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Ray Still (March 12, 1920 – March 12, 2014) was an American classical oboist. He was the principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 40 years, from 1953 to 1993. Early life [ edit ]
Ray Still (1920–2014) was the first oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1953–1993. He played under almost all the major conductors of the last half of the 20th century and recorded much of the oboe solo repertoire with artists such as the Fine Arts Quartet, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, and Kathleen Battle.
Ray Still, the first oboist of the Chicago Symphony for forty years, enjoyed a long and distinguished career in orchestral, solo, and chamber music.
An introduction to Ray Still's book Playing the Oboe, which tells the story of how he fell in love with music and lays out a basic overview of the oboe techniques explained in later chapters: Breath, Embouchure, Tongue, and Fingers.
Feb 9, 2019 · An hour-long interview with Ray at home in Chicago, talking about oboe playing, making reeds, playing excerpts, etc. The camera is a bit jerky sometimes. Ray played first oboe in the Chicago ...
Mar 12, 2014 · A celebrated symphonic and chamber musician, soloist and educator who taught and coached several generations of American oboe players, Still died early Wednesday, the day of his 94th...
Mar 13, 2014 · Ray Still, the longtime principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, died Wednesday on his 94th birthday, at his home in Woodstock, Vermont. “The CSO deeply mourns the loss of Ray Still, one of the world’s great oboists,” said CSO president Deborah Rutter in a statement released by the orchestra.
