I am excited to announce that on July 14, 2019, 4:00 pm at the St. Ambrose Cellars (yes, they make mead there!!) in Beulah, Michigan, I have the opportunity to play the Albinoni Concerto in [...]
Here is video #2 for Double Trills. They are so much fun to play and practice, and quite possibly the easiest of the contemporary techniques to start with! Keep in mind there are [...]
Here are a couple of the pictures I have been promising. There will be more to come on in-depth conversation about particular aspects of the instrument. Hopefully you have been to Christopher Redgate's website, http://21stcenturyoboe.com, [...]
Here is the first of the short video series for the sounds utilized in my etude book. This one will cover harmonics. Fingerings and etudes included in my book. Link to book https://www.apakamusic.com/product/expanding-your-toolbox-a-guide-to-beginning-contemporary-techniques-for-oboe/ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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