The IDRS Midsouth Regional Chapter is dedicate to serving the needs of double reed players throughout the midsouth.
The IDRS Midsouth Regional Chapter is an active organization stemming from the six-state area of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Each year the society sponsors a young artist competition for high school and university students in the six-state area and a double reed festival featuring master classes, recitals, and clinics. The society publishes a newsletter, The Double
06/25/2026
Our next IDRS 2026 Midsouth member shoutout: Emily Foltz!
Emily will be performing Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) for oboe and piano on a shared recital July 9th. Also performing on the shared recital is bassoonist Ryan Romine.
Emily represents the midsouth state of Kansas where she teaches at Washburn University in Topeka.
Want to be featured? Go to the link in our bio and fill out our IDRS Shoutout Form!
06/23/2026
IDRS 2026 Midsouth member shoutout: TK DeWitt and Leigh Muñoz!
The duo will be performing Orange Tree by Jenni Brandon on the July 8th evening concert titled Resonances Across Cultures.
TK and Leigh represent the midsouth state of Missouri where Leigh teaches at UMKC and TK is a member of the Kansas City Symphony.
Want to be featured? Go to the link in our bio and fill out our IDRS Shoutout Form!
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06/19/2026
Our first IDRS 2026 Midsouth member shoutout is our own VP of Competition, Rachel Frederiksen! 🌟
Rachel will be performing Puerto Rican Danzas for Double Reeds composed by Jesús Ramos, who will also be performing. Other performers featured on this recital include Jamal Davidson, Emily Prochaska, and Andy Flurer.
Rachel represents our Midsouth state of Texas and teaches at the University of Incarnate Word.
Want to be featured? Go to the link in our bio and fill out our IDRS Shoutout Form!
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06/07/2026
🎤 Calling all Midsouth Members! 🎤 IDRS 2026 is only one month away!!
🥳 We want to feature YOU and give you a shoutout on your activities that you’re doing at this year’s conference! Whether you’re presenting, performing, or have a booth, we would love to get you all connected 🥳
🗓️ Follow our bio link tree to fill out our Google form by July 5th and we will do our best to feature you before the conference kicks off on the 7th.
We’re excited to connect with you all!
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06/01/2026
Congratulations to the prize winners of our 2026 competitions!
05/06/2026
that your IDRS membership automatically qualifies you as a Midsouth regional member? Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we prepare to cheer on all our Midsouth members performing at the 2026 IDRS conference!
04/16/2026
Symposium may be over, but IDRS Midsouth is active all year! We want to keep in touch and hear from our members! Ways to stay involved:
🎶Contribute to The Crow, the official magazine of IDRS Midsouth
🎶Share your best double reed tips and tricks via our social media- we would love to feature you!
🎶Share upcoming double reed events in the region- we will feature them on our website and social media.
🎶Support Midsouth at IDRS 2026 in Ohio! If you are performing- let us know and we can feature you here!
Info on how to stay in touch is at the link in our bio!
04/03/2026
A big THANK YOU to for being a sponsor for the Midsouth IDRS 2026 symposium! We are so grateful for all of our sponsors, vendors, presenters, performers, and attendees for such a great event!