Why Use Oboe Method Books?

I’m often asked why I recommend oboe students purchase an oboe method book for lessons. First, it is important to understand that band method books (such as the ”Standard of Excellence”, “Yamaha Band Method”, and “Essential Elements” books) are completely different than oboe method books. They are designed for use in full band, but are not geared specifically to the […]

Ann Arbor Symphony: Music from “The Ring”

[ September 29, 2007; 8:00 pm; ]

Lynne will join the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra to kick off their 2007-2008 series with a concert featuring several powerful musical selections from Richard Wagner’s The Ring cycle. The choirs from five area high schools will join the orchestra to perform from works such as “Lohengrin”, “Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg”, “Das Rheingold”, “Die Walkure”, “Siegfried”, and “Gotterdammerung”.

The orchestra will also perform Rachmaninoff’s famous […]

Mozart and Poulenc: Masterpieces for Piano and Winds

[ September 26, 2007; 10:30 am; ]

The Ann Arbor Symphony Woodwind Quintet will perform a concert on September 26th at the Ann Arbor City Women’s Club. Pianist Gail Jennings will join our ensemble to perform the beautiful Quintet for Piano and Winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as Poulenc’s exciting Sextet for Piano and Winds.
The woodwind quintet will also perform La […]

The Music of Led Zeppelin

[ August 18, 2007; 8:00 pm; ] On Saturday, August 18, Lynne will appear with the DTE Energy Music Theater orchestra for “The Music of Led Zeppelin”. The orchestra will back up the official Led Zeppelin tour band.

For more information, see the DTE Energy Music Theater website.

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

[ July 30, 2007 to August 12, 2007. ]

Lynne will be performing at the 2007 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. This prestigious music festival has won several awards for its adventurous programming, and is famous for having “more new music for orchestra in one place, at one time, than anywhere else in the world.” 

She will join her husband, Mark, who […]