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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.
Mister Rogers’ Neighbor, Francois Clemmons ’67
Yvonne Gay
When Mister Rogers invited Officer Clemmons—played by Francois Clemmons ’67—to join him in cooling his feet in a pool of water, the pair was not only spending a refreshing moment together, Rogers was proudly showing his viewers where he stood on civil rights at a time when some public pools prohibited Black swimmers.
Oberlin Vocalists Rise to the Top
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
First-year students secure top prizes in national and regional competitions.
Rhiannon Giddens '00 to Appear on Oberlin Stage Left
Erich Burnett
December 10 performance with Francesco Turrisi also features Giddens in conversation.
Get to Know Tamara Jade ’12
Oli Bentley '21
The Voice sensation will meet Oberlin students November 11 as part of the Alumni CONnections Series.
Out Loud and Outside
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
Oberlin College Choir sings in different ways for a different world.
Two Phones and One Big Experiment
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Opera Theater breaks through the COVID wall with an unlikely pairing of comedy and drama.
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.
Eyeing Her Finnish Line
Erich Burnett
Soprano Maggie Kinabrew ’20 bolsters ties to her ancestral music through a Fulbright opportunity in Helsinki.
Oberlin Conservatory Claims Record Number of Fulbright Finalists
Erich Burnett
Honored students for 2020-21 plan musical studies across Europe, teaching in India, and more.