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Oberlin Conservatory Establishes Minor in Improvisation
Erich Burnett
Debuting in fall 2022, new course of study available to all conservatory students.
Faculty Composer Jesse Jones Featured on New Oberlin Music Recording
Erich Burnett
"In Profile" includes performances by Oberlin students, faculty, and guests.
Oberlin Conservatory Collaborates on “Resonate” Commissioning Project
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Seven-way partnership engages seven composers to create works that explore the African diaspora, with all works to be performed in Oberlin and Detroit.
Oberlin Music Label Releases "The Oberlin Concertos," Featuring Pianist Xak Bjerken
Erich Burnett
Recording showcases faculty composers and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Oberlin Music Label Presents Works by Andrew Norman, Juan Trigos, and Benjamin Broening
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory enjoys a longstanding reputation as a hub for the creation and performance of new music—and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of Timothy Weiss, is the
Richard Hoffmann, Composer and Protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, Dies at 96
Erich Burnett
Fifty-year teaching career at Oberlin included annual student trips to his native Vienna.
Nkeiru Okoye '92 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship for Composition
Erich Burnett
Award supports completion of an opera that explores the experience of Black women.
Composer, Instrumentalist, and Educator Katherine Young '03 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship
Erich Burnett
Collaboration lies at the heart of Katherine Young’s creative existence. A bassoonist and composer as well as an educator, she writes for and plays with chamber ensembles and rock bands, classical
Oberlin Music Release Showcases Faculty Composers and Contemporary Music Ensemble
Erich Burnett
For generations, Oberlin Conservatory has earned its reputation as a hub for the creation and performance of new music. A pivotal source of this innovative spark is the conservatory’s own composition
Oberlin Alumni Win Grammys at 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 Oberlin Conservatory alumni across five different classical music categories.