The Litoff Building
The Litoff Building Dedication and Grand Opening Celebration
Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1, 2010
Two-day celebration marking the grand opening of the Litoff Building, with events that include appearances by Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby, Camille Cosby, and many Oberlin Jazz Studies alumni: concerts, jazz films, a panel discussion, workshops, and an honorary degree ceremony.
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“A building should broadcast its purpose to the world” is the philosophy behind The Litoff Building, the soon-to-be- new home for jazz studies, music history, and music theory at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
The building, which is to be completed in spring 2010, will include a state-of-the-art recording studio and the largest privately held jazz recording collection in the United States. It was designed with the highest environmental building standards in mind; The Litoff Building intends to be the first music facility in the world to attain a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating, as developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The new building will also honor two individuals: Wendell Logan, professor of African American music and chair of the jazz studies program, and the late Phyllis Litoff, beloved New York City jazz impresario.
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