News
Oberlin Orchestra Welcomes New Students—and Everyone Else—to Experience Music at the Conservatory
By Erich Burnett
Raphael Jiménez, associate professor of conducting and director of Oberlin Orchestras, invites students and community members to an introductory concert to kick off the 2017-2018 large ensemble performance season at Oberlin.
Oh SNATS!
Conservatory Communications Staff
Voice major Theodora Nestorova launches a campus group for singers.
Northeast Ohio’s Music Community Unites for Harvey Relief September 8
by Cathy Partlow Strauss
Oberlin Conservatory students, alumni, and faculty will join with musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra and students from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Credo Music for "Help After Harvey: A Benefit Concert for the American Red Cross."
Professor of Conducting Robert Spano Leads Fall Convocation Series
Communications Staff
Robert Spano '84 will talk about the "State of the Art" in a discussion moderated by Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn.
Sept. 10 Faculty Concert to Include André Previn Premiere
By Erich Burnett
The first Faculty Chamber Series performance of the 2017-18 season includes the world premiere of a piece by pianist and composer André Previn called "Montfort." The concert will be streamed live.
PACE Program Reenvisions Music Education for the 21st Century
By Jody Kerchner
Oberlin Conservatory’s new Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement or PACE division prepares students for vibrant, diverse, and meaningful careers in the continually shifting musical landscape of the 21st century.
Punch Brothers to Play Finney Chapel September 28
By Erich Burnett
Punch Brothers, the virtuosic bluegrass ensemble fronted by mandolin player Chris Thile and including Oberlin alum Chris Eldridge ’04 on guitar, will open the 2017-18 Artist Recital Series on September 28.
Cello Professor Darrett Adkins Releases Myth & Tradition
By Erich Burnett
On his new release for Oberlin Music, Myth & Tradition, Oberlin Associate Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins ’91 teams up with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble for the world-premiere recording of a commissioned work, Su Lian Tan’s “Legends of Kintamani.”
Oberlin-Como Piano Academy Enters Second Year
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory will begin its second full year as the U.S. home of the International Piano Academy Lake Como with a schedule of master artist residencies beginning this fall.
Ace of Clubs
Samantha Spaccasi ’17
A circuitous route through Oberlin led directly to a dream job for Gabe Pollack ’11, who today manages a popular jazz club in the Cleveland area.