As the number of string players grew in the orchestra, the flute replaced the quiet recorder. The oboe brought complex, ...

The Firelands Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Carl Topilow, will present its 2024-25 season finale concert ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The oboe is made of wood (or plastic) with metal keys, and played by ...

On the evening of Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) presented a breathtaking rendition ...

Whilst in the Sefton Youth Wind Orchestra, I think I heard the oboe played properly for the first time. I had only ever heard the oboe played by complete beginners and I thought it sounded TERRIBLE!

she teaches oboe at the Eastman Summer Classical Studies program and at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, MI. In addition to curating and performing solo recitals, she has held orchestral and ...

The orchestra, founded in 1985, was originally created to be a ... as a metronome), every musician individually recorded their own part, then sent it in to oboe and English horn player Wendy Shiraki, ...

Several orchestra musicians contacted Tuesday by The News-Press declined to comment, couldn't be reached or referred questions to symphony union chair Dione Chandler, an oboe player with the ...