nancy rumbel, english horn Nancy Rumbel, one of the few performers in the world on double ocarina, oboe and English horn. was coaxed into playing oboe by her band director after a bad experience with the clarinet. "It kept squeaking!" recalls Rumbel. Pursuing a classical career, she attended Northwestern University to study with Ray Still of the Chicago Symphony. "But a funny thing happend on the way to Orchestra Hall," she laughs. While working at the music library, she became intrigued by the records she played for an ethnomusicology class and began to explore nontraditional uses for her instrument. She has since won a coveted position as a member of the legendary Paul Winter Consort, and has acclaimed critical and commercial success as a duo with guitarist Eric Tingstad. Tingstad and Rumbel have been among the top selling duos in contemporary instrumental music. During the 45th Grammy Awards in Madison Square Garden, Eric and Nancy won the Grammy Award, in recognition of their release "Acoustic Garden," in the New Age category.

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