Sequoyah Reed Maker
We’re honored to feature Sequoyah Oboe Reeds and Sequoyah English Horn Reeds on our website. Theresa Delaplain has had an admirable career as an oboist and pedagogue. She has performed as soloist with the Fort Smith Symphony, the North Arkansas Symphony, the Arkansas Philharmonic, the Thai National Orchestra, and the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and Chamber Orchestra.
Delaplain is oboist with the Lyrique Quintette and serves as Principal Oboist for the Fort Smith Symphony and the Arkansas Philharmonic.
She is on the Arkansas Arts Council’s Arts on Tour roster as oboist with the Lyrique Quintette. The quintet has toured Spain, Germany, Thailand, Canada, and throughout the United States, giving formal concerts, school concerts, master classes, clinics, and workshops. The quintet released its Arrivals and Departures: Music of the Americas album on the Mark Classic label.
Delaplain has appeared at several International Double Reed Society Conventions, and she was a guest recitalist at the Southwest Contemporary Music Festival and Conference, in addition to performing at the College Music Society National and Regional Conventions.
She recently released an album, Souvenirs, with pianist Tomoko Kashiwagi on the MSR Classics label. Her YouTube channel about oboe reedmaking, “Something to Crow About,” (https://www.youtube.com/@somethingtocrowabout1408) has been viewed by thousands of oboe reedmakers, and her book, “My Kingdom for a Reed!” is a favorite among teachers and students.
She has just been announced as the second prize recipient in The American Prize in Instrument Performance Competition for 2024-2025
Dr. Delaplain teaches oboe and music theory at the University of Arkansas. She holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Bowling Green State University, and the University of Michigan. She is a Lorée Artist, and is the owner of Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds.
