This episode of Reed Talk features Mary Lynch, principal oboist of the Seattle Symphony and oboe faculty at the University of Washington. In her interview, Mary Lynch imparts a font of reed making knowledge and divulges her secret recipe for scraping a blank into the perfect reed. Excerpts: Três Peças Atlânticas: Chorinho baiano by Eurico Carrapatoso, performed by Courtney Miller; Oboe Concerto by Marc-André Dalbavie performed by Mary Lynch and the Seattle Symphony; Cinquième Suitte, I. Le Prudent-La Prudente by Jean-François Boüin, performed by Margaret Marco.