Summer Oboe Seminar

Anne Marie Gabriele, Director

The New England Conservatory Summer Oboe Seminar, for intermediate to advanced oboe players ages 14-21, focuses on the basics of oboe playing, taught through the standard repertoire. The seminar culminates in a mock audition that is required of each student. Students will be taken from the basic concept of scales and long tones through the standard etudes into the Mozart Concerto and orchestral excerpts in advance of the mock audition. The aim is to help prepare students for the audition process, at both the college and professional levels.  A typical day will consist of two master classes, morning and afternoon, with reed making instruction in the evening.

This inaugural year will feature special Guest Lecturer John Ferrillo, principal oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Ferrillo will discuss the history of the oboe and American oboe lineage.

An oboe technician will be on-site at the beginning of the seminar for any adjustments or minor repairs.  This service is included in the tuition price.

Topics for masterclasses include:

• Scales and long tones as they apply to creating a phrase
• Barrett, the method book of all serious oboists
• The Mozart Concerto
• The top 12 oboe excerpts on audition lists
• Basic tenets of reed making
• Orchestra etiquette
• A life in music

For any questions about the program, please contact Anne Marie Gabriele, program director.

Audition Information

In order to attend the Summer Oboe Seminar, potential students must first apply.  In order to apply, please send a recording or a link (YouTube, Dropbox, etc.) of a recording of the applicant performing the following excerpts:

• Marcello Oboe Concerto, 2nd movement in c minor
• Beethoven Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement, bars 8-16, 36-47
• La Scala di Seta,  Andantino and 1 bar before rehearsal number 2- rehearsal number 3
• Le Tombeau  de Couperin, 1st movement, opening through rehearsal number 2
• Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement, Beginning through bar 21

Please email Anne Marie Gabriele your recordings or link with your full name. The due date of applications are TBD.

Financial Aid

To apply for financial aid, please fill out this form. The due date of this form is TBD.

Tuition & Registration

We welcome intermediate to advanced oboe players ages 14 to 21. Students are accepted from all over the U.S. and abroad.  Auditors welcome.  Please contact Anne Marie Gabriele for more information.

2019 Tuition and Fees

Tuition: $700

Early bird (extended to April 15!):  $610

Registration Fee: $40

Auditors:  $350
 

Registration instructions will be sent to those applicants who are accepted.