Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Brief Mentions 1995-1999

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

1995

Daniel Stolper. IDRS Awards Six Grants-in-Aid for Double Reed Projects. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 1 (1995): pp. 7-10. https://www.idrs.org/publications/55-the-double-reed-1995-18-1/#page=11. Tabuteau referenced on p. 9; reprinted in The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 1 (1999): pp. 14-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/70-the-double-reed-1999-22-1/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 15-16.

Earnest Harrison. The American Oboist. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 1 (1995): pp. 59-60. https://www.idrs.org/publications/55-the-double-reed-1995-18-1/#page=61. Tabuteau referenced on p. 60.

Daniel Stolper. Letters to the Editor. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 1 (1995): pp. 81-83. https://www.idrs.org/publications/55-the-double-reed-1995-18-1/#page=83. Tabuteau referenced on p. 83.

Yoshi Ishikawa. Article and Author Index. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 2 (1995): pp. 7-14. https://www.idrs.org/publications/56-the-double-reed-1995-18-2/#page=14. Tabuteau referenced on p. 12.

Ronald Klimko. Double Reed CD Reviews. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 2 (1995): pp. 25-30. https://www.idrs.org/publications/56-the-double-reed-1995-18-2/#page=27. Tabuteau referenced on p. 25.

Harold Emert. Interview with Bruce Weinstein, First Oboe of the Israel Philharmonic. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 2 (1995): pp. 49-54. https://www.idrs.org/publications/56-the-double-reed-1995-18-2/#page=53. Tabuteau referenced on p. 51.

Sara Lambert Bloom. The American Oboist – 1995 – Cincinnati. The Double Reed. Vol. 18, No. 3 (1995): pp. 39-40. https://www.idrs.org/publications/57-the-double-reed-1995-18-3/#page=40. Tabuteau referenced on p. 39.

1996

James Brody. Jerry Sirucek: Honoring a Life in Music. The Journal of the IDRS 1996: pp. 5-21. https://www.idrs.org/publications/183-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1996/#page=8. Tabuteau referenced on p. 6.

Nadina Mackie Jackson. My Uncle Had a Radio: The Life Story of Sol Schoenbach. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 1 (1996): pp. 13-20. https://www.idrs.org/publications/58-the-double-reed-1996-19-1/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 16; reprinted in The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996): pp. 67-74. https://www.idrs.org/publications/60-the-double-reed-1996-19-3/#page=19. Tabuteau referenced on p. 70.

Manuel Erviti. A Conversation with Nancy Ambrose King. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 1 (1996): pp. 27-29. https://www.idrs.org/publications/58-the-double-reed-1996-19-1/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 28.

Daniel Stolper. Oboists in the News [Joseph Robinson]. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 1 (1996): pp. 43-48. https://www.idrs.org/publications/58-the-double-reed-1996-19-1/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 45.

Harold Emert. An Interview with Bill Arrowsmith. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 2 (1996): pp. 19-22. https://www.idrs.org/publications/59-the-double-reed-1996-19-2/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 19, 20, 22.

Daniel Stolper. Tallahassee, 1996 – and 25 Years of the IDRS. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 2 (1996): pp. 85-88. https://www.idrs.org/publications/59-the-double-reed-1996-19-2/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 86-87; reprinted in The Double Reed. Vol. 29, No. 2 [No. 3] (1997): 125-129. https://www.idrs.org/publications/66-the-double-reed-1997-20-2/#page=28. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 127.

Peter Hedrich. Henri Brod on the Making of Oboe Reeds. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996): pp. 105-110. https://www.idrs.org/publications/60-the-double-reed-1996-19-3/#page=19. Tabuteau referenced on p. 105.

Nancy and Charles-David Lehrer. The Josef Marx Story. The Double Reed. Vol. 19, No. 3 (1996): pp. 128-144. https://www.idrs.org/publications/60-the-double-reed-1996-19-3/#page=131. Tabuteau referenced on p. 136.

1997

Travis A. Cox. Oh Boy Le Hautboy. The Journal of the IDRS 1997: p. 50. https://www.idrs.org/publications/184-the-journal-of-the-idrs-1997/#page=53. Tabuteau referenced on p. 50.

Jeanne Belfry. Oboe Recording Reviews: Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe. The Double Reed. Vol. 20, No. 1 (1997): pp. 55-59. https://www.idrs.org/publications/64-the-double-reed-1997-20-1/#page=57. Tabuteau referenced on p. 59.

Carrie Vecchione. The Reed Maker’s Workshop. The Double Reed. Vol. 20, No. 1 (1997): pp. 45-46. https://www.idrs.org/publications/64-the-double-reed-1997-20-1/#page=47. Tabuteau referenced on p. 45.

