Woodwinds: Oboe

Favorite blog posts, December 2019

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See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Favorite blog posts, November 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, November 2019 edition.

Review: Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler’ by Gene Kaplan

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A few years ago I reviewed Gene Kaplan’s Duos for Doublers, a set of duets for woodwind doublers playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I was pleased to hear from Gene again recently about his new Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler.’ It contains seven duets in a variety of styles, with one doubler playing oboe, clarinet, … Read more

Favorite blog posts, October 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, September 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2019 edition.

Recital videos, August 2019

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Here are videos from my recent faculty recital at Delta State University. I performed the Saint-Saëns oboe, bassoon, and clarinet sonatas, plus the flute Romance and “The Swan” from The Carnival of the Animals as a baritone saxophone transcription. “The Swan” is originally for cello, so I assumed it might work well as a baritone … Read more

Favorite blog posts, August 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, July 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.

Woodwind doubling and oboe problems

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There’s an increasing expectation that woodwind doublers be competent and confident oboists. It can be a challenging double, but a worthwhile one. Many of my doubling gigs have come to me because of my ability and/or willingness to play the oboe. And even though it’s not my strongest instrument, there are considerable spans of my … Read more

Favorite blog posts, May 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2019 edition.