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Resurrecting the douçaine: Mount Angel Abbey concert introduces an old sound to a new century

By Jo Garcia-Cobb On feast days at the Mount Angel Abbey Church, one can hear the sound of a “mystery” wind instrument once silenced for nearly 500 years. “What was that?” churchgoers have asked, wondering what produced the beautiful other-worldly sound described as a cross between an English horn and a clarinet. It’s called a douçaine, and it’s a replica […]