2. The first few years of playing the oboe will sound literally horrifying. Like other beginner instrumentalists, beginner oboists have to develop a thick skin. And those around them must develop that ...

Neighbors contend that a beginner on a clarinet can strip hair from your ears. Others claim the oboe takes first place. My ...

A Russian composer’s American premiere gives the oboe a star turn. Noseda led the National Symphony Orchestra in an all-Russian program featuring music by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Alexander ...