New Zealand Double Reed Society

The New Zealand Double Reed Society invites you to A Feast of NZ Music for Double Reed Ensemble featuring the Final of the NZDRS Composition Competition Saturday 21 July 2018 3-6pm Mt Eden Village Centre 449 Mt Eden Rd Cnr Mt Eden Road & Ngauruhoe St Mt Eden Auckland 1024 3pm | Double Reed Band* Suitable for oboists and bassoonists of all ages Leonard Bernstein | Excerpts from Westside Story – America, Maria and Tonight Anthony Young | Suite for Double Reed Band (2014 NZDRS Commission) 4.30pm | A (Free) Public Concert Performance of the six pieces chosen as finalists for the NZDRS Composition Competition The brief: five minutes in length, for 3-4 players of oboe and/or bassoon, Grade 5/6 level Performance of the winner of the High School Division Leonie Holmes | Suite for two oboes, cor anglais and bassoon (2018 NZDRS Commission) 5.45 | Awards First, second and third prizes winners announced

It is so exciting to see entries for the composition prize coming in.  ONE WEEK TO GO TILL ENTRIES CLOSE!  Don't worry if your composition is a bit too short or you are not quite sure if you have got the level right. We are aware that these parameters present their own challenges, so send us your piece anyway! What we are really interested in are new chamber pieces for double reed ensembles. View the guidelines here and some extra tips here .