News
A Career Composing Music: Griffin Jennings ’18
May 13, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Freelance composer Griffin Jennings ’18 is discovering creative ways to write music and push the boundaries of film and podcast music composition.
Harpist Anya Garipoli ’19 Wins Lyon & Healy Award
March 21, 2019
Erich Burnett
Student of Yolanda Kondonassis emerges from field of 54 performers in Chicago competition.
Programming for Professionals: Manickam Manickam ’18
March 14, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
As a software engineer, Manickam Manickam ’18 has been building computer programs along with his professional skills.
TIMARA Dept. Presents (T)echs Machina Festival Mar. 13-15
March 11, 2019
By Erich Burnett
Three days of performances, workshops, and more highlight technology's connection to music.
Q&A with Vansire Cofounder Josh Augustin ’20
December 7, 2018
Ben Jones ’96
Josh Augustin ’20, cofounder of Vansire, shares his experiences creating music while studying at Oberlin.
What I Didn’t Say: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Sound Art Installation
October 12, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
What I Didn't Say, a sound art installation supported by the TIMARA program, will be on display in the science library on October 13, 15, and 16.
Composer Olly Wilson, Founding Father of Electronic Music at Oberlin, Dies at 80
April 4, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Wide-ranging influences included spirituals, jazz, serialism, and more.
Famed Acoustician Albert Xu and Musical Artist Mimi Xu Explore Sound at Oberlin Nov. 2 and 3
October 26, 2017
By Erich Burnett
The art and science of sound rests at the heart of Albert Xu and daughter Mimi Xu, who have forged dynamic careers exploring very different avenues of the same phenomenon.
Sounds of TIMARA...Today
April 3, 2017
Samantha Spaccasi
Double-degree student Judy Jackson '18 blends her love of computers and computer music.
Helping Kids Think Like Scientists
February 24, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Poised in front of an audience in Wright Lecture Hall, Assistant Professor Robert Owen sprinkles sand on a vibrating plate. But instead of presenting to his usual audience of college students, 51 children fill the seats.
