Most oboe and bassoon players perform a tedious task outside of playing their instruments -- making their own reeds ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

The oboe, a long reedy apparatus, is an overlooked member of the woodwind family. Yet it’s the instrument that the rest of the orchestra tune themselves to. Described by the son of Jean de Vergie, an ...

The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music. Jim Phelan, the owner of the A. Laubin oboe company, at his workshop ...

Eugene Izotov has been the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboist since 2005. In the midst of While on the orchestra’s recent European tour, he spoke about his instrument as well as the perils ...

Discover the saxophone family and the oboe with UW Symphony conductor Professor Richard Church. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the UW-Madison Symphony, introduces young learners to the ...

Most oboe players are famous for being rather neurotic and even a bit crazy. The stereotype derives from all those long hours oboists spend making reeds and having to force air through an aperture no ...

Long before audiences notice the sweeping violins or dramatic piano passages in an orchestra, instruments such as the oboe ...

He learned the craft from his father and continued to make his instruments by hand. Laubin oboes are cherished for their dark and rich tone. By Alex Vadukul Paul Laubin, a revered oboe maker who was ...