This set of variations was written for oboist and friend Lindsey Lyrenmann. They were designed to be a launching point for improvisation during the communion portion of the December 21, 2014 services at

Several years ago, my sister told me that she was playing for several church services and was seeking some new pieces for these services. Being one that would almost always take a challenge from my sister,

Vogt composed many concertos and fantasies on opera arias for oboe and orchestra, many of which were also published with piano reductions. He also composed a chamber music for his instrument. One of the

Ballade for Oboe, English Horn and Piano was written, some years ago, originally for French horn instead of English horn, then was rewritten for English horn as a commission to be performed at the

Although the majority of his compositions are for solo guitar, Coste's friendship with several of the most prominent oboists in Paris resulted in a number of works for the oboe. The Caprice for Two

As a composer, Breczinski has written a number of works that have been performed by such ensembles as WiZARDS! A Double Reed Consort, the Encore Wind Ensemble, and the Sorcerers Double Reed Quartet, at such

Kubik composed his Divertimento No. 2 in the late 1950s, completing it in 1958. The work is scored for a diverse ensemble of eight instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone,

Divertimento is in three movements. The first movement, "Frolic," has three main thematic ideas. The first contains dotted rhythms, staccato articulation, and meter change. The second thematic idea

Transcribed by Bruce Gbur.

Vivaldi is usually associated in the minds of concert-goers with instrumental music-the hundreds of concertos and chamber music pieces he composed have cemented that

The Duo for English horn and Alto Saxophone dates from 1938 during Heiden' s years in Detroit. The holograph does not bear any dedication, but it safe to assume that he wrote the two-movement work

In addition to major works for his own instrument, Tuthill composed a large catalog of music for orchestra, chorus, band, and various chamber music combinations. He enjoyed writing music for his friends and

For Oboe and Piano, by Richard Crosby. This is a brief piece written in memory of an oboist and journalism student who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. Alycia Smith was a very talented

Edited by master oboist Jared Hauser, this tour de force for oboe should be a standard in any advanced player's library.

Verdi is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding opera composers of all time, a very high percentage of his catalog being regarded as "standard repertoire" in opera houses all over the world. One of his

In 1950 Hovhaness composed Manko, a suite of fourteen pieces for oboe and bassoon. Ten of these are duets, six of which were published as part of the Suite for Oboe and Bassoon in 1968.

Henderson composed his Four Duets to play with his students. They are a welcome addition to the repertoire, utilizing a twentieth-century harmonic language somewhat reminiscent of the "dissonant