News Releases
Lorraine Manz Elected to American Academy of Teachers of Singing
January 30, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Oberlin's associate professor of singing joins elite company at February induction ceremony in New York.
Imani Winds to Play Oberlin's Finney Chapel February 9
January 24, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
The adventurous wind quintet joins forces with longtime collaborator Gilbert Kalish for a program that spans a world of musical influences.
The 5th Annual Cooper International Competition Takes Place July 17-26, 2014
January 16, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Presented by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Orchestra, the 2014 competition features remarkable pianists ages 13-18 vying for $20,000 in prize money, Oberlin scholarships, and incredible performance opportunities.
L. Dean Nuernberger, Longtime Director of Collegium Musicum, Dies at 89
December 23, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The longtime professor of music theory and director of the medieval, renaissance, and early baroque music ensemble Collegium Musicum, died December 21 at age 89.
2014 String Quartet Intensive and Festival Opens January 7
December 19, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The three-week celebration of chamber music features master classes and concerts by renowned performers in addition to conservatory student ensembles.
Athletic Department Profiles Viola Student Olivia Degitz
December 17, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
In the latest installment of GoYeo's "Storytellers" series, we learn how Olivia Degitz ’17 turned a childhood tragedy into great opportunities at Oberlin.
Punch Brothers Begin 2013-14 Residency
December 11, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The genre-bending bluegrass quintet will work with conservatory students and perform during three visits to campus, made possible through a fund created by actor-comedian Ed Helms.
Athletic Department Features Conservatory Student-Athlete Leo Harrington
December 9, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
The Oberlin Athletic Department's "Storytellers" feature profiles double-degree student Leo Harrington ’16—and what happens when he must choose between the track and the trumpet.
Student Writers Launch Music Criticism Blog
December 6, 2013
Communications Staff
ConNotations, a new blog featuring the writing of students in the conservatory’s Introduction to Music Criticism class, has made its debut after an intensive semester of writing.
Legendary Pianist Leon Fleisher to Lead Master Classes
December 4, 2013
Communications Staff
Pianist Leon Fleisher, whose remarkable career was altered by a debilitating hand injury that he overcame some four decades later, will visit the Oberlin campus to lead a pair of master classes with conservatory students.
