Hello all, I just wanted to make a quick announcement. This year at IDRS 2019 in Tampa, Florida, at the University of South Florida, I will be giving my class on "Expanding Your Toolbox: A [...]
I wanted to say a big Thank You!! to Amy Collins and the oboe studio at the University of South Florida for making me feel so welcome and for being sooooo receptive to the ideas [...]
If you all are interested in oboe topics, which I think I could safely assume at this point, than you might be interested in this instrument. But I wanted to give you the short version [...]
Here is an example of the type of things I do during my creative time sessions (when I am lucky enough to get some!). I have taken on a passion project of exposing young players [...]
I wanted to just make a short post about some, please note not ALL, of the women that have had a major impact on my life. Mother First oboe teacher, Amanda Thompson First orchestra conductor, [...]
Hi all! I will be at Interlochen giving a masterclass on my etude book. I am looking forward to working with the talented young players at Interlochen Arts Academy March 13, 2019!
Bird Spirit Dreaming: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2002) Edwards creates another unique sound world and visual experience with his Bird Spirit Dreaming. This concerto is in a single twenty-minute movement instead of the traditional three [...]
Water Spirit Song (2003) Water Spirit Song began as one movement of a larger musical theater work, Koto Dreaming (2003). Koto Dreaming was commissioned by David Walker for the 2003 Asian Music and Dance Festival [...]
Two Pieces for Solo Oboe (1993-98) Ross Edwards writes, Two Pieces for Solo Oboe is dedicated to Diana Doherty, who gave the first performance of ‘Yanada’, and the first oboe performance of ‘Ulpirra’ (which was [...]
Methodology for analysis In this chapter I will discuss Ross Edwards's works for oboe and English horn as the solo or prominent voice. This narrows the repertoire list to Four Bagatelles for oboe and clarinet [...]
