Program Overview
Classical Guitar
The classical guitar major emphasizes the full range of chamber literature. In addition to primary study on classical guitar, students can borrow and take lessons on a school-owned Renaissance lute, baroque lute, theorbo, vihuela, and baroque guitar. Students can take advantage of our extraordinary jazz guitar program for secondary lessons in that area. The program offers numerous performance opportunities, regular exposure to guest artists who perform recitals and teach master classes, and seminars that address career preparation. The major is supported by an extensive collection of guitar scores and recordings in the conservatory library.
Guitar student Brian King '18 performs in Kulas Recital Hall.
Photo credit: Stephen Aron
Program Facts
- Program Type: Major
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- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Division: Strings
String Division Director
Sibbi Bernhardsson,
Professor of Violin
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Conservatory student guitarist performs chamber music in Kulas Recital Hall.
Guitar Ensemble
Oberlin guitar students have ample opportunities for performance over and above the required degree recitals. Students also play at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Kendal Senior Living Community’s formal concert stage, or with one of the conservatory’s 25 large ensembles such as the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. With three standard concert spaces on campus for guitar recitals, few institutions have as many perfect rooms for the guitar.
Performance EnsemblesClassical Guitar News
Nik Divall ’24 Earns Fulbright to Germany
July 2, 2024
Fulbright study/research award winner Nik Divall ’24 plans to spend the 2024-2025 academic year pursuing a master’s degree in historical performance in the German port city of Bremen.
Ed Helms ’96 and Chris Eldridge ’04 Team Up for 'Red Herring Conversations' Jan. 29
January 25, 2021
Oberlin Stage Left program revolves around performers’ shared love of bluegrass and more.
This Week in Photos: The Soundtrack of Fall
November 27, 2020
A guitar ensemble performance in Kulas Recital Hall featured Suvan Agarwal '23, Aidan Wiley '20, and Craig Slagh '21. The passion demonstrated in their live streamed performance was captured in photos and chosen to be among the images included in this week’s photo series.
