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Oberlin Musicians to Play Famed New York City Venues Jan. 19, 20
December 21, 2022
Office of Communications
Tour includes music by Oberlin alumnus R. Nathaniel Dett performed at Carnegie Hall, jazz gigs at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
![Oberlin in New York City tour graphic.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nyc_news_center.png?itok=ogMdvGDB)
Peter Takács Begins Three Concert Series of Beethoven’s Complete Violin Sonatas
December 9, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin piano professor and avowed Beethoven devotee Peter Takács will be bringing the composer’s 10 violin sonatas to Kulas Recital Hall over the course of three concerts this academic year. The first edition, on Sunday, December 11, features three violinists on Oberlin’s faculty—Sibbi Bernhardsson and Verona Quartet violinists Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro—and guest artist Daniel Stepner.
![Peter Takács man with glasses wearing a dark suite sits at the piano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/takacs_peter_2020_760x570.jpg?itok=iEmQl8XR)
Oberlin Musicians Inspire Hope Through United Nations Performance at Carnegie Hall
December 3, 2022
Office of Communications
December 2 concert signals launch of partnership to improve worldwide access to education and arts training.
![Oberlin Orchestra, choral ensembles, and vocal soloists at Carnegie Hall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_at_carnegie_hall_dec_2022_credit_chris_lee.jpg?itok=67wWDvsr)
A New Kind of Orchestra at Oberlin
November 18, 2022
Joshua Reinier
This fall, Weedie Braimah started a new Djembe Orchestra, in which students learn the history and music of the Djembe from the 12th century to the present day.
![The Djembe Orchestra rehearses](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/_1.jpg?itok=q33D9RcD)
Oberlin Artist Recital Series Presents ACRONYM Baroque Band
November 10, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
The next concert in Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series line-up will be performed by the acclaimed early music ensemble ACRONYM at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15.
![The ACRONYM Ensemble. The ACRONYM Ensemble standing in a sunlit field holding Baroque instruments.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/acronym_jeff_weeks_760x570.jpg?itok=EX6Yc2nL)
Oberlin Ensembles Perform for United Nations at Carnegie Hall
November 10, 2022
Office of Communications
December 2 concert before U.N. General Assembly celebrates new partnership; public preview in Oberlin slated for November 29.
![Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/carnegie_hall_by_fadi_kheir.jpg?itok=ap8AxmZp)
Oberlin Opera Theater to Present Offenbach and Rossini Double Bill
November 7, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Opera Theater will present a double bill of operas not seen on Oberlin stages previously—Offenbach’s operetta Le mariage aux lanternes ("The Wedding by Lantern Light") and Rossini’s burletta L'occasione fa il ladro ("Opportunity Makes a Thief")—in Hall Auditorium November 10-13.
![Scene from a rehearsal of Rossini's "L'occasione fa il ladro." Two male characters in rehearsal for the opera on the stage of Hall Auditorium.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2022_fall_opera_news_center_image.jpg?itok=h8QIOowS)
The Cleveland Orchestra Releases Album of Compositions by George Walker ’41
November 3, 2022
Joshua Reinier
On November 4, the orchestra releases a new album dedicated to the music of George Walker, Oberlin Conservatory class of 1941, and a trailblazing composer. Recorded between October 2020 and March 2022, the album spans 50 years of the composer’s impressive career. Its release falls shortly after the 100th anniversary of his birth.
![George Walker and the album cover](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george_walker.png?itok=75dAJe1d)
Oberlin Orchestra and Choirs to Preview Upcoming Carnegie Hall Performance at Finney Chapel
October 6, 2022
Communications Staff
Oberlin musicians are preparing for a January trip to New York for an engagement at Carnegie Hall—Oberlin's third Winter Term tour to the iconic venue this decade. But the excitement begins at home, with a preview performance of the program in Oberlin's own Finney Chapel on Thursday, October 13.
![portrait of R. Nathaniel Dett portrait of R. Nathaniel Dett](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nathaniel_dett_news_center_760x570.jpg?itok=--0NFmcO)
Summer in San Francisco
October 5, 2022
Amber Rogers
Oberlin’s Vocal Studies students are often encouraged to seek out summer enrichment opportunities. These experiences add to Oberlin’s training and allow students to explore potential roles and repertoire while expanding their network. SongFest, an art song program in California, has been a regular choice for many Oberlin vocal students. This program offers master classes, concerts, daily lessons, and coachings.
![Cassondra Davies performs at SongFest](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cassie_pic_2.jpeg?itok=8wN0TLR0)