Alfred Laubin (1906 – September 6, 1976) was an American

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and founder of

A. Laubin A. Laubin, Inc. is an American maker of oboes and English horns, located in Peekskill, New York. The first Laubin oboe was made in 1931 by Alfred Laubin, a performing musician who was dissatisfied with the quality of instruments available at the ...

. Alfred Laubin was born in 1906 in

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, where his father Carl was a charter member of that city's orchestra, playing the oboe and the clarinet. His early oboe studies were in Boston with Lenom, DeVergie, and Gillet, who exercised the greatest influence on Laubin to start making oboes. Laubin played in Boston as an extra with the

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and at the Esplanade Concerts. He was the first oboe with the

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under

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, the

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and the

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. He played second oboe with the

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under

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and played the first season, as well as several successive ones, with the New York City Opera Orchestra.

References

External links

A. Laubin official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laubin, Alfred American musical instrument makers 1906 births 1976 deaths American classical oboists Male oboists 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American male musicians