Event

Conservatory Orientation Recital

Date, time, location

Date

Friday, August 22, 2025

Time

7:00 pm

Location

Finney Chapel

90 N. Professor St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

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Cost

Free admission, no tickets required

Watch the webcast  – streamed live at concert time.

The annual opening concert of the Conservatory features a wide range of Conservatory faculty and students to kick off the new season.

Program:

Lou Harrison Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra (1972)

   Jonathan Moyer AD ’12*, organ

   Ross Karre ’05*, conductor & glockenspiel

   Henry Samra, piano

   Axel Martin, celeste

  Oberlin Percussion Group members

   Stephanie Bloch, Kira Glanton, Ben Zeiss, Brindhaven Jaeger, Sophia Stehlik


Marin Marais Excerpts from Suite in D Major, from Livre III de pièces de viole

   Zack Price, Kotomi Inaba, viola da gamba

   Mark Edwards*, harpsichord


Henry Samra circular resoning (2025)

   Henry Samra, mixed media & accordion


Henri Tomasi Suite pour trois trompettes

   Jamie Hammarlund, Alex Acimovic, Soren Edman, trumpet


Joaquín Turina Poema en forma de canciones (Campoamor)

   Saige Hoffman, soprano

   Daniel Michalak, piano**


Johannes Brahms Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1

   Leo Lu, piano


Stephen Flaherty Wheels of a Dream from Ragtime (Ahrens)

   Kaymond Ivey, Coalhouse Walker Jr.

   Grace Pressley, Sarah

   Matthew Webb*, piano

 

Jule Styne Everything’s Coming up Roses from Gypsy (Sondheim)

   Reese Henrick, Rose

   Matthew Webb*, piano


George Enescu Dectet for Winds, Op. 14

   Iris Sim, Alexa Still*, flute

   Becky Mack, Shiyi Song, oboe

   Keyvar Smith-Herold, Edie Flunker, clarinet

   Nicolas Woodward, Hugo Wessells, bassoon

   Julia Wineger, Molly Foley, horn


Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

   Sibbi Bernhardsson ’95*, Christoforos Petridis, Sébastien Tsai, Emir Efe, violin

   Peter Slowik*, Holly Bogle, viola

   Dmitry Kouzov*, Maria-Elli Petridou, cello


Bobby Ferrazza Jedi Dan

   George Rogers, saxophone

   Bobby Ferrazza*, guitar

   Milei Sagawa, bass

   Martin Kent, drums


arr. Jay Ashby Como Somos Per Conssello, attributed to Alfonso el Sabio (King Alfonso X, “The Wise”) c. 1252

   Otto Allard, mandolin

   Alia Peterson, clarinet

   Jared Sta. Ana, bass clarinet

   Nicholas Doan, bass

   Luis Perdomo*, piano

   Jay Ashby*, percussion

   Martin Kent, drums


*Conservatory faculty

**Conservatory staff