American Youth Symphony (Students and young professionals ages 15 and up, auditions held every fall)
Elemental Music, Santa Monica
Inner City Youth Orchestra, Los Angeles
Youth Orchestra, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, Encino
Westside Youth Orchestra
Glendale Youth Orchestra
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
Santa Barbara Youth Orchestra
Colburn School (Downtown)
Artshare-LA - Live performances and art gallery (The Arts District)
Jacaranda Music - New music series, usually in Santa Monica
Mr. Musichead - Live jazz and art gallery (Hollywood)
Just Jazz Series - Jazz series hosted at Mr. Musichead
Soundwaves - New Music at the Santa Monica Public Library
Coaxial Arts Foundation - DIY, experimental music
Battery Books and Music - DIY shows, bookstore (local Pasadena business!)
Noon to Midnight - an annual new music marathon at Walt Disney Hall (Downtown)
The World Stage - educational and performance art space in Leimert Park Village
Arrow Bear, CA
Aspen Music Festival, CO
Atlantic Music Festival, GA
Banff Summer Music Festival, Canada
Bay View Music Festival, MI
Berklee College of Music, MA
Beverly Hills International Music Festival, CA
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, MA
Brevard Music Center, NC
Camp Encore-Coda, ME
Cazadero, CA
Chautauqua Music Festival, NY
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, CO
Creative Musicians Retreat at The Walden School
DECODA Skidmore Chamber Music Institute, NY
Domaine Forget, Quebec, Canada
Eastern Music Festival, NC
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, AK
Festival Napa Valley, CA
Fresno Summer Orchestra Academy, CA
Hot Springs Music Festival, AR
Idyllwild, CA
Kent/Blossom Music Festival, OH
Kinhaven Young Artist Seminar, VT
Kutztown Summer Chamber Music Festival, PA
Lake George Music Festival
Luzerne, NY
Lucerne Festival, Switzerland
Madeline Island, WI
Marrowstone Music Festival, WA
MasterWorks Festival, OH
Miami Music Festival, FL
Montecito International Music Festival, CA
MusicFest Perugia, Italy
Music Academy of the West, CA
Music in the Mountains, CO
Narnia Festival, Italy
National Music Festival, MD
Neif-Norf, TN
The National Repertory Orchestra, CO
National Orchestral Institute, MD Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (CT)
Opera on The Bluff, OR
Pacific Music Festival (International, location varies)
The Philadelphia International Music Festival, PA
The Rome Festival Orchestra, Italy
Round Top Festival Institute, TX
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Germany
Sewanee Summer Music Festival
Snow Pond Music Festival, ME
Summer @ Eastman, NY
Summit Music Festival, NY
Tanglewood Music Center, MA
Verbier, Switzerland
VSO Institute
Whistler, BC, Canada
Young Musicians and Artists, OR
Zodiac Music Academy & Festival, France
Casals and the Art of Interpretation by David Blum
Marcel Tabuteau: How do you expect to play the oboe if you can’t peel a mushroom? by Laila Storch
Oboe Art and Method by Martin Schuring
The Reed Maker’s Manual by David Weber, Ferald Capps, and Vendla Weber
Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-Reality of Creative Music by Graham Lock
Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice by Pauline Oliveros
Double Reed Dish - A podcast for oboists, bassoonists, and the people who love them.
Classically Black Podcast - brings listeners into the world of classical music through the eyes of Dalanie and Katie: two black classical musicians on the rise looking to share their perspective with a new and interesting twist.
Meet the Composer - Peabody Award-winning podcast that takes listeners into the minds of the composers making some of the most innovative and breathtakingly beautiful music today.
That Classical Podcast - Kelly, Sascha and Chris talk to you about classical music whilst making you laugh. AND LEARN.
Sticky Notes Podcast - For anyone who loves classical music, or is just getting ready to dive in for the very first time.
Classical Classroom - Come learn with classical music newbie Dacia Clay and the music experts she invites into the Classical Classroom.
Reed Soaker Cup
Oboe Neck Strap
English horn Neck Strap (I prefer the “normal” strap instead of the elastic)
Oboe Swab
English horn Swab
Feathers
Cork Grease
Instrument Stand
Cigarette Paper
Screwdriver
General:
Double hollow ground knife
Diamond Stone, Fine
Ceramic Sticks
Plaques
Reed Thread
Beeswax
Reed and Cane Dial Indicator
Ruler
Cutting Block
Beginning Reed Maker Kit
Oboe:
Chiarugi 47mm 2+ Staples
Chiarugi 2+ Mandrel (If you use a different type of staple, purchase a mandrel that matches your staple so they fit well when tying.)
English horn:
English horn Mandrel
Pisoni English horn staples
Brass Wire
Aquarium tubing for sealing the reed onto the bocal
Oboe Reed Diagram
How to Make a Reed - The Basic Process
Compilation of Reedmaking Guides - everything you need to know about making reeds from cane selection to troubleshooting adjustments, from a wide variety of master reedmakers!
Knife Sharpening from Landwell
The Dime-Nickel Knife Sharpening Method
Burnishing Steel Instructions
Baroque Oboe Reeds
English horn Reeds
Shaper Tip Measurements
Blank Chart for Reed Journaling
Barret Oboe Method (Intermediate-Advanced)
Ferling 48 Etudes (Intermediate-Advanced)
Gekeler Oboe Method Books I and II (Beginner)
Gillet Etudes pour l’enseignment superior (Advanced)
Hite Foundation Studies for Oboe (Advanced)
Salvo 243 Double and Triple Tonguing Exercises (Advanced)
Ferillo Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe (Advanced)
Rothwell Difficult Passages Volumes I-III and Bach Studies (Advanced)
Vade-Mecum of the Oboist (Advanced
IMSLP (public domain, for score study only! Please purchase hard copy sheet music whenever possible)
Trevco
JDW
The Double Reed Shop
RDG Woodwinds (Repairs, Supplies & Instruments, Larchmont)
Mark Chudnow (Repairs & Instruments, Napa)
Michele Forrest (Repairs, Pasadena)
Midwest Musical Imports
Forrests
OboeShop.de
Upper Register Fingerings
Oboe Unbound by Libby van Cleve
The Techniques of Oboe Playing by Peter Veale
How to Learn to Circular Breathe
Oboe Extended Techniques for Composers Dear Composers! I highly recommend getting Libby’s book for more information about extended techniques and how to write them.
Oboe Repertoire Using Extended Techniques