About Howarth
Howarth of London is a specialist woodwind instrument maker and retailer. Known all over the world as makers of the finest oboes, oboes d’amore and cors anglais, our instruments are made in our dedicated manufacturing workshops in Worthing, West Sussex.
We use high-tech CNC machinery to make precision components for our instruments which are then hand-assembled by highly experienced technicians into our beautiful instruments.
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We want to make it as easy as possible for you to hire an instrument. Our rental options allow you to have an instrument in a range of situations.
Long Term Rental
Hire an instrument while you discover about learning, without the up front cost of buying an instrument.
Short Term Rental
Hire an instrument just for a week or two in case of an emergency or for a special concert.
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Upcoming Events
Calefax Reed Quintet
Bach, Dvořák, Debussy, Gershwin
May 13th 2023 at 13:00 – 14:00
The Times has described the ensemble as ‘five extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet’. Though new works form part of its repertoire for the unique combination of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon, here it offers a variety of arrangements.
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Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
23/05/2024 7:30 pm
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
May 23rd 2024 at 19:30 – 21:15
Fresh, optimistic and convivial, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is the centrepiece of this concert, which closes with Beethoven’s graceful yet high-voltage Symphony No. 1. Along the way experience the rhythmic energy of Stravinsky’s spiky Danses Concertantes and Fazil Say’s Chamber Symphony, inspired by the music of Turkey.
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Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
24/05/2024 7:30 pm
Sage One, Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead, NE8 2JR
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
May 24th 2024 at 19:30 – 21:15
Fresh, optimistic and convivial, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is the centrepiece of this concert, which closes with Beethoven’s graceful yet high-voltage Symphony No. 1. Along the way experience the rhythmic energy of Stravinsky’s spiky Danses Concertantes and Fazil Say’s Chamber Symphony, inspired by the music of Turkey.
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