Musical revival: Fixing a dent here, making a repair there brings instruments back to life Sep 26, 2009
Over that time, hes learned how to repair and play nearly every major orchestral instrument, from sax and oboe to trumpet and French horn. Previously, he had been a tool-and-dye worker at a John Deere plant in Iowa, and before that a guitarist in rock and jazz bands. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
'Fame' schools struggling to survive recession Sep 23, 2009
"They're all looking for a place where they can be really passionate as well as becoming a well-rounded person," said Lauren Williams, a 17-year-old senior and oboe major at Chicago Academy for the Arts. "The classes are so incredibly structured and formulated. They're so engaging and so interesting because they connect to your art.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Reconstructing the '49 score 'South Pacific' score Sep 20, 2009
"We couldn't figure out why. The oboe player from the original production told us that when the show went on the road, the oboe had to double on English horn. And they didn't always find a reliable English horn. So it was easier to give the part to a second trumpet with a mute. It didn't sound as good, but that's what they did. We restored it to the English horn.". Audiences that see the show at the Golden Gate Theatre will also hear the musical underscoring that Josh Logan, who directed the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Defense calls Lindsey Maxwell to stand Sep 19, 2009
According to Lindsey Aug. 29, 2008 was a typical day, which included Erin helping him feed the family s farm animals and watching TV. He noted that his daughter had a series of hobbies including reading and playing the oboe. At around 4:50-5 p.m. Lindsey and Lynn went to Wal-mart. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
Dec. 5,6 The Agave Trio, piano, violin, oboe. Jan. 16, 17 Birdsongs and Ballads Elena Todd, soprano; Sand Schwoebel, flute; Mary Lonsdale, piano. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Things to do around town this weekend Sep 15, 2009
Musicians include Ron Kaye, oboe; Tami Kaye, viola, Linda Hanson, violin; and Stan Hanson, organ and piano. Compositions by Paul Ducas, Napoleon Coste, Ralph Vaughan Williams, James Biery, Emil Mlynarski, John Stanley, and Dietrich Buxtehude will be on the program. (Hudson Sun, MA)
CHS band students win 130 medals at state solo contest Sep 14, 2009
flutists Catherine Cage, Lucy Huo, Kristi Von Handorf, Annie Liu, Shibi Riyaj and Angela Song; oboe: Shehan Jeyarajah; English horn: Cat Esquivel ... CHS students earning a second division silver medal are flutes: Hannah Allen, Neha Dubey, Morgan Harnois, Christine Kim, Sam Kim, Ava Lindstrom, Shin Loo, Allison Lyon, Isabel Olivas, Sarah Omar, Ashley Park, Lisa Richardson and Jennifer Song; piccolo: Morgan Mosely and Brenna Walden; oboe: Avery Griffiths, Vicky Kao, Sarah Pye and Helena You;... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
On the calendar in Somerville: Sept. 10-16 Sep 12, 2009
Features Jorrit Dijkstra, alto sax, lyricon and synth; Terri Hron, recorders and electronics; Andrew Neumann, laptop; and Esther Kurtz, oboe. Presented by Opensound and the Somerville ARts Council. (Somerville Journal, MA)
ECCO concert planned Sept. 13 Sep 11, 2009
The orchestra will be led by conductor Ivar Lunde, Jr. The concert features Christa Garvey on oboe and Joan Molloy on violin. Featured performances will be Concerto for violin in A minor (J.S. Bach), Concerto for oboe and orchestra (J. Haydn, and Mendelssohn s Symphony No. 5 in D Major (Reformation). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Landmark Orchestra honors architect Olmsted Sep 5, 2009
Since 2003, the group has commissioned a series of narrator-and-orchestra works showcasing Boston history; its latest (premiered earlier this summer), Thomas Oboe Lee s The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted, telling of the pioneering 19th-century landscape architect, received both an introduction by Olmsted scholar Charles Beveridge and narration by former governor Michael Dukakis (whose administration shepherded a restoration of the Olmsted-designed Emerald Necklace). Class was in session on the... (Boston Globe)
Lost Sounds Of The Past Brought To Life Sep 1, 2009
Having successfully reconstructed the sound of an earlier instrument called the epigonion, ASTRA is working on a whole host of other lost instruments including the salpinx (a kind of ancient trumpet), the barbiton (an ancient base guitar), the aulos (an ancient oboe) and the syrinx (a pan flute). More ancient instruments are to be heard soon, after the organization s official Lost Sounds Orchestra finishes its preparations for a unique performance towards the end of summer. (Science Daily)
Boston Landmark Orchestra’s free concert on the Hatch Shell Sep 1, 2009
There will also be a performance of Thomas Oboe Lee s composition The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted, commissioned by the orchestra and based on the life of the renowned landscape architect. Afterward, any environmentalists or classical music enthusiasts are invited to replenish at Concert and Cocktails. (Boston Globe)
