oboeinsight

I honestly don’t understand the whole Carnival of Music thing, but Scott’s Carnival of Music post is pretty darn hilarious. I know that the blogger who is hosting links to a bunch of different music blogs, but I’m not sure if the blogger chooses the links, or if the other folks request to be linked, [...]

Sarah, at A Glass of Chianti writes about a new student she has who is asking for a clarinet reed. Check it out. Black reeds?? Yikes! This is what some teachers have to deal with. Sigh. But reeds. Reeds, reeds, reeds. Will the horror never end? This past year I have been ordering oboe reeds [...]

For the longest time I’ve had this one blue spot on my wedding ring finger, looking at the finger palm side up. It looked like a vein had a bubble in it. I figured, in fact, that it might just be a weak spot in the vein. I showed it to a few people and [...]

I’m bound and determined to get to the convention some year. Really I am. I have met so many oboists via email and instant messaging, and I would love to put faces and voices to names. Seeing all the companies represented looks mighty fine too, although I might end up spending far too much money. [...]

Because Drew wrote about him I landed at a site of Robert Levine’s. I played with him in the Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra quite some time ago. (I can’t even say for sure how long ago it was, but if he was there prior to our first son’s birth it means it was over 23 [...]

So Jessica Duchen, whom I always enjoy reading, has Nutcracker on her list of desert island music works. Hmmm. My carpool pal and I were talking about our hope for a different job this December so we can skip Nutcracker. Don’t get me wrong; I know it brings great joy to the audience, and I [...]

Our son, Jameson, will be going to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh soon. I now see that he could see a Really Terrible Orchestra while he’s there. What a crack up! Here’s the bio of an oboe player there: George Russell An oboe player with unbridled enthusiasm and limited talent seeking recognition after 40 years [...]

That’s right. Zero shows left. It’s all over. And now it feels as if the time just flew by. Funny how that happens. Tomorrow I’ll go through withdrawal of course. Or call it a music hangover. Call it whatever you want … but I’ll be going through it! The Day After The Music™ is always [...]

I am getting more and more comfortable with the new (old) oboe. It’s really a wonderful instrument, and I’m so thankful to have found it! I have been going back and forth between both oboes during the show, since my original oboe is so predictable and I know what to expect from it, but it’s [...]

There is an article about ballet that greatly praises the art form: There is no other art form that is so highly evolved, sophisticated, sublime, where absolute discipline of technique is allied with grace, beauty, sensuality and pure emotion. Okay, okay, okay. So some folks like ballet. No. Some folks love ballet. So maybe I’m [...]