BDRS RNCM Double Reed Festival

RD Join us at the BDRS Double Reed Festival at the Royal Northern College of Music this February! The day will be fille

Reflections with Michael Britton

th birthday and on all his years

Lumières nordiques – Vincent Boilard/Quatuor Molinari

st century compositions. The album opens with Stewart Grant’s Serenata de Camera. This refreshingly

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Teodora Proud

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Celia Craig

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Ron Cohen Mann

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Daniel Fuster

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Sarah Roper

5 Minutes with… Howarth Artists | Patrick Flanaghan

Get to know the Howarth Bassoon, Clarinet and Saxophone Repair Team!

Choosing a Saxophone Mouthpiece

Oboe Reed Making Equipment

Reeds ‘n Stuff Oboe Shaping Machine

Ke Xun Ge Oboe Profiler

CD of the Month: Telemann 12 Solo Fantasias, TWV 40:2-13

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | MusiCraft

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Oboissimo

CD of the Month: Phoenix

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Midwest Musical Imports

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Eva Ries

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | China Prosperous Music

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Jimboe Products Inc.

(Almost) 50 years with Peter Wiggins

CD of the Month: Voyage of a Sea-God

Baroque Oboe Equipment

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Oboe Chicago, Inc.

5 Minutes with… Howarth Dealers | Hannah’s Oboes

CD of the Month: The French Accent

CD of the Month: The World of the Oboe

Presenting: ‘Slippery Slidey’ and ‘Tiny Trio’ by Paul Scott

Eric Arbiter: The Way of Cane

Second-hand Open-holed Oboes

CD of the Month: Oboe Sonatas

Classical Saxophone Mouthpieces

Classical Saxophone Mouthpieces What characteristics are you looking for in a classical alto saxophone mouthpiece? The

New Nigel Treherne C.D.: Announcement and Review

Gift Guide 2019

D’Addario Reserve: Clarinet Mouthpieces and Reeds

Promotion* Until the end

Oboe Assembly

Oboe Assembly Before beginning to play the oboe, it is essential to learn how to assemble the instrument in a way that

Da Capo: The Music Theory Card Game

Da Capo: The Music Theory Card Game Are you looking to develop your music theory? Encouraging a student? Or want to mak

‘The Practice Challenge’ by Rachel Broadbent

; by Rachel Broadbent When beginning to learn an instrument, it can sometimes be difficult to know what or how to pract

CD of the Month: Music for Nine Winds

Following the success of their debut album the Atéa Quintet, double winners of the Carl Nielsen

Reed Machines ‘The Cube’

Reed Machines ‘The Cube’ Based in the Netherlands, Reed Machines pride themselves for being a company run ‘by mus

CD of the Month: Blue Bamboo

s Melinda Maxwell has been expanding the contemporary oboe repertoire with great confidence, Blue bamboo is no exceptio

Clarinet Assembly

Clarinet Assembly Assembling your clarinet; not something that most players would think twice about. At the first lesso

CD of the Month: Vive la Différence

th century Britain and France. The music coming from the two countries at the time was in great contrast. In France, fi

Légère Oboe Reeds

;soboe reeds have been

Introducing the Reewald Professional Oboe Reed

by a group of highly experienced people

Your First Saxophone Steps

Your First Saxophone Steps Are you interested in learning Saxophone but not sure where to start? Here is a quick guide

Amati, worth a second look?

; in Bassoon circles and you’ll usually conjure up images of battered old instruments, with a variety of different ma

Oboe Supports & Rests

Oboe Supports & Rests Do you experience discomfort whilst playing your oboe?  Unfortunately, for many oboists the

Synthetic Howarth Oboes

Synthetic Howarth Oboes We have been motivated to find a material that is stable in dry environments, and can now offer

Howarth Charity Grade-One-athon

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Howarth Junior Instruments

Howarth Junior Instruments In recent years the issue of children starting to play instruments at an earlier age has ver

Abercorn School – 100% of Children Learning the Clarinet

; the entire

Juilliard Graduate Places First in 2014 NSAL Music Competition

.  The event, held in Charleston, West Virginia,

Introducing… The Howarth XM Oboe

; Howarth of London are proud to introduce the Howarth XM, a prestige oboe which fulfils the demands and expectations o

Howarth of London: The UKs leading Woodwind Specialists

Howarth of London: The UKs leading Woodwind Specialists

Buffet Crampon Senzo Saxophone – London Arrival at Howarth of London

;Senzo announces the rebirth of Buffet Crampon’s professional saxophones. Senzo, which means ancestor in Japanese, co

Single Reed News May 2013

; Last few days remaining!  There is only a few days left of the Second Hand Mouthpiece Month here at Howarth. At th

Fox Bassoon Dealership at Howarth of London

Fox Bassoon Dealership at Howarth of London Howarth of London are pleased to announce that we are now a main agent for

K1X Rumberger Telex Pickup Fitting To Your Instrument at Howarth of London

X Rumberger Telex Pickup Fitting To Your Instrument at Howarth of London Sound production at Howarth of London is expan

Howarth of London Clarinet Department visit the Buffet Group Factory

;s success. The trip was led by Lyndon

The Howarth Junior Oboe In Action!

; instrument, designed especially to allow younger children to make the best start. Too often the oboe is characterised

Bassoon Keywork Modification For Smaller Hands

; Bassoon Technician here at Howarth of London made bespoke keywork for a new Moosmann Bassoon. The customer in this ca

So as a sax player, who needs another reed?

So as a sax player, who needs another reed? It’s not as if there aren’t enough types available, the choice is well,

Seamless Bassoon Crooks designed by Mike Allen now at Howarth of London

Seamless Bassoon Crooks designed by Mike Allen now at Howarth of London Fantastic British made Seamless Bassoon Crooks

The Powell Silver Eagle Saxophone – Designed by Mike Smith

Gordon Hunt talks touring, playing, fly-fishing and snakes! – With Celia Craig

. The Australasian Double Reed Society (ADRS) in partnership with Richard Craig and Howarth of London accompanied by wo

Malcolm Messiter – Oboe Keywork Modification

;s wants and needs, in demonstration of this we have custom made a pair of Gold-Plated XL oboes for Oboist Malcolm Mess

Howarth of London – Proud distributor for Udo Heng ‘Reeds ‘n Stuff’ Double Reed Machinery

; Double Reed Machinery Howarth of London are delighted to announce they are now the UK distributor for Reeds ’n Stuf

Neil Clark, Head of Repairs – Trip to Oman on behalf of Howarth of London

; Trip to Oman on behalf of Howarth of London  This month, Neil Clark – Head of Repairs at Howarth of London was sen

Berkshire Maestros Bassoon Ensemble Success at Music For Youth Finals!

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History – Howarth of London

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The 21st Century Howarth-Redgate Oboe – Christopher Redgate Discusses at the Howarth Workshop

st Century musician in mind,

HOWARTH AT THE SUSSEX COUNTY SHOW IN PARHAM

th June. The rain stayed away, and we had a  gorgeous warm sunny day on the Sunday especially. As ever

Live Music Horizons in association with Howarth of London

with a series of SUMMER HOLIDAY MUSIC COURSES in Essex and London. The woodwind and brass courses are for young people