Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Brief Mentions 2011-2015

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

2011

Michael Telin. An Interview with Cleveland Orchestra English Horn Soloist Robert Walters. The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 1 (2011): pp. 109-112. https://www.idrs.org/publications/121-the-double-reed-2011-34-1/#page=114. Tabuteau referenced on p. 112.

Marc Fink. 45 Years with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: An Interview with Principal Oboist Steve Colburn. The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 2 (2011): pp. 61-74 . https://www.idrs.org/publications/122-the-double-reed-2011-34-2/#page=70. Tabuteau referenced on p. 68.

Ronald Klimko. Obituary: Edward Gobrecht Jr. (1924-2011). The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 3 (2011): pp. 25-26. https://www.idrs.org/publications/123-the-double-reed-2011-34-3/#page=28. Tabuteau referenced on p. 26.

Brent Hages. Tributes to Alfred Genovese (1931-2011). The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 4 (2011): pp. 13-17. https://www.idrs.org/publications/124-the-double-reed-2011-34-4/#page=12. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 13, 15, 17 .

Patrick Preacher. Oboe Obsession: An Interview with Alan Vogel. The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 4 (2011): pp. 73-88. https://www.idrs.org/publications/124-the-double-reed-2011-34-4/#page=75. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 77, 80.

Nora Post. Ray Still Reflects on Forty Seasons with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Double Reed. Vol. 34, No. 4 (2011): pp. 113-121. https://www.idrs.org/publications/124-the-double-reed-2011-34-4/#page=12. Tabuteau referenced on p. 117.

2012

Michael Henoch. In Memoriam Grover Schiltz. The Double Reed. Vol. 35, No. 1 (2012): pp. 17-21. https://www.idrs.org/publications/126-the-double-reed-2012-35-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 19.

Daniel Stolper. Obituary: Richard Dean Blair. The Double Reed. Vol. 35, No. 1 (2012): p. 23. https://www.idrs.org/publications/126-the-double-reed-2012-35-1/#page=20. Tabuteau referenced on p. 23.

Michael Finkelman. Louis Rosenblatt II: The Philadelphia Years, 1959-1979. The Double Reed. Vol. 5, No. 4 (2012): pp. 83-117. https://www.idrs.org/publications/129-the-double-reed-2012-35-4/#page=85. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 84, 112.

2013

Ellie Dusté. Raymond Dusté (1919-2013). The Double Reed. Vol. 36, No. 2 (2013): pp. 37-39. https://www.idrs.org/publications/130-the-double-reed-2013-36-2/#page=38. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 37, 39.

Dan Stolper. Double Reed News of Interest. ThePilot.com. Robinson Joins Ciompi Quartet for Concert. The Double Reed. Vol. 36, No. 2 (2013): pp. 47-48. https://www.idrs.org/publications/130-the-double-reed-2013-36-2/#page=48. Tabuteau referenced on p. 47.

Rachel Becker. Pasculli and His Oboe: Feminine Characterization in Opera Fantasias. The Double Reed. Vol. 36, No. 3 (2013): pp. 137-145. https://www.idrs.org/publications/131-the-double-reed-2013-36-3/#page=139. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 140, 143, 144.

Allison Baker. Building the Dream: Jennet Ingle – Profile of a 21st-Century Musician. The Double Reed. Vol. 36, No. 4 (2013): pp. 91-96. https://www.idrs.org/publications/132-the-double-reed-2013-36-4/#page=99. Tabuteau referenced on p. 91.

Stephen Margolis. Ferdinando Gaetano Giacchino Victtorio Del Negro. The Double Reed. Vol. 36, No. 4 (2013): pp. 97-101. https://www.idrs.org/publications/132-the-double-reed-2013-36-4/#page=92. Tabuteau referenced on p. 98.

2014

Joseph Robinson. Marcel Tabuteau and the Interpretive Art of Music. IDRS Conference Program 2014 NYU Steinhardt. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 18, 49, 134.

Michael Breaux and  Carolyn Johnston. IDRS 2014 Conference in New York City. The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 1 (2014): pp. 15-20. https://www.idrs.org/publications/135-the-double-reed-2014-37-1/#page=1. Tabuteau referenced on p. 17.

Michael Finkelman. Louis Rosenblatt III: The Philadelphia Years, 1979-2009. The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 1 (2014): pp. 51-82. https://www.idrs.org/publications/135-the-double-reed-2014-37-1/#page=1. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 79, 81, 82.

Daniel Stolper and Michael Henoch. Tributes to Ray Still (1920-2014). The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 2 (2014): pp. 16-26. https://www.idrs.org/publications/136-the-double-reed-2014-37-2/#page=19. Tabuteau referenced on p. 22.

David Goza. Coming to Grips with the Oboe. The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 2 (2014): pp. 110-123. https://www.idrs.org/publications/136-the-double-reed-2014-37-2/#page=112. Tabuteau referenced on p. 123.

James McKay. George Sakakeeny: Making Reeds Start to Finish with George Sakakeeny (Bassoon eBook Review). The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 2 (2014): pp. 171-173. https://www.idrs.org/publications/136-the-double-reed-2014-37-2/#page=172. Tabuteau referenced on p. 171.

Dan Stolper and Ryan D. Romine. Double Reed Day and Other News from Butler University. The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 3 (2014): pp. 55-57. https://www.idrs.org/publications/137-the-double-reed-2014-37-2/#page=57. Tabuteau referenced on p. 56.

Joseph Handlon. The Day I Immolated my Oboe. The Double Reed. Vol. 37, No. 4 (2014): pp. 83-92. https://www.idrs.org/publications/138-the-double-reed-2014-37-4/#page=85. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 86, 89.

2015

Ryan D. Romine. An Interview with Bernard Garfield.The Double Reed. Vol. 38, No. 1 (2015): pp. 119-125. https://www.idrs.org/publications/138-the-double-reed-2015-38-1/#page=121. Tabuteau referenced on p. 121.

Nora Post. The Metropolitan Opera Remembers Richard Nass (2019-2015). The Double Reed. Vol. 38, No. 2 (2015): pp. 17-24. https://www.idrs.org/publications/140-the-double-reed-2015-38-2/#page=19. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 19, 20.

William Wielgus. An Interview with Doris Goltzer. The Double Reed. Vol. 38, No. 3 (2015): pp. 105-114. https://www.idrs.org/publications/141-the-double-reed-2015-38-3/#page=107. Tabuteau referenced on p. 107.

Jim Mason. Gene Montooth: A Tribute. The Double Reed. Vol. 38, No. 3 (2015): pp. 115-126. https://www.idrs.org/publications/141-the-double-reed-2015-38-3/#page=117. Tabuteau referenced on pp. 119, 125, 126.

Ryoichi Narusawa. Oboe Playing in Modern Japan Through the Ages. The Double Reed. Vol. 38, No. 4 (2015): pp. 88-96. https://www.idrs.org/publications/142-the-double-reed-2015-38-4/#page=90. Tabuteau referenced on p. 92.

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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.