News
David S. Boe, Longtime Organ Professor and Dean of the Conservatory, Dies at 84
April 30, 2020
Erich Burnett
Revered teacher and administrator remembered for his kindness, wisdom, and musicianship.
![former professor and dean of the conservatory David S. Boe](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/davie_boe_copy.jpg?itok=sm2XWD0Q)
Brian Tom ’20 Wins AICUO Grand Award For Visual Arts
April 29, 2020
Kyra McConnell ’22
A senior studio art student, Tom received the top prize for his 10-piece sculpture submission that explores the human responses to death.
![Asian man smiling and wearing a black shirt and jean shirt.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/brian_tom_head_shot-edit-ns.jpg?itok=saIog7GY)
Composer, Librettist Selected to Develop New Opera at Oberlin
April 29, 2020
Erich Burnett
Alice Tierney will be workshopped with students, premiered on campus in 2023.
![composer and librettist from an upcoming Oberlin opera.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/melissa_and_jackie_copy_0.jpg?itok=RVkanpdm)
Welcome Showers
April 28, 2020
Erich Burnett
Oberlin students lead ‘‘Gratitude Challenge’’ with area hospital and children.
![Gratitude Showers Challenge illustration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gs_challenge.jpg?itok=-kvPeXSt)
Hannah Scholl ’21 Awarded Delta Phi Alpha Scholarship
April 26, 2020
Carson Li ’20
A trip to Germany as an exchange student sparked an interest in the country’s language and culture.
![Hannah Scholl in front of snow covered pine trees.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hannah-scholl.jpg?itok=FwgTn2OP)
Henry Hicks ’21 Receives Prestigious Truman Scholarship
April 24, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Hicks’s experiences on and off campus demonstrate his passion for being a changemaker.
![young black man sitting in a circular "womb" chair.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/henry_hicks_full_size-ns.jpg?itok=e1ewBycd)
Our Coronavirus Curtain Call
April 23, 2020
Liam Kaplan ’20
A student pianist recalls the concerto he chased for years and the Oberlin moment that will last a lifetime.
![orchestra musicians rehearsing together on stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_orchestra_performing_beethoven_5_courtesy_mathias_reed_copy.jpg?itok=awVmKJ9d)
‘‘Rands at Oberlin’’ Features English Horn Professor Robert Walters, Oberlin Ensembles
April 21, 2020
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Music release serves as premiere recording of conservatory-commissioned Concerto for English Horn.
![musician on stage shaking hands with man at front of stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/robert_walters_and_bernard_rands_by_larry_kasparek.jpg?itok=jHNLFY1g)
Finney on Demand
April 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
A homegrown app allows musicians everywhere to mimic the acoustics of their favorite Oberlin venues.
![speaker mounted on the stage of Finney Chapel.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/finney_speaker_by_andrew_tripp.jpg?itok=0WTMxNdv)
Oberlin Costume Shop Produces Face Masks
April 20, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The COVID-19 quarantine put theater and opera theater on hold, but Costume Shop Manager Heather Brown has kept her sewing machine running.
![Heather Brown Sewing Machine Woman using a sewing machine.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/heather_brown_mask_sewing-yvonne.jpg?itok=4UN7rmkw)