Oboists

Question 1

John De Lancie

Answer 1

1921-2002
Studied with Tabuteau
Philadelphia Associate (1947-1954), Principal (1954-1977)
Oboe Professor at Curtis

Question 2

Marcel Tabuteau

Answer 2

1887-1966
Philadelphia Principal (1915-1954)
Oboe Professor at Curtis

Question 3

Ray Still

Answer 3

Studied with Robert Bloom and Bruno Labate
Chicago Assistant Principal (1953)
Chicago Principal (1954-1993)
Taught as Northwestern (1960-2003)

Question 4

Laila Storch

Answer 4

Wrote Tabuteau Book
First Woman to graduate from Curtis on oboe
Former Professor at University of Washington Seattle

Question 5

Ralph Gomberg

Answer 5

1921-2006
Harold Gomberg's younger brother
Studied with Tabuteau
Help found the NY Woodwind Quintet
BSO principal 1950-1987
Taught at Boston University, the Peabody Institute, and the New England Conservatory

Question 6

Robert Bloom

Answer 6

1908-1994
Studied with Tabuteau
Taught at Yale
Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant First and Solo English Horn 1930-1935
Led a revival of Baroque oboe music
Taught at Eastman (1936-1937), Yale (1957-1976), Hartt (1967-1975), MSM (1967-1972), Juilliard (1973-1981), and Philadelphia’s University of the Arts (1978-1985)

Question 7

Georges Gillet

Answer 7

1854-1920
Taught at the Paris Conservatoire from 1882-1919
Wrote the Gillet Etudes
Encouraged Francois Loree to set up his own shop, and collaborated with him on designing his oboes. Eventually made a contract with Loree to have him provide oboes for the conservatoire.

Question 8

Fernand Gillet

Answer 8

Nephew and student of George’s Gillet
BSO 1925-1946
NEC

Question 9

Blaine Edlefsen

Answer 9

Studied with Robert Sprenkle
U of I
Founding member of IDRS

Question 10

Alex Klein

Answer 10

Studied with James Caldwell and Richard Woodhams
Chicago Principal (1995-2004)
Renowned soloist
Taught at Oberlin

Question 11

Peter Cooper

Answer 11

Principal Colorado Symphony
Former Associate Principal at SF Symphony
Studied with Gladys Elliot and Ray Still

Question 12

Eugene Izotov

Answer 12

Former Chicago Principal (2005-2015)

SF Symphony Principal (2015-present)

Question 13

Harold Gomberg

Answer 13

1916-1985
Studied with Tabuteau
NY Phil Principal (1943-1977)
Taught at Juilliard

Question 14

Evelyn Barbirolli (Rothwell)

Answer 14

1911-2008
English
Wife of conductor John Barbirolli
Method books “Oboe Technique” and three-volume “The Oboist’s Companion”

Question 15

William Criss

Answer 15

LA

Question 16

David Weiss

Answer 16

LA Phil Principal

Question 17

Arianna Ghez

Answer 17

LA Phil Principal

Question 18

Fernand Gillet

Answer 18

French
Nephew and Student of Georges Gillet
BSO Principal 1925-1946

Question 19

Leon Goosens

Answer 19

English

Question 20

Fernand Gillet

Answer 20

French

Question 21

James Caldwell

Answer 21

1938-2006

Taught at Oberlin since 1971

Question 22

Richard Woodhams

Answer 22

Studied with John de Lancie, John Mack, and Robert Bloom
Philadelphia Orchestra (1977-present)

Question 23

McEwan

Answer 23

Canadian
Studied at Curtis
BSO 1996-present

Question 24

Alfred Laubin

Answer 24

1906-1976
Oboist and Oboe Maker
Studied with Gillet

Question 25

McEwan

Answer 25

BSO

Question 26

Alfred Laubin

Answer 26

Oboe Maker

Question 27

Marc Lifschey

Answer 27

``` 1926-2000 Studied with Tabuteau and Fernand Gillet Cleveland Orchestra Principal 1950-1965 SF Symphony Principal 1965-1986 Taught at SF Conservatory and at Indiana ```

Question 28

Jerome Roth

Answer 28

NY Phil Second oboe 1961-? NY Wind Quintet 1951-1961 (has made a number of transcriptions of string quartets and Bach organ works for wind quintet)

Question 29

John Mack

Answer 29

1927-2006 Studied with Tabuteau, Labate, Storch, Minsker, and Harold Gomberg Cleveland Principal 1965-2001 Taught at Louisiana State University, Hartt, and Juilliard Began the John Mack oboe camp to give more people access to great oboe teaching

Question 30

Wayne Rapier

Answer 30

``` 1930-2005 Studied with Tabuteau, Sprenkle BSO Oboist 1970-1995 Oboe Professor at the New England Conservatory 1972-c. 1995 Recorded Tabuteau's lessons ```

Question 31

Louis Rosenblatt

Answer 31

1928-2009 Studied with Tabuteau and John Minsker Philadelphia English Horn for 36 years Taught at Temple University, Tanglewood, and the Juilliard School

Question 32

Joseph Robinson

Answer 32

b. 1940 Studied with Tabuteau (the last American student to study with him) and Mack NY Phil Principal 1978-2005 Taught at MSM, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland, Duke, and Lynn University

Question 33

Wayne Rapier

Answer 33

``` 1930-2005 Studied with Tabuteau, Sprenkle BSO Oboist 1970-1995 Oboe Professor at the New England Conservatory 1972-c. 1995 Founded Boston Record Recorded Tabuteau's lessons ```

Question 34

John Ferillo

Answer 34

``` Studied with John de Lancie BSO Principal 2001-present Met Principal 1986-2001 SF Symphony second oboe 1985-1986 Teaches at NEC, Boston U, and Tanglewood ```

Question 35

Keisuke Wakao

Answer 35

Studied with Joseph Robinson | BSO Assistant Principal 1990-present

Question 36

Robert Sheena

Answer 36

Studied with Ray Still | BSO English horn 1994-present

Question 37

Elaine Douvas

Answer 37

Met Principal

Question 38

Liang Wang

Answer 38

Studied with Richard Woodhams | NY Phil Principal (2006-present)

Question 39

Thomas Stacy

Answer 39

NY Phil EH 1972-2010

Question 40

William Bennett

Answer 40

SF Symphony 1979-1987, 1987-2013

Question 41

Alfred Genovese

Answer 41

Studied with Tabuteau Met principal 1960-1977 BSO 1977-1987, 1987-1998