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Harpist Diane Evans Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Faculty
January 19, 2022
Erich Burnett
Principal harp of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to begin in fall 2022.
David Saltzman Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Brass Faculty
January 11, 2022
Erich Burnett
Performer and educator to teach tuba beginning in fall 2022.
Director Ry Russo-Young ’03 on Filmmaking, Storytelling, and Nuclear Family
January 6, 2022
Kyra McConnell ’22
On September 26, director Ry Russo-Young ’03 released her three-part documentary film Nuclear Family on HBO Max, which follows her landmark custody case that unfolded in the late 1980s. The film is an intimate look into Russo-Young’s childhood growing up as the younger daughter of two lesbian mothers and a parternity suit that threatned to upend their "nulear family."
Megan Kaes Long Wins Society for Music Theory's Wallace Berry Award
December 20, 2021
Erich Burnett
Megan Kaes Long , an associate professor of music theory at Oberlin Conservatory, was awarded the 2021 Wallace Berry Award by the Society for Music Theory. The prize is given annually for a...
Oberlin Conservatory Implements Innovative Approach to Music Theory Teaching
December 20, 2021
Erich Burnett
Expanded offerings build a wider variety of analytical skills, with enhanced opportunities for specialized study.
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents World Premiere of "The Puppy Episode" Feb. 16-17
December 20, 2021
Erich Burnett
Based on groundbreaking episode of the 1990s sitcom Ellen, Oberlin production to partner with professional opera company in spring.
International Relations Scholar Robert Jervis ’62 Dies
December 14, 2021
Joshua Keating ’07
International relations scholar Robert Jervis ’62 died December 9, 2021. “He was a husband, father, and grandfather extraordinaire, a giant in his field of international relations, a mentor to legions of younger scholars, an enthusiastic provider of feedback to university administrators, a museum goer and opera lover, a skilled napper, and a pioneer of the capsule wardrobe,” his family wrote in his obituary. Foreign policy analyst Joshua Keating ’07, author of the book Invisible Countries, interviewed Jervis for the fall 2021 issue of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine.
Ho Ting (Kelvin) Tang Earns 2021 Takács Beethoven Piano Prize
December 13, 2021
Erich Burnett
Annual competition honors Oberlin’s longtime professor and the master who inspires his work.
$1.4M Gift Supports Oberlin Flute Students
December 10, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Anonymous donation augments previously established Robert Willoughby Flute Scholarship Fund.
Fridays at Finney Concert to Feature Conductor Robert Spano and Piano Soloist Peter Takács
December 9, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Program is a celebration of Beethoven’s 251st birthday.
