The gathering with the oboe gang was much-needed. Surprisingly, there wasn’t as much reed talk and more variety in pieces played. Schumann was a hot piece this year (or maybe it was just herd instinct) and we took turns playing accompaniment. Veda brought her baroque oboe and taught me to…
This pretty much sums up everything…
0Thanks LY for sharing this on Facebook, I thought’d others might want to enjoy it so I posted it here too (: MOTHER MARRIED AN OBOE PLAYERPaul de Vergie (Editor’s note: In response to many requests, we reprint this delightful article by the son of Jean de Vergie (for many…
… the more we get together….
0What happens when one puts seven oboes, a barock oboe, a cor anglais, a piano and eight oboists (and two Jack-Russell terriers as well, I must add) in the same place? I’ll let the pictures do the talking (: First there was Liangyou. and nobody else. So he started giving…
Oboe Gathering on 25th June 2008
0And so we had our not-so-annual gathering of the few of us who play the oboe. Discussion topics over salad-and-steak at Sizzlers’ and coffee at Starbucks included orchestras, conductors, food, oboes, cookie-baking (check out Rachel’s website, she makes the most amazing cookies!) and of course, reeds. From left to right,…
Britten – Six metamorphoses after Ovid: I. Pan
0Seems like Patty was right after all, from what I read in Tales from Ovid. “…Being a rustic god, Pan was lustful and constantly chased the nymphs. Like Apollo, he was a musician, though not such a good one. (Does that mean I get away with not playing it nicely?)…
Tackling the Metamorphoses…
0Oboe teacher suggested that I do three of Britten’s Six Metamorphoses After Ovid in my degree recital programme. She recommended numbers 1, 4 and 6 (Pan, Bacchus and Arethusa). Lesson on friday afternoon went like this: Teacher: See the first phrase here? It’s like a sigh. And the second one…
and life goes on…
0Thanks Patty for reminding me that I still have this blog! :S Haven’t updated lately due to commitments everywhere. Firstly, Happy 2008 everyone! Oboe recital results are out, and I’ve passed both my Trinity diploma exam and my graduation recital by the grace of God 🙂 Honestly, I thought that…