Long time, no post….a lot has happened!
Hello everyone, It has been a while since the last time I posted. Life has been busy, work has been busy, etc. There have been so many great opportunities to play fabulous music and work [...]
October 2025
April 2024
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 [...]
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
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April 2020
Contemporary Techniques for Oboe: Quarter-tones
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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!!
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https://youtu.be/0PghKWhg0fs
Reedmaking Knot demonstration
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