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This is the oboe site of Patricia Emerson Mitchell.
Okay … that’s my name for programs. Everyone else calls me Patty (or mom, or “hey you”, and one person even called me “dude”).
I began blogging in January of 2003. (You can read my old blog pages compiled here if you want to waste a lot of time!)
I was the principal oboist of Opera San Jose until 2024 when I requested to sit second, and I remain second oboist and English hornist of Symphony San Jose.I teach privately at my home studio.
At this site you will find information for my private studio.
As of now, I am barely maintaining this site. Sorry!
Contact Address:
Patricia Mitchell
P.O. Box 8655
San Jose, CA 95155-8655
Click email me if you need to reach me for anything. I’m speedy at answering most of the time. I will not respond to phone calls.
There is a link to your web-site on Jennet Ingle’s web-site and being a fellow oboist, I couldn’t help but click on “oboeinsight” to see what insight might be found here. And how surprised I am to find that I have heard you play twice when visiting San Jose to hear my friend Deborah Berioli sing with Opera San Jose! I recall mentioning to Deborah that the orchestra was excellent, especially the oboes. I forget exactly when I was out there but I saw her in the Flying Dutchman and in Butterfly.
I’ve also been called “Dude”.
I’ll have to come back and read more sometime. Thanks for this great web-site/blog.
Thanks so much for writing! I’ll respond more later … I’m in the opera pit on break but it’s nearly time to tune!
Cheers!
Patty
So I’m back home … do fill me in, Merri Lee (or is it just Merri?) on where you play and all. I’d love to hear more! Please visit and comment whenever you’d like. I love to read other oboists’ comments on the blog! (And you don’t have to agree with me on things. Really!) 🙂
If you heard Dutchman and Butterfly that would be … let’s see … Dutchman was the end of our 2004-05 season, and Butterfly was at the end of 2006-07 unless you came to the 2001-03 production at a different location. Dutchman was the final opera of our first season in the new hall.
Again, thanks for dropping me a line!
Patty