Concert: Oberlin Creative Music Lab

The Oberlin Creative Music Lab specializes in contemporary, open-form, and guided improvisation while performing existing works written for creative music ensemble.

Creative Music refers to the approach of music making established and embodied by the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The course seeks to honor the AACM model through a laboratory environment that allows musical exploration and experimentation.

The Fall 2026 Creative Music Lab is led by Dana Jessen and includes:
Autumn Avery, electronics
Lucky Blohm Villanueva, voice
Isadora Casdin, voice
Thayer Jacobs, piano
Lorenzo Jose, saxophone
Ma'ayan Kertcher, cello
Theoden Marvell-Brown, recorders
Jonny Ollendorf, accordion