Divisions

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

Division Director Raphael Jiménez
Raphael.Jimenez@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Contemporary Music

Division Director Timothy Weiss
Timothy.Weiss@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Historical Performance

Division Director David Breitman
David.Breitman@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Jazz Studies

Division Director Bobby Ferrazza Administrative Assistant Julie Baker
Julie.Baker@oberlin.edu
440-775-6633

Keyboard Studies

Division Director Alvin Chow
Alvin.Chow@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Music Theory

Division Director Jan Miyake ’96 Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297

Musicology

Division Director Steven Plank Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297

Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement

Division Director Jody Kerchner Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
jrosecra@oberlin.edu
440-775-8297

Strings

Division Director Peter Slowik
Peter.Slowik@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Vocal Studies

Division Director Gregory Ristow ’01
Gregory.Ristow@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198

Winds, Brass, and Percussion

Division Director Richard Hawkins
Richard.Hawkins@oberlin.edu
440-775-8198