Oberlin Conservatory’s 42 areas of private, applied study are organized by 11 divisions: Conducting and Ensembles; Contemporary Music; Historical Performance; Jazz Studies; Keyboard Studies; Music Theory; Musicology; Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (PACE); Strings; Vocal Studies; and Winds, Brass, and Percussion.
Conducting and Ensembles
Chair:
Raphael Jiménez
Cindy.Shairba@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198
Administrative Assistant: Cindy Shairba
Historical Performance
Chair:
David Breitman
Cindy.Shairba@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198
Administrative Assistant: Cindy Shairba
Jazz Studies
Chair:
Bobby Ferrazza
Julie.Baker@oberlin.edu
440-775-6633
Administrative Assistant: Julie Baker
Music Theory
Division Director:
Jan Miyake ’96
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297
Administrative Assistant: Jeanne Rosecrans
Musicology
Chair:
Steven Plank
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297
Administrative Assistant: Jeanne Rosecrans
Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement
Chair:
Jody Kerchner
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297
Administrative Assistant: Jeanne Rosecrans
Strings
Chair:
Peter Slowik
Cindy.Shairba@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198
Administrative Assistant: Cindy Shairba
Vocal Studies
Chair:
Gregory Ristow ’01
Cindy.Shairba@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198
Administrative Assistant: Cindy Shairba
Winds, Brass, and Percussion
Chair:
Richard Hawkins
Cindy.Shairba@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198
Administrative Assistant: Cindy Shairba