News
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.
![harpist Anya Garipoli '19](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/anya1.jpg?itok=vPSxWZhD)
Piano Virtuoso Piotr Anderszewski Plays Finney Chapel April 3
March 19, 2019
Erich Burnett
Artist Recital Series performance showcases interpretations of two titanic master works.
![pianist Piotr Anderszewski](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/piotr_anderszewski_photo.jpg?itok=NTa7GKFX)
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.
![Manickam Manickam ’18 Headshot of Manickam Manickam.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/manickam_m._headshot.jpg?itok=1iounLGJ)
Psychology Students Develop Technology to Help Adolescents Manage Chronic Pain
March 13, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling’s students are working with the Cleveland Clinic to develop a research-based app that helps young people with chronic pain manage their symptoms.
![Nancy Darling's 1step2life student research group 11 students in Nancy Darling's research group](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/1step2life_photo_header.jpg?itok=bK7qRwm8)
B.J. Tindal ’16 Finds Early Success as Playwright
March 12, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A theater and Africana studies graduate, B.J.Tindal is launching his professional career with two plays he wrote and directed at Oberlin.
![B.J. Tindal '16 headshot face of smiling man named B.J. Tindal.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bj_headshot_2018.jpg?itok=Mi4ns1p2)
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)
History Major to Curatorial Assistant: Ava Prince ’18
March 12, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Ava Prince ’18 is exploring her dual passions for art and outreach in her position as curatorial assistant in the education department at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Ava Prince ’18 Headshot of Ava Prince](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ava_prince_headshot_0.jpg?itok=31ZDIg5n)
Art for Social Impact: Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18
March 11, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18 is taking an interdisciplinary artistic approach to social impact.
![young woman outside standing alongside a railing overlooking a lake](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/thanisa_durongkaveroj.jpeg?itok=EXwkLeGw)
In the Practice Room with the 2019 Rubin Scholars
March 11, 2019
Conservatory Communications Staff
Voice majors Whitney Campbell '19 and Shawn Roth '20 recount their experiences with opera legend Marilyn Horne.
![two singers smiling](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/campbell_and_roth.jpg?itok=BvK9YRO0)
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.
![TIMARA alumnus Alex Christie '09](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/timara1_copy.png?itok=mOl3YtRg)