The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western will be hosting Oboe Day on Saturday March 24, 2012. This day is free for all participants and open to all oboe players (professionals, amateurs, prospective university oboe students as well as beginners).
This event is being hosted by Ian Franklin and Allison Graham.
Special guest, repairman and retailer, Gary Armstrong will be here that day with a display of instruments and equipment from his shop. Oboe Day participants will have the opportunity to try out new instruments and gear.
Also, Greg James of Precision Music Products Ltd. will be joining us. Greg is a Musician/ Machinist who will demonstrate his edge clamping gouging machine for oboe reeds at our eventalong with a special offer: He will gouge up to 10 pieces of oboe cane for each person providing him with the cane, split but not pre-gouged, cut to length, and presoaked. This will enable interested parties to see the process, try the machine themselves, and go home with sample pieces to try. This will be a wonderful and unique experience for all oboists!
The Day will start with registration at 12:30 and include:
- Orientation and Introduction
- Masterclasses
- Reed making workshops
- Instrument, equipment and music display by Gary Armstrong Woodwinds
- Group instruction (beginner, intermediate and advanced)
- Small ensembles (group sight reading)
- Dinner break
- 6:30pm Performance featuring Ian Franklin, Allison Graham and special guests.
To register and for more information, please contact:
Sasha Gorbasew
519-661-2111 ext.80532
agorbase@uwo.ca
The Don Wright Faculty of Music would like to thank Gary Armstrong for his support and participation in this event.
1612 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6R 1A8
Telephone: 416-535-6000
www.garyarmstrong.com
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