Festival of Contemporary Music revels under Tanglewood’s big tent Aug 10, 2009
Highlights of yesterday morning s program included Yehudi Wyner s eloquent Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Tania Leon s intricate Singin Sepia, and Paula Matthusen s arresting Of Minutiae and Memory, which takes melancholy long-breathed soprano lines and supports, corrodes, and bejewels them with cello and prerecorded electronics. In the afternoon, Julian Kuerti deftly led the BSO in George Perle s Sinfonietta II as the orchestra s very modest contribution to FCM. Since Friday, the... (Boston Globe)
Magical mystery tour is full of delights Aug 4, 2009
Unfortunately, Kirsten Barry s oboe solo veered away from heavenly accompaniment towards uncomfortable distraction, failing to find a good, centred pitch and lacking fluency. The second half was much more successful. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Flood hampers LaMoure County Summer Theater Aug 2, 2009
"The thing is, the theater has something for everybody ... You can find your common bond ... Someone has to act, someone has to play oboe and someone has to weld," Darcy Brandenburg said, eyeing paint and permanent marker signatures in the boy's dressing room ... Abigail, 16, plays oboe, English horn, bassoon, piccolo and flute in the orchestra. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
• With season of free concerts, Sun Valley marks symphony's quarter-century Jul 31, 2009
"And it's fun to try to distinguish the different instruments - like the difference between the English horn and an oboe.". Former board president Harriet Parker-Bass says the symphony owes a great deal of credit to Eberl, a professional musician who performed with Leonard Bernstein and Frank Sinatra before pursuing his dream of creating a high-caliber orchestral music festival in Sun Valley that would be free to everyone. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Asia finds its unifying voice Jul 31, 2009
Chung Myung-Whun, a South Korea-born maestro, will take the baton to perform Mozart's Symphonic Concerto in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Mahler's Symphony No 1, "Titan". The 56-year-old pianist/conductor has studied at the Julliard School in New York and worked as music director at the world's most prestigious orchestras in the United States, Europe and Asia for three decades. (Xinhuanet, China)
Events: the week ahead Jul 30, 2009
Thomas Oboe Lee composed The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted and Nancy Stevenson wrote the story about the landscape architect. Charles Ansbacher conducts. (Boston Globe)
CV Chamber Music Festival celebrates fairy tales, Jewish history and Lincoln Jul 27, 2009
Festival musicians include Heather Armstrong, oboe; Jeffrey Brich, John Hines and Jean McDonald, voice; Ute Brandenburg, Julia Bullard, Kathleen Sihler, viola; Nathan Cook, cello; Jennifer Stevensen, clarinet; Emily Vardanyan and Tigran Vardanyan, violin; Lee Schmitz and Robin Guy, pianist. Children's programs will be presented Aug. 10 at the Cedar Falls Public Library and Aug. 11 at the Waterloo Public Library. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Music the focus of Miss Mississippi Jul 23, 2009
" Tadlock, crowned Miss New South in February, performed A New Life from the Broadway musical Jekyll during the talent portion of the Miss Mississippi Pageant. The new Miss Mississippi enjoys writing poetry and short stories. She played the oboe for eight years in high school and was a member of the marching band. She collects Madame Alexander dolls and leads worship at a First Baptist Church of Jackson Bible study group called Static. "I've always been a champion for my state," said Tadlock. "I... (The Clarion-Ledger)
How, when do you start formal music training for kids? Jul 22, 2009
They re loud, but there are far worse sounds ever hear a beginning clarinet or oboe player. I ll take banging over those squeaks any day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Skaneateles Festival to celebrate 30 years Jul 21, 2009
The week's concerts feature works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Prokofiev, and will include performances by cellist Steven Doan, violinist Mark Kaplan and oboe player Peggy Pearson, all of whom Freer said have become festival fixtures through the years. Week One's Saturday concert at Brook Farm will include a tribute to SkanFest co-founder the late David Robinson. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Incisive style and dirty linen Jul 10, 2009
Greater artistic unanimity emerged in the second movement, in which the fullness of Diana Doherty's oboe playing set off Mullova's focused sweetness, and in the finale Mullova was emphatic and energised with a strong rhythmic sense. From the way she played the main theme one might assume Brahms had written an accent at the start of each bar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'The King and I' opens Friday Jul 9, 2009
