News Releases
Oberlin Students to Perform April 25 at Kennedy Center
April 15, 2015
Josie Davis
Musicians representing a wide range of styles appear in concert as part of annual Conservatory Project.
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A Musical Dream Comes True
April 13, 2015
Daniel Hautzinger
Clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan ’06 rises quickly to a principal role with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
![Boris Allakhverdyan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/boris_1_0.jpg?itok=HYX3DTN0)
OSteel Introduces Elementary Students to Steel Pan
April 3, 2015
Communications Staff
Members of Oberlin Steel (OSteel) will visit nearby Wellington, Ohio, on April 8 to participate in an educational workshop that will introduce students at Westwood Elementary School to the steel pan and the music of Trinidad and Tobago.
Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe Replaces Ailing John Relyea April 2
March 31, 2015
Conservatory Communications Staff
April 2 concert at Oberlin to continue featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and pianist Warren Jones.
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Three Concerto Competition Winners to Perform in April, May
March 31, 2015
Conservatory Communications Staff
First up is senior Marika Yasuda, performing April 11 with the Oberlin Orchestra. Two others to follow in May.
![Winners of the 2014 Concerto Competition: San Jittakarn, Marika Yasuda, Jesse McCandless, and Yihui Liu](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2014_concerto_competition_winners_1.jpg?itok=tfb1wzGg)
Artist Recital Series Resumes April 2 with Bass-Baritone John Relyea
March 25, 2015
Josie Davis
Celebrated singer’s visit to be followed by violinist Jennifer Koh ’97 (April 12) and the Cleveland Orchestra with pianist Jeremy Denk ’90 (April 24).
![John Relyea](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jr_-_shirley_suarez_medium_0.jpg?itok=xxek6hjY)
Aiming for the Orchestra
March 13, 2015
Rosalind Black
Hunter Gordon ’14 studies bassoon full-time at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, hoping to begin his career as a professional musician.
![Hunter Gordon practicing bassoon](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hunter_gordon_0.jpg?itok=5nXHU7DM)
TIMARA Asks: What Can You Do? This Weekend, Just About Anything
March 11, 2015
Michael Stenovec
Through performances, videos, and more, Playfest Oberlin 2015 shows that everyone has a special talent.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/peter_bussigel_a440_1.jpg?itok=4Pv5pbqn)
Pianists Sheppard and Hobson to Perform at Oberlin March 8, 10
March 6, 2015
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Sheppard's March 8 program to feature Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues; March 10 with Hobson will showcase works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
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OC Press-Published Author Receives Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
March 4, 2015
Communications Staff
Author Angie Estes receives $100,000 prize for Enchantee