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2021: A Year in Photos
Yvonne Gay and Arisa Williams
In this special year-in-review photo series we look back at how the campus continued to adjust to change during the pandemic, as it launched new programs and kept old traditions alive.
Mathilda Edge Named to Oberlin Conservatory Voice Faculty
Erich Burnett
Soprano performer and educator arrives from the stage of Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Oberlin Conservatory Establishes Minor in Improvisation
Erich Burnett
Debuting in fall 2022, new course of study available to all conservatory students.
Ross Karre Named Percussion Professor at Oberlin Conservatory
Erich Burnett
Appointment begins in fall 2022, charts new course for department led for 50 years by Michael Rosen.
Harpist Diane Evans Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Faculty
Erich Burnett
Principal harp of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to begin in fall 2022.
David Saltzman Appointed to Oberlin Conservatory Brass Faculty
Erich Burnett
Performer and educator to teach tuba beginning in fall 2022.
Megan Kaes Long Wins Society for Music Theory's Wallace Berry Award
Erich Burnett
Megan Kaes Long, an associate professor of music theory at Oberlin Conservatory, was awarded the 2021 Wallace Berry Award by the Society for Music Theory.The prize is given annually for a
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents World Premiere of "The Puppy Episode" Feb. 16-17
Erich Burnett
Based on groundbreaking episode of the 1990s sitcom Ellen, Oberlin production to partner with professional opera company in spring.
Ho Ting (Kelvin) Tang Earns 2021 Takács Beethoven Piano Prize
Erich Burnett
Annual competition honors Oberlin’s longtime professor and the master who inspires his work.