Howard Qin is the student of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) principal oboist, Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (VYSO) artistic director, and UBC professor Roger Cole and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) principal oboist and Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) professor Xin Zhang.

Howard is the principal oboist in VYSO, St. George’s School Honour Wind Ensemble and Concert Band. In March 2018, he toured Europe with his school band. In November 2018, he played principal oboe in the high school musical Les Misérables. Recently in July 2021, he played in the Stanford Summer Symphony.

 

Gabriel’s Oboe

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Oboe solo: Howard Qin

Recreating in the wilderness the famous theme in The Mission, in which the protagonist, the Jesuit Father Gabriel, walks up to a waterfall and starts playing his oboe, aiming to befriend the natives in the New World with his music.

Original movie clip: https://youtu.be/C-AZ0mnSDrE

 
 

by Qin²

The 🌲 Harp and Oboe Duo portrays the Romantic and Impressionism works.

  1. Debussy - Rêverie, L. 68.

  2. Debussy - La fille aux cheveux de lin

  3. Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Scène

  4. Debussy - Clair de lune

  5. Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade Mvt. II