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Obie alums spanning generations returned for Homecoming and Reunion at the tail end of September. The gorgeous autumn weekend provided a fitting backdrop for festive celebrations all over campus

A new competition at Oberlin Conservatory, named the Richard Miller Classical Voice Competition for High School Students, has been established to encourage and support high school students in pursuit of a career in classical vocal music. 

Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer Chris Eldridge ’04 returned to Oberlin for a brief residency that included a band workshop at the Cat in the Cream on the afternoon of October 6.

Composer-pianist’s artistry reveals wide-ranging influences, from jazz and gospel to experimental sounds. 

Five members of the conservatory faculty have been granted tenure-track positions beginning this academic year. They span the disciplines of music theory, composition, trombone, and TIMARA—each of

Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet soloist and founder of Seraph Brass, realized at an early age that she wanted to pursue music as a career. In 2014, she moved forward with a long-standing goal of forming an all-female brass quintet, and Seraph Brass was born.

Adina Langer ’06 and Sheena Ramirez ’06 collaborated on a powerful museum exhibition.

Their thoughtful programming for this occasion on their "Farewell Tour" