Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

Casals Festivals

Prades Festival rehearsal in 1950
Prades Festival rehearsal in 1950
A special concert from the Prades Festival of 1950 given on June 18 in the Abbaye de St. Michel de Cuxa
A photograph of a special concert from the Prades Festival of 1950 given on June 18 in the Abbaye de St. Michel de Cuxa. In this photo, you can see bass soloist Doda Conrad standing in front of the orchestra and Casals conducting Bach’s Cantata Ich habe genug with its wonderful oboe solos. Next to Tabuteau on the first row left is John Mack who no doubt took over or doubled in the tutti passages. Laila Storch describes this concert in detail in her book on pages 426-427
Perpignon Casals Festival 1951 with Laila Storch and John Mack
Perpignon Casals Festival 1951 with Laila Storch and John Mack
(l-r) John Wummer, John Mack, and Marcel Tabuteau (at the far right)
(l-r) John Wummer, John Mack, and Marcel Tabuteau (at the far right). From the John Mack Collection; courtesy of Danna Sundet
Prades Casals Festival 1953 with John Wummer
Prades Casals Festival 1953 with John Wummer. Photo by Laila Storch
John Wummer and Marcel Tabuteau
John Wummer and Marcel Tabuteau
Tabuteau in a performance of the Mozart Oboe Quartet during the 1953 Festival
Tabuteau in a performance of the Mozart Oboe Quartet during the 1953 Festival
Lunch at ‘La Bonne Truite’ (restaurant) during the Prades Festival, June 1950
(L to R) Louise Tabuteau, Pianist Seymour Lipkin, Oboist Laila Storch, Marcel Tabuteau. Prades, France; June 1950. Lunch at ‘La Bonne Truite’ (restaurant) during the Prades Festival. Photo by Enric Casals (brother of Pablo Casals). Marcel Tabuteau Collection (MSS 12), Curtis Institute of Music Archives
Lunch at ‘La Bonne Truite’ (restaurant) during the Prades Festival, June 1950
L to R) Louise Tabuteau, Pianist Seymour Lipkin, Enric Casals (brother of Pablo Casals), Marcel Tabuteau. Prades, France; June 1950. Lunch at ‘La Bonne Truite’ (restaurant) during the Prades Festival. Photo by Laila Storch. Marcel Tabuteau Collection (MSS 12), Curtis Institute of Music Archives

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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.