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Tag: Abe Weiss

Abe Weiss on practicing

Jul 29, 2008

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in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon

I mentioned in a post yesterday how impressed I was by Abe Weiss‘s presentation at the IDRS conference. Mr. Weiss is principal bassoonist of the Rochester Philharmonic. Here are a few points from his talk that stood out to me.
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IDRS 2008 Conference report

Jul 28, 2008

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in Announcements and news

for Bassoon, Oboe

I just got back from a fantastic week at the International Double Reed Society annual conference at Brigham Young University. The IDRS folks really know how to put on a great event, better than any of the various other instrumental organizations whose conferences I’ve attended. They seem to draw lots of high-caliber talent to perform …
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