Reed Talk Margaret Marco

REED TALK Episode 26 features Claire Brazeau, Principal Oboist of the LA Chamber Orchestra and Oboe Professor at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. She’s also one of the top freelance musicians in LA and can be heard on movie soundtracks such as Avatar 2, Tenant and the Color Purple! In this episode Claire shares what it’s like to play on a movie soundtrack as well as some tips for being a successful freelancer and thoughts on social media for musicians. Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk

REED TALK Episode 25 features Lindsay Flowers, Assistant Professor of Oboe at the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; the English hornist of the Madison Symphony; and second oboe/EH with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. In addition to being an amazing oboist and pedagogue, Lindsay is a true pro in all matters of gouging! Want to know more about gouging, how to maintain a gouging machine, or how to detect problems with your gouge? Then, this episode is for you! Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk

Erin Hannigan is our guest for REED TALK Episode 24. Erin is the Principal Oboist of the Dallas Symphony and the Instructor of Oboe at Meadows School for the Arts at Southern Methodist University. She is also the founder of the nonprofit Artists for Animals, which has supported many animal rescues. In this episode, Erin recounts the influence of her reed mentors, her amazing career path, and her approach to reed making. She offers valuable advice on taking auditions and her philosophy for maintaining a balance between life and oboe playing. Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; Presto from Sonata in D Major by Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk

REED TALK Episode 23 features Heiko Frosch, owner of Oboe Shop in Germany. This episode is chock-full of Heiko’s excellent advice on how to select, store and process cane. He also provides some insight into the growing, harvesting and preparing of cane before it arrives at your favorite cane supplier. Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk

REED TALK Episode 22 Part 2 features Robert Sheena, solo English horn player of the Boston Symphony. He also teaches at Boston Conservatory’s School of Music, the Tanglewood Institute, and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. In this episode, Rob shares valuable advice on taking English horn auditions and on the evolution of Sonnets, a piece commissioned for him by the BSO, and composed by George Tsontakis. Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; Sonnets, movement 4 by George Tsontakis, performed by Robert Sheena and the Boston Symphony and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk

REED TALK Episode 22 features Robert Sheena, solo English horn player of the Boston Symphony. He also teaches at Boston Conservatory’s School of Music, the Tanglewood Institute, and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. In his episode, Rob shares with us the story of his journey to the Boston Symphony and his approach to English horn reed making. Music excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso performed by Courtney Miller; Sonnet I by George Tsontakis, performed by Robert Sheena and the Boston Symphony and Le Prudent from Cinquième Suitte by Jean-François Boüin performed by Margaret Marco. Reed Talk is produced by Jason Slote. Listen where you listen or at https://www.spreaker.com/show/reed-talk