When you’re looking for a good reed to play a solo performance,
just remember this:
Make sure you can play the reed out of your ear.
That means the reed should be easy enough to get through your
piece 2 or 3 times in a row without getting tired.
So if your reed has you huffing and puffing after a bar or two,
you’re going to get into hot water.
Playing the oboe can be hard… as long as it doesn’t sound that
way. 
You can hear an example of a good “reed fit” by turning up your
speakers and visiting the link below:
The piece is a Telemann Fantasie I recorded a few (10 years…
EEEKK!) years ago…
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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...
