News
Jazz Vocalist Dani Assis ’23 Wins Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition
June 4, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
A rising star, Assis emerged from an international pool of talent in this year’s competition with vocalists from China, Belarus, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and across the United States.
![Dani Assis portrait](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dani_assis_headshot.png?itok=ulQqz17c)
Oberlin Alumni and Faculty Celebrated for Composition Achievements
March 5, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.
![Bibbins Hall exterior view Bibbins Hall exterior view](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bibbins_yevhen_gulenko_3.jpg?itok=t96xfmEU)
Tyreek McDole ’23 Wins Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
December 7, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Recent Oberlin Conservatory graduate Tyreek McDole ’23 has won the 2023 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The award includes a $5,000 cash prize and a one-of-a-kind platform for embarking on a career in the music business.
![Tyreek McDole accepting his first prize award on stage Tyreek McDole accepting his first prize award on stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mcdole.png?itok=4pNiIBVi)
Master Class at the Cat with Chris Eldridge ’04
October 9, 2023
Genevieve Dilan
Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer Chris Eldridge ’04 returned to Oberlin for a brief residency that included a band workshop at the Cat in the Cream on the afternoon of October 6.
![Chris Eldridge, seated at a cafe table, gesturing towards a music ensemble off-frame.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/202310_chriseldridge_gdilan-1.jpg?itok=Cz31ur1j)
Courtney Bryan ’04 Wins Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship
October 4, 2023
Communications Staff
Composer-pianist’s artistry reveals wide-ranging influences, from jazz and gospel to experimental sounds.
![Courtney Bryan.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bryan_2023_hi-res-download_4.jpg?itok=aUONIi3n)
Dolores White ’54, Composer, Educator, and Pianist, Dies at 90
March 30, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss
A prolific composer, Mrs. White enjoyed a lengthy and diverse career incorporating teaching and performing into her artistic practice, while raising a family and supporting her husband, Donald, a...
![Dolores White](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/20211110-088.jpg?itok=REAmaz0Q)
Conducting at Oberlin
February 17, 2023
Joshua Reinier
When Maurice Cohn ’17 stepped off the plane to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony, he had only a few days to prepare. Strikes in France had grounded the orchestra’s regular maestro, Louis...
![Maurice Cohn conducting the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Maurice Cohn '17](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cohn.jpeg?itok=wVVBj2Us)
Oberlin Artist Recital Series Presents ACRONYM Baroque Band
November 10, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
The next concert in Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series line-up will be performed by the acclaimed early music ensemble ACRONYM at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15.
![The ACRONYM Ensemble. The ACRONYM Ensemble standing in a sunlit field holding Baroque instruments.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/acronym_jeff_weeks_760x570.jpg?itok=EX6Yc2nL)
Oberlin Opera Theater to Present Offenbach and Rossini Double Bill
November 7, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Opera Theater will present a double bill of operas not seen on Oberlin stages previously—Offenbach’s operetta Le mariage aux lanternes ("The Wedding by Lantern Light") and Rossini’s burletta L'occasione fa il ladro ("Opportunity Makes a Thief")—in Hall Auditorium November 10-13.
![Scene from a rehearsal of Rossini's "L'occasione fa il ladro." Two male characters in rehearsal for the opera on the stage of Hall Auditorium.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2022_fall_opera_news_center_image.jpg?itok=h8QIOowS)
The Cleveland Orchestra Releases Album of Compositions by George Walker ’41
November 3, 2022
Joshua Reinier
On November 4, the orchestra releases a new album dedicated to the music of George Walker, Oberlin Conservatory class of 1941, and a trailblazing composer. Recorded between October 2020 and March 2022, the album spans 50 years of the composer’s impressive career. Its release falls shortly after the 100th anniversary of his birth.
![George Walker and the album cover](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george_walker.png?itok=75dAJe1d)