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Favorite blog posts, May 2014

January 1, 2018May 31, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Kind of a short list this month, so either all the bloggers are on summer vacation or I am getting pickier.

The eminent Nicholas Daniel gives us the inside scoop on judging a high-level oboe competition.
Saxophonist Ben Britton shares some ideas about overtone practice. (Also: I got a sneak preview of the new overtone book Ben mentions, and it’s excellent. Review to come.)
Flutist Jennifer Cluff reports on an Emmanuel Pahud masterclass.
Saxophonist Matt Otto suggests playing with no tongue.
Trent Jacobs shares an interesting idea about trying new bassoons.

Favorite blog posts, April 2014

January 1, 2018April 30, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2014 edition.

Favorite blog posts, March 2014

January 1, 2018March 31, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2014 edition.

Favorite blog posts, February 2014

July 21, 2022March 1, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2014 edition.

Favorite blog posts, January 2014

July 21, 2022February 1, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2014 edition.

Required recordings, spring 2014

March 15, 2017January 7, 2014 by Bret Pimentel

Here are the recordings I’m requiring my university students to add to their collections this semester (depending on which instrument they play). All are available on CD or for download from Amazon or iTunes.

Allan Vogel: Oboe Obsession

Amazon (CD) | Amazon (download)

Repertoire: Saint-Saëns Sonata, Poulenc Sonata, Britten 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Schumann Three Romances, W. F. Bach Duet, Shinohara Obsession.

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Favorite blog posts, December 2013

January 1, 2018December 31, 2013 by Bret Pimentel

Here are the woodwind-related blog posts that made my “nice” list for December. (One from late November seems to have slipped in here, too.) On his new blog, Timothy Owen explains how he tunes his saxophone like an M-16 assault rifle. Bassoonist Betsy Sturdevant (of the Columbus Symphony) reveals her basic reedmaking method. Cooper Wright doesn’t just play … Read more

Favorite blog posts, November 2013

July 21, 2022November 30, 2013 by Bret Pimentel

Some good stuff from the woodwind blogs in November: I’m totally stoked that oboist Cooper Wright is blogging again, from a new location. Add this one to your RSS reader to follow his transition into a new job as co-principal oboist of the Thailand Philharmonic, and, of course, his endless reedmaking. Saxophonist Steve Neff reviews the new John … Read more

Favorite blog posts, October 2013

July 21, 2022October 31, 2013 by Bret Pimentel

Here are my picks from October. I strongly suggest that you read all of these, share them on your favorite social media outlets, leave thoughtful comments to the authors, and subscribe with your favorite blog-reading apparatus. A whole lot of clarinet bloggers have posted in the last couple of days about the Robert Marcellus masterclasses now … Read more

Favorite blog posts, September 2013

January 1, 2018September 29, 2013 by Bret Pimentel

Here’s what I liked on the woodwind-related blogs this month: From Casa Valdez, some utterly fascinating recordings (with scores!) of Joe Viola playing overdubbed woodwinds. A must-see for doublers. I have been seeing this incredible video of Samuel Barber with the classic Philadelphia Orchestra Wind Quintet all over blogs and social media lately, but Donax Music was the first … Read more