Have any of you ever heard of the Tempest oboe? (Weird name, in my little opinion.) I’ve never heard of it, but I’d be willing to give it a try, since it’s only $1595.00. I’ve yet to find anything at that price that I’d recommend. Maybe they’ll send me one to review here, eh?
I’m always leery of a company that makes so many instruments. I see these at their site: clarinet, euphonium, flute, French horn, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, violin, oboe, bassoon, guitarron, and vihuela. Um. Okay.
The BurgstallerMartignon4 are Joe Burgstaller (trumpets), Hector Martignon (piano), Hans Glawischnig (bass) and John Ferrari (percussion). Formed in 2005, they creatively mix together jazz and classical music.
we are up against the wall. We are behind on votes. But we continue to hope ….
Today was amazing. (me sleeping while band is playing.* Startled awake*) Me: oh! Bad Oboe woke me up!
Andrea Strappa, Esercizi per il ring, nr. 2 “Estro”
Andrea Gallo, oboe
Andrea Strappa, piano
This is a single reed, Bulgarian bagpipe.
There’s a very nice write up on San Francisco Classical Voice about the competition. My friend and fab singer Jouvanca gets a lovely mention:
And then there was Jouvanca Jean-Babtiste. None of the contestants had more personality, more expression, particularly as Electra singing “Oreste, d’Ajace.” If Halmic’s Electra was sensual and desperate, Jean-Babtiste’s was pure psychopath. She was riveting.
Woo hoo Jouvanca! (Sorry about the misspelling, though!)
I don’t even have an oboe. I have to use the english horn. And only when I have a lessoon.
