News Releases
2014 String Quartet Intensive and Festival Opens January 7
December 19, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The three-week celebration of chamber music features master classes and concerts by renowned performers in addition to conservatory student ensembles.
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Athletic Department Profiles Viola Student Olivia Degitz
December 17, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
In the latest installment of GoYeo's "Storytellers" series, we learn how Olivia Degitz ’17 turned a childhood tragedy into great opportunities at Oberlin.
![Two photos of Olivia, one in the pool and one with a violin.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/degitz_final_0.jpg?itok=Nt7lOfOH)
Punch Brothers Begin 2013-14 Residency
December 11, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The genre-bending bluegrass quintet will work with conservatory students and perform during three visits to campus, made possible through a fund created by actor-comedian Ed Helms.
![The Punch Brothers joined students—and members of the Cleveland Orchestra—in a jam session in the Conservatory Lounge](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/punchbroscrop_for_vocus_eb_0.jpg?itok=1BzIBe6p)
Athletic Department Features Conservatory Student-Athlete Leo Harrington
December 9, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The Oberlin Athletic Department's "Storytellers" feature profiles double-degree student Leo Harrington ’16—and what happens when he must choose between the track and the trumpet.
![An athlete plays a trumpet](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/leoharringtonpic_0.jpg?itok=WFHyLYcJ)
Student Writers Launch Music Criticism Blog
December 6, 2013
Communications Staff
ConNotations, a new blog featuring the writing of students in the conservatory’s Introduction to Music Criticism class, has made its debut after an intensive semester of writing.
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Legendary Pianist Leon Fleisher to Lead Master Classes
December 4, 2013
Communications Staff
Pianist Leon Fleisher, whose remarkable career was altered by a debilitating hand injury that he overcame some four decades later, will visit the Oberlin campus to lead a pair of master classes with conservatory students.
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Ohio's Young Democrats More Satisfied With Their Party Than Young Republicans
November 22, 2013
Communications Staff
Young Democrats in Ohio are happier than their Republican counterparts with their national party’s performance on key issues, according to a survey commissioned by Oberlin College’s Initiative in Electoral Politics and conducted by American Directions Group.
Conservatory's Stull Hall Celebrated by Architectural Institute
November 20, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
David H. Stull Recital Hall, the conservatory performance space built atop Bibbins Hall over the summer of 2013, has earned a prestigious Honor Award, the highest accolade bestowed by the American Institute of Architects.
![Bibbins Hall](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stullhall1_erichburnett_1.jpg?itok=KKPqeyuP)
Oberlin Conservatory Presents the 2014 Symposium for Voice Performance and Pedagogy
November 18, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
Beginning January 31, this intensive weekend program explores issues involving vocal health, musical style, and teaching, including contemporary commercial music; reservations available now.
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Apollo Outreach Initiative Hosts Program for Local Students
November 18, 2013
Communications Staff
This week, Oberlin College's media literacy program will screen two movies for local students on food justice issues.
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