L’Horloge de Flore (Flower-Clock)
Here is the opening hour, 3:00 am the Galant du Jour, from the larger work L'Horloge de Flore, otherwise known as The Flower Clock, written by Jean Francaix. In my opinion, this work is under [...]
April 2024
Jacob T.V. The Garden of Love
Here is "The Garden of Love" by Jacob ter Veldhuis for Oboe and Boombox(Soundtrack). This an exciting work that incorporates spoken poetry, prerecorded nature sounds, and electronic effects. This piece provides an excellent opportunity to [...]
Oh the Drama!
Here is the opening section of Antonino Pasculli's Concerto sopra motivi dell'opera 'La favorita' di Donizetti. Wow, that is a mouthful. However, it is a wonderful example of the opera fantasy genre that became popular [...]
Ten Blake Songs by Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Here are two selections from the Ten Blake Songs by Ralph Vaughan-Williams for Voice (Soprano or Tenor) and Oboe based on the poetry of William Blake. These are a wonderful set of songs that allow [...]
October 2020
Fall/Winter Recording Challenge – Part 1 – Twinkle Variations by Robert Stephenson
This Fall and Winter I need motivation to keep moving forward. Challenge 1 - Record ALL of the Robert Stephenson Twinkle Variations for solo oboe. To that end here is the Theme and Variation [...]
April 2020
Contemporary Techniques for Oboe: Quarter-tones
Here is one technique that people tend to shy away from. They seem complicated and you have to do some manipulating the reed for them to be 100% accurate. But not if you [...]
How I make American scrape reeds at A=442
This post is how I make American long scrape reeds at A=442. I am sure there are lots of other ways, but this is the way I have settled on after several years of experimentation. [...]
March 2020
Have water problems? Try this!!
Hello all, FINALLY here is the long promised post for how to prevent water issues. This is a process that I learned in 2008 and have, for the vast majority of the time, not had [...]
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Reedmaking Knot demonstration
Hello all, As we are now trying to figure out how to teach online, and someone posted yesterday asking for demonstrations of reed making knots, I thought it was a good time to make [...]
Plans on how to prevent the spread of illness
Hello all, I am thinking out loud here. What are we all doing to prevent the spread of illness this year? As we work on our reeds and our students reeds, play in ensembles, etc., [...]