Doublereed Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2007/06

From: "Bryan Cavitt" <heckel_lover@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO Principal Oboe
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:04:31 -0400


I think these, and the other questions that have been put forth on this
subject would be best
answered by the man who would know best - Jonathan Dlouhy.

Are you still hanging out there in listserve land??

Bryan Cavitt
Bassoonist, Elkhart (IN) Municipal Band; Bassoon Dad

>From: "mortwein@-----.com>
>Reply-To: doublereed@-----.org
>To: doublereed@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO
>Principal Oboe
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:41:43 GMT
>
>Why would they offer her the job if they didn't like something about
>her sound? What if the different oboe doesn't solve the sound issue?
>
>Mark
>
>
>
>-- Philip McKenzie <philclimb1@-----.com> wrote:
>who would have made that call for the change of oboe? principal
>clarinet? conductor? surely there john mack students in the
>profession playing yamaha oboes. seemed like a gratuitous addition to
>the article, just as the mention of cost and working life of a new oboe.
>
>Philip McKenzie
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Michael Benthin <benthin@-----.net>
>To: doublereed@-----.org
>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:00:32 AM
>Subject: [DR-L] Re: 21 yr old Elizabeth Koch, Curtis dropout=ASO
>Principal Oboe
>
>
>Regarding Elizabeth's Koch quitting Curtis to become principle oboe of
>the Atlanta Symph (see article:)
>http://www.accessatlanta.com/arts/content/arts/stories/2007/06/12/0613alvoboe.html
>So this student of R. Woodhams is turning in her Yamaha oboe for the
>Loree- the article bit about the Cleveland Sound vs the Philadelphia
>sound (and the Tabuteau family tree of players) should spark some
>comment here- the article implies that the oboe change was done to
>conform to the sound of the instrument used by the former principle (J
>Douhly). I find this ironic as the "Philadelphia sound through Tabuteau
>orginally was based on Loree instruments and now Woodhams plays a
>Yamaha- (-8
>quoth john.worrall@-----.ca
> > Reading the article, I liked the part about
> >
> > ...Lourée [sic] instruments — the same brand of oboe that her
> > predecessor Dlouhy played. A top of the line model costs almost $7,000
> > and, at this level of playing, wears out in three to five years.
> >
> > Someone remind me, starting in 2010, to start rummaging through her
> > trashcans.
> >
> >
> > John
>
>
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