Conservatory Alumni

Hunter Gordon ’14 studies bassoon full-time at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, hoping to begin his career as a professional musician.

Inspired by tragic events during an 1888 blizzard, the piece will also be performed March 7 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Best known as Officer Clemmons from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Oberlin alumnus will perform American spirituals and a community children's concert.

Honor comes amid a two-year residency made possible by Oberlin alumnus Ed Helms ’96.

Recording incorporates environmental sounds of Norway, features Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and others.

Accomplished in a wide array of styles, Walker the younger helps the campus pay tribute to one of its most lauded composers.

Former student of Angela Cheng earns grand prize of $20,000 in addition to a recital in New York City.

Latest honors continue a remarkable run for the 1990 Oberlin alumnus.

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.

Sydney Mancasola ’11 is the latest in a long line of Oberlinians to succeed in the National Council Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera.

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.

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.