The McFarland Double Reed Shop

The McFarland Double Reed Shop
Notes of Interest

A Festival of Oboe Orchestral Audition Repertoire is offered that features John deLancie, former principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. It will go to Paris for a week, then to the cane fields of Southern France and runs from May 15th through May 31st. For information, contact Wayne Rapier at: 80 Island Creek Road in Duxbury, MA 02332. His phone is (617) 934-0411. His Fax number is (617) 934-9017.

The next convention of the International Double Reed Society will be held June 2 - 6 at Arizona State University in Tempe. For information, contact Martin Schuring at: (602) 727-6661. Or e-mail at: IDRS98@asuvm.inre.asu.edu

The naxt John Mack Oboe Camp will be held from June 12th through the 19th. For information, contact: Patricia Grignet Nott, Dean of Musicians ,541 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-3330, ext. 255 .

Elaine Douvas, Principal oboist with the Metropolitan Opear will present a MasterConference at Interlochen from August 19-25. For information ICA/Oboe MasterConference, Interlochen Center for the Atrs, P.O. Box 199, Suite 32, Interlochen, MI 49643. For phone information, call Don Th. Jaeger at (616) 275-7480.

A book of excerpts from Mahler's orchestral excerpts for oboe, English horn and oboe d'Amore (really!) is available. Catalog # MU-12..$35.00.

We are pleased to now handle the Dallas English horn bocals. These are reknown for their superb upper register. They are made in the #2 length and of either gold plated brass for $155.00 or sterling silver for $165.00.

We have added two new knife sharpening tools. The ceramic stick is about 13 inches in length, including the handle and is $9.75. Another version of the ceramic stick comes with two of them mounted at angles on a hardwood base. These sticks are easily removed and stored within the wooden base for ease of carrying. The catalog number is D-9 and is $15.75.

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