Marcel and Louise Tabuteau

Except if indicated otherwise, the photographs in this section were provided courtesy of Guy Baumier and Laila Storch.

The Tabuteaus at La Pingouinette
The Tabuteaus at La Pingouinette. Courtesy of Danna Sundet.
Louise and Marcel
The Tabuteaus at their Drake apartment in 1939 (see https://marceltabuteau.com/supplementary/guy-baumier/).
he Tabuteaus pose on the steps of Packer Memorial Chapel during the annual Bethlehem Bach Festival in the 1940s
he Tabuteaus pose on the steps of Packer Memorial Chapel during the annual Bethlehem Bach Festival in the 1940s. Photo by S. Franklin Mack
Marcel and Louis Tabuteau in Nova Scotia during the early 1940s.
Marcel and Louise Tabuteau in Nova Scotia during the early 1940s.
Marcel and Louise onboard the Queen Mary
Marcel and Louise onboard the Queen Mary
Louise and Marcel Tabuteau with one of their two dogs at La Coustiero in the 1950s
Louise and Marcel Tabuteau with one of their two dogs at La Coustiero in the 1950s
Louise and Marcel
Louise and Marcel with oboe posing outdoors at La Coustiéro
Louise and Marcel Tabuteau at La Coustiero in the mid 1950s
Louise and Marcel Tabuteau at La Coustiero in the mid 1950s.
Photo by Paul Tofte-Hansen. Courtesy Claus Johansen
Marcel and Louise Tabuteau: Last visit to the USA, 1959
Marcel and Louise Tabuteau: Last visit to the USA, 1959

Louise André Tabuteau

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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.