Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

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MT autographed by MT
The photo above was taken at Rembrandt Studios, a leading photography firm located in Philadelphia PA during Tabuteau’s time. Probably taken in the late twenties, he must have favored this photo since autographed copies appear from time-to-time.
With Colleagues 1926
Front row (l-r): Thaddeus Rich (concertmaster), David Dubinsky (principal 2nd violin), Willem Van den Berg (principal cello), Unidentified (viola), Back row (l-r): Unidentified (bassoon), Daniel Bonade (principal clarinet), Anton Torello (principal double bass), Anton Horner (principal horn), Joseph La Monaca (2nd flute), Marcel Tabuteau (principal oboe).
The photograph was taken in 1926. Jerry Pierce Collection on Daniel Bonade, International Clarinet Association Research Center, Special Collections in Performing Arts, University of Maryland.
Philly Fellas
(L-R) William Kincaid, Daniel Bonade, Walter Guetter, Joe Wolfe, Marcel Tabuteau, First Chair woodwinds of the Philadelphia Orchestra during the 1929-1930 season. Photograph by Kubey-Rembrandt Studios; Philadelphia, PA.
A humorous parody of the preceding photograph
A humorous parody of the preceding photograph
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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.