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The Cleveland Orchestra Releases Album of Compositions by George Walker ’41
November 3, 2022
Joshua Reinier
On November 4, the orchestra releases a new album dedicated to the music of George Walker, Oberlin Conservatory class of 1941, and a trailblazing composer. Recorded between October 2020 and March 2022, the album spans 50 years of the composer’s impressive career. Its release falls shortly after the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Oberlin Orchestra and Choirs to Preview Upcoming Carnegie Hall Performance at Finney Chapel
October 6, 2022
Communications Staff
Oberlin musicians are preparing for a January trip to New York for an engagement at Carnegie Hall—Oberlin's third Winter Term tour to the iconic venue this decade. But the excitement begins at home, with a preview performance of the program in Oberlin's own Finney Chapel on Thursday, October 13.
Oberlin Conservatory Joins Consortium Created by the Denyce Graves Foundation
September 28, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
On Friday, September 30, two Oberlin Conservatory vocal performance students will travel to Howard University in Washington, D. C., to participate in the launch of Shared Voices , a new classical...
Like Being a Kid Again (and Again)
April 25, 2022
Erich Burnett
Guggenheim Fellow Phyllis Chen ’99 finds creative joy in childhood instruments.
3 Oberlin Conservatory Alumni Win 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Annual awards support research or creative endeavors across a range of disciplines.
Winds Aloft
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Theodosia Roussos AD ’16 takes flight as an oboist, composer, singer, and more.
Conductor Takes His Stand
April 5, 2022
Erich Burnett
How James Feddeck got going when everything else stopped.
Oberlin Alumni Among 64th Annual Grammy Winners
April 5, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Honors include a second Grammy for multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens.
Oberlin Presents Black History Month Events through March
February 21, 2022
Conservatory Communications
Oberlin’s celebration of Black History Month begins this week and continues through the month of March with a wide range of public events. Together, these programs honor the theme "Black...
Ross Karre Named Percussion Professor at Oberlin Conservatory
January 21, 2022
Erich Burnett
Appointment begins in fall 2022, charts new course for department led for 50 years by Michael Rosen.