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A podcast for oboists about reed making. Each episode features a leading oboist and does a deep dive into a question on every oboist's mind - how do I become a more successful reed maker? Hosted by Margaret Marco and Courtney Miller.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast for oboists about reed making. Each episode features a leading oboist and does a deep dive into a question on every oboist's mind - how do I become a more successful reed maker? Hosted by Margaret Marco and Courtney Miller.
Reed Talk is hosted by Margaret Marco. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 29 - Nermis Mieses" (24 September 2025, 53 minutes), "Episode 28 - Celeste Johnson" (27 June 2025, 43 minutes), and "Episode 27 - Allan Vogel" (30 March 2025, 30 minutes).
Reed Talk publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Reed Talk is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Reed Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Reed Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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Margaret Marco hosts Reed Talk, an arts podcast with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #29
<b>REED TALK Episode 29 features Dr. Nermis Mieses who is the Associate Professor of Oboe at Michigan State University and on the faculty of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. In this episode, we have an eye-opening...
Episode #28
<b>REED TALK Episode 28 features Celeste Johnson Frehner who is the Professor of Oboe at the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory, where she is an active performer, pedagogue, clinician, and presenter. In...
Episode #27
<b>REED TALK Episode 27 features Allan Vogel who was the former Principal Oboist of the LA Chamber Orchestra, and the Oboe Professor at the California Institute of the Arts and the Colburn School. In his episode he...
Episode #26
REED TALK Episode 26 features Claire Brazeau, Principal Oboist of the LA Chamber Orchestra and Oboe Professor at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. She’s also one of the top freelance musicians in LA and can be heard...
Episode #25
<b>REED TALK Episode 25 features Lindsay Flowers, Assistant Professor of Oboe at the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; the English hornist of the Madison Symphony; and second oboe/EH...
Episode #24
<b>Erin Hannigan is our guest for REED TALK Episode 24. Erin is the Principal Oboist of the Dallas Symphony and the Instructor of Oboe at Meadows School for the Arts at Southern Methodist University. She is also the...
Episode #23
<b>REED TALK Episode 23 features Heiko Frosch, owner of Oboe Shop in Germany. This episode is chock-full of Heiko’s excellent advice on how to select, store and process cane. He also provides some insight into the...
Episode #22
REED TALK Episode 22 Part 2 features Robert Sheena, solo English horn player of the Boston Symphony. He also teaches at Boston Conservatory’s School of Music, the Tanglewood Institute, and the Boston Conservatory at...
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REED TALK Episode 22 features Robert Sheena, solo English horn player of the Boston Symphony. He also teaches at Boston Conservatory’s School of Music, the Tanglewood Institute, and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee...
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In Episode 21 of REED TALK interview Philip Ross, associate principal oboist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and gouging machine creator. We grill Phil with some hard-hitting queries about all that stuff we do...
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REED TALK Episode 20 features Titus Underwood, principal oboist of the Nashville Symphony and associate professor of oboe at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In this episode, Titus emphasizes the importance...
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REED TALK celebrates our one-year anniversary! We’re celebrating with an interview of one of the country’s leading oboe pedagogues, Linda Strommen, Professor of Oboe at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, a...
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REED TALK is back! In Episode 18 we interview Frank Rosenwein, Principal Oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra and faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Frank shares with us his intelligent and thoughtful approach to...
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REED TALK Episode 17 features Marilyn Zupnik, former co-principal of the Minnesota Orchestra. Marilyn tells us about growing up with her father who played principal oboe in the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell...
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REED TALK’s sweet 16 episode features the one, the only...Sherry Sylar! Sherry is the associate principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic and teaches at the Manhattan School of Music and the New School at Mannes...
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We welcome Logan Esterling as our guest on Episode 15 of REED TALK! Logan Esterling is the founder and reed maker of Reedesign. He lives in Seattle, WA and plays oboe and English Horn in Symphony Tacoma and the Yakima...
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REED TALK Episode 14 features Grammy Award Winner Alex Klein. In this fascinating episode, Alex sheds light on how cane properties influence our reeds and why he approaches reed making using the scientific method. He...
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Our guest for Episode 13 of Reed Talk is Dr. Andrew Parker, assistant professor of oboe at the University of Texas-Austin and principal oboist of the Quad City Symphony. Dr. Parker transports us to his reed desk as he...
Episode 12 of REED TALK features a fascinating interview with Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, solo English hornist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, in which she discusses the legacy of the Philadelphia oboe school dating back...
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In Episode 11 of REED TALK Nicholas Tisherman offers valuable advice on making reeds for various altitudes, cane selection and much more! Nick is the second and assistant principal oboe of the Colorado Symphony in...
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associate principal oboist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Lonely Oyster Group
Deborah Dupré Head Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Contemporary Austin, The Contemporary Austin
Applications Engineering Manager & SALUS product Manager, University of Texas-Austin
University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory
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