Listener Karen Birch of Miami offers us a peek into the world of oboe players. To prepare to play the instrument, the double-reed mouthpiece must be prepped. It's critical to a good sound. Birch walks ...

Eugene Izotov has been the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboist since 2005. In the midst of While on the orchestra’s recent European tour, he spoke about his instrument as well as the perils ...

Lynn Wolff received a bewildering call from New York City last fall. Wolff, an organizer with the environmental nonprofit Dakota Resource Council, doesn't usually hear from the founders of ...