Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time.
A side-by-side concert with Contemporary Music Ensemble and the International Contemporary Ensemble conducted by Timothy Weiss and Rebekah Heller '01 in Warner Concert Hall.
Now in its third decade, the International Contemporary Ensemble is a multidisciplinary collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers, and educators, including numerous Oberlin alumni committed to building and innovating collaborative environments. They will culminate a weeklong residency at Oberlin with a performance of their program, “Composing While Black, Volume II,” joined by Oberlin students and faculty.
“[The International Contemporary Ensemble] remains an essential contributor to the exploration of new music.” —Musical America
Program
Courtney Bryan ’04 DREAMING (Freedom Sounds) (2023)
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson Rotations III (2017)
Adegoke Steve Colson MIRRORS (2023)
Corie Rose Soumah Tossed Parachutes of Lilacs and Lungs (2025)
Music of Anthony Braxton
International Contemporary Ensemble
Rebekah Heller ’01, conductor & bassoon
Alice Teyssier ’06, soprano & flute
Damian Norfleet, baritone
Joshua Rubin ’00, clarinet
David Byrd-Marrow, horn
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet
Dan Lippel ’98, guitar
Modney, violin
Ross Karre ’05, percussion
Levy Lorenzo, percussion & electronics
View the Friday, April 10, 2026 program
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Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.
