News
Composer Olly Wilson, Founding Father of Electronic Music at Oberlin, Dies at 80
April 4, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Wide-ranging influences included spirituals, jazz, serialism, and more.
Pianist Ursula Oppens to Perform with Contemporary Music Ensemble April 6
April 4, 2018
Mike Telin
Program includes Jonathan Harvey's Bird Concerto, a rare dalliance with electronic sounds for Oppens.
Doing Concerts for Good
April 2, 2018
Conservatory Communications Staff
Conservatory musicians join forces with a LaunchU venture.
Concerto Competition Winners Take Center Stage in April, May
March 29, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Four instrumentalists to perform with Oberlin orchestras in Finney Chapel.
Grammy-Winner Billy Childs Returns to Oberlin for Three Wide-Ranging Concerts
March 29, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Composer in residence to present large-scale works, perform as solo artist, and collaborate with students.
Dang Thai Son Joins Oberlin Conservatory Piano Faculty
March 21, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Famed performer’s appointment begins with the 2018-19 academic year.
Brentano String Quartet Performs March 30 in Oberlin
March 15, 2018
Erich Burnett
Artist Recital Series program featuring the Brentano Srring Quartet includes inventive settings of Renaissance madrigals plus a 21st-century twist.
LaunchU Awards $37K in Startup Funding
March 14, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A panel of judges and investors select four ventures in the annual LaunchU pitch competition.
Howard Hatton, Longtime Professor of Singing, Dies at 100
February 28, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Baritone sang Mozart’s Requiem in response to 1970 Kent State shootings.
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Britten’s Ghostly Turn of the Screw for 4 Performances March 7-11
February 22, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Adaptation of the Henry James novella retains the original’s atmospheric frights; tickets and opera brunch packages are available now.