Live from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music on WCLV: Oberlin Wind Ensemble April 12 and Antonio Pompa-Baldi April 17 By Marci Janas ‘91
			The next live Oberlin broadcast on WCLV-104.9 FM showcases the Oberlin Wind Ensemble, conducted by Associate Professor of Wind Conducting Timothy Weiss, on Friday, April 12, at 8:00 p.m. The free, public concert, which takes place in Finney Chapel, features Milhaud's La Création du Monde; George Antheil's Jazz Symphony; George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue; and Leonard Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs. Featured soloists are Assistant Professor of Class Piano and Pedagogy Andrew Hisey and Assistant Professor of Clarinet Richard Hawkins. WCLV President and Broadcast Manager Robert Conrad will be the commentator and will interview Weiss during the intermission break. On Wednesday, April 17, an 8:00 p.m., WCLV will air live the Finney Chapel recital of Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano Antonio Pompa-Baldi, winner of the silver medal in the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He will perform Mozart’s Sonata in F Major, K. 332; Rheinberger’s Sonata No. 1 (Sinfonica), Op. 47 in C Major; Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque; and Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35. Program Manager Bill O’Connell will be the commentator. The concert is free and open to the public. Looking ahead, on Sunday May 5, at 8:00 p.m., WCLV will broadcast live a concert by the Oberlin Musical Union and Oberlin Orchestra, conducted by Music Director of the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestras Paul Polivnick. The program will feature Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection). Far-flung listeners can hear these broadcasts on the Internet at www.wclv.com.
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