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Conservatory Alumni

Conservatory alumni earn top honors in major national and international competitions across the musical spectrum. They excel as performing artists and as conductors, composers, producers, theoreticians, entrepreneurs, historians, educators, and more.

Oberlin Alumni and Faculty Celebrated for Composition Achievements

The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.

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Conservatory Alumni and Faculty Featured in soundSCAPE Festival Tour

February 12, 2018

February 18 concert in Oberlin includes soprano Tony Arnold ’90, pianist Thomas Rosenkranz ’99, and the U.S. premiere of faculty composer Jesse Jones’ After the End.

Inventive Vocal Octet Roomful of Teeth Performs Feb. 16 at Oberlin

February 9, 2018

Artist Recital Series event includes first-of-its-kind collaboration with the Oberlin College Choir.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera Angel’s Bone Gets Exclusive Engagement at Oberlin

January 16, 2018

Composed by Du Yun ’01, the harrowing theater piece shines a light on the horrors of human trafficking.

Hollywood & Fine

November 10, 2017

Violist Meredith Crawford ’09 forged a robust career in Los Angeles while completing two Oberlin degrees.

Rhiannon Giddens ’00 Named MacArthur Fellow for 2017

October 12, 2017

Singer-instrumentalist and founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops celebrated for creating connections between music of the past and present.

Professor of Conducting Robert Spano Leads Fall Convocation Series

September 6, 2017

Robert Spano '84 will talk about the "State of the Art" in a discussion moderated by Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn.

Punch Brothers to Play Finney Chapel September 28

August 29, 2017

Punch Brothers, the virtuosic bluegrass ensemble fronted by mandolin player Chris Thile and including Oberlin alum Chris Eldridge ’04 on guitar, will open the 2017-18 Artist Recital Series on September 28.

Cello Professor Darrett Adkins Releases Myth & Tradition

August 18, 2017

On his new release for Oberlin Music, Myth & Tradition , Oberlin Associate Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins ’91 teams up with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble for the world-premiere recording of a commissioned work, Su Lian Tan’s “Legends of Kintamani.”