News
Flutist Alexa Still Releases Syzygy on Oberlin Music Label
By Erich Burnett
Project showcases music by Venezuelan composer Efraín Amaya, features conservatory colleagues and students.
The Great Screen Test
Communications Staff
Oberlin Conservatory musicians trade paper scores for iPad Pros.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera Angel’s Bone Gets Exclusive Engagement at Oberlin
By Erich Burnett
Composed by Du Yun ’01, the harrowing theater piece shines a light on the horrors of human trafficking.
Former Double Bass Professor Lawrence Angell dies at 88
By Erich Burnett
Longtime member of The Cleveland Orchestra also played jazz, craved adventure.
More Than Words
Max Weiner ’18
Oberlin’s jazz voice program opens up new worlds for singers and instrumentalists alike.
Javanese Gamelan Course Makes Welcoming Space for Lorain County Youth
Amanda Nagy
Gamelan is not very well known to the general public. A class offered in the conservatory’s new community engagement division partnered with an after-school program in nearby Lorain to teach a new form of music to underserved kids.
Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Designates Major Gift to Oberlin
By Erich Burnett
Newly created Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble Fund will support exemplary conservatory musicians and service efforts.
Hollywood & Fine
by Eilish Spear '20
Violist Meredith Crawford ’09 forged a robust career in Los Angeles while completing two Oberlin degrees.
Violinist Tessa Lark to Perform Nov. 19 as Part of Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series
By Erich Burnett
Rising star will lead a free public master class with conservatory students November 18.
Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series Welcomes Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor Nov. 12
By Erich Burnett
The 4 p.m. program will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the artist.