If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One

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 ...
PBS

A Family of Saxophones and the Oboe

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 ...
Classic FM

Discover Music

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 ...
St. Louis American

SLSO oboe and bassoon play the sounds of smiles at the Sheldon

Composer Jeff Scott. Courtesy of Jeff Scott's Instagram. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Live at the Sheldon series was the best thing to come out of the renovation of Powell Hall, which left the ...
The Burlington Free Press

ECHO Science Spotlight: Try this fun experiment about Sound!

It takes incredible skill and commitment to play a musical instrument, especially an instrument that requires a double reed like the oboe! Instruments rely on the vibrations of sound waves in order to ...