Correspondence

Marcel Tabuteau was not a prolific letter writer. Typically, designated students or Mme. Tabuteau penned his correspondence while he was active in Philadelphia. Sometimes his letters were dictated and at other times he directed his ‘current secretary’ to craft a reply. During the summer months and after he retired to France, he tended to write more of his own correspondence.

Listed below are recipients of Marcel Tabuteau letters that were written in his hand or dictated and signed by him*. Correspondence initiated by Mme. Tabuteau is also included. By clicking a recipient’s name, their letter(s) will appear. If you possess or are aware of other authentic Tabuteau letters that should be included on this website, please click Submissions.

*Correspondence from Laila Storch, Marc Mostovoy, and Joseph Robinson is included to give context to their interactions with Marcel Tabuteau.

Listed below is correspondence sent to Marcel Tabuteau:

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An audio interview with Joan Browne (Champie), a private Tabuteau student in the early 1950s.

A photograph of the music stand that was in Tabuteau’s private studio in Philadelphia.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Vladimir Sokoloff.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Joan Browne Champie.

With the passing of Wilbur Isaac Hilles in August 2023 and now Martha Scherer-Alfee in February 2024, no oboe students of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute are still living.

A letter sent to the Curtis Institute by Laila Storch’s mother about Tabuteau not teaching at Curtis—and the reply.