News
Violinist Maya Irizarry Lambright to Solo with Oberlin Orchestra
May 9, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss '84
A winner of the 2023-24 Senior Concerto Competition, Lambright will open the program with Shulamit Ran's Violin Concerto. The second half of the program features the orchestra in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
![Maya Irizarry Lambright violinist wearing gray suite and with short curly hair stands in front of windows](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/concertowinners2024_lambright_760x570.jpg?itok=GvsFtWWx)
Peter Takács—A Half-Century Celebrated
May 4, 2024
Stephanie Manning ’23
This spring marks the official conclusion of Takács’ tenure, after an incredible 48 years of teaching. Many of his former students from around the world are set to convene for a celebratory concert in Warner Concert Hall on May 12
![Peter Takács portrait man seated in front of grand piano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/takacs_at_piano-2024_760x570.jpg?itok=cYqVhogL)
Pianist Jiongli Wang to Perform with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
May 2, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
On Friday, May 3, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra performs a program that will showcase Concerto Competition winner Jiongli Wang in Frédéric Chopin’s First Piano Concerto, as well as fourth-year composition student Cashel Day-Lewis in the premiere of his Black River Prelude commissioned by Oberlin Conservatory in honor of the Lorain County Bicentennial.
![portrait of pianist Jiongli Wang standing in front of a grand piano portrait of pianist Jiongli Wang standing in front of a grand piano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/concertowinners2024_wang_760x570.jpg?itok=tiFK-A7M)
Oberlin Conservatory Presents Holocaust Remembrance Day Programs
May 1, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Programs on May 5 and 6 include talk by Holocaust survivor Carol Wilner, instruments from Violins of Hope, and performances by Conservatory faculty, students, and alumni.
![image of violins from the Violins of Hope collection backs of Holocaust era violins with inlaid Stars of David on the backs](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/violins_of_hope_image_760x570.jpeg?itok=u11W8iH7)
Bask in the Glow
April 29, 2024
Communications Staff
The annual Illumination celebration unites campus and community on Oberlin’s bucolic Tappan Square.
![A crowd encircles Taiko drum performers beneath colorful paper lanterns.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/illumination_.jpg?itok=KFKuOSNE)
Chemistry Professor Shuming Chen Receives $550,000 NSF Award
April 25, 2024
Communications Staff
Provided over five years, support fuels ongoing faculty-student research as well as education-access initiatives.
![Shuming Chen working with a student in a chemistry lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shuming_chen_with_student_2024_by_mike_crupi_copy.jpg?itok=XB6_7cWR)
José Ramón Méndez Appointed to Piano Faculty at Oberlin
April 18, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Conservatory is delighted to announce that pianist José Ramón Méndez will join the faculty as Associate Professor of Piano in the fall 2024 semester.
![José Ramón Mendez José Ramón Mendez portrait](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jose_ramon_mendez_landscape.jpeg?itok=YWZcb_YF)
Oberlin No. 1 in Producing Peace Corps Volunteers
April 18, 2024
Communications Staff
More than 500 alumni have served since the agency’s founding in 1961.
![Oberlin Peace Corps volunteers at a campsite.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/peace_corps_training_chance_creek_1963.jpg?itok=9P8FD92b)
JeffriAnne Wilder Named Inaugural Executive Director of Center for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
April 16, 2024
Office of Communications
Newly created center deepens Oberlin’s nearly two-century commitment to creating access and opportunity; Wilder has played a leading role in establishing diversity programs across the educational spectrum.
![JeffriAnne Wilder.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jeffrianne_wilder_2023_by_kamron_khan_for_announcement.jpg?itok=ywOlCbSv)
Oberlin’s Tanisha Shende Named National Student Employee of the Year
April 12, 2024
Communications Staff
Computer science and math double major is also a devoted advocate for other STEM students through her work with the Office of Undergraduate Research.
![Tanisha Shende.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tanisha_with_awards_by_tanya_rosen-jones.jpg?itok=h5d74sYK)