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Anyone double on oboe

Author: LaurieBell
Date: 2017-05-22 20:16

Just wondering if there are any accomplished clarinetists out there (not beginners) who have attempted to pick up the oboe as a second instrument.

We have an oboist in our band and wind ensemble who is fairly good but he's in his 80s and so he may want to retire at some point. A few weeks ago while he was on vacation a guest oboist filled in and he blew my socks off with his lovely sound. Up until that point I just figured really good sounding oboe players were few and far between.

It's just got me wondering, that's all. Wondering if someone who is already fairly musical could more easily pick up the oboe, or is the whole double reed thing too much of a deterrent?

I'm not sure I could ever give up my clarinet in favor of an oboe -- I just love the sound of a clarinet too much -- but it's crossed my mind to try the oboe as something new.

Any thoughts?

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