![Oboist Zach Allen, 18, of Skokie, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, pushes past stroke and on, he hopes, to a big career - Chicago Sun-Times Oboist Zach Allen, 18, of Skokie, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, pushes past stroke and on, he hopes, to a big career - Chicago Sun-Times](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ec5ccc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1713+0+21/resize/1461x834!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FawgVWuhaT-Yqii7oqAHbj0BDlXw%3D%2F0x0%3A3000x2000%2F3000x2000%2Ffilters%3Afocal%281649x877%3A1650x878%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24209704%2Fmerlin_109685674.jpg)
Oboist Zach Allen, 18, of Skokie, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, pushes past stroke and on, he hopes, to a big career - Chicago Sun-Times
![Clarinet player who didn't clean his instrument for 30 YEARS develops 'saxophone lung' from fungus | Daily Mail Online Clarinet player who didn't clean his instrument for 30 YEARS develops 'saxophone lung' from fungus | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2013/11/11/article-2500474-195950CD00000578-796_636x382.jpg)
Clarinet player who didn't clean his instrument for 30 YEARS develops 'saxophone lung' from fungus | Daily Mail Online
![Eddie Cliff on Twitter: "Do oboe players die young? Are percussionists real musicians?! This is brilliant thanks @ABCClassic ! http://t.co/vXPbsibyLC" / Twitter Eddie Cliff on Twitter: "Do oboe players die young? Are percussionists real musicians?! This is brilliant thanks @ABCClassic ! http://t.co/vXPbsibyLC" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-hOhL3IQAA-3hi.png)
Eddie Cliff on Twitter: "Do oboe players die young? Are percussionists real musicians?! This is brilliant thanks @ABCClassic ! http://t.co/vXPbsibyLC" / Twitter
![TIL that modern orchestras tune to an oboe because its penetrating sound stands out from the orchestra, so it's easy for all the musicians to hear. : r/todayilearned TIL that modern orchestras tune to an oboe because its penetrating sound stands out from the orchestra, so it's easy for all the musicians to hear. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/OszdydudC45yq4aQNli803uKmC3gj66V7JkkLcd5hjg.jpg?auto=webp&s=e05a89e37288ca71eb38710008edf73a3b2c0108)
TIL that modern orchestras tune to an oboe because its penetrating sound stands out from the orchestra, so it's easy for all the musicians to hear. : r/todayilearned
![Oboist William Bennett has dies after he suffered a stroke in middle of San Fran symphony performance | Daily Mail Online Oboist William Bennett has dies after he suffered a stroke in middle of San Fran symphony performance | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/25/article-2284206-184770B4000005DC-302_1024x615_large.jpg)
Oboist William Bennett has dies after he suffered a stroke in middle of San Fran symphony performance | Daily Mail Online
![selling my Fox Renard 333 oboe, it's in great condition but I can't play after sustaining a brain injury : r/oboe selling my Fox Renard 333 oboe, it's in great condition but I can't play after sustaining a brain injury : r/oboe](https://external-preview.redd.it/selling-my-fox-renard-333-oboe-its-in-great-condition-but-i-v0-uXNSMgcgot0V9L440h1adPkI1wn-iUJs2z6uQuf5UZc.jpg?auto=webp&s=345876e5180e4511709dc592e9390dbdcab11a9d)