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Author: oboeblank
Date: 2006-02-08 18:08
James Caldwell of Oberlin College died after a lengthy illness.
He was an oboist who was the likely candidate to replace John deLancie when he retired from the Philadelphia orchestra, but he decided to not accept the post. Instead he went on to teach at Oberlin College where he trained many fine oboe players. Besides being a great oboist his interest in early music led him to the Viola da Gamba, and because of his efforts he rediscovered an almost lost school of da gamba playing and revitalized interest in early music in America. His passion for early music led to the creation of the Baroque Summer Institute at Oberlin College.
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Author: GMac
Date: 2006-02-08 23:02
That is really sad. Interesting to note, he was also Alex Klein's teacher...must have been a great one!
Graham
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Author: oboist
Date: 2006-02-09 08:44
I can't belive it!It's a great lost for all musical world.He was one of the greatest teachers and one of the best musicians I ever heared.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-02-09 14:25
Jim Caldwell was a great player and teacher. He seemed to play without effort. I got to know him fairly well at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.
For me, the best kind of teacher is one whose students all play well, but no two of them sound the same. Jim was that in spades.
He will be greatly missed.
Ken Shaw
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