"It is a woodwind consisting of a reed, a top joint, a bottom joint and a bell. More technically: It is torture." —Jesse Green for the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/music/oboe-laubin-jim-phelan.html?src=longreads #journalism #music #craft #oboes #profiles #longreads
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The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music.

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