A new (or not-so-new!) sonata for cor anglais and piano has recently been published by UMP Ltd., having lain dormant […]
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Booking opens for the BDRS Double Reed Discovery Day
…featuring two Competition World Premieres! We are pleased to announce our Double Reed Discovery Day, taking place at Leicester Museum […]
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New partnership with Royal Academy of Music
This summer the BDRS is organising two double reed events in partnership with the Royal Academy of Music! The two […]
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2021 BDRS Composition Competition Results
THREE PRIZE-WINNERS AND TWO HONOURABLE MENTIONS! We have had an absolutely fantastic time hearing all the wonderful submissions for the […]
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New BDRS Chair announced
Many thanks to all our members who attended the recent online AGM. Following Geoffrey Bridge’s retirement as Chair of the […]
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Update to Digital Sheet Music Resource
Our dedicated resource page of FREE digital sheet music has recently been updated, to include details of octet arrangements of […]
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Melanie Rothman wins 2021 Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition
We are very proud of BDRS member and oboist Melanie Rothman who has won the IDRS 2021 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox […]
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‘Art Will Save the World’ – IDRS 2nd Virtual Symposium Film
As part of the 2nd IDRS Virtual Symposium we produced a short film featuring contributions from our members, describing their […]
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Andrew Hunter 1929 – 2021
We are very sorry to hear news of the death of Andrew ‘Andy’ Hunter on Wednesday 7th July after a […]
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2021 BDRS Composition Competition Launch
CALL FOR SCORES – THE COMPETITION IS OPEN! With open prizes and an under-19 prize, this competition will commission three […]
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New App for Musicians
With PlayScore 2, you can play any music straight from a photo, a PDF, or an image. You can hear […]
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Chetham’s Launches Wind Ensemble Academy
Chetham’s School of Music announces first ever Wind Ensemble Academy This is an incredible opportunity for young musicians, grade 6-8 standard, to […]
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