IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

2007 Oboe COMPETITION

International Double Reed Society Annual Conference

June 12-16, 2007 - Ithaca, New York, USA

Application Form (English, German, French, Spanish)

The International Double Reed Society (IDRS) is pleased to announce the 27th annual performance competition for oboists and bassoonists. The competition is 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.

First prize for the 2007 competition is an $8,000 US cash award. The second prize is a $3,000 US cash award. Other finalists will receive a $1000 US cash award.

1. ELIGIBILITY. Oboists who have not reached their 31st birthday before the date of the final audition (June 15, 2007) are eligible to enter, but no previous first prize winner of the Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition is eligible to participate. All entrants must be current members of the IDRS: Join IDRS. For questions regarding membership, please contact:

Norma Hooks, Executive Secretary/treasurer International Double Reed Society
2423 Lawndale Rd. Finksburg, MD 21048-1401

Telephone: (410) 871-0658 Fax: (410) 871-0659 E-mail: norma4idrs@verizon.net

2. LEVELS OF COMPETITION. There are two levels of competition.

a. Preliminary Stage - All entrants must send a completed application form; an application fee of $75 US payable to IDRS by check drawn against a US bank or by credit card; and a cassette tape, CD, or mini-disc containing the entire repertoire list, performed in the order listed, to the competition chairman. The recording should include:

M. Marais Les Folies d'Espagne for solo flute. Variations I, II, III, VI, VIII, XII, XIV, XVI, XIX, XXI, XXII, I (Bärenreiter)

NOTE: We have had some inquiries about the acceptability of playing the Marais in d minor, rather than e minor. While it is certainly acceptable to alter articulations, add embellishments, and shift octave placements as needed and as appropriate to the musical style of the period, the judges expect to hear the piece in e minor.

J. Feld Sonate. Mvts. 2 & 3. (Leduc)

P. Patterson Duologue. Recitative (end of Mvt. 1) to end. (Universal Edition)
I. Lachner Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra. Mvts. 1 & 2. (befoco music)
To be considered, all application materials must be received on or before March 1, 2007.

Mail entries to:

Rebecca Henderson, Chair, IDRS Gillet-Fox Competition for Oboe

The University of Texas at Austin School of Music
1 University Station Austin, TX 78712-1208 USA
Telephone: (512) 471-0837 Fax: (512) 471-7836
E-mail: rhenderson@mail.utexas.edu

b. Final Stage - Up to five finalists will be selected by the competition committee, with the results announced by April 16, 2007. If selected for the finals, all applicants must agree to appear and perform in the finals. The final round will be heard by a distinguished panel of judges in an open concert at the International Double Reed Society meeting in Ithaca, New York, USA, June 12-16, 2007. Repertoire for the final round will be the same as that for the preliminary round tape, with the judges selecting portions for use in the competition. A professional accompanist will be provided for the contestants, however, contestants may elect to use an accompanist of their own choosing at their own expense. The decision of the judges is final. The judges may elect to award fewer prizes than outlined above or no prizes. IDRS will provide meals and lodging for each of the finalists for the duration of the Conference. The winner of the competition will agree to perform the entire Lachner Concertinoon a concert during the 2007 IDRS Conference.