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| The Kay Africa Memorial Organ in Finney Chapel |
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce the second annual
Oberlin Summer Academy for High School Organists. The academy serves to enrich the education of High School Organists who are considering
possible undergraduate
study in organ.
Professors of organ, David
Boe and James David Christie, will offer daily private lessons and master
classes. There will be faculty recitals and opportunities for student
performances during the Academy. Students will have access to the French
Symphonic organ in Finney Chapel built by Charles Fisk (2001), the North
German-Dutch 17th century style organ in Warner Concert Hall built by
Flentrop (1974), and the Renaissance meantone organ in Fairchild Chapel
built by John Brombaugh (1981). Students will also have access to Oberlin's
extraordinary collection of 17 practice organs built by Flentrop, Brombaugh,
Noack, and Holtkamp, which are housed in the air-conditioned Kulas Organ
Center, and to Oberlin's harpsichord collection, which is considered one
of the finest in North America. In addition, students will be able to
visit the mechanical action organs by Brombaugh, Flentrop, Bedient, and
Gober in Oberlin's local churches as well as receive introductory lessons in harpsichord and improvisation by Professor Webb Wiggins.
Organ Facilities at Oberlin
Scholarships to assist
with tuition are available to those who have financial need. Please include a letter requesting this assistance with your application,
and an audio recording of 3 pieces of your choice.
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