Masterclasses

The Masterclass Application Form is now open.

To apply to be a performer in a conference masterclass, please click here.

The Conference Artistic Committee will be selecting the students for the masterclasses April 1, 2025 onwards. The results will be announced April 15, 2025 onwards. For more information about the masterclasses, please write to the hosts at idrs2025@butler.edu.

OBOE
Jaime González, Romantic period repertoire for oboe, English Horn or oboe d’amore
Jennet Ingle, You are the music: Getting past the obstacle of the oboe (for adult amateurs)
Elizabeth Masoudnia, English Horn orchestral excerpts
Alyssa Morris, Women in music: An oboe masterclass featuring music by women composers
Dwight Parry, The dynamic soloist (Solo concerto repertoire)
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Doing your best (open repertoire)

BASSOON
Cayla Bellamy, Avocational bassoonist masterclass
Carlos Clark, Interpretation through personal experience (college level bassoonists should bring in one excerpt/etude/solo they have a special relationship with. The goal of the class will be to see if we can create a new, personal perspective of the music )
Monica Ellis,  Open repertoire (undergraduate level and above)
Ivy Ringel, Orchestral bassoon excerpts
Christin Schillinger, Open repertoire

COMBINED OBOE and BASSOON
Paul Hanson, Pentatonics, ear training, improvisation and technology: Expanding your reach
John Steinmetz, Performance class: Works by John Steinmetz