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Home Township Hero
June 21, 2021
Cathleen Partlow Strauss '84
Tshepiso Ledwaba ’20 brought the talent to become a world-class piano tech. Oberlin gave him the training.
![Tshepiso Ledwaba.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ledwaba_portrait_unisa_01-20-4.jpg?itok=cbWNGh59)
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
May 25, 2021
Erich Burnett
Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.
![Janet Wu.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/janet_wu_courtesy_janet_wu.jpg?itok=kv8ECzTb)
Andrea McAlister Named Yamaha Master Educator
March 23, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin keyboard pedagogy professor among select group chosen in program’s inaugural year.
![teacher working with students at keyboards in a piano pedagogy lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/andi_mcalister_in_pedagogy_lab.jpg?itok=yaBncVNO)
Alumni Connections Series Welcomes Victoria Theodore ’89 and Peter Flint ’92
February 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Feb. 19 program unites Oberlin students with graduates forging successful music careers.
![Victoria Theodore and Peter Flint.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/peter_flint_and_victoria_theodore.jpg?itok=ulJpSrTq)
Oberlin Trio Welcomes Cellist Dmitry Kouzov with Virtual Recital
January 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
January 22 performance features works by Haydn, Schumann, and conservatory alum George Walker ’41.
![David Bowlin, Dmitry Kouzov, and Haewon Song.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_trio_2021_photos_by_tanya_rosen-jones_for_web.jpg?itok=aLbvdM0Z)
Stanley Cowell ’62, Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Educator, Dies at 79
December 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Inventive performer played with numerous greats, dedicated himself to teaching in mid-career.
![Stanley Cowell.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stanley_cowell.jpg?itok=PYqaqmBZ)
Faculty and Alumni Pianists to Give Marathon Broadcast Performance
December 14, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Beethoven's 250th birthday—December 16—begins with a midnight celebration on Oberlin Stage Left.
![Beethoven 250th anniversary celebration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lvb_graphic.png?itok=R4_otxhN)
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)
World Events Inspire Conservatory Programming
October 27, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
October 30 faculty recital to feature works by William Grant Still.
![David Bowlin, Sibbi Bernhardsson, and Francesca dePasquale.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bowlin_bernhardsson_depasquale.jpg?itok=CGrQYM7g)
How Organs Become Vital
May 18, 2020
Erich Burnett
International travel—and Oberlin opportunities—proved pivotal for Fulbright Finalist Celina Kobetitsch ’18.
![organist and pianist Celina Kobetitsch.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/celina_kobetitsch_photo_copy.jpg?itok=KuqdLaRq)