This was a fun session! Thank you for all your excellent questions about orchestra etiquette @Carol Lowne . It was great to meet @Caroline Grieve and discuss cracking instruments and ways to keep them warm. @Anni Pinomaa had a great question about counting rests while swabbing. Thank you all. See you all in 2025. Happy Holidays to everyone!

This was a delightful session! Thank you for your excellent questions! @Anni Pinomaa and @Jonna Ahlgrimm It was wonderful to meet @Mahshad Nadalian

Okay, I went back and looked up a youtube with Leleux, and I'll have to slow it down to see about the fingering! But this particular video was unique - if you scroll to about 10:30, he actually CONDUCTS with the oboe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE24eN-39T4

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Hi! I am so happy to meet other oboists here! Today we have independence day in Finland, and our amateur orchestra played Sibelius Finlandia in a local church in Helsinki. This is a tradition and occurs every year. And one week ago we had a great concert with another orchestra: First Wagner overture from Tristan and Isolde, at the end Isoldes Liebestod, and Wesendonk songs in between. There I had the opportunity to play 1st oboe, and it felt really stunning. We also played Brahms 3rd symphony, where I had 2nd oboe part. So this has been a great season! Now I have utilized some learnings from Oboe Hub lectures. The most important has been: how to hold your back straight. The back should not be bent (straightened) forcefully, but the action comes from internal musculature. Blowing helps this to happen. Have a nice evening!