During the Super Bowl there was an advertisement/story released by the NFL highlighting Chester Pitts, an oboist who was working as a grocery bagger convinced one day by a San Diego State Football player to try out for the team. If you haven’t seen it, I think it’s a great spot because it brings classical music to an audience that contains a certain percentage of people who otherwise wouldn’t know an oboe from a clarinet.

I’m a bit surprised that Patty over at Oboe Insight hasn’t mentioned this in her wonderful blog, but a quick search didn’t turn anything up that I couldn’t find this over at the wonderful Oboe Insight. It was there and I apparently need to be more diligent with my searches!!