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How To Make Oboe Reeds. In addition to being a gifted oboist,
Bill Bennett is also a very talented cartoonist (or is he a gifted
cartoonist and very talented oboist?). His poster is a very funny
overview of oboe reeds and reed making. Anyone who makes reeds will
find it immensely entertaining; those who don't will find it both
entertaining and educational.
18 hand drawn black and white panels, professionally printed on uv coated stock for durability. Suitable for matting and framing (not included), or you can purchase a standard 24" X 30" poster frame at many art and craft stores.
Paper size 24" X 30", print area 23" X 29"
18 hand drawn black and white panels, professionally printed on uv coated stock for durability. Suitable for matting and framing (not included), or you can purchase a standard 24" X 30" poster frame at many art and craft stores.
Paper size 24" X 30", print area 23" X 29"
After studying oboe with Robert Bloom at Yale
University and the Juilliard School of Music,
William Bennett joined the San Francisco
Symphony in 1979 as Assistant Principal to
Marc Lifschey, becoming Principal in 1987.
Highlights of Mr. Bennett's quarter century plus
in the orchestra include more than fifty recordings
under three music directors, critically acclaimed
performances of the major solo repertoire, and the
commission and recording of an Oboe Concerto by
John Harbison.
"Bill" attributes his skill as a cartoonist to his Uncle,
Eugene Commins, a very fine artist and a Physics
Professor at UC Berkeley. Bill grew up in New Haven
Connecticut, where, beginning at age 10, he combined
his oboe studies with intense immersion in comic books,
horror movie double features and late night TV. Cartooning
led to animation, which garnered Bill a college film-festival
prize and landed him a job offer at Disney studios.
He didn't take it, but just think what might have been...
University and the Juilliard School of Music,
William Bennett joined the San Francisco
Symphony in 1979 as Assistant Principal to
Marc Lifschey, becoming Principal in 1987.
Highlights of Mr. Bennett's quarter century plus
in the orchestra include more than fifty recordings
under three music directors, critically acclaimed
performances of the major solo repertoire, and the
commission and recording of an Oboe Concerto by
John Harbison.
"Bill" attributes his skill as a cartoonist to his Uncle,
Eugene Commins, a very fine artist and a Physics
Professor at UC Berkeley. Bill grew up in New Haven
Connecticut, where, beginning at age 10, he combined
his oboe studies with intense immersion in comic books,
horror movie double features and late night TV. Cartooning
led to animation, which garnered Bill a college film-festival
prize and landed him a job offer at Disney studios.
He didn't take it, but just think what might have been...
