Different Strokes

January 12, 2021

Tara Draper '23

swimmer in a pool.

Photo credit: courtesy Joshua Rhodes

Conservatory bassist Joshua Rhodes ’21 pools his efforts with the Oberlin swim team.

double bassist playing with an ensemble.

In his final year of studies at Oberlin, Joshua Rhodes of North Carolina developed a new passion through a chance meeting at the campus rec center.

Learn how the bassist and swimmer followed his dream to Oberlin in this profile on goyeo.com.

 

 

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