Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Brief Mentions 1980-1989

Many IDRS articles briefly cite Marcel Tabuteau for contextual purposes. The excerpted segments are presented chronologically by year.

1980

Michael Anthony. After 44 Years with Orchestra, It’s Finale for Principal Oboist. The Double Reed. Vol. 3, No. 2 (1980): pp. 17-20. https://www.idrs.org/publications/103-the-double-reed-1980-3-2/#page=22. Tabuteau referenced on p. 18.

Nora Post. Harry Vas Dias, Baroque Oboe Maker. The Double Reed. Vol. 3, No. 3 (1980): pp. 1-5. https://www.idrs.org/publications/104-the-double-reed-1980-3-3/#page=8. Tabuteau referenced on p. 5.

1981

Charles Lehrer. The Florian Mueller Story. The Double Reed. Vol. 4, No. 2 (1981): pp. 1-15. https://www.idrs.org/publications/146-the-double-reed-1981-4-2/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on p. 12.

Julia Combs. Joseph Robinson Seminar on the “American School of Oboe.” The Double Reed. Vol. 4, No. 3 (1981): pp. 34-36. https://www.idrs.org/publications/147-the-double-reed-1981-4-3/#page=38. Tabuteau referenced on p. 34.

1982

Daniel Stolper. Harold GombergThe Double Reed. Vol. 5, No. 1 (1982): pp. 3-4. https://www.idrs.org/publications/152-the-double-reed-1982-5-1/#page=4. Tabuteau referenced on p. 3.

Nora Post. The Twentieth-Century Oboe in France and England: Makers and Players. The Double Reed. Vol. 5, No. 3 (1982): pp. 2-5. https://www.idrs.org/publications/154-the-double-reed-1982-5-3/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 3.

Introduction

1983

Daniel Stolper. Nominations for IDRS Officers for 1983-1985. The Journal of the IDRS 1983: pp. 8-9. https://www.idrs.org/publications/170-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1983/#page=10. Tabuteau referenced on p. 8.

Stuart and June Zetzer. A Pictorial Essay on Hans Moennig. The Double Reed. Vol. 6, No. 1 (1983): pp. 12-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/157-the-double-reed-1983-6-1/#page=14. Tabuteau referenced on p. 12; Reprinted inThe Double Reed. Vol. 12, No. 1 (1989): 20-27. https://www.idrs.org/publications/37-the-double-reed-1989-12-1/#page=22. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

Nancy Lehrer. Different Kinds of Reeds for Different Kinds of Oboists. The Double Reed. Vol. 6, No. 3 (1983): pp. 36-37. https://www.idrs.org/publications/157-the-double-reed-1983-6-3/#page=38. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 36.

Laila Storch. The Concours Solos of Charles Colin. The Double Reed. Vol. 6, No. 3 (1983): pp. 16-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/157-the-double-reed-1983-6-3/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 16; reprinted in The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996): pp. 163-164. https://www.idrs.org/publications/60-the-double-reed-1996-19-3/#page=164. Tabuteau referenced on p. 163.

Dan Stolper. From the oboe editor’s desk… The Double Reed. Vol. 6, No. 4 (1983): p. 5. https://www.idrs.org/publications/157-the-double-reed-1983-6-1/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 5.

Stuart and June Zetzer. A pictorial essay on Hans Moennig. The Double Reed. Vol. 6, No. 4 (1983): pp. 12-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/157-the-double-reed-1983-6-1/#page=15. Tabuteau referenced on p. 12.

1984

Robert Howe. Book & Record Reviews. The Journal of the IDRS 1984: pp. 42-43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/170-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1984/#page=44. Tabuteau referenced on p. 43.

Nancy and Charles-David Lehrer. The Josef Marx Story. The Journal of the IDRS 1984: pp. 44-60. https://www.idrs.org/publications/170-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1984/#page=46. Tabuteau referenced on p. 52; reprinted in The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996): pp. 128-144. https://www.idrs.org/publications/60-the-double-reed-1996-19-3/#page=19. Tabuteau referenced on p. 136.

Daniel Stolper. Index of Articles-International Double Reed Society. The Double Reed. Vol. 7, No. 1 (1984): pp. 42-50. https://www.idrs.org/publications/158-the-double-reed-1984-7-1/#page=50. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 48, 49, 50.

1985

Charles-David Lehrer. Mozart’s F-Major Oboe Concerto, KV293. The Journal of the IDRS 1985: pp. 3-32. https://www.idrs.org/publications/171-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1985/#page=34. Tabuteau referenced on p. 32.

Ernie Douglas. Random Thoughts While Making Oboe Reeds. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 1 (1985): p. 23. https://www.idrs.org/publications/161-the-double-reed-1985-8-1/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

Daniel Stolper. News Items for Oboists: Albrecht Presents Recital Program Series. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 1 (1985): pp. 30-33. https://www.idrs.org/publications/161-the-double-reed-1985-8-1/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 30.

Dominic Fera. William Criss: December 3, 1921 – December 12, 1984. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 2 (1985): pp. 18-19. https://www.idrs.org/publications/162-the-double-reed-1985-8-2/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 18-19.

Gerald Corey. Double-Reeds in Pictures. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 2 (1985): p. 53. https://www.idrs.org/publications/162-the-double-reed-1985-8-2/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced (photo) on p. 53.

