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.

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“The baroque oboe is completely different to the modern oboe,” she says. The orchestra uses the instruments baroque composers would recog­nise, and an orchestra member is a craftsman who makes ...

The show brings together the Strictly pair with a cast of multi-disciplined dancers from around the world, as well as ...

WHARFEDALE Chamber Ensemble Concert will be in concert in Bolton Priory Church, Bolton Abbey, on Saturday, July 12 at 7.30pm.

Concert Club concerts are held in the King’s Hall on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. The brochure and application form for the 79th season is now available from the King’s Hall, Ilkley Library and the Tourist ...

ISO's June 13 and 14, 2025 program opened with Maurice Ravel's "Alborada del gracioso (The Jester's Aubade)," the fourth of ...

The American Classical Orchestra has unveiled its 41st season in 2025-26, with performances spanning four orchestral concerts ...