News
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.
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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)
Renowned Organist David Hurd is Featured Artist for Annual David Boe Memorial Concert
March 1, 2024
Daniel Hathaway
During his visit to Oberlin, Hurd will give a public performance on Sunday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. as well as a master class for Oberlin organists on the Fisk organ in Finney Chapel, Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. Both the master class and the concert are free and open to the public.
![David Hurd sits in front of the organ David Hurd sits in front of the organ](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/david_hurd-_pc_monica_clare_760x570.png?itok=HSFT1oA5)
Oberlin Presents Grammy-Winning Imani Winds in Concert
February 28, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
When flutist Brandon Patrick George ’08 attended Imani Winds’ Artist Recital Series performance back in 2007, he never imagined that he would one day sit in the flute chair. “Being...
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David Byrd-Marrow Appointed Horn Faculty at Oberlin Conservatory
February 7, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Versatile American horn player David Byrd-Marrow has been appointed to the tenure-track horn professor position at Oberlin Conservatory. He brings an expansive range of experience and repertoire to the role.
![David Byrd-Marrow portrait Man seated, wearing concert black, holding a french horn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/david_byrd-marrow_760x570.jpeg?itok=HvuT5J_z)
Oberlin Faculty, Alums Win 2024 Grammy Awards
February 6, 2024
Office of Communications
Oberlin faculty and multiple alums win 2024 Grammy Awards in the classical and opera categories.
![Oberlin horn professor and composer Jeff Scott and members of Imani Winds on the Grammys red carpet](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/imani-winds.jpg?itok=VoLuhs05)
Fourth Year Soprano Elizabeth Hanje Wins Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition
February 3, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
After an exhaustive international search and multi-round competition, Hanje has won first prize and $10,000 at the 36th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She is a student of Professor Salvatore Champagne.
![Soprano Elizabeth Hanje, at the Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition. Soprano Elizabeth Hanje, at the Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/elizabeth-hanje_pc_michael-bishop_760x570_0.jpeg?itok=uAKx0Mi3)
Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series Sets the Stage for a Gospel Experience
January 25, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
“It's where the magic first happens, you know,” says the vocalist and director. “It’s that moment where you're starting a new piece and you're starting to hear...
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