society". Retrieved August 28, 2006.
- ^ "Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition". idrs.org. International Double Reed Society. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "To the World's Bassoonists". Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
