We had a wonderful response to our lockdown photographic competition, with plenty of entries in each of the four categories. […]
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Bassoon Rocks | New Publications from Theo Richens
15-year-old Theo Richens has been busy in recent times – check out his latest published compositions here. With influences from […]
Continue readingBritish Army Music aims to help musicians
British Army Music is looking at different options which may benefit instrumentalists who have experienced a lack of work as […]
Continue reading‘Bassoon Inspired’ | 61 online programmes in 61 days
Laurence Perkins writes… “When the lockdown began towards the end of March 2020 as the result of Covid-19, it was […]
Continue readingLockdown Photographic Competition
**Deadline extended to 14th June** BDRS Photographic Competition Pics mean prizes! The BDRS website is undergoing an extensive redesign, and […]
Continue readingContrabassoon fingering charts
We are very grateful to Alison Hunka, widow of the much-loved Nicholas Hunka, for giving us permission to publish these […]
Continue reading2020-21 CBSO Youth Orchestra Auditions
The CBSO Youth Orchestra is now inviting applications for 2020-21. This is a great opportunity for young people to receive […]
Continue readingBassoon Inspired
Bassooning our way out of the coronavirus Free musical offerings every day to inspire and raise the spirits ~ A […]
Continue readingBill Winstead RIP
William Winstead, former principal bassoonist of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, dies at 77 For further details please click here.
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Increase in Subscriptions from 1st January 2020 As advised in the cover letter of the last Double Reed News (DRN), […]
Continue readingMemorial for John Whitfield
A Memorial Celebration for John Whitfield Many of you will have known and worked with John Whitfield – alongside him […]
Continue readingMusick for the Royal Fireworks 270th Anniversary
Earlier this year eighty double-reed players joined junior members of the Royal Academy of Music in London in a commemorative […]
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