The Music Department of
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas
in collaboration with
Nora Post, Inc., New York
present
OBOE BLOW-OUT
LAS VEGAS!
Saturday and Sunday, October 19 & 20, 2002
Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center
Department of Music
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154Guest Participants:
Michael Britain / T.W. Howarth & Co., London
Stephen Caplan / University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nancy Ambrose King / University of Michigan
Francois Kloc / Manager of Woodwinds, Boosey & Hawkes
Philippe Rigoutat / President, Rigoutat Oboes, Paris
Martin Schuring / Arizona State University
Ray Still / Northwestern University,
Former Principal Oboe, Chicago SymphonyExhibitors and/or Sponsors:
Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments, Inc. / Sun Valley, CA
Nora Post, Inc. / New York
Rigoutat Oboes / Paris
T.W. Howarth Oboes / London
SCHEDULE:
Saturday:
9:00 Registration9:20 Introduction Welcome by Dr. Isabelle Emerson, Chair, Dept. of Music
9:30-11:00 Master Class with Ray Still: Orchestral Excerpts: The Secret is in the Breath
11:30-12:00 Exhibitor's Hour
12:00-1:00 Lunch1:00-2:30 Master Class with Martin Schuring: Great Moments in the Orchestral English Horn Repertoire
2:30-3:30 The Future of Oboe Manufacture: Nora Post talks with Michael Britain, Francois Kloc, and Philippe Rigoutat
3:30-5:00 Master Class with Nancy Ambrose King: Sonatas and Concertos for Oboe7:00 New Directions: Recital with Stephen Caplan, Nancy Ambrose King & Martin Schuring, oboists, and Barbara Riske, pianist
Sunday:
9:00 Reedmaking with Experts: Caplan, King, Schuring and Still10:30-12:00 Master Class with Stephen Caplan: The 21st Century Oboist: Performing with Frogs and Coyotes