Author: wkleung
Date: 2005-10-07 17:44
I am not sure if I necessarily agree with David's suggestions. WHY must we study with someone with a direct lineage with Tabuteau? Was he the first ever person, or the only person ever, who knew how to play the oboe? There have been fine oboists around the world, I don't think it's wise to worship one and only one player. It will sound equally absurd if one claims that everyone must study with Heinz Holliger or with someone who studied with him, and no one else.
Playing the oboe is about making music, not about following a cult. A big, big problem I see in North America is that the oboe school is not open to other ideas -- anything not American is bad. I understand that playing in the North American style IS the only way to get a job in the USA. But it has more to do with the close-mindedness of the people in the selection process, not with the quality of the players.
One famous (non-American) player once told me in private that the American school is like a Mafia, anyone who doesn't follow it gets wiped out. We should probably reflect on that statement.
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