I knew I wanted to study baroque oboe, but it wasn’t until about 10 years later that I found myself in a master’s degree program at Juilliard specializing in baroque oboe.

Debra Nagy plays baroque oboe, and the historical performance expert is also founding director of the chamber group Les Délices. The award-winning Cleveland-based group has a reputation for ...

Chatham Baroque presents instrumental and vocal works by J.S. Bach, including the gorgeous Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" for alto, oboe, strings, and continuo; the "Concerto ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The oboe is commonly used in concert bands ...

The concert will highlight the intricate interplay between soloists in Bach’s “Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor” and feature other works for strings and harpsichord. The musicians ...

Bassoon, oboe, and harpsichord join the strings for a Baroque chamber orchestra! This concert features two concerto grossi, where the melody passes between a small group of FWSO soloists as they ...

The baroque-style instrument uses the same fingering system as a regular oboe but produces a lower pitch. The main difference is a small tube called a bocal which connects the reed to the instrument.

The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognizable, even for those who've never set foot in a concert hall. Many ...