About the Oboe Studio

The Southern Miss Oboe Festival is pleased to announce that the following vendors will be available throughout the event:

Marigaux http://www.marigaux.com/

hannahsoboes LLC http://www.hannahsoboes.com/
Oboes & English Horns
Authorized dealer of Howarth of London, Fox Products, Fosatti. Also carries Loree, Yamaha, Laubin.

Oboe Supplies http://www.doubleornothingreeds.com/

Woodwind Specialist Jason Onks http://www.onkswoodwindspecialist.com/
Available to do most minor adjustments very quickly for no charge.  For more extensive repairs, he will do what he can there, and there may be a charge for those repairs. He can take Visa, Mastercard, check and cash. ‘

A very special guest will also join us for the festivities!

  FREE REGISTRATION HERE

For more information on Hattiesburg hotels, dining and activities, click here.

Welcome to the Oboe Studio at the University of Southern Mississippi! The students who make up the oboe studio are enthusiastic and dedicated to their pursuit of musical excellence. Students here work hard in an atmosphere of creating and achieving their individual goals, while supporting and encouraging each other. Alumni of the USM oboe studio have successfully auditioned for and continued their musical studies at esteemed schools of music and conservatories across the nation.

For all levels oboists, Dr. Alvarez is focused around a firm grounding of the fundamentals of tone production, finger agility, and successful musical phrasing. These fundamentals are refined through the practice of long-tones, technique methods memorized scales, articulation exercises, Barret and Ferling etudes, orchestral excerpts, solo repertoire, and reed-making. The future or current oboe student will find on these web pages more detailed information regarding audition requirements, courses of study, upcoming oboe-related events and concerts, and links to other sites pertaining to double reeds.