oboist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oboist
Example Sentences
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The orchestra is also losing two of its outstanding principal players, violist Teng Li and oboist Marc Lachat, both leaving reportedly for family reasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Parker was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, in 1934 and his music career began as an oboist in a British Army band based in post-war west Germany.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
“Lewis Spratlan, teenaged oboist, distinguished himself in the Handel work,” she wrote, “which he performed with his teacher, Dominique deLerma, first oboe, and his mother, Wilma Spratlan, piano.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
An earlier version of this article misidentified bassoonist Elizabeth Roberts and oboist Emily Tsai.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023
Marigold handed her the oboe, wondering if perhaps this mysterious woman was a Talented oboist.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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