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Heart of the Valley celebrates 25 years Jul 3, 2009
Seitz sang in the Heart of the Valley Children s Choirs for eight years, only taking one year off to play the oboe in Corvallis Youth Symphony. In fact, five out her six siblings were also members of the choirs. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Local Boston Pops oboist Frank Charnley to retire on July 4 Jun 30, 2009
For the last time, Frank Charnley will play his handcrafted oboe to signal the audience at the Boston Pops and the millions watching that booming cannons and July Fourth fireworks are just a few beats away ... Charnley's love affair with the oboe began as a high school junior in 1965, when he first heard Sonny and Cher sing "I Got You Babe." ... "There were just two repeating oboe notes that affected the song's timbre and something clicked. I had to know what produced that sound," he recalled. (Medfield Press, MA)
• Hale receives McCain Group scholarship Jun 27, 2009
Hale plans to attend the School of Music at Brigham Young University as an oboe performance major as well as pursue a degree in accounting. Named to the Oakley High School honor roll for each of her four years, Hale was also named science student of the year in addition to receiving several other scholastic honors. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Beats and banjos Jun 26, 2009
Straw started learning piano at age 4 and picked up guitar, banjo, oboe, cello and trumpet over the years. She is currently taking violin lessons. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Competition player Jun 22, 2009
But I'd like to start composing for more instruments, like oboe and strings and voice as well. I would like to get more and more into composition. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Why don't girls play guitar? Jun 21, 2009
harp 90% flute 89% voice 80% fife/piccolo 79% oboe 78. "I think that over a long period of time, these kinds of ideas about what is suitable for children to play, or adults to play, have been around for so long we've internalised it," she says. (BBC News)
Former fine arts writer Copelon dies at 77 Jun 16, 2009
Dianne Copelon was a young girl when she learned to play the oboe, launching a lifelong fascination with music and art she later shared with readers of The Daytona Beach News-Journal and other newspapers and magazines. Copelon. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Chamber group traces a musical lineage Jun 5, 2009
Along with the Czerny piece, Sunday's concert -- which is the last of the Moment Musical season -- includes J.S. Bach's "Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten" and Andre Caplet's "Legende" for oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass. A reception will follow the concert. (Fresno Bee)
Into the wild, Grizzly Bear roams Jun 5, 2009
Together, Rossen and Droste made a strangely affecting pair, aided by bassist Chris Taylor, who occasionally switched to clarinet, oboe, and flute. Drummer Christopher Bear often pierced the enveloping haze with a thwack of the hi-hats. (Boston Globe)
OKM to feature 2 charter guests Jun 4, 2009
The program features OKM Music Director Paul Neubauer, viola, and members of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, including Wu Han and Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Fred Sherry and Peter Wiley, cello; along with young artists James Austin Smith, oboe; Lily Francis, violin and viola; and Arnaud Sussmann, violin. The Classical All-Stars will be joined on stage that night by the voice of American Public Media s Performance Today host, Fred Child, who is also the commentator for Live From... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Beacon Hill Roll Call Jun 3, 2009
Wind instruments include the flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, trumpet and trombone. Supporters said that most schools do not sterilize these instruments and pointed to studies showing that bacteria which cause strep and staph infections can thrive for months inside. (Malden Observer, MA)
Endless Mahler Jun 1, 2009
Tellingly, the Carnegie festival began and ended with quiet sounds: oboe and horn plaintively calling out in the first of the Kindertotenlieder, violas sighing and dying at the end of the Ninth. Mahler s symphonies function both as orations delivered to a crowd and as intimate messages sent to solitary souls. (New Yorker)
Musician found the banjo was perfect fit May 31, 2009
She was raised on classical music, learning oboe and piano as a child in Connecticut. But the music and the place didn t feel right to Ellen Stanley. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
L-S Civic Orchestra to play concert May 28, 2009
The program will consist of the Grand March from Verdi s Aida, Marcello s Oboe Concerto, Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Cappricioso, and Schubert s Ninth Symphony ( The Great ). Admission is $10 adults, $5 students and seniors, available at the door. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Music and its benefits within a student's life May 28, 2009
