Author: Oboelips
Date: 2015-02-06 20:25
Greetings!
I'm principal oboe for a 40-year old Community Orchestra (this is my 29th season).
The season runs Sept through May, so in the summer I do pit orchestra (I do oboe/Ehorn, and also double on flute, picc, alto/sop sax, and 2nd/3rd clarinet).
I'm married to a bassoonist, who is also an orchestra principal, and does pit orchestras with me (Clarinet, Bsn, all saxes).
We play in a Ballet Orchestra (live ballet) in the spring, and while I've often played principal, for last year's Prokofiev's "Cinderella", I played just English Horn, due to a cyst on my palm (eventually disappeared), and I rather liked not being quite so busy through that.
Since we have so much "doublereed power" under one roof, we formed a Wind Quintet with other dachshund owners, years ago. We do weddings, garden parties, Christmas gigs (parties at insurance companies, holiday music for shoppers at upscale department stores). We do the occasional educational concert for schools.
We have a doublereed ensemble with two other musicians as well, and play varying gigs around town. (2 oboes, each doubling ehorn, 2 bassoons, 1 can double ehorn).
Both the quintet and doublereed ensemble rehearse music at nursing homes and hospices (especially at Christmas), gratis. At retirement homes, we ask them to enjoy, but listen with a critical ear--we ask for suggestions afterwards. The feedback is a great thing.
We also do the occasional church cantata, etc. I love to stay busy!
Oboefully,
Deb
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