{"product_id":"long-winded-an-oboists-incredible-journey-to-the-new-york-philharmonic-paperback","title":"Long Winded: An Oboist's Incredible Journey to the New York Philharmonic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph L. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You have led a storied life and I am glad you are telling it now in print.\" \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBill Moyers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"I have conducted the world's greatest orchestras for almost sixty years and can say that oboist Joseph Robinson is one of the finest musicians I ever met. His natural musicality always inspired me, whether he was interpreting a Mozart Concerto, a Strauss tone poem, or one of the Brahms symphonies.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Zubin Mehta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003eLONG WINDED \u003c\/strong\u003ereveals in the story of my own musical pilgrimage the three principal elements of Joseph Campbell's classic hero saga--withdrawal, initiation, and enlightened return. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the book I acknowledge two powerful childhood sources of motivation--1) my older brother's near-deafness, and 2) my first cousin's imprisonment for seventeen years in an iron lung because of polio; and I describe the unbelievable instrumental training I received in a North Carolina public high school band.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Much of my book deals with the two great quests of young adulthood--i.e., choosing a vocation and finding a mate. Along the way, I struggle to overcome racial, ethnic and economic biases as well as homophobia--all part of growing up in the Jim Crow South.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I describe riding the wave of the so-called \"Culture Boom\" in America, as well as another \"force\" that impelled me named John Mack \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And if Marcel Tabuteau was my \"Yoda,\" being an English major was my magic \"light saber.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LONG WINDED's dramatic climax is reached when I audition for the coveted first oboe chair of the New York Philharmonic \"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph L. Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47571661193469,"sku":"9781941049549","price":38.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dzLsRWoZdp9781941049549.webp?v=1779648787","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/long-winded-an-oboists-incredible-journey-to-the-new-york-philharmonic-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}