Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Brief Mentions 1990-1994

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

1990

1991

Daniel Stolper. Remembering Robert Sprenkle. The Double Reed. Vol. 14, No. 1 (1991): pp. 16-34. https://www.idrs.org/publications/43-the-double-reed-1991-14-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 18, 21; reprinted in The Journal of the IDRS 1998: pp. 47-53. https://www.idrs.org/publications/185-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1998/#page=12. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 49, 50, 53.

Stevens Hewitt. Thoughts Engendered by the Arrival of “The Reed Maker’s Manual” by David Weber and Ferald Capps. The Double Reed. Vol. 14, No. 2 (1991): p. 68 .https://www.idrs.org/publications/44-the-double-reed-1991-14-2/#page=70. Tabuteau referenced on p. 68.

Daniel Stolper. Oboists in the News [Frederic Cohen]. The Double Reed. Vol. 14, No. 2 (1991): pp. 69-70. https://www.idrs.org/publications/44-the-double-reed-1991-14-2/#page=70. Tabuteau referenced on p. 69.

James Roos. Oboist Finally Records the Concerto He Inspired. The Double Reed. Vol. 14, No. 3 (1991): pp. 34-36. https://www.idrs.org/publications/45-the-double-reed-1991-14-3/#page=36. Tabuteau referenced on p. 35.

1992

Daniel Stolper. Letters to the Editors. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 27-31. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 29.

Ron Klimko. Interesting Performances from A to Z. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 41-43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 42.

Samuel Baron. Rhadames Angelucci. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 44-45. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 44.

David Chanen. Rhadames Angelucci Dies; Orchestra Oboist Was 76. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 46-47. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 46, 47.

Elaine Guregian. To an oboist with love. Special piece for John Mack who’ll play it. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 65-66. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=67. Tabuteau referenced on p. 65. Part of 25 Years in the Cleveland Orchestra and a New Concerto.

Janis Risch. Hometown boy makes good. Young man with an oboe marks anniversary with symphony. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 65-66. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=68. Tabuteau referenced on p. 67. From the Somerset Messenger Gazette, February 21, 1991. Part of 25 Years in the Cleveland Orchestra and a New Concerto.

Marcia Kraus. A “New” English Horn Concerto. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 1 (1992): pp. 70-72. https://www.idrs.org/publications/46-the-double-reed-1992-15-1/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 72.

Jeanne Belfy. Oboe Recording Reviews. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 2 (1992): pp. 33-36. https://www.idrs.org/publications/47-the-double-reed-1992-15-2/#page=34. Tabuteau referenced on p. 33.

Robert Simon. Recollections of Bruno Labate. The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 2 (1992): pp. 43-44. https://www.idrs.org/publications/47-the-double-reed-1992-15-2/#page=34. Tabuteau referenced on p. 44.

1993

Robert Brulliard. Seven American Hautboistes and A Photographer Explore France In Search of Arundo and Tabuteau.  The Double Reed. Vol. 16, No. 1 (1993): pp. 49-52. https://www.idrs.org/publications/50-the-double-reed-1993-16-1/#page=50. Tabuteau referenced on p. 49.

John Mack. Commencement Address: The Cleveland Institute of Music. The Double Reed. Vol. 16, No. 1 (1993): pp. 53-54. https://www.idrs.org/publications/50-the-double-reed-1993-16-1/#page=50. Tabuteau referenced on p. 54.

James C. Prodan. Index of Articles in I.D.R.S. Publications 1969-1993. The Double Reed. Vol. 16, No. 21 (1993): pp. 67-84.https://www.idrs.org/publications/49-the-double-reed-1993-16-2/#page=69. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 69, 76, 80, 81.

Daniel Stolper. IDRS Welcomes Four New Honorary Members [John de Lancie]. The Double Reed. Vol. 16, No. 3 (1993): pp. 7-8. https://www.idrs.org/publications/51-the-double-reed-1993-16-3/#page=8. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 7, 8.

Harold Emert. An Interview with Robert Goltzer. The Double Reed. Vol. 16, No. 3 (1993): pp. 45-48. https://www.idrs.org/publications/51-the-double-reed-1993-16-3/#page=8. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 46, 48.

1994

Bruce Haynes. The Addition of Keys to the Oboe 1790-1830. The Journal of the IDRS. 1994: pp. 31-46. https://www.idrs.org/publications/181-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1994/#page=33. Tabuteau referenced on p. 44.

Guy Hardy. American Hautboists Reed again in the Var. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 1 (1994): pp. 59-62. https://www.idrs.org/publications/52-the-double-reed-1994-17-1/#page=62. Tabuteau referenced on p. 61.

Jack Phelan. The Legend of J. Walter Guetter. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 2 (1994): pp. 5-6. https://www.idrs.org/publications/53-the-double-reed-1994-17-2/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 5.

Jeanne Belfy. Oboe Recording Reviews. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 2 (1994): pp. 39-43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/53-the-double-reed-1994-17-2/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 39.

Daniel Stolper. Letters to the Editor [Ralph Gomberg]. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 2 (1994): pp. 55-58. https://www.idrs.org/publications/53-the-double-reed-1994-17-2/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 55.

Several Authors. More Remembrances of Lou Skinner: Memories by Gerald E. Corey. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 2 (1994): pp. 74-76. https://www.idrs.org/publications/53-the-double-reed-1994-17-2/#page=6. Tabuteau referenced on p. 75.

Daniel Stolper. Three New Honorary Members Elected [Laila Storch]. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 3 (1994): p. 17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/54-the-double-reed-1994-17-3/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 17.

Terry B. Ewell. Articulation on Bassoon: Should the Jaw Move. The Double Reed. Vol. 17, No. 3 (1994): pp. 83-85. https://www.idrs.org/publications/54-the-double-reed-1994-17-3/#page=85. Tabuteau referenced on p. 85.

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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.