Commission

Providing custom compositions for oboe solo, oboe ensemble, oboe in ensemble, and for any instrument in the classical Western orchestra as well as voice, choir, classical guitar and keyboard instruments, including organ.

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AUTUMN 2024

Dear Oboists and oboe lovers,

Welcome. This Autumn, Oboe Brilliance is celebrating 14 years and you’re invited to celebrate!

This Autumn is extra special because now that I can no longer play double reed instruments, I’m re directing ALL that passion - including reed making - into composing and I hope you’ll take this once in a lifetime opportunity to order a commission composition for our oboe family … or just for you, with a 50% off special now until Dec. 15, 2024, on the menu below. Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Yours in oboe love,

Kathryn J. POTTER
Sept. 19, 2024

MENU Autumn 2024 - Autumn 2025

Oboe (or flute) solo works:

XII Progressive Fantasias $ 2,200.
X Poems (specify level of skill) $ 2,000.
IX Longings (for oboe d’amore, oboe or flute)

DUETS

XII Progressive Duets of oboes and or flutes $1,600.
XII Duets for oboes and or flutes (specify skill level) $ 1,600.

OBOE and/or flute ENSEMBLES

A collection of easy oboe choirs in four parts which can be doubled for a thrilling experience - pair an oboist and flutist to a part - or let friends trade off phrases or all play at the same time for a riot of fun.
$2,200. per 15 minutes of real time performance duration.

TRIO

Oboe plus two instruments of your choice. (no additional charge for instruments requiring more than one stave)
Specify skill level.
$2,300. per 5 minutes of real performance time

QUARTET

Please note that I have 4 quartets available! (Oboe quartets III and IV are in PDF form only, by request. D3 - D5

QUINTET

oboe or flute plus string quartet
$4,500. per 5 minutes of performance time

Please use the form provided to get your commission conversation started!
All work is via contract with down payment to begin and payment upon completion. Now, all my compositions are meticulously HAND WRITTEN and provided in PDF form and hard copy. For an extra fee, you can own the original hand written manuscript.

Order by or before Dec. 15, 2024 and enjoy 50% off remote, custom music coaching for you or your ensemble after the piece is completed.

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“Kathryn Potter's works are 'great music' because through them she invites the performer to experiment musically and to find ever new levels of artistic bliss. At an age when so much music is being created, and so much of it matters little whether we play it softer, louder, move it or feel it, Potter's music reminds us of the important balance between creation and performance, arguably because she is both a composer and an oboist. What I look for in great music is the ability to respect and learn from the point of view of a composer, yet interact with that music in an honest manner, bringing in my own feelings to the discourse. I feel I can do that with Potter's music, and learn more from it every time I open the score" - Alex Klein, 2021