News
Keeping Creation Collaborative with Silkroad
April 10, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
Percussionist Haruka Fujii and friends elevate women composers and their cultural influences on the Silkroad Ensemble’s “Uplifted Voices” program, coming to Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series.
![six artists, female and non-binary, onstage playing various instruments](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/silkroad_requested_photo_newscenter_v2.png?itok=5zOT0JKp)
Rhiannon Giddens to Deliver Commencement Address to Class of 2024
April 10, 2024
Office of Communications
Grammy-winning musician and Oberlin alum will receive an honorary doctorate.
![Rhiannon Giddens.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rhiannongiddens_credit_ebru_yildiz.jpg?itok=J0aP94EJ)
Concerto Competition Winners Take Finney Stage This Spring
April 4, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Performances get underway on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., with Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra leading the way in Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto.
![clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/concertowinners2024_monteros_760x570_1.jpg?itok=PcvbfSvt)
Cleveland Orchestra Violinist Amy Lee to Join Oberlin Conservatory Faculty
March 26, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
With Lee’s broad experience as a soloist and orchestral and chamber musician, she brings wide dimension to the role.
![portrait of Amy Lee with violin portrait of Amy Lee with violin](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amy_lee_violin-760x570.png?itok=Ltmzxctj)
Artemis Visits Oberlin, Leads Master Classes and Panels
March 21, 2024
George Rogers
Jazz supergroup provides valuable lessons in music, artistry, and mentorship by engaging with students and community members through a presentation, Q&A, master class, and career talk.
![Artemis jazz group five women performing piano, bass, drums, trumpet, and sax on Finney stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ars_artemis_concert_finney_jonathan_clark.png?itok=G0VM_FTG)
Five Faculty Earn Excellence in Teaching Honors
March 14, 2024
Communications Staff
Annual awards celebrate distinguished and sustained leadership across the college and conservatory.
![Faculty honorees pose for a photo at the home of President Ambar.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs184778_obawardsbyscottshawphotography2.jpg?itok=U_LErgD7)
The Dark Side of Orpheus
March 7, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
Oberlin Opera Theater’s latest production gives a complex, contemporary take on the familiar story of the Greek hero in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo.
![Graphic depiction of chest of man in black suit with red tie, staircase and back of a figure wearing a white gown and one wearing a black suit](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/24_con_lorfeo_news_center_graphic.png?itok=BxFhzaBE)
Oberlin Alumni and Faculty Celebrated for Composition Achievements
March 5, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.
![Bibbins Hall exterior view Bibbins Hall exterior view](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bibbins_yevhen_gulenko_3.jpg?itok=t96xfmEU)
Oberlin Artist Recital Series Presents Artemis
March 5, 2024
Jarrett Hoffman '14
2023 DownBeat Readers Poll “Jazz Group of the Year” to perform in Finney Chapel. During their two-day residency on campus they’ll also work with students.
![five women some standing some sitting with blue curtain backdrop](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/artemis_760x570.png?itok=pYju24Hh)
Oberlin Jazz Faculty and Students Participate in Launch of Ideastream's JazzNEO
March 1, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin jazz faculty member Chris Coles and three Jazz Studies students—bassist Ahmed McLemore, pianist Wilson Woods, and drummer Max Simas—were featured performers for a capacity audience at Cleveland’s premier jazz venue, the Bop Stop, for Ideastream’s launch event.
![jazz ensemble—sax, piano, bass, and drums—on stage jazz ensemble—sax, piano, bass, and drums—on stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jazz_neo_launch_at_bop_stop_by_matt_crow_ideastream_public_media.jpeg?itok=oESzSZ5G)