News
Verona Quartet Begins Second Year at Oberlin with Debut Recording and Concert
Erich Burnett
July 7 recital with faculty pianist Scott Cuellar marks first live, indoor campus performance with an audience since March 2020.
Oberlin-Como Piano Festival Begins July 13
Stephanie Manning '23
Online format presents unique opportunity to spotlight master teacher interviews.
Home Township Hero
Cathleen Partlow Strauss '84
Tshepiso Ledwaba ’20 brought the talent to become a world-class piano tech. Oberlin gave him the training.
From Preschool to Star Wars
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Versatile singer and educator Adriana Manfredi ’01 stretches the bounds of her music career.
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
Erich Burnett
Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.
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 Symposium Strives for Actual Change in a Virtual Setting
Erich Burnett
Beginning May 25, Crafting Change presents four weeks of innovative thinking for teachers, students, artists, and others—all of it free.
Taking a Shine to TIMARA
Oli Bentley '21
Vocalist and philosophy major Diana Gruber ’22 crafted an innovative conservatory major—and an alter ego to match.
The Team for Your Dreams
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Conservatory Professional Development helps students find their path.