Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Brief Mentions 2000-2002

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

2000

Daniel Stolper. Oboists in the News. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000): pp. 43-44. https://www.idrs.org/publications/74-the-double-reed-2000-23-1/#page=46. Tabuteau referenced on p. 44.

Krista Riggs. Discouraging Effects of the Expanding Recording Industry upon Oboe Performance. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000): pp. 59-60. https://www.idrs.org/publications/74-the-double-reed-2000-23-1/#page=46. Tabuteau referenced on p. 60.

Anon. A Living Legend – Pierre Pierlot. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000): pp. 83-84. https://www.idrs.org/publications/74-the-double-reed-2000-23-1/#page=46. Tabuteau referenced on p. 84.

Ralph Blumenthal. Ailing Teenager’s Wish: To Perform with the Philharmonic. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000): pp. 101-102. https://www.idrs.org/publications/74-the-double-reed-2000-23-1/#page=46. Tabuteau referenced on p. 102.

Sam Schechter. Jerome Roth. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 3 (2000): pp. 25-30. https://www.idrs.org/publications/76-the-double-reed-2000-23-3/#page=28. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 26, 27.

Joseph Robinson. CD Review: Oboe Classics for the Intermediate Player. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 3 (2000): p. 46. https://www.idrs.org/publications/76-the-double-reed-2000-23-3/#page=28. Tabuteau referenced on p. 46.

Cynthia Green Libby. Oboe Virtuoso for Popular Consumption? [Cynthia Steljes]. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 3 (2000): pp. 63-67. https://www.idrs.org/publications/76-the-double-reed-2000-23-3/#page=28. Tabuteau referenced on p. 65.

The oboist speaking is Cynthia Steljes.

Jennifer Sperry. Marc Lifschey – 1926-2000. The Double Reed. Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000): p. 29. https://www.idrs.org/publications/77-the-double-reed-2000-23-4/#page=30. Tabuteau referenced on p. 29.

2001

Martin Schuring. Fundamentals of Oboe Playing: III. Reed Making. The Double Reed. Vol. 24, No. 1 (2001): pp. 33-40. https://www.idrs.org/publications/78-the-double-reed-2001-24-1/#page=34. Tabuteau referenced on p. 33.

Judy Gregory. 4th Annual Double Reed Day. The Double Reed. Vol. 24, No. 1 (2001): pp. 53-54. https://www.idrs.org/publications/78-the-double-reed-2001-24-1/#page=54. Tabuteau referenced on p. 53.

Steven Ritter. Oboe CD Reviews. The Double Reed. Vol. 24, No. 4 (2001): pp. 55-61. https://www.idrs.org/publications/81-the-double-reed-2001-24-4/#page=57. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 56, 60.

2002

Martha Scherer Alfee. My Life with the Oboe. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 1 (2002): p. 18. https://www.idrs.org/publications/82-the-double-reed-2002-25-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 18.

Donald Rosenberg. Oboist Leaves Orchestra after 38 Great Years. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 1 (2002): pp. 67-68. https://www.idrs.org/publications/82-the-double-reed-2002-25-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 67, 68.

Harrington Crissey. Bassoonists I Have Known. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 1 (2002): pp. 99-102 . https://www.idrs.org/publications/82-the-double-reed-2002-25-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 101.

Ann Willison Lemke. Oboe Masterclass with Elaine Douvas and Linda Strommen. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 1 (2002): pp. 103-104. https://www.idrs.org/publications/82-the-double-reed-2002-25-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 104.

Peter Dobrin. Obituary: John de Lancie 80; Oboist in the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 2 (2002): p. 15. https://www.idrs.org/publications/83-the-double-reed-2002-25-2/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on p. 15.

Anon. Miriam Hannecart. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 2 (2002): pp. 31-33. https://www.idrs.org/publications/83-the-double-reed-2002-25-2/#page=16. Tabuteau referenced on p. 31.

Robert Howe. Historical Oboes 7: A Bleuet Model Oboe by Couesnon/Triebert. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 2 (2002): pp. 117-120. https://www.idrs.org/publications/83-the-double-reed-2002-25-2/#page=119. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 117, 119.

Ronald Klimko. IDRS Elects Two Honorary Members. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 3 (2002): p. 23. https://www.idrs.org/publications/84-the-double-reed-2002-25-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

John Ferrillo and Jay Light. Two Tributes to John de Lancie. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 3 (2002): pp. 65-66 . https://www.idrs.org/publications/84-the-double-reed-2002-25-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on p. 65.

[Debouchet = de Busscher. This is Henri de Busscher.]

Daniel Stolper. Music Review: The Bloom Collection. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 3 (2002): pp. 107-110. https://www.idrs.org/publications/84-the-double-reed-2002-25-3/#page=24. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 107, 108.

Kelly McElrath Vaneman. Sounding Beautiful; A Series of Interviews with Ronald Roseman. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 4 (2002): pp. 23-30. https://www.idrs.org/publications/85-the-double-reed-2002-25-4/#page=25. Tabuteau referenced on p. 30.

Mark Weiger. Good Manners (of Articulation) are Essential. The Double Reed. Vol. 25, No. 4 (2002): pp. 97-100. https://www.idrs.org/publications/85-the-double-reed-2002-25-4/#page=18. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 97, 100.

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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.