I leave with the orchestra August 31st for a series of concerts in La Coruña, Spain. The first concert will be with G. Figueroa at El Palacio Opera del la Coruña on Saturday, September 3rd. The program, tentative as always…
I’ve added two new features and some slight enhancements to the IDRS website. In addition to the Upcoming Events and News sections, Vacancy/Audition and Competition Listings have recently been added. I hope these features will improve the site as a…
Yoshi Ishikawa, Professor of Bassoon at the University of Colorado, presented a master class at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music March 16th, 2006 at 2:30pm in Sala Pepito Figueroa. Photos of the event are available here. Yoshiyuki Ishikawa is…
The first Puerto Rico Bassoon Day took place February 20th, 2005 and was a terrific success. Guest artist Stefano Canuti gave master class to 4 bassoon students at the PR Conservatory of Music demonstrating his wealth of knowledge and unique…
Saxton recently helped design the new IDRS home page and is responsible for its daily maintanence. The International Double Reed Society (IDRS) is a world-wide organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts which has…
While on tour with the PR Symphony I presented a master class for the bassoon students in Santo Domingo at the National Theater of the Dominican Republic. The tour included performances of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
