Good morning, kind readers! Last night evening (3/1), I was told by the personal manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra to contact Mr. Woodhams through his personal work email. After sending him an email basically outlining what he already knew and asking for some times that we could meet for an interview, his response was a bit disappointing. Basically, he told me that he has been working with oboe reeds for 60 years and still does not consider himself an expert (understandable—we all undermine ourselves). However, he then went onto kindly telling me that the two most important criteria for learning how to make reeds were: (1) being a pretty good/experienced oboist and (2) having a good teacher that also knows how to make oboe reeds.
SO YEAH. I'm a bit disappointed in Mr. Woodhams's response with regard to my request to interview him. However, my meetings with both Isabelle Bender and Heidi Brann remain intact! I would like to get those posted by the end of my Week 4 cyclical post, if not sooner. Thanks for sticking with me this far!
- OMB
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