Actually, this is a photo of a corner of Tabuteau’s apartment at the Drake Hotel in Philadelphia.

Daniel Stolper. Oboists in the News. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 3 (1985): p. 19. https://www.idrs.org/publications/164-the-double-reed-1985-8-3/#page=21. Tabuteau referenced on p. 19.

Daniel Stolper. The New York Philharmonic. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 3 (1985): pp. 38-41. https://www.idrs.org/publications/164-the-double-reed-1985-8-3/#page=40. Tabuteau referenced on p. 38.

Daniel Stolper. Letters to the Editor. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 3 (1985): p. 42. https://www.idrs.org/publications/164-the-double-reed-1985-8-3/#page=44. Tabuteau referenced on p. 42.

Will Crutchfield. Harold Gomberg. The Double Reed. Vol. 8, No. 3 (1985): p. 43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/164-the-double-reed-1985-8-3/#page=45. Tabuteau referenced on p. 43.

1986

George Conrey. The Paris Conservatory: Its Oboe Professors, Laureates (1795-1984). The Journal of the IDRS 1986: pp. 7-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/173-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1986/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on p. 15.

Elizabeth Camus. John Mack Oboe Camp: The First Ten Years. The Double Reed. Vol. 9, No. 1 (1986): pp. 14-23. https://www.idrs.org/publications/164-the-double-reed-1986-9-1/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 14, 16, 20.

Carol Padgham Albrecht. An Oboists Garden of Excuses (and other Utterances). The Double Reed. Vol. 9, No. 1 (1986): p. 38.

John Guinn. A Visit with Don Baker. The Double Reed. Vol. 9, No. 1 (1986): p. 42.

Dan Stolper. Oboists in the News. The Double Reed. Vol. 9, No. 3 (1986): p. 60.

1987

Gerald Corey. Arthur Grossman, Bassoon. IDRS Conference; August 16-19, 1987: p. 13. https://www.idrs.org/publications/16-conference-programs-1987/#page=12. Tabuteau referenced on p. 13.

Nora Post. Interview with Paul Covey, 23 Oct. 1986, Baltimore, Maryland. The Double Reed. Vol. 10, No. 1 (1987): pp. 12-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/31-the-double-reed-1987-10-1/#page=14. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 12, 15.

Caroline Schmedvig. The BSO’s Ralph Gomberg: An Oboist and a Gentleman. The Double Reed. Vol. 10, No. 2 (1987): pp. 29-31. https://www.idrs.org/publications/32-the-double-reed-1987-10-2/#page=32. Tabuteau referenced on p. 30; Reprinted in Journal of the IDRS 1998: pp. 54-56.   https://www.idrs.org/publications/185-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1998/#page=56. Tabuteau referenced on p. 54.

Daniel Stolper. Oboists in the News. [John de Lancie.] The Double Reed. Vol. 10, No. 2 (1987): pp. 63-65. https://www.idrs.org/publications/32-the-double-reed-1987-10-2/#page=32. Tabuteau referenced on p. 63.

Charles Lehrer. Recital Programs for the New Type of Oboist: Part III. The Double Reed. Vol. 10, No. 3 (1987): pp. 39-43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/33-the-double-reed-1987-10-3/#page=40. Tabuteau referenced on p. 39.

1988

Charles Lehrer. An Introduction to the 16 Oboe Concertos of Gustave Vogt and a Discussion of the 19th-Century Performance Practices Preserved Within Them. The Journal of the IDRS 1988: pp. 29-51. https://www.idrs.org/publications/175-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1988/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 19.

David Bourns. OBOEREEDBIB: an annotated bibliography of oboe reed materials. The Journal of the IDRS 1988: pp. 93-97. https://www.idrs.org/publications/175-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1988/#page=95. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 95, 97.

Noah Knepper. Paul McCandless and “Oregon.” The Double Reed. Vol. 11, No. 2 (1988): pp. 43-49.  Tabuteau referenced on p. 46.

Sara Lambert Bloom. A Tribute to Robert Bloom in Honor of his 80th Birthday. The Double Reed. Vol. 11, No. 3 (1988): pp. 11-21. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 13, 19; the section on p. 19 reprinted in Honorary Members of the International Double Reed Society. The Journal of the IDRS 1998: Robert Bloom: pp. 39-43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/185-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1998/#page=12. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 39, 41.

The Double Reed. Vol. 11, No. 3 (1988): pp. 11-21:

The Journal of the IDRS 1998: pp. 39-43:

The following part appeared in both issues:

1989

Stuart and June Zetzer. A Pictorial Essay on Hans Moennig. The Double Reed. Vol. 12, No. 1 (1989): 20-27. https://www.idrs.org/publications/37-the-double-reed-1989-12-1/#page=22. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

Matthew Ruggiero. A Remembrance of Sherman Walt. The Double Reed. Vol. 12, No. 3 (1989): pp. 28-29. https://www.idrs.org/publications/39-the-double-reed-1989-12-3/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 29.

James Prodan. Oboists and their Teachers — A Historical Representation. The Double Reed. Vol. 12, No. 3 (1989): pp. 37-49. https://www.idrs.org/publications/39-the-double-reed-1989-12-3/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 37, 41, 48.

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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.