History
The IDRS grew out of a 1969 newsletter for bassoonists compiled by Gerald Corey. The success of the newsletter suggested to the bassoon professor at the University of Michigan, Lewis Hugh Cooper, and Alan Fox, president of bassoon manufacturer Fox Products, that a “double reed club” might be beneficial in promoting opportunities for double reed players. Together with Corey, they organized a meeting during the December 1971 meeting of the Mid-Western Band Masters convention, and the first annual conference of the double reed society assembled in August 1972 at the University of Michigan.
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