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Timothy Weiss

“Our job is to bring to life new works.” The Director of Oberlin’s renowned Contemporary Music Ensemble discusses his work in our new series of video profiles.

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Peter Slowik

“Oberlin students are known in the musical community for the way they continue to learn,” notes Professor of Viola Peter Slowik. That, he says, is the mark of an Oberlin education.

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David Breitman

The next best thing to studying historical performance, says David Breitman, would be a lesson with C.P.E. Bach himself. And that’s not possible. Or is it?

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Jane Miyake

“Talking about music is very difficult,” acknowledges Assistant Professor of Music Theory Jan Miyake, but studying its form can help students understand more.

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Kendra Colton

Combining a career as a teacher with an active performing schedule is a win-win for Assistant Professor of Voice Kendra Colton and her students.

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Marilyn McDonald

“Oberlin is fertile ground for teaching, musically and intellectually,” says Professor of Violin Marilyn McDonald

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Peter Swendsen

As technology becomes ubiquitous in daily life, Assistant Professor of TIMARA Peter Swendsen says, artists must explore new ways of communicating.

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Peter Dominguez

While at school and once they graduate, Oberlin jazz students have many opportunities to perform and learn, says Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez.

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Peggy Bennett

Meet the youngest students at Oberlin Conservatory: pre- schoolers in Professor of Music Education Peggy Bennett’s Music Play classes, part of Oberlin’s music education program.

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Michel Debost

“The meeting of a musician with his instrument is like a love affair,” says Professor of Flute Michel Debost, still in love with the flute after 65 years playing and teaching.

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Monique Duphil

Sure, it may be in rural Ohio, but to Professor of Piano Monique Duphil, Oberlin is “a whole world in miniature,” where students from all over the globe come to study.

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Joanne Erwin

In Professor of Music Education Joanne Erwin’s conducting class, students learn what it’s like to be “on the other side of the baton.”

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Hugh Floyd

“The rehearsal,” says Director of Choral Ensembles Hugh Floyd, “is the most exciting part of the process for me” in working with Oberlin’s three choruses.

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Daune Mahy

From opera to the Oberlin- -in-Italy immersion program to diction classes, there are many opportunities for Oberlin singers to hone their craft, says Professor of Singing Daune Mahy.

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Lewis Nielson

Oberlin students “are so motivated to play contemporary music,” says Professor of Composition Lewis Nielson, making Oberlin a great place to be as a composer.

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Steven Plank

Academia, teaching, and performance have always interested Professor of Musicology Steven Plank, and he says Oberlin helps keep all of his many interests alive.

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Michael Rosen

Most people don’t realize it, he says, but Professor of Percussion Michael Rosen knows that “percussion is more than just rhythm.”

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George Sakakeeny

When was the last time you heard four bassoons? Professor Sakakeeny’s Oberlin Bassoon Quartet brings this unique sound to venues around the world.

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Webb Wiggins

Associate Professor of Harpsichord Webb Wiggins teaches his students how to make an Instrument that he says is patently unmusical—with no dynamics, no sustain—sing.

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