News
Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024
May 13, 2024
Communications Staff
Annual reception held May 13 in Stull Recital Hall.
![Elizabeth Hanje with conservatory deans.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/conservatory_awards_ceremony_in_stull_hall-38_0.jpg?itok=Bp7nUap4)
Oberlin Musicians Collaborate at California’s Hidden Valley Institute
February 1, 2024
Communications Staff
Winter Term projects culminate in performances involving TIMARA, dance, chamber music, and jazz.
![Hidden Valley An aerial shot of Hidden Valley, California.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_232.jpg?itok=SUKz3zLA)
Meet the Conservatory’s Newest Tenure-Track Faculty
October 4, 2023
Communications Staff
Five members of the conservatory faculty have been granted tenure-track positions beginning this academic year. They span the disciplines of music theory , composition , trombone , and TIMARA —...
![Bibbins Hall in early autumn.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bibbins_hall_2023_by_mike_crupi.jpg?itok=b_Tp9E_M)
Steven Kemper Named Professor of TIMARA
June 2, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Ongoing work revolves around musical robotics, instrument design, human-computer interaction, and musical expression.
![Steven Kemper Steven Kemper portrait - man with short brown hair and glasses wearing a light blue shirt](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kemper-shot.png?itok=NqJRsXSx)
Conservatory Celebrates Recipients of 2022-23 Honors & Awards
May 23, 2023
Communications Staff
Recipients of Oberlin Conservatory’s 2022-23 Honors and Awards included 43 outstanding students from across the Conservatory’s 11 divisions. Most of the prizes were given to graduating...
![Conservatory students pose with awards.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/con-awards-2023.jpg?itok=heOAO9ht)
GEARing Up: Registration Open for the 2023 Girls Electronic Arts Retreat
April 21, 2023
Joshua Reinier
GEAR is unique every year, and past projects have taken campers to prehistoric worlds, time-traveling spaceships, and even their own planets (made of projections, papier-mâché, and kid-sized...
![Girls writing on the board](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cover_3.png?itok=-m5lcv3L)
Oberlin Improv Fest 2023 Celebrates Range of Creative Practices
March 2, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
This year Oberlin students have had the opportunity for the first time to declare a minor in a new formalized course of study in improvisation. And from Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4, they will have an immersive experience in the Oberlin Improv Fest 2023. All events of the festival are also open to audiences and are free.
![Four guest artists of the Oberlin Improv Festival Four guest artists of the Oberlin Improv Festival](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/improv_fest_cover.png?itok=NPVYtn5X)
3 Oberlin Conservatory Alumni Win 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Annual awards support research or creative endeavors across a range of disciplines.
![Phyllis Chen, Peter Evans, and César Alvarez.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2022_guggenheim_fellows_chen_evans_alvarez.png?itok=oFYTlGMD)
Winds Aloft
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Theodosia Roussos AD ’16 takes flight as an oboist, composer, singer, and more.
![Theodosia Roussos.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/191012_theodosia_867-scaled.jpg?itok=RPfjUKpW)
Sound and Sport Converge in Season-Opening Festival October 9-10
September 29, 2021
Erich Burnett
“Music, Sports, and the Enduring Influence of Ancient Greece” draws upon resources from across Oberlin’s campus.
![Music, Sports, and the Enduring Influence of Ancient Greece.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/music_and_sports_and_greeks_for_web.jpg?itok=n6i6kLpY)