The list of instruments is impressive as it includes tubas, saxophones, trumpet, an oboe and assorted percussion instruments. This allows students to play on instruments which will fine tune their talents as they move through the years as musicians at M-P. Led by such directors as Norman Brooks, Becky Curtis and David Kunz, for year's students have had top-notch leaders from which to grow. (Kalona News, IA)
Premieres - and a farewell - for BMOP May 25, 2009
A harp concerto by Thomas Oboe Lee, ". . . bisbigliando . . .," gave a solo turn to BMOP's excellent harpist, Ina Zdorovetchi. This was the most accessible of the evening's offerings, an assemblage of languorous melodies and light textures that occasionally recalled Gil Evans's classic arrangements for Miles Davis. (Boston Globe)
Vanguard gives musical gift May 25, 2009
The list included one clarinet, one oboe, one trombone, one cello, one frugal horn, one trumpet, one snare drum, one organ and four violins one with a case with a name in gold and three flower decals. They were very bright, very cheery very Quinn-like. (Albany Times Union)
Humorist, musician perform May 22, 2009
The evening of music and monologue includes readings from Cring's book Digging for Gold (in the rule) with original musical tunes performed by Clazzy on oboe and WX-5 Wind Machine ... Clazzy has played oboe in orchestras for 30 years from coast to coast, including San Jose, Chicago, Shreveport and Houston. (Montana Standard, MT)
Classical music picks May 22, 2009
Also on the program will be new works by Geoffrey Gordon, Thomas Oboe Lee, Eric Moe, and the eloquent Lewis Spratlan. May 22 at 8 p.m., $10-$52, 617-363-0396 or. (Boston Globe)
Ashley Beatty to tour Austria May 21, 2009
She participates in choir at IMS, sings in a trio with her sisters under the direction of Louise Frakes and plays oboe for the Washington Municipal Band. There will be a Bon Voyage Concert at 5:30 p.m., June 19, 2009 at the Black Hawk mini park, corner of Washington and Dubuque Streets in downtown Iowa City - as part of the Summer of the Arts Music orchestra. (Kalona News, IA)
U.S. Air Force Band soars at The Centre May 20, 2009
A single oboe was the next instrument to pick up the melody, with only a very soft drum adding accents. Once again the band added instrument after instrument until the hall was filled with sound that seemed to soar through the room. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
• Church news May 16, 2009
The program includes readings from Cring's book, "Digging for Gold," with original music performed by Clazzy on the oboe and WX-5 Wind Machine, and insights on the growing market for movies and art with purpose and spirit ... Clazzy has played oboe in orchestras for 30 years and is the first female conductor in Tennessee. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Orpheus Winds delights audience members May 15, 2009
This group is comprised of five performers: April Clayton, flute; Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Christian Smith, bassoon; and Laurence Lowe, horn. Giovannetti, oboe professor, said this group was established more than 40 years ago, giving an opportunity for faculty to be involved in a performing group as a part of the job requirement. (The Daily Universe, UT)
• Event Calendar May 15, 2009
"Spirited, a visitation from Jonathan and Janet," featuring screenwriter and humorist Jonathan Richard Cring and musician and conductor Janet Clazzy, at 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 464 Carriage Lane N. Features music and monologue with humor and dialogue, including readings from Cring's book "Digging for Gold (in the rule)" with original music performed by Clazzy on the oboe and WX-5 Wind Machine ... Clazzy has played oboe in orchestras for 30 years ... "Spirited, a visitation from... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Reporter's Notebook: CV to dedicate plaza, Shaull Elementary May 14, 2009
For wind ensemble: French horn player Peter Breen of Cumberland Valley High School, oboe player Sarah Gregory of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School and bassoon player Cassie Fernelius of Shippensburg Area High School. For chorus: soprano Megan Cambell of Carlisle High School, alto Emily Barno of Cedar Cliff High School and soprano Elise Manning of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Keeping Mussorgsky true to his roots May 14, 2009
This is sometimes as simple as swapping one instrument for another: when the music is describing a minstrel serenading an unseen princess, Ashkenazy prefers the delicate longing of the oboe d'amore to the erotic undertones of the saxophone. And for a picture of a peasant driving his oxen, Ashkenazy has switched the melody from the clumsy, almost comic tuba, to the dark menace of four horns. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Trying to find the right college for your child is an arduous process May 11, 2009
"If we need an oboe player for the orchestra or a goalie for women's soccer, those people are going to get in.". Indeed, it's not always fair. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Concert band is practicing for a show next week May 10, 2009
Instrumentalists who play the French horn, bassoon, tenor saxophone, flute oboe and percussion are wanted. For more information, call Allen at 404-8795. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Music review: S.F. Symphony does Haydn concerto May 10, 2009
The solo instruments are violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, but the whole idea of the "sinfonia concertante" - a "concerto-ish symphony," to translate crudely - is that the line between soloists and orchestra is consistently blurred. The quartet of headliners repeatedly steps out into the spotlight, then fades back into the ensemble without a hitch. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mary Alice's Potpourri (6) May 3, 2009
Oboe - Emily Boyer and Judith McNeel. Bassoon - Nicole Haywood and Jamie Heiberg. (Boerne Star, TX)
Touchy, feely May 2, 2009
Prokofiev's "Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, and double bass, Op. 39" was originally commissioned for a ballet to be called "Trapeze." Here's an intriguing title: Frederic Rzewski's "To the Earth for four flower pots & spoken voice." An instrument "Petting Zoo" follows the concert. Tomorrow at 2 p.m. $10, free for children (Recommended for ages 6 and older). (Boston Globe)
For love of music and disarray, Exeter Music prospers May 1, 2009
Over the past decade, the small brick shop - which sells everything from sheet music to oboe reeds to electric guitars - has become warmly chaotic. The high ceilings open a room filled with the traffic of musicians and the sounds of instruments being taken down and tested by the young, the professional, or in some lucky cases, the management. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Remembering Ben Teague:A passion for theater Apr 30, 2009
Ben Teague was an Eagle Scout, an avid swimmer and a musical prodigy who played the oboe and clarinet and sang beautifully in a deep, booming voice, said his younger brother, Tom Teague. Fran and Ben met at Rice University, where Ben earned a degree in physics in 1967. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Outgoing director has led Winona Symphony Orchestra and its audience through tremendous growth Apr 30, 2009
Forty-six-year-old oboe player Kristi Krause has played with the orchestra since 1991. Krause is from Cochrane, Wis. (Winona Daily News, MN)
LSO experience music to Florida students' ears Apr 29, 2009
Ashleigh, who plans to major in oboe performance at Stetson University and play in a professional orchestra some day, is one of 23 Florida high school musicians selected for the AT&T Youth Institute that began last Thursday. Two other Volusia County students -- Jermall Jenkins of Deltona High and Elspeth Young of New Smyrna Beach High -- also are participating. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Opera and oratorio highlight weekend's events Apr 18, 2009
The opening chorus, Herr, unser Herrscher, sets the highly emotional tone of the composition, with monumental choruses playing against intimate duos, such as alto accompanied by oboe, soprano against flute, and alto with viola. "It's such a powerful work because each element is so strong," says Pro Musica's conductor Frances Fowler Slade. (NJ.com -- Times)
How Impressed Should I Be by Susan Boyle's Vibrato? Apr 18, 2009
Oboe players produce vibrato by adjusting air flow and , or the shape of their lips. Vibrato is impossible on most keyboard instruments, since you usually can't affect the sound of a note once it's struck. (Slate)
YouTube orchestra seeks harmony out of diversity Apr 15, 2009
"I am an amateur player and for me, it is a very honorable and valuable experience to be here and broaden my life and my music," said oboe player Koichi Osada of Yokohama, Japan. "This event will help people to become more familiar with classical music, even people who have not been interested in classical music. I hope all the people will listen to the video created after the concert.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Local soloists head to state competition Apr 8, 2009
Oboe: Cara Pfund (CVHS), first place; Jenny Flannery (CHS), first alternate; Camille Walker (CVHS), second alternate. Bassoon: Weiyi Li (CVHS), first place. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
North Iowa Concert Band to present concert Tuesday Apr 2, 2009
The woodwind quintet musicians are Laura Paarmann, flute; Kimber Kleven, oboe; Jill Dempster, clarinet; Laurie Hoeppner, bassoon and Donald Lomen, horn. The concert will include music by such well-known composers such as Gustav Holst, George Gershwin and John Philip Sousa. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Letters to Sunday Datebook Mar 30, 2009
Editor - Even my 9-year-old daughter noticed the beautiful sounds of the oboe during a recent performance of "Swan Lake" - not to mention the hauntingly beautiful violin solos of Roy Malan. As she said, an audience member would not know what the dancer was feeling without the music. (San Francisco Chronicle)
