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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.
Jazz Professor Billy Hart Named NEA Jazz Master for 2022
Erich Burnett
Drummer has performed with a long list of jazz greats across a career spanning seven decades.
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.
Peter Takács’ Complete Beethoven Sonatas Reissued on Cambria Label
Erich Burnett
Initially released in 2011, acclaimed 11-disc set includes insightful essay by the longtime Oberlin piano professor.
Katherine Jolly Leads Conversation on the Spiritual as an American Genre
Hillary Hempstead
In a discussion produced by SongFest, four internationally renowned opera singers shared their thoughts on the spiritual as an American genre in the classical vocal world.
Da Capo Chamber Players to Perform Works by George Walker ’41 and Wendell Logan
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Alumni-founded ensemble honors acclaimed African American composers with ties to Oberlin at New York's Merkin Hall in February.
