Most oboe and bassoon players perform a tedious task outside of playing their instruments -- making their own reeds ...

Unlike most oboists, I didn’t take up the oboe until I was about 30, after we had our first child and moved to Hingham. What terrific luck that there was a community music school, the South Shore ...

Becoming a music educator was always in the stars for Barbara (London) Pierpoint (BME ’72). “I knew I wanted to be a music teacher since the fourth grade, but playing the oboe influenced everything ...

Sounds crazy, but it's true. Most young music students understand the road they must travel to become skilled musicians. They must practice their instruments diligently and patiently, and little by ...