Artist Recital Series

Since its inception in 1878, Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series has presented more than 1,000 of the world’s most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors, orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers. This year’s series represents a continuing celebration of music that draws upon cultures and styles from around the world.

2024-25 Artist Recital Series Tickets

Subscription packages and single tickets are on sale now!

Finney Chapel (exterior)

Photo credit: Kevin Reeves

Past Events

Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

Founded nearly twenty years ago, the Grammy-winning percussion quartet, Third Coast Percussion, has forged a unique path with virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion. They are joined by Jessie Montgomery, herself a Grammy-winning composer, and an extraordinary violinist. Jessie has written a new composition for percussion quartet that will be premiered on this tour, and will join Third Coast for Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra.

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

Program:
Jlin Please Be Still
Jessie Montgomery Lady Justice/ Black Justice, The Song
Tigran Hamasyan Sonata for Percussion
Intermission
Jessie Montgomery/ arr. Sean Connors Suite from In Color
Lou Harrison Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
   Jessie Montgomery, violin
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Ticket Sales Information:

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

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With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.

$35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Open to all members of the public

Martha Redbone Roots Project

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

One of the most vital voices in American Roots music, Martha Redbone has been lauded by John Pareles of the New York Times for holding "both the taut determination of mountain music and the bite of American Indian singing." A Fellow of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Redbone is a multi-award-winning musician and charismatic songwriter celebrated for her tasty gumbo of roots music embodying the folk and country sounds of her childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky mixed with the eclectic grit of her teenage years in pregentrified Brooklyn.

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

The Martha Redbone Roots Project Performers:
Martha Redbone, vocals & percussion
Aaron Whitby, piano
Charlie Burnham, violin
Fred Cash, Jr., bass

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Ticket Sales Information: $35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

#ClaimYourSeat
With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.

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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Open to all members of the public

Martha Redbone

Midori

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

Visionary artist, global cultural ambassador, and dedicated music educator, Midori performs works by Schumann, Brahms, Poulenc and Ravel. Pianist Özgür Aydin will join Midori for this performance.

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

Program:

Robert Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78

Intermission

Francis Poulenc Sonata for Violin and Piano

Maurice Ravel/ arr. Lucien Garban Kaddish from Deux mélodies hébraïques

Maurice Ravel Tzigane

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Ticket Sales Information:

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

#ClaimYourSeat
With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.

$35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Open to the public

Anthony McGill and Emanuel Ax

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures and principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic. Emanuel Ax has amassed eight Grammy Awards and countless accolades for his performances as both a solo artist and collaborator. 

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

Program:
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Jessie Montgomery Peace (1981)
Franz Schubert Sonata in A Minor, D. 821, “Arpeggione”
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2,“Moonlight Sonata”
Florence Price Adoration (1951)
James Lee III Ad anah? (2015)
Leonard Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
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Ticket Sales Information:

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

#ClaimYourSeat
With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.

$35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Seckou Keita

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

An exceptional and charismatic musician, Seckou Keita has arguably become one of the most influential and inspiring Kora players of his generation. Originally from Senegal, Seckou Keita is based in the UK. Nicknamed "the Hendrix of the Kora", Seckou has been celebrated for his ingenious tunings and virtuosity and praised as "one of the finest exponents of the kora".

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

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Ticket Sales Information: $35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

#ClaimYourSeat
With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.

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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Takács Quartet with Julien Labro

Details: Date, Time, and Location

Date

  • Time

  • Location

    Finney Chapel

The Grammy-winning Takács Quartet returns to Oberlin joined by Julien Labro on bandoneon for a program that includes two works they commissioned by Bryce Dessner and Clarice Assad for this quintet configuration, plus original works and arrangements by Labro, and the Ravel string quartet.

This program is part of the 2024-25 Artist Recital Series.

PARKING ADVISORY: 
Due to Homecoming activities happening throughout the weekend, parking on campus may be more limited than usual. 
Professor Street will be closed beginning at 4:00 p.m. Please plan for alternate routes to get to available parking lots. Visitor parking near Finney Chapel and Tappan Square is limited due to construction on campus. Recommended parking for Finney Chapel and Tappan Square is to use visitor parking nearby behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street. Also behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

 

Performers:
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
András Fejér, cello
Julien Labro, bandoneon & accordion

Program:
Bryce Dessner Circles
Julien Labro Meditation No. 1
Dino Saluzzi Minguito
Johann Sebastian Bach/ arr. Julien Labro Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Julien Labro Astoración
Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F Major, M.35
Clarice Assad Clash
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Ticket Sales Information: $35 Public | $30 OC Staff/Faculty/Alumni, Seniors, Military | $10 Students

Online Box Office
For assistance in purchasing tickets, contact Oberlin College Central Ticket Service.

#ClaimYourSeat
With thanks to the generosity of Richard ’62 and Linda ’62 Clark, Oberlin College and Conservatory students will continue to be able to attend Artist Recital Series concerts for free during the 2024-25 ARS season.
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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:

  • behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
  • behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street

Bonus Events

Join us for these free performances that feature guest artists in concert with Oberlin students and faculty.

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The Artist Recital Series at Oberlin is made possible through the generous support of patrons throughout northeast Ohio and beyond. Your contribution plays an integral role in bringing the world’s celebrated musicians to campus, sustains efforts that help make the concerts accessible to children and students, and includes invitations to artist receptions. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, call 440-775-8169.

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