October 1, 2004--The venerable British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle, creator of such works as the monumental lyric tragedy The Mask of Orpheus, will be in residence at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music May 1-10, 2005.

Sir Harrison's May residency is the culmination of a year of concerts and master classes by renowned musicians and composers that also includes residencies by pianist Russell Sherman and percussionist Steven Schick, as well as a mini-festival of composer Daniel Pinkham's work.

Here is a calendar listing of guest artists scheduled to appear at Oberlin through December 2004. Please note that this does not include complete information for the Artist Recital Series, a paid subscription series. Information about the Artist Recital Series is available at www.oberlin.edu/arseries/ or by calling Oberlin's Central Ticket Service Box Office at 440.775.8169.

Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free and open to the public. For updated concert information, please call the Conservatory's 24-hour Concert Hotline: 440.775.6933.

Sunday, October 3, 8 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Robert Franz, guest conductor
The Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Featuring Alexander Fedoriouk, cimbalom
Program: Bright Sheng's Postcards, Kodály's Háry János, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Robert Franz is Associate Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra.

Saturday, October 9, 3 p.m.
(Kulas Recital Hall)
The Meridian Trio
(Davis Brooks, violin;Kurt Fowler, cello; and Rene Lecuona, piano)
Program: Works by Max Bruch, Amelia S. Kaplan, and Felix Mendelssohn

Amelia Kaplan is a member of the Conservatory's composition faculty.

Sunday, October 10, 2:30 p.m.
(Kulas Recital Hall)
Christopher Stembridge, harpsichord
A recital of Affetti Vocali and toccatas featuring works by Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Giulio Caccini, and Girolamo Frescobaldi

The British harpsichordist Christopher Stembridge performs on the cembalo cromatico, an early 17th-century "experimental" harpsichord with 19 notes per octave. Mr. Stembridge's instrument is a reproduction made by Willard Martin of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Sunday, October 10, 4 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Alice Parker, conductor and composer
The Oberlin Hymn and Folk Song Festival

Wednesday, October 13, 12:15 p.m.
(Fairchild Chapel)
Marcia Hadjimarkos, clavichord
Program: TBD

Wednesday, October 13, 8 - 10:30 p.m.
(Kulas Recital Hall)
Jennifer Koh '97, violin
Master Class

Thursday, October 14, 8 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Jennifer Koh'97, violin
$$ ARTIST RECITAL SERIES CONCERT

Thursday, October 14, 6:30 p.m.
(Fairchild Chapel)
Peter Slowik, viola
Robert Conant, harpsichord
Program: Three sonatas by J.S. Bach--Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027; Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028 ; and Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029

Peter Slowik is a member of the Conservatory's string faculty.

Robert Conant, emeritus professor at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, is a renowned harpsichordist and recording artist.

Tuesday, October 26, 7 - 10 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Madame Marie-Louise Langlais, organisy Master Class

Mme. Langlais, professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, will conduct a master class on the music of the organist-composers of St. Clotilde, the 19th century Paris church known as the most important church musicsite in France.

NOVEMBER 4 - 7: Russell Sherman, Artist-in-Residence
Called "one of the truly extraordinary pianists" by The New York Times, Russell Sherman continues to garner accolades from critics and audiences alike for his grace, imagination, and poetry. The 2004-05 season marks his 75th birthday and the 60th anniversary of his professional debut in New York at age 15. The division of keyboard studies sponsors his Oberlin residency.

Thursday, November 4, 8 p.m.
(Warner Concert Hall)
Russel Sherman, piano
Program: Beethoven, Sonata No. 4, E-flat Major, Op. 7; Debussy, from Preludes, Vol. II, Bruyére, and Ondine; Bartôk Out of Doors (Five Pieces for Piano),With Drums and Pipes, Barcarolla, Musettes, The Night's Music, and The Chase; Liszt, Jeux d'eux à la Villa d'Este; Schubert/Liszt, Soirée de Vienne No. 6; and Mozart/Liszt, Reminiscences of Don Juan

Friday, November 5, 7 p.m.
(Warner Concert Hall)
Russell Sherman, piano
Master Class

Saturday, November 6, 12 noon
(Warner Concert Hall)
Russell Sherman, piano
Master Class

Sunday, November 7, 1 p.m.
(Warner Concert Hall)
Russell Sherman, piano
Master Class

Saturday, November 6, 6:30 p.m.
(Kulas Recital Hall)
Jean Geoffrey, marimba
Recital

Thursday, November 11, 8 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Steven Smith, guest conductor
The Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Program: Berlioz's Overture to "Beatrice and Benedict" and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique."

(Concerto and concerto soloist to be announced.)

Sunday, November 14, 3 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Kotaro Fukuma, piano
$$ ARTIST RECITAL SERIES CONCERT

NOVEMBER 17 - 21 Steven Schick Residency
Percussionist Steven Schick has championed contemporary percussion music as a performer and teacher for the past 20 years. He has commissioned and premiered more than 100 new works for percussion and has performed these pieces on major concert series such as Lincoln Center's Great Performers and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella concerts. He has recorded many of these works for SONY classical, Wergo, Point, CRT, and Neuma Records. Schick is the percussionist of the Bang on a Can All-Stars. The New Music Division of the Contemporary Music Program sponsors his residency.

Friday, November 19, 8 p.m.
(Warner Concert Hall)
Solo Percussion Recital
Steven Schick, percussionist
New Music for Percussion
Program: TBD from work that he has commissioned.

Saturday, November 20, 10 a.m.
(Warner Concert Hall)
Steven Schick
Master Class

Sunday, December 12, 3 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Daniel Pinkham, composer
The Music of Daniel Pinkham

Sunday, December 12, 8 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
Daniel Pinkham, composer

The Oberlin Wind Ensemble
Timothy Weiss, conductor

The Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Floyd, conductor

The Musical Union
Timothy Weiss, conductor
James David Christie, organ

Program: Daniel Pinkham's Organ Concerto No. 2 (American Premiere) and Christmas Cantata ; Arthur Honegger's King David

Daniel Pinkham will be in Oberlin for this mini-festival of his work.

Monday, December 13, 4:30 - 6:30   p.m.
(Kulas Recital Hall)
Steven Isserlis '80, cellist
Master Class

Monday, December 13, 8 p.m.
(Finney Chapel)
James Gaffigan, guest conductor
The Oberlin Orchestra
Program: Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1; concerto and concerto soloist to be announced.

James Gaffigan is Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Tuesday, December 14, 8 p.m.
( Finney Chapel)
Steven Isserlis '80, cellist
$$ ARTIST RECITAL SERIES CONCERT

Programs and artists are subject to change