A former student of Tabuteau's, Laila Storch chronicles the life of the famed oboist from his arrival in America in 1905, to his years of playing under Toscanini at the Metropolitan Opera and Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra. This first-hand account offers previously unpublished details on Tabuteau's years with Walter Damrosch, discussions of the repertoire, insights into the festivals of 1905-08, and discusses his involvement with Metropolitan Opera premiers.