News
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 —...
Seraph Brass Brings Music with a Mission to Oberlin’s Finney Chapel Stage
October 3, 2023
Shelly Rasmussen
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet soloist and founder of Seraph Brass , realized at an early age that she wanted to pursue music as a career. In 2014, she moved forward with a long-standing goal of forming an all-female brass quintet, and Seraph Brass was born.
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 Alumni Win Grammys at 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony
March 15, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 Oberlin Conservatory alumni across five different classical music categories.
Steve Parker ’02 Awarded Rome Prize for 2020-21
August 7, 2020
Erich Burnett
Musician and educator to focus on creation of sound sculptures and wearable listening devices.
Oberlin Shansi Announces Summer 2019 In-Asia Grant Recipients
May 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Four students have received In-Asia grants for summer 2019.
Trombonist John Gruber Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Brass Faculty
April 2, 2019
By Erich Burnett
Active orchestral performer and teacher to begin in fall 2019.
