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Conservatory Celebrates Recipients of 2022-23 Honors & Awards
Communications Staff
Recipients of Oberlin Conservatory’s 2022-23 Honors and Awards included 43 outstanding students from across the Conservatory’s 11 divisions. Most of the prizes were given to graduating seniors honored
Rhiannon Giddens ’00 Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Annie Zaleski
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer honored for the historical opera Omar.
Spring Performances Slated for Winners Named in Oberlin’s Concerto Competition
Joshua Reinier
Each fall, Oberlin Conservatory seniors have the opportunity to compete in the annual Concerto Competition, with the top four winners featured in the spring as soloists with the Oberlin orchestras.
Field Finds His Pasture
Jarrett Hoffman
After 26 years at Oberlin, innovative director Jonathon Field trades higher ed for Mister Ed.
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents World Premiere of "Alice Tierney" Jan. 27-29
Joshua Reinier
Alice Tierney excavates the stories we tell about the past, and gives students a unique Winter Term opportunity to develop an opera from the ground up, as well as the opportunity to take the show on the road.
Oberlin Ensembles Perform for United Nations at Carnegie Hall
Office of Communications
December 2 concert before U.N. General Assembly celebrates new partnership; public preview in Oberlin slated for November 29.
Oberlin Opera Theater to Present Offenbach and Rossini Double Bill
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Opera Theater will present a double bill of operas not seen on Oberlin stages previously—Offenbach’s operetta Le mariage aux lanternes ("The Wedding by Lantern Light") and Rossini’s burletta L'occasione fa il ladro ("Opportunity Makes a Thief")—in Hall Auditorium November 10-13.
Summer in San Francisco
Amber Rogers
Oberlin’s Vocal Studies students are often encouraged to seek out summer enrichment opportunities. These experiences add to Oberlin’s training and allow students to explore potential roles and repertoire while expanding their network. SongFest, an art song program in California, has been a regular choice for many Oberlin vocal students. This program offers master classes, concerts, daily lessons, and coachings.
Oberlin Gospel Choir Honors Spiritual Forebears with May 14 Performance
Erich Burnett
Ensemble follows tradition set forth by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Oberlin Black Ensemble.