2025 Arkansas Double Reed Rally
Arkansas Double Reed Rally is a fun and unique
workshop learning experience for young musicians!
Students work with professionals to hone their skills and learn about their instruments.
The day will include classes based on repertoire, sight-reading skills (based on level),
reedmaking, double reed ensemble, and workshops for those who are auditioning for All-State.
Audience
Open to oboists and bassoonists in grades 7 – 12
Date
Times
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (see schedule below for details)
Location
Free parking is available at the Stadium Drive Parking Garage (SDPG on the campus map below). Park on any level. Take elevator to 4th floor. Exit transfer station onto Garland Ave. Walk straight ahead to the Music Building.
Map & Directions
Fee
T-shirts available for participants who register by Jan 10.
Registration
Cancellations & Refunds
Refunds are not available for this event. However, substitutions are welcome.
Reed-Making
Reed-making is a favorite activity, and integral to our students’ growth as double reed musicians.
All needed tools and supplies will be available to all students.
Students who own some or all of the following supplies are encouraged to bring them to the workshop.
OBOE TOOLS
sharp reed-making knife
mandrel
oboe plaque
block
FF reed-making thread
6″ metric ruler
47mm staples (6 of them)
BASSOON TOOLS
sharp reed-making knife
holding & forming mandrels
bassoon plaque
FF reed-making thread
6″ metric ruler
diamond files
22 gauge wire
Tentative Schedule
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Check-in/Registration at Choir Room |
| 12:30 pm | Welcome & Faculty Recital |
| 1:00 pm | Double Reed Choir |
| 2:00 pm | Master Class 1 |
| 3:00 pm | Reedmaking Workshop |
| 4:00 pm | Master Class 2 |
| 5:00 pm | Break & Vendor Visit |
| 5:30 pm | Concert with Double Reed Choir |
Meet the Clinicians
Dr. Theresa Delaplain
Professor of Oboe
University of Arkansas
Biography
Theresa Delaplain is an esteemed oboist and pedagogue. She has performed as soloist with the Fort Smith Symphony, the North Arkansas Symphony, the Arkansas Philharmonic, the Thai National Orchestra, The Tulsa Youth Symphony, and the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and Chamber Orchestra. Dr. Delaplain is an avid chamber musician, and she is oboist with the Lyrique Quintette. Dr. Delaplain plays on Lorée oboes and is a Lorée Artist, and currently serves as Principal Oboist for the Fort Smith Symphony and the Arkansas Philharmonic.
She has also written a popular oboe reed-making book, My Kingdom for a Reed!, and is the co-host of Something to Crow About!, a YouTube channel devoted to oboe reed-making.
Dr. Delaplain’s album of music for oboe and piano, Souvenirs (MSR Classics), was described in Fanfare as “…a fascinating mix of repertoire, performed to the highest of standards. This is a fabulously thought-out excursion into the oboe repertoire, beautifully recorded.” In The Double Reed, the album was reviewed as “a masterful recording, encompassing a wide range of musical cultures.”
Dr. Delaplain teaches oboe and music theory at the University of Arkansas. Her formal education included attending Macalester College for two years, where she studied with Rachel Brudnoy and Richard Killmer; earning a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance degree from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Arno Mariotti; earning a Master of Music in Oboe Performance from Bowling Green State University, where she studied with John Bentley; and earning a Doctor of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where she studied with Sara Bloom and had master classes with Robert Bloom.
Dr. Melanie Ferrabone
Teaching Assistant Professor of Bassoon
University of Arkansas
Biography
For More Information About This Event Dr. Theresa Delaplain – delaplai@uark.edu or Dr. Melanie Ferrabone – melaferr@uark.edu
Thanks to our event sponsor for providing the cane for reed-making!
