Twas The Day of the Concert Twas the day of the concert when all through Sue’s house, the sound of her reed making was waking her spouse. And the noise from her scraping and clipping and crowing, was causing the pain in his head to keep growing. He said, “Don’t you think you could stop [...]
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Just got back from taking the kids to “Out of Africa…” It’s a zoo/safari hidden in the middle of nowhere in Cottonwood AZ. I have to admit, I’ve been to a lot of zoos and THIS left them all in the dust. I saw more animals (lemur, lions, leopards, rhinos, bear, and more) in a [...]
Read More“We’re swallowed up only when we are willing for it to happen.” -Nathalie Sarraute The beginning of the school year is often the beginning of the work year as well for many oboists. For the last few months, you may have had an outdoor concert or two, but nothing too serious. Now the phone is [...]
Read MoreOver the years, we’ve collected a ton of excellent questions about oboe reeds, oboe playing and other oboe stuff. We’re finally going to answer them… some of them. (We have hundreds and hundreds of them.) But instead of just answering the question for the player who asked it, we’re publishing the answers for everyone. It’s [...]
Read MoreI just read of the passing of Cynthia Steljes, oboist and founding member of Quartetto Gelato… I didn’t know her personally, but just a few weeks ago, I sent her a letter to tell her about a new project we are working on at MKL Reeds and to ask for her input. I am telling [...]
Read MoreYesterday I was listening to the 9/16/06 NPR interview with Liang Wang, the new Principal Oboe of the New York Phil. The piece was called “Oboist Liang Wang: His Reeds Come First” and really focused on communicating just how important the art of reedmaking is to being a great oboist. Liang Wang is 26 years [...]
Read MoreWhen my husband and I sat down the other month to discuss the future of MKL Reeds, we both had the feeling inside that something needed to change. You know when you just have that feeling inside you but you just can’t put your finger on it? As a musician, you are probably more in [...]
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How do you know if you'll like an oboe reed before you play it? You can't. When the rubber finally hits the road, it hardly matters if the reed is a great one, perfectly customized to your every desire, if it just plain doesn't work well for you. 
My name is Maryn Leister. I am a graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College Division and the Eastman School of Music, where I was a student of Richard Killmer. After graduating from college, I lived in Nashville, TN, then headed to Knoxville, TN, New York City, and finally Chicago...
