Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

With Philadelphia Orchestra Colleagues

Reverse of above photo
Reverse of the above photo
Formal photograph of winds in 1923
Standing (l to r): Ferdinand Del Negro, bassoon; Marcel Tabuteau, oboe; Anton Horner, French horn; Seated: (l to r): Rufus Arey, clarinet; William Kincaid, flute Formal photograph in 1923 by Kubey-Rembrandt Studios, Philadelphia. Photo courtesy Dr. Jacques Budin
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.
Philadelphia Story III, IV
(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
Tabuteau with William Kincaid, principal flutist
Tabuteau with William Kincaid, principal flutist From the John Mack Collection; courtesy Danna Sundet
Eugene Ormandy, William Kincaid and Marcel Tabuteau
Eugene Ormandy, William Kincaid and Marcel Tabuteau
Marcel Tabuteau with William Kincaid on tour with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1930s
Marcel Tabuteau with William Kincaid on tour with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1930s
John Minsker, Louis di Fulvio, Marcel Tabuteau, and William Kincaid
L-R: John Minsker, Louis di Fulvio, Marcel Tabuteau, and William Kincaid. From John de Lancie’s personal collection. De Lancie hung this photo on a wall in his studio.. The photograph was given to David & Vendla Weber by Andrea de Lancie in June of 2002
Eugene Ormandy, William Kincaid, Marcel Tabuteau, John de Lancie, and Sol Schoenbach
L-R: Eugene Ormandy, William Kincaid, Marcel Tabuteau, John de Lancie, and Sol Schoenbach. The photo is from John de Lancie’s personal collection given to David & Vendla Weber by Andrea de Lancie in June of 2002. Photo by Adrian Siegel
Marcel Tabuteau speaking with (read: laying down the law to) his younger colleagues L to R: bassoonist Sol Schoenbach (crook in bell), horn player Mason Jones, and clarinettist Ralph McLane
Marcel Tabuteau speaking with (read: laying down the law to) his younger colleagues L to R: bassoonist Sol Schoenbach (crook in bell), horn player Mason Jones, and clarinettist Ralph McLane. The photo was taken during rehearsal for the 1948 performance of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. The actual composer of the well-known work is still unknown
Marcel Tabuteau with John Minsker during a rehearsal
Marcel Tabuteau with John Minsker during a rehearsal
Kincaid & MT
Kincaid and Tabuteau looking up at the conductor. Tabuteau’s expression is priceless! One wonders what he is thinking of the maestro… Courtesy of Joan Champie.
William Kincaid (flute) and the oboe section L-R: Marcel Tabuteau, John de Lancie, Louis di Fulvio, John Minsker
William Kincaid (flute) and the oboe section L-R: Marcel Tabuteau, John de Lancie, Louis di Fulvio, John Minsker
Marcel Tabuteau in the oboe section during a rehearsal
Marcel Tabuteau in the oboe section during a rehearsal
Principal bassoonist, Sol Schoenbach, with Tabuteau in his Ludlow Building studio
Principal bassoonist, Sol Schoenbach, with Tabuteau in his Ludlow Building studio. From the John Mack Collection; courtesy of Danna Sundet

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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.