THE oboe can be a wistful instrument. Jennie-Lee Keetley showed this aspect of it, but she also made it sing and dance, in a recital she gave recently at Kelly College, with Jonathan French at the piano. Both instruments were shown in many moods, with a delightful variety of pieces, from Handel to Finzi, from Britten to Debussy. Jennie-Lee was on her own for three of Britten's Six Metaphorsis, allowing her oboe to range from a mountain to a fountain with exquisite ease. The second half began with perhaps the best known work for solo oboe, the sonata by Saint-Saens. This was given a lyrical, gentle opening, with a fast and furious finale. Jonathan was on his own for the next piece, two very different Debussy preludes, Bruyeres being evocative of mists, while General Levine was an exciting cake-walk. Jonathan managed the different styles with ease. As an encore the two gave a delightful performance of Elgar's Chanson de Matin. This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening of music, given by two talented and spirited performers. Felicity Barnaby