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."Daniel John Stolper," ''Who's Who in American Music: Classical,''

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(1983);

Career

Born on Friday, January 11, 1935, the future oboist came into the world toward the end of a rather busy week of musical births, just three days after Elvis Presley in Mississippi and the day after Ronnie Hawkins in adjacent Arkansas. Stolper attained the position of visiting instructor of the oboe at the

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from 1972. Stolper would also serve as professor of oboe at

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. Stolper's performance experience included: former principal oboist of the

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, New Orleans Philharmonic, Lansing Symphony, Eastman Chamber Orchestra. With the last-named, he gave the US premiere of

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’s Oboe Concerto.

Education

Stolper's primary teacher was Robert Louis Sprenkle (1914–1988) at the

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. He also studied with

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and

Marcel Tabuteau Marcel Tabuteau (2 July 18874 January 1966) was a French-American oboist who is considered the founder of the American school of oboe playing. Life Tabuteau was born in Compiègne, Oise, France, and given a post in the city's municipal wind band ...

References

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