News
Spring Performances Feature 2016-17 Concerto Competition Winners
December 13, 2016
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Oberlin Conservatory’s annual competition awards four featured soloist spots to outstanding students in their final year.
Four Days in Portugal
December 9, 2016
Christine Jay ’17
Oberlin flute students join their mentor at an international music conference.
Sounds of the Sea
November 23, 2016
Neil McCalmont '19
Double-degree violinist Sophie Davis ’17 explores the connections between music and the environment.
Oberlin's Apollo Theatre to Show Performance Anxiety Film Nov. 30
November 15, 2016
Erich Burnett
Created by John Beder, Composed probes a rarely discussed facet of life for professional musicians.
Artist Recital Series Welcomes St. Lawrence String Quartet Nov. 11
October 31, 2016
Erich Burnett
Lauded for its “rock ’n’ roll energy,” ensemble will perform quartets by Haydn, Beethoven, and Adams.
Rubin Institute Continues Support of Young Music Critics
October 31, 2016
Erich Burnett
Biennial event, founded at Oberlin in 2012, leads to career-development opportunities for fellows past and present.
Stephen Hartke World Premiere Highlights Oct. 28 Sinfonietta Concert
October 26, 2016
Erich Burnett
Willow Run, which features saxophonist Noah Getz ’97, also to be performed Nov. 5 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Acclaimed Conductor Robert Spano '84 to Perform, Lead Q&A in Oberlin
October 24, 2016
Erich Burnett
His piano sonata, written over several years during breaks from the Atlanta Symphony, celebrates the four classical elements.
One Farce, One Satire...All Silly: Two Comic Operas Land in Oberlin
October 19, 2016
Julie Anna Gulenko
Donizetti's Viva la Mamma and Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias come to life November 2-6.
Eighth Blackbird Named Musical America's 2017 Ensemble of the Year
October 18, 2016
Erich Burnett
Founded at Oberlin in 1996, Chicago-based sextet is widely acclaimed for its innovative programming.