Oberlin Wind Ensemble Ends Academic Season with Performance on Friday, May 12, 8 P.M. in Finney Chapel By Emily Manzo
	back to the main story		About Mitchell Arnold Mitchell Arnold, visiting assistant professor of conducting, recently held the positions of director of the Northern Illinois University Philharmonic and resident conductor of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. From 1994 to 1996, he was assistant director of ochestras and director of the Chamber Orchestra at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was appointed co-conductor of the Northwestern University Summer Orchestra in 1993, conductor in 1995. Mr. Arnold has appeared with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Chamber Orchestra at Grant Park, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Northwestern University Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Chicago Chamber Orchestra, and the North Suburban Symphony Orchestra (Lake Forest, Illinois). He has made numerous appearances as a guest conductor of various orchestras and new music ensembles. While at Northwestern University, he conducted productions of Oklahoma, Carousel, Brigadoon, Massenet's Cendrillon, Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, and Bizet's Carmen. He also conducted Yeoman of the Guard at the University of Chicago. In 1978, he founded the critically-acclaimed Pitzen Brass Ensemble which he conducted through 1989. Mr. Arnold composed and performed at the keyboard with the noted Chicago new music ensemble, Kapture, from 1979 to 1991. Arnold was born in New York City, and at age six, began studying piano and music theory in the preparatory department of the Juilliard School. He completed his Doctor of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting at Northwestern University where he was a student of Victor Yampolsky, and studied opera conducting with Frederick Ockwell. Other conducting teachers include Dr. Jon Robertson and Paul Vermel.
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