Author: Craig Matovich
Date: 2006-11-26 01:09
I'm not entirely an old-timer, and also certainly not all that young, so I guess a mid-timer. ( John Mack performed into his early 70s...in a major orchestra.)
I keep hearing the term 'Old-School' lately and find it interesting and somewhat ambiguious.
I would appreciate hearing more about it.... doe it mean a style or philosophy is no longer useful? Does it mean there is somel ingering wisdom in the work of our predecessors?
I suspect a combination of the two. How about some discussion of 'Old-School', and if possible how the idea either became obsolete and how it evolved into a better understanding of things oboe...?
I mean reeds, cane processing, musical interpreatation, tone production, etc. Whatever, that somehow illustrates the advancement of our art form.
For instance concerning reeds, age of cane was a big concern in the 1970s. Apparently, we were still recovering from the rages of war and the damage done to cane fields in the 1940s.
I can see how those particular concerns would have been overcome, but anything specific along those lines would be of interest.
What is the current best thinking on cane cultivation/selection/aging and does cane ever 'mature' beyond usefulness? A friend recently observed of my 10 -20 year old cane reserve, it must certainly be beyond its prime by now.
In my experience, I've never seen cane do anything but improve over time.
Other differening experience would certainly be of interest.
Gracias my friends,
-Craig Matovich
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