News
Keeping Creation Collaborative with Silkroad
April 10, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
Percussionist Haruka Fujii and friends elevate women composers and their cultural influences on the Silkroad Ensemble’s “Uplifted Voices” program, coming to Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series.
![six artists, female and non-binary, onstage playing various instruments](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/silkroad_requested_photo_newscenter_v2.png?itok=5zOT0JKp)
Artemis Visits Oberlin, Leads Master Classes and Panels
March 21, 2024
George Rogers
Jazz supergroup provides valuable lessons in music, artistry, and mentorship by engaging with students and community members through a presentation, Q&A, master class, and career talk.
![Artemis jazz group five women performing piano, bass, drums, trumpet, and sax on Finney stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ars_artemis_concert_finney_jonathan_clark.png?itok=G0VM_FTG)
Oberlin College & Conservatory Celebrates Black History Month
March 12, 2024
Communications Staff
Throughout February 2024 (and a little into March), Oberlin commemorated Black History Month around the theme Ode to Home.
![Watercolor shapes on cream background under text that reads "Ode to Home," 2024 Oberlin College Black History Month](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bhm_2024_campus_screen.png?itok=4-TEhpN_)
Oberlin Artist Recital Series Presents Artemis
March 5, 2024
Jarrett Hoffman '14
2023 DownBeat Readers Poll “Jazz Group of the Year” to perform in Finney Chapel. During their two-day residency on campus they’ll also work with students.
![five women some standing some sitting with blue curtain backdrop](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/artemis_760x570.png?itok=pYju24Hh)
Oberlin Presents Grammy-Winning Imani Winds in Concert
February 28, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
When flutist Brandon Patrick George ’08 attended Imani Winds’ Artist Recital Series performance back in 2007, he never imagined that he would one day sit in the flute chair. “Being...
![five people standing holding instruments and smiling](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/imani_winds_760_x_570.png?itok=eYL8wGkT)
Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series Sets the Stage for a Gospel Experience
January 25, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
“It's where the magic first happens, you know,” says the vocalist and director. “It’s that moment where you're starting a new piece and you're starting to hear...
![Men and women onstage wearing brightly colored clothes and singing](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tmsoz_760x570_2.png?itok=WV6XVZVe)
Time Traveling with Jeremy Denk
November 13, 2023
Stephanie Manning '23
The pianist and Oberlin alum is touring the country with an era-spanning program featuring women composers. He returns to Finney Chapel for the Artist Recital Series on November 30.
![Black and white photo of man sitting arms resting on a piano.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/denk_bw_ig_photo_760_x_570_px.png?itok=G8A_Armi)
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.
![five women in black dresses with brass instruments standing on lawn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/seraph_brass_for_website.png?itok=besAS3SK)
Emerson String Quartet Opens the Oberlin Artist Recital Series
September 6, 2023
Conservatory Communications
Their thoughtful programming for this occasion on their "Farewell Tour" will bring a bit of sentiment and nostalgia to the Finney Chapel stage.
![Emerson Quartet Four men in black suits sit next to one another holding string instruments](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/emerson_webpage_sized.png?itok=Osn_IYpT)
Refreshed Oberlin Artist Recital Series Returns This September
July 14, 2023
Communications Staff
Oberlin's 2023-24 series continues the legacy of presenting celebrated musical artists with six concerts that will shine a spotlight on the contributions of women musicians and composers.
![Graphic for 23-24 Artist Recital Series Graphic for 23-24 Artist Recital Series](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/23_con_ars_news_center.png?itok=yNvJZJJc)