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Author Ishmael Beah ’04 returned to Oberlin College in 2010 to discuss the publication of his New York Times best-selling book, A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Four years later Beah’s visit to Finney Chapel took place after the publication of Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel, which would go on to become another best-seller. Beah’s visits to campus serve as inspiration for this week’s photo series.

Alumni journalist and authors, the first black woman to stage an opera in the United States is honored, and TIMARA students who turn words of gratitude into works of audible art at a nearby hospital are just some of the features in this week’s photo series.

The Artist Recital Series at Oberlin College has presented well over 1,000 of the world’s most acclaimed musicians in historic Finney Chapel—and the lineup for 2017-18 is as wide-ranging as ever.

Legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed with pianist Kathryn Stott in Finney Chapel on Wednesday, November 20, as part of Oberlin’s 135th Artist Recital Series. When tickets to his concert quickly...

Widely acknowledged as today’s preeminent dramatic soprano, Deborah Voigt gave a concert in Finney Chapel on Sunday, March 10, as part of the Artist Recital Series. She performed works by Amy Beach,...