Haskell Thomson, Director Piano: Monique Duphil Lydia Frumkin Sanford Margolis Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Robert Shannon Haewon Song Peter Takács Class Piano and Pedagogy: P. Andrew Hisey Accompanying and Coaching: Philip Highfill, chair Instrumental Accompanying: James Howsmon Organ: David Boe James David Christie Haskell Thomson Harpsichord: Lisa Goode Crawford Organ homepage • Hymn Festival “Songs For The Journey” • A Year of Adventures on the High Keys for Conservatory Keyboard Students and Graduates • Oberlin Conservatory Pianist Wins Silver Medal in Van Cliburn Competition • Oberlin Dedicates New C.B. Fisk Organ With Live Broadcasts of Concerts on WCLV 104.9 FM • Mogilevsky and Smolina Win Prize at International Piano Competition • Jeremy Denk '90 Appears as NPR's Perfomance Today Young Artist-in Residence • "Temperament, Technique, and Virtuosity": Winning Traits for Pianist Kairy Koshoeva • Artist Diploma Student Takes Third Place in International Piano Competition		David Boe gives a lesson on the Flentrop organ in Warner Concert Hall. Organ: Long recognized as one of the world's leading centers for organ instruction, Oberlin has graduated professional musicians who serve with distinction as university organists, professors, and church musicians. The organ program is designed to help students develop excellence in performance and to give them a broad understanding of repertoire and performance practice. The faculty includes organists prominent as teachers, performers, and church musicians. Through a flexible curriculum that includes private lessons, studio classes, and repertoire courses, they cover a wide range of musical literature. Recently offered courses have included Improvisation at the Organ, and a year-long course covering the history of the organ and its literature from the earliest times to the present. In addition to intensive private instruction and courses specifically related to the organ, the curriculum includes courses applicable to church music, choral conducting, music history, and music theory. Some organ majors elect the five-year double-degree program, which leads to both the bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees. The Master of Music degree program in historical performance is for organists who have earned a bachelor's degree and wish to study organ in combination with harpsichord or fortepiano. Many students find employment in area churches while pursuing their studies. Students are required to participate in ensembles each semester. A variety of choices exist, including vocal ensembles and groups that use historical instruments. Students have daily access to 15 organs of varied design - Oberlin's outstanding collection represents the finest traditions of European and American craftsmanship. Three superb concert instruments, representative of different historical periods and musical styles, are also part of the collection. No other professional school of music has as many fine instruments. Organ majors may also choose piano as a secondary instrument, taking advantage of the Conservatory's renowned piano faculty and facilities. Students who elect secondary study of harpsichord have access to eight instruments constructed by distinguished builders. Internationally known teachers and performers visit campus frequently to give master classes and performances. Recent guest artists have included Gerhard Doderer, Alexander Fiseisky, Naji Hakim, Gerre Hancock, Thomas Murray, Daniel Roth, Montserrat Torrent, Thomas Trotter, Harald Vogel, and Gillian Weir. Oberlin alumni have won top honors at such events as the International Organ Competition in Brugges, the International Competition for Organists sponsored by the International Congress of Organ Builders, the International Bach Competition in Toulouse, and national competitions sponsored by the American Guild of Organists. Oberlin houses the largest collection of Steinway pianos in the world outside the Steinway factory Piano: An especially strong keyboard faculty, many opportunities to perform, superb facilities, and an active schedule of master classes and residencies by visiting artists - these are the components that make an Oberlin education exceptional for piano majors. The members of the piano faculty are nationally known performers, ensemble players, guest teachers, and lecturers. Their interests include early keyboard instruments, vocal and instrumental accompanying, and avant-garde techniques. They also represent a wide variety of pedagogic approaches. Two department members were formerly teaching members of the Leningrad Conservatory; others represent the Schnabel and Lhevinne traditions. In addition, the faculty includes a leading authority on group and private pedagogy of elementary piano methods and intermediate materials and a specialist on period instruments. Faculty-supervised student teaching gives students firsthand pedagogical experience. Piano majors have a wide variety of performance opportunities. Oberlin's strong emphasis on traditional literature is complemented by long-standing commitments to chamber music, accompanying, and contemporary music. The Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra feature student soloists selected through an annual concerto competition, and many other student ensembles also feature pianists as soloists and ensemble players. Each year the piano department chooses a senior pianist to represent Oberlin in a series of off-campus recitals. Students practice and perform on Steinway grand pianos. All concert and recital halls - and most of the 150 practice rooms - are equipped with Steinway grands. Each piano teacher's studio contains a pair of Steinway grands. In all, there are more than 275 pianos located throughout the campus. Students also have access to the excellent organ, harpsichord, and early piano collections. In addition to private study, weekly studio classes, and ensemble coachings by regular faculty members, piano students at Oberlin have opportunities to work with an impressive group of visiting artists and teachers. Recent visitors who have presented master classes, workshops, and guest recitals and coached vocal and instrumental accompanists have included Dickran Atamian, Dmitri Bashkirov, Yefim Bronfman, Malcolm Bilson, Emilio del Rosario, Anne Epperson, Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Walter Hautzig, the duo piano team of Hecht and Shapiro, Lee Kum-Sing, Miyoko Lotto, Jacques Rouvier, György Sebök, John Wustman, and Ferenc Rados. The Oberlin Artist Recital Series has brought internationally renowned performing artists to campus for over 100 years. In recent years, the series has included recitals by pianists Yefim Bronfman, Alicia de Larrocha, Janina Fialkowska, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Jeffrey Kahane, Ivan Moravec, Garrick Ohlsson, Ursula Oppens, Peter Serkin, and Grigori Sokolov. Conservatory graduates have taken top honors in such major international competitions as the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, the Munich International Piano Competition, and the Busoni International Piano Competition. Piano competitions in which Oberlin students have won or placed among the finalists include the Van Cliburn Piano Competition, the Rockefeller American Music Competition, the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, the National Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow.