The Redgate-Howarth oboe system has opened up a wide range of new opportunities for the composer. Through live demonstration and discussion Christopher Redgate (AHRC Fellow in the Creative and Performing Arts) will explore the options and possibilities this oboe offers to composers today. In addition Redgate will explore compositional problems which face composers wishing to write for the oboe, including notational questions, the use of microtones and multiphonics, and technical opportunities.