Woodwinds blow softly across U.Md. campus

Emily Tsai is always up for sharing the music of her wind instrument with audiences. Friday evening at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, she and four others will get that opportunity.

Tsai, a graduate fellow in the University of Maryland School of Music, plays oboe and is one-fifth of a chamber wind ensemble that, not only entertains, but also educates. Little known facts are brought forward — such as the common mistake on the part of listeners to confuse the oboe with its reedy cousin, the clarinet.