Bass oboe in his Third Symphony (1960). Percy Grainger includes the bass oboe in Children's March and The Warriors. The bass oboe has not as yet come into its own as a solo instrument; only a single solo bass oboe concerto has been written to date ("The East Coast", by English composer Gavin Bryars, composed in 1994). The work was written for the Canadian performer Lawrence Cherney, who uses a bass oboe manufactured by F. Lorée. Two concerti have been written featuring the bass oboe in addition to the other four members of the oboe family, these works being David Stock's "Oborama"
Mark Reeds Mark Reeds Mark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), and was also an assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. He died of esophageal cancer on April 14, 2015. Reeds began his junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77. He then moved to the Peterborough Petes for the remainder of his junior days, playing