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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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TIMARA's Peter Swendsen Celebrates Release on Oberlin Music Label
November 26, 2014
Recording incorporates environmental sounds of Norway, features Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and others.
Gregory Walker Plays His Father's Work With Oberlin Orchestra
October 30, 2014
Accomplished in a wide array of styles, Walker the younger helps the campus pay tribute to one of its most lauded composers.
Moye Chen '12 Wins 2014 World Piano Competition
July 30, 2014
Former student of Angela Cheng earns grand prize of $20,000 in addition to a recital in New York City.
Jeremy Denk Earns Avery Fisher Prize, Orchestra Appointment
March 21, 2014
Latest honors continue a remarkable run for the 1990 Oberlin alumnus.
Conservatory Unveils David H. Stull Hall
September 30, 2013
Perched atop Bibbins Hall, Oberlin's newest performance space offers a creative solution to the conservatory’s great demand for concert venues and pays tribute to the former dean who envisioned it.
Alumna Wins Met National Council Auditions
March 13, 2013
Sydney Mancasola ’11 is the latest in a long line of Oberlinians to succeed in the National Council Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera.
Oberlin congratulates alums of eighth blackbird on third Grammy
February 20, 2013
The contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird, formed at Oberlin by students in 1996, has recently won their third Grammy Award—Best Chamber Music Performance—for a piece written by composer Stephen Hartke, also a 2013 Grammy Award winner.
Lyric tenor Alek Shrader '07 in recital at Oberlin Conservatory March 1
February 14, 2013
The Washington Post calls Oberlin alumnus and Met Opera singer Alek Shrader "a gifted young tenor." He will present a recital at Oberlin Conservatory on March 1, at 7 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall. The concert is free and no tickets are required.
Members of Apollo's Fire and Oberlin Conservatory present music by Bach and Haydn for Family Promise of Lorain County
February 1, 2013
On Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m., musicians from the widely acclaimed Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra and Oberlin Conservatory of Music will perform in a concert to benefit homeless families served by Family Promise of Lorain County. The concert will be held at First Church in Oberlin and donations are welcome.
Oberlin Orchestra with Pianist Jeremy Denk to give NYC Tour Preview Concert on January 16
January 9, 2013
The Oberlin Orchestra, performing with guest soloist Jeremy Denk ’90 and led by Associate Professor of Conducting Raphael Jiménez, will give a preview of their 2013 NYC Tour Carnegie Hall program on January 16 in Finney Chapel. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. and admission is free.
Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk to perform at Oberlin College on February 5
January 3, 2013
Kindred spirits Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk will perform on Oberlin College's Artist Recital Series on Tuesday, February 5. The Oberlin graduates will present an evening of works by Hahn, Fauré, Ades, Saint-Saëns, and Franck. Tickets are $15–$42 and are available at 800-371-0178 or online at www.oberlin.edu/arseries.
