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Cooper Competition Field Narrows to 6 for July 20 Recital Finals
July 19, 2016
Erich Burnett
Performances continue Wednesday in Oberlin, with top 3 advancing to Friday's Concerto Finals in Cleveland.
![Cooper International Competition poster](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2016_cooper_logo2_4.jpg?itok=x37Hw1Sg)
10 Performers Remain in Running for 2016 Cooper Competition's Top Prize
July 18, 2016
Erich Burnett
Pianists will perform in Concerto Round at Oberlin Tuesday, July 19. All Oberlin performances are free and open to the public.
![Cooper International Competition poster](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2016_cooper_logo2_5.jpg?itok=Aq5-VDTT)
2016 Cooper Competition Field Cut to 15 After First Semifinal Round
July 17, 2016
Erich Burnett
Remaining artists will perform in Semifinal Round II on Monday, July 18. All Oberlin performances are free and open to the public.
![Cooper International Competition poster](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2016_cooper_logo2_6.jpg?itok=Ip1Kgaad)
Oberlin Piano Tech Program Graduates First Class
June 15, 2016
Erich Burnett
Two-year-old program matches alumni with careers worldwide.
![Yu Jiaao and Chun Yen Chen.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/piano_tech_grads_yu_jiaao_and_chun_yen_chen.jpg?itok=KOpRNzzK)
Business and Pleasure and Ballerinas
May 16, 2016
Faith Roberts
Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18, an international student from Thailand, seeks balance among her many interests.
![Thanisa Durongkaveroj](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/thanisa_0.jpg?itok=EmWj4u8l)
Four Hands, Two Voices, One Family
May 3, 2016
Daniel Hautzinger
Multitalented pianists Chelsea and Chloe DeSouza accompany each other just about everywhere.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/desouzas3_0.jpg?itok=tcgbmvz6)
Tamás Vásáry, Dann Competition Highlight Big Piano Week at Oberlin
April 18, 2016
Erich Burnett
Vásáry visit includes public master class April 21; Dann Competition features two additional guest master classes.
![Tamás Vásáry](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/193249_cikk_vasary_tamas_0.jpg?itok=xXrnYpXp)
Oberlin Conservatory Celebrates 150 Years With Series of Events
September 4, 2015
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Festivities include concerts on campus and student, faculty, and alumni performances in New York, Chicago, and Cleveland.
![Conservatory's 150th year graphic](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/con_150th_logo_for_teaser_0.jpg?itok=J-d6j4Hi)
Oberlin Music Releases Toward the Curve, Featuring Pianist Thomas Rosenkranz '99
July 2, 2015
Erich Burnett
Music for piano and surround-sound electronics highlight alumni talent from the ranks of Oberlin's TIMARA and composition departments.
![Toward the Curve: Thomas Rosenkranz, piano plus surround sound electronics](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ttc_for_newshub_0.jpg?itok=wPraPWZc)
Katelyn Emerson '15 Receives Fulbright Grant
May 7, 2015
Rosalind Black
Katelyn Emerson ’15 has received a Fulbright grant to study organ and harpsichord in Toulouse, France, also known as “the paradise of organs,” this coming year.
![Katelyn Emerson ’15 posing next to an organ loft](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs42535_katelynemerson150402_mg_9709_0.jpg?itok=EbYpy1IZ)