Descended from an ancient instrument called a shawm, the oboe makes a beautiful sound. When an orchestra tunes up, the oboe acts as the guide for the other instruments. The oboe player is ...

Shawm House is quite simply special. It isn’t often that you visit a self-build or professionally procured house that is immaculately constructed, sensitively conceived and has heart and soul with ...

The oboe is a double-reed instrument and member of the woodwind family. Oboes are usually made of wood ... This name was also used for its predecessor, the shawm, from which the basic form of the ...