September 11, 2026 / @universityofsouthalabama / ending of Odermatt’s Colors of Water
September 11, 2026 / @universityofsouthalabama / Matyas Seiber’s Improvisation for oboe and piano #oboe #piano #chambermusic #newmusic
September 11, 2026 / @uofsouthalabama / Ben Webster’s 2 Barcarolles for Oboe and Piano
September 11, 2026 / @uofsouthalabama / Odermatt Les couleurs de l’eau / mvmt. 1
September 11, 2026 Recital @universityofsouthalabama @myuanyz @mi.rippleoboe Music of @dawsonhull @currierjane @bwebster45 @amandaharberg @fazilsay and odermatt
September 11, 2026 Recital @universityofsouthalabama @myuanyz @mi.rippleoboe Music of @dawsonhull @currierjane @bwebster45 @amandaharberg @fazilsay and odermatt
September 2025 / Ruth Gipps’ Threnody for English horn and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Ruth Gipps’ Threnody for English horn and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Jeffrey Rathbun’s Threnody for oboe and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Jeffrey Rathbun’s Threnody for oboe and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / @reenaesmail pranayam for oboe and piano / @myuanyz piano + @mi.rippleoboe oboe #newmusic #oboe #piano #chambermusic
September 11, 2026 / @universityofsouthalabama / ending of Odermatt’s Colors of Water
September 11, 2026 / @universityofsouthalabama / Matyas Seiber’s Improvisation for oboe and piano #oboe #piano #chambermusic #newmusic
September 11, 2026 / @uofsouthalabama / Ben Webster’s 2 Barcarolles for Oboe and Piano
September 11, 2026 / @uofsouthalabama / Odermatt Les couleurs de l’eau / mvmt. 1
September 11, 2026 Recital @universityofsouthalabama @myuanyz @mi.rippleoboe Music of @dawsonhull @currierjane @bwebster45 @amandaharberg @fazilsay and odermatt
September 2025 / Ruth Gipps’ Threnody for English horn and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Ruth Gipps’ Threnody for English horn and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Jeffrey Rathbun’s Threnody for oboe and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / Jeffrey Rathbun’s Threnody for oboe and piano #newmusic #oboe #chambermusic #piano
September 2025 / @reenaesmail pranayam for oboe and piano / @myuanyz piano + @mi.rippleoboe oboe #newmusic #oboe #piano #chambermusic
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Oboe & piano

Elegia Duo

Michael Isaac RippleOboe

Meng YuanPiano

The ensemble

A shared voice.
A growing repertoire.

Elegia Duo unites oboist Michael Isaac Ripple and pianist Meng Yuan through expressive artistry and a commitment to expanding the oboe and piano repertoire.

Both graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ripple serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Memphis, where he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts. Yuan is Adjunct Instructor of Collaborative Piano at Arkansas State University.

Together, they have commissioned three new works for oboe and piano, premiered at the 2026 International Double Reed Society Conference. Upcoming commissions include works by Ken Thomson and Mahir Cetiz.

2026–2027 season

Recitals & masterclasses

  • September 2026University of South Alabama
  • February 2027Vanderbilt University
  • February 2027University of North Carolina School of the Arts
  • March 2027The Beethoven Club of Memphis
  • Dates to be announcedNortheast Ohio Recital Tour

Debut album
Azica Records · 2028

Ellision

Elegia Duo’s debut album will be released on Azica Records in 2028.

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