OBOE DAY - Grand Junction High School

OBOE DAY
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
MARCH 16, 2013
ABOUT MARTIN SCHURING
Martin Schuring held orchestral positions with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, The Florida
Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra prior to joining the ASU faculty in 1992.
Since 1980, Schuring has been a regular participant at the Grand Teton Music Festival, playing
English horn and oboe in the Festival Orchestra as well as making frequent appearances on
the Festival's chamber music series.
In other summer activities, he has participated in the Bach Aria Festival, served as professor of
oboe at the Londrina Music Festival in Brazil, and performed as principal oboe of the
Orchestre Philharmonique Rhodanien and professor of oboe at the Academie Europeénne de
Musique in Tournon-sur-Rhône, France. Both as soloist and as a member of the reed trio,
Ocotillo Winds, Martin Schuring performs at universities and concert venues throughout the
United States and abroad. Schuring has recorded for Philips, Koch International, and Summit
Records, both as soloist and as an orchestral player. Recently, he recorded the world premiere
of Oboe Concerto, Op. 57 by Eric Funk with the Prague Radio Symphony on the MMC label. A
CD of reed trio music recorded by the Ocotillo Winds, Rustiques, is available from Summit
Records
Martin Schuring has published articles in several journals, including The Double Reed,
and Flute Talk. His new edition of the Barret Oboe Method was first published by Kalmus in
2001 with a significantly revised and expanded edition available since 2010. Martin has written
the first comprehensive book on oboe playing published in many years, Oboe Art and
Method, published by Oxford University Press in 2009. He has performed at every Conference
of the International Double Reed Society since 1997, including featured concerto
performances at the 2000 conference in Buenos Aires, and the 2001 conference in
Morgantown, WV. He holds the office of President of the International Double Reed Society.
Together with bassoon colleague Jeffrey Lyman, Martin Schuring hosted the 1998 Conference
of the International Double Reed Society at Arizona State University where he is Professor of
Oboe. He again co-hosted the 2011 IDRS conference with Albie Micklich. Martin Schuring
studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with John de Lancie. He performs on Howarth XL
instruments exclusively.
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
OBOE DAY
GUEST ARTIST:
MARTIN SCHURING
PROFESSOR OF OBOE
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
MARCH 16, 2013

OBOE DAY
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
MARCH 16, 2013
Please join us in Grand Junction on Friday,
March 15 at 7:30pm as we begin our Oboe
Day activities. Mr. Schuring will present a
solo recital featuring the music of Telemann,
Saint-Saëns, Pasculli, and more!
All participants are invited to perform in the
Oboe Day master classes on Saturday, March
16. This is a great opportunity if you are
preparing for an audition or are interested in
receiving extra feedback. Early registration
is encouraged and will reserve performance
space for you in the master classes.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mary Lindsey Bailey, Instructor of Oboe
Colorado Mesa University
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
Phone | 970.248.1036
Fax | 970.248.1159
mbailey@coloradomesa.edu
www.coloradomesa.edu/music
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Friday, March 15
7:30pm Martin Schuring, Guest Artist Recital
Saturday, March 16
9:30-10am Registration
10am-12:30pm Oboe master class
12:30-1:15pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15-2:30pm Practice techniques and
performance/audition preparation
2:45-4pm English horn master class
All activities will take place in the Recital Hall of
the Moss Performing Arts Center.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for Oboe Day is $20.
Early registration is encouraged and will reserve
performance space for you in the master classes.
All fees benefit oboe scholarships at Colorado Mesa
University. Please make checks payable to
Colorado Mesa University Music Department.
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Music Department
Colorado Mesa University
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501