When I was 19 years old, I took a year off from my undergraduate studies and went on the North American tour of “The Music Man,” playing flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon.

(Scott Suchman/Kennedy Center) Review by Michael Andor Brodeur “I didn’t even know what an oboe was ... a high-pitched grouping of piccolo flute, piccolo clarinet and piccolo trumpet ...

The 57-member concert band was led by Conductor Randy Kelley and featured many types of music instruments, including the flute, piccolo, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, trumpet ...

Flute — Amy Botke, Matthew Bruen, Allison Gabriel, Allison Klingel and Melissa Rennekamp. Oboe — Suzanne Landi. Bassoon — Katie Kesselring. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

Jack Zaza: Husband. Father. Music legend. Mentor. Born Oct. 12, 1930, in Toronto; died June 24, 2022, in Toronto, of natural causes; aged 91. In a career that spanned ...