Oboe

Oboe*

*The coolest instrument ever

How to Clean an Oboe

Five Professional Oboists throughout History:

Marcel Tabuteau (1887-1996)
- Served as principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1915 to 1954
- His teachings have influenced the standard way of playing the oboe today
- Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor I. Allegro: Isaac Stern, Violin and Marcel Tabuteau, Oboe with the Prades Festival Orchestra
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ZkxMVETWE
John Mack (1927-2006)
- Student of Marcel Tabuteau
- Principal oboist of Cleveland Orchestra from 1965-2001
- Mozart Oboe Concerto Mvmt. 1: Allegro Aperto with the Cleveland Orchestra
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76tqW5J-5Iw
Elaine Douvas (1952-present)
- Student of John Mack
- Oboe Professor at Juilliard School of Music and Principal Oboist of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1977
- Gymnopédie No.3 by Eric Satie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHzMXw4B19o
Nancy Ambrose King
- Professor at University of Michigan
- Student of Richard Killmer at Eastman School of Music
- Performed as a soloist all over the world.
- Oboe Concerto for Wind Ensemble by Jennifer Higdon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWkBKhFBhUc
- (Something more traditional) Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra by Richard Strauss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyXFhYVEkv4&list=OLAK5uy_kWEmmtnWXbhkbRiMCgoeGZqNxfgPFa1YU
John Ferillo
- Principal Oboe of Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Studied with John Mack and John deLancie (too many John’s…)
Jose Antonio Masmano (1976-present)
- Oboe and English Horn soloist of the City of Granada Orchestra since 1996 (Granda, Spain)
- Professor of Orchestral Repertoire and Oboe in the Conservatory of Music of Aragon
- Legacy Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra by Oscar Navarro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM60u4_6QiI

One more traditional classical oboe music example:

Oboe Concerto by Vaughan Williams performed by Albracht Mayer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYC-6A_dgbs

One more contemporary classical piece for oboe and electronics:

Fade by Charles Peck
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLmV2xyKhmY

Oboe in Non-Classical Settings

Let the oboe be an extension of your voice. It is important to learn the classical techniques of oboe playing, but you should always express what you’re feeling no matter what music you’re playing. Go out and explore all the music you love!

Yusef Lateef- (Jazz/blues)

Multi-instrumentalist

In the Evening (Traditional Blues Song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pw1j0u0NzU

Kyle Bruckmann- (Free improv and experimental)

Gasps and Fissures Parade (Double Reeds and Electronics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKgQbQPQFO4&list=OLAK5uy_m-g5rOC3cS7uPXil1bFYgiS5kLts6AZHc

Shehnai- Indian Classical Oboe

(Anushkar Shankar’s Album, Land of Gold) https://youtu.be/sNJJRxUvNKw?t=7m40s

Basmillah Kahn (traditional Raag)- https://youtu.be/hveeMDC6Dro?t=3m26s

Alternative Rock/Indie Music

Poor Old Ra- Pica Beats