News
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.
![portrait of R. Nathaniel Dett portrait of R. Nathaniel Dett](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nathaniel_dett_news_center_760x570.jpg?itok=--0NFmcO)
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...
![Side-by-side headshots of students Ava Paul (L) and Travis Guillory. Side-by-side headshots of students Ava Paul (L) and Travis Guillory.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ava_paul_and_travis_gillory.png?itok=t6_NJLQG)
Like Being a Kid Again (and Again)
April 25, 2022
Erich Burnett
Guggenheim Fellow Phyllis Chen ’99 finds creative joy in childhood instruments.
![Phyllis Chen.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/phyllis-chen2.jpg?itok=GhwAUgPz)
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.
![Phyllis Chen, Peter Evans, and César Alvarez.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2022_guggenheim_fellows_chen_evans_alvarez.png?itok=oFYTlGMD)
Winds Aloft
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Theodosia Roussos AD ’16 takes flight as an oboist, composer, singer, and more.
![Theodosia Roussos.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/191012_theodosia_867-scaled.jpg?itok=RPfjUKpW)
Conductor Takes His Stand
April 5, 2022
Erich Burnett
How James Feddeck got going when everything else stopped.
![James Feddeck.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/james_feddeck_with_oberlin_orchestra_by_yevhen_gulenko.jpg?itok=ZliUNhlP)
Oberlin Alumni Among 64th Annual Grammy Winners
April 5, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Honors include a second Grammy for multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens.
![Grammy-winning album covers that feature the performances of Oberlin alumni. Covers of seven Grammy Award winning recordings.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/grammy_article_image.png?itok=nW5CzLT1)
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...
![Black History Year, Oberlin Black History Month 2022.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bhm_news_center_graphic-1.png?itok=O8Fn-496)
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.
![Ross Karre performing.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ross_karre_for_web.jpg?itok=XfgbOk2C)
Harpist Diane Evans Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Faculty
January 19, 2022
Erich Burnett
Principal harp of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to begin in fall 2022.
![Diane Evans.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/diane_evans_courtesy_iso.png?itok=JAkQoc5g)