News
Not So Slight Return
November 6, 2020
Erich Burnett
Liam Kaplan ’20 attempts to complete exclusive Piano Honors Program with November 14 recital.
![man performing at the piano.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/liam_kaplan_orientation_concert_by_yevhen_gulenko.jpg?itok=P3k2B6Dw)
Those Who Can, Teach
May 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Rania Adamczyk ’20 plots a course for India through a Fulbright teaching assistantship.
![double degree student Rania Adamczyk.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/05.05.2020_rania_adamczyk.jpg?itok=hWtgkGsw)
Oberlin Conservatory Claims Record Number of Fulbright Finalists
May 13, 2020
Erich Burnett
Honored students for 2020-21 plan musical studies across Europe, teaching in India, and more.
![Fulbright Program](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/fulbright_logo_2020.jpg?itok=kqIul4L7)
Dance Like Everybody’s Listening
January 31, 2020
Oli Bentley ’21
TIMARA students compose music for dance... with dancers at their side.
![dancers perform to music written by student composers.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_0272.jpeg?itok=mTH722wD)
Da Capo Chamber Players to Perform Works by George Walker ’41 and Wendell Logan
January 30, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Alumni-founded ensemble honors acclaimed African American composers with ties to Oberlin at New York's Merkin Hall in February.
![George Walker and Wendell Logan side-by-side portraits of George Walker, sitting at the piano, and Wendell Logan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/walker-logan.jpg?itok=olch-uoP)
Performance Features World Premiere of Ogonek Chamber Concerto
December 6, 2019
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Pianist Xak Bjerken will give the premiere performance of Elizabeth Ogonek’s chamber concerto where are we now (2019) tonight at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 6 in Oberlin Conservatory...
![Oberlin composition faculty with Timothy Weiss and pianist Xak Bjerken Five people standing in front of the stage in Warner Concert Hall; Elizabeth Ogonek, Stephen Hartke, Xak Bjerken, Timothy Weiss, and Jesse Jones.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/20191206-mth_3312.jpg?itok=nOhnO2Z3)
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Christopher Rouse ’71 Dies at 70
October 11, 2019
Erich Burnett
His deeply emotional, evocative works were performed by major orchestras around the world.
![composer Christopher Rouse](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/christopherrouse_creditjeffherman.jpg?itok=itow3yrG)
Oberlin BPI: A Chat with Ian Plansker
July 1, 2019
Conservatory Communications Staff
Young composer and harpsichordist discusses his creative process and the joy of sharing his work with fellow musicians.
![smiling boy](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ian_plansker_from_2019_bpi_by_oli_bentley_21.png?itok=jIlkrxFO)
Courtney Bryan ’04 Awarded Rome Prize for Composition
May 8, 2019
Erich Burnett
Multitalented musician to live in Italy, create chamber piece based on the life of an ancient emperor.
![composer Courtney Bryan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/screen_shot_2019-05-08_at_2.48.32_pm.jpg?itok=J0aixuyi)
Five-Time Grammy Winner Maria Schneider Holds Residency at Oberlin
March 12, 2019
By Erich Burnett
Jazz composer, bandleader, and musician advocate helms student sessions and a March 16 performance of the Oberlin Jazz Ensemble.
![Briene Lermitte jazz composer and bandleader Maria Schneider](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/credit_briene_lermitte_0365_ret_e_alt_sky_rgb.jpg?itok=ZEFOdBND)