These '48 studies' by Franz W. Ferling are suitable for oboists with advanced skills.

This collection of oboe music written by living composers is an invaluable resource for any oboist of Grade 8 and conservatoire standard who is curious about widening their repertoire and exploring the various languages ofmodern music. The term 'modern music' can alienate many minds who may think it will be too difficult technically; aurally unknown and therefore unsatisfying; harmful or damaging to their musical sensibility. To all these pointsthis volume has the answers. Every one of these pieces requires challenging technical skills demanded of any of the more traditional oboe repertoire and additionally they will improve technique. Each piece portrays a characterand language that is approachable and compelling. Far from damaging musical sensibility these musical types will open the ear and enrich the spirit. Some are physically demanding and require very good breath control others needpatience in learning new fingerings and timbres and some travel to extreme registers. But in all cases the effort will be rewarding and not only that the knowledge gained about the oboe and how it works will be equallyentertaining and stimulating.

A virtuosic elegy for solo oboe in which the solo line is fractured into two opposing elements - lyrical elegance and angular neuroticism - between which there is constant conflict.

Anthony Gilbert's Photos Found At Hukvaldy for solo Oboe.Published 2001.First performance: Hannah Rowland BBC young musician of the year Manchester 2001.Score.

Sadie Harrison's Three Jennys for solo Oboe. Performing score. Three Jennys was written especially for Jenny Porcas who gave the work its first performance on 7 June 2014 at the Purbeck Arts Week Festival in St. Mary s Church Swanage. The three miniature movements are entitled Spinning Jenny (based on the Lancashire folksong Poverty Knock associated with the textile industry of the nineteenth century) Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummelaria) which twists andturns like the plant itself and Jenny Wren heard here in virtuoso voice. Three Jennys is dedicated to Jenny with affection.

Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship. A practical book with advice for both oboists and their teachers, Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship offers insights into musical craft, performance techniques, learning strategies, pedagogy, and much more as collected from twenty-six of the world's most prominent oboists.

The title is taken from the poem 'Spring' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Subtitled 'Pastoral' the piece moves from birdsong to song and back to birdsong.

Six short movements furtive or elegiac in mood with a network of shadows and echoes cast between the instruments.