Darrett Adkins
- Associate Professor of Cello
Notes
Darrett Adkins CD Release Receives Praise
December 6, 2017
Cello professor Darrett Adkins teamed with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble under the direction of Timothy Weiss in a 2017 release titled Myth & Tradition. ClevelandClassical.com weighed in—“deep in the Passacaglia of Richard Wernick’s Concerto for Cello and Ten Players (1979), the cellist opens a door and finds himself alone. Manic, thoughtful, and personal, his four-and-a-half minute cadenza is the heart of the album.” Read the complete review.
News
Winners Named in Oberlin’s 2021 Senior Concerto Competition
November 18, 2021
Four instrumentalists will perform with the Oberlin Orchestra in April and May 2022.
Oberlin Orchestra Premieres Hartke Concerto Dec. 12 in Finney Chapel
December 10, 2018
Performance to be conducted by Atlanta Symphony music director Robert Spano '84, feature cellist Darrett Adkins '91.
Flutist Alexa Still Releases Syzygy on Oberlin Music Label
January 26, 2018
Project showcases music by Venezuelan composer Efraín Amaya, features conservatory colleagues and students.