New Zealand Double Reed Society

18/05/2026

Get your submissions in for our annual oboe and bassoon online competition! Submissions due by this Sunday 24th May at midnight

Several prizes up for grabs, can’t wait to hear you all! 🏆⭐️

17/05/2026

Change of scenery!! We had a double reed event down in Dunedin. Thanks to all those who came along - we had so much fun 😊

05/05/2026

Come along to our Double Reed Chamber music, where we play music for oboe, cor anglais and bassoon with people of a similar level, in groups of 2-4.
WHEN: 2.00-4.00pm Sunday 17 May
WHERE: Music Dept, St Peter’s College, 23 Mountain Rd, Epsom, Auckland

More info here: https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/events.html

06/04/2026

Applications for our 2026 Oboe and Bassoon Competition open on April 26th. Sign up now! 🎶🏅🏆
We have some extra cash prizes for promising players this year, so be in to win!

More details at: https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/oboe-and-bassoon-competition-2026.html

11/02/2026

Come to our next oboe and bassoon reed workshop on Saturday 28th February. It will be a fun afternoon full of reed making and adjusting.

Make sure to book now by emailing [email protected]

See you there!

18/12/2025

Reminder this is on tomorrow! Come along for some fun!

Come along to our annual Christmas Event! 🎄🎅🌟

Join us in Auckland on Saturday 20th December from 12-2pm at Parlour at Pitt St Methodist Church, or in Wellington on Saturday 15th November from 3-5pm at 9 Hurman St, Karori

More details at https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/events.html

11/11/2025

Later this month the Handel Consort and Quire will be performing Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin and his Magnificat. The wonderful Gemma Pilchen will be the soloist in the Concerto. Alison Jepson will be playing the oboe d’amore in the Magnificat.

Students are FREE!
NZDRS members can enter the draw for free tickets (please specify which concert), by emailing us before midday on Thursday 20 November

3pm Saturday 22 November Pitt St Methodist Church
3pm Sunday 23 November St Andrew’s, Pukekoe

06/11/2025

Come along to our annual Christmas Event! 🎄🎅🌟

Join us in Auckland on Saturday 20th December from 12-2pm at Parlour at Pitt St Methodist Church, or in Wellington on Saturday 15th November from 3-5pm at 9 Hurman St, Karori

More details at https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/events.html

13/09/2025

AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY
OBOE CHAMBER MUSIC 🥳🙌

WHEN: 12.00 - 2.30pm Sunday 5 October
WHERE: Sacred Heart College, 250 West Tamaki Rd, Glendowie, Auckland

For more information and to sign up go to:
https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/oboe-chamber-music-51025.html

17/08/2025

Hey double reed friends! We are holding a double reed band session and AGM on Saturday 6th September 6th. Everyone is welcome to come along!

DOUBLE REED BAND: 10.30am-12.30pm
AGM: 12.30pm-1.30pm
Location: Johnny Mitchell Hall, Ponsonby Community Centre, 20 Ponsonby Tce, Ponsonby, Auckland

More info found at https://www.nzdrs.org.nz/double-reed-band-and-agm-2025.html