Gerald Corey. IDRS – Sixth Annual Meeting. The Double Reed. Vol. 20, No. 3 (1997): pp. 25-27. https://www.idrs.org/publications/64-the-double-reed-1997-20-2/#page=29. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 25, 27.

1998

Caroline Smedvig. The BSO’s Ralph Gomberg: An Oboist and a Gentleman. The 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.

Laila Storch. Etienne Baudo – A Link to the Past. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 1 (1998): pp. 119-121. https://www.idrs.org/publications/67-the-double-reed-1998-21-1/#page=104. Tabuteau referenced on p. 121.

Daniel Stolper. The IDRS Welcomes Four New Honorary Members. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 2 (1998): pp. 35-36. https://www.idrs.org/publications/68-the-double-reed-1998-21-2/#page=36. Tabuteau referenced on p. 35.

Richard Woodhams. Charles Morris Obituary. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 2 (1998): p. 78. https://www.idrs.org/publications/68-the-double-reed-1998-21-2/#page=36. Tabuteau referenced on p. 78.

Brent Register. Oboe Blow-Out Princeton: The Cutting Edge. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 2 (1998): pp. 89-93. https://www.idrs.org/publications/68-the-double-reed-1998-21-2/#page=36. Tabuteau referenced on p. 90.

Carrie Vecchione. John de Lancie Master Classes. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1998): p. 43. https://www.idrs.org/publications/69-the-double-reed-1998-21-3/#page=44. Tabuteau referenced on p. 43.

Robert Howe. Wayne Rapier Oboe Recital (Number 3). The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1998): p. 72. https://www.idrs.org/publications/69-the-double-reed-1998-21-3/#page=75. Tabuteau referenced on p. 72.

Jeanne Marie Belfy. Oboe Recording Reviews: Boston Symphony’s Wayne Rapier Plays Oboe. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1998): p. 79. https://www.idrs.org/publications/69-the-double-reed-1998-21-3/#page=80. Tabuteau referenced on p. 79.

Jeanne Marie Belfy. Oboe Recording Reviews: Nancy Ambrose King: The Winning Program. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1998): p. 80-81. https://www.idrs.org/publications/69-the-double-reed-1998-21-3/#page=82. Tabuteau referenced on p. 81.

Marc Fink. Interview with Ray Still. The Double Reed. Vol. 21, No. 3 (1998): pp. 87-99. https://www.idrs.org/publications/69-the-double-reed-1998-21-3/#page=44. Tabuteau referenced on p. 88.

[Actually, Henri DeBusscher studied with Guillaume Guidé at the Brussels Conservatoire. See below from Grove Music Online:]

(b Brussels, 29 Oct 1880; d Los Angeles, 25 Aug 1975). Belgian oboist. He was the second, and most distinguished, of three brothers who began their musical lives as boy sopranos (the De Busscher Trio). All three studied the oboe under Guillaume Guidé at the Brussels Conservatory.

1999

James Hough. My Experience in the Far East. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 1 (1999): pp. 75-78. https://www.idrs.org/publications/70-the-double-reed-1999-22-1/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on p. 77.

Stephanie Caulder.  The History of the Lawrence J. Intravia IDRS Achives. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 2 (1999): pp. 29-30. https://www.idrs.org/publications/71-the-double-reed-1999-22-2/#page=32. Tabuteau referenced on p. 30.

Arthur Grossman interviewed by Terry Ewell. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 2 (1999): pp. 31-34. https://www.idrs.org/publications/71-the-double-reed-1999-22-2/#page=32. Tabuteau referenced on p. 31.

Terry B. Ewell. Keyboard Technology in the Double Reed Studio. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 2 (1999): pp. 57-61. https://www.idrs.org/publications/71-the-double-reed-1999-22-2/#page=59. Tabuteau referenced on p. 58.

Daniel Stolper. IDRS Elects Two Honorary Members. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 3 (1999): p. 23. https://www.idrs.org/publications/72-the-double-reed-1999-22-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

Robert Howe. The Robert Bloom Collection. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 3 (1999): pp. 69-70. https://www.idrs.org/publications/72-the-double-reed-1999-22-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 69, 70.

Eric Taver. The Oboe in France. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 3 (1999): pp. 85-95. https://www.idrs.org/publications/72-the-double-reed-1999-22-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 85.

Daniel Stolper. A Wisconsin Boy Visits Home – Madison ’99. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 4 (1999): pp. 13-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/73-the-double-reed-1999-22-4/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 16.

Laila Storch. Oboe Conference in Angers. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 4 (1999): pp. 29-30. https://www.idrs.org/publications/73-the-double-reed-1999-22-4/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on p. 30.

Sara Lambert Bloom. Sara Bloom on Robert Bloom. The Double Reed. Vol. 22, No. 4 (1999): pp. 47-51. https://www.idrs.org/publications/73-the-double-reed-1999-22-4/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 48, 49, 51.

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What's New!

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.