Oberlin Blogs

The summer of 2015, the Oberlin Brass Quintet went on a four week long tour of China during the months of July and August.

A three-part odyssey chronicling my adventures through children's theater, with sappiness and colorful org charts.

Amanda leads you through the social dance opportunities at Oberlin!

With the help of a new friend, Matt presents his guide to jazz at Oberlin!

Celebrating Black Music Month with a list of 100 Black artists that I love. Enjoy!

A guide to funny opportunities at silly ole' Obe.

A semi-demi-hemi-comprehensive guide to College music opportunities.

Second semester senior thoughts and spoilers for E.B. White books.

There are a variety of questions tour guides get from prospective students applying to the college, but who are interested in pursuing music through the conservatory, but they all come down to the same thing: how involved can I be in the conservatory as a college student?

Thinking that ten years of "pre-professional" training prepares you to choreograph a three-minute contemporary solo is kind of like spending years reading Shakespeare and then being told to whip up a novel with some magical realism.

I realized and then accepted that unmitigated busyness was not equivalent to productivity, but a threat to it. I learned that sometimes even doing something you love is a luxury that you should be prepared to sacrifice when faced with the exigencies of the bigger picture.

Looking for information on Oberlin's a cappella scene? Nothing But Treble is a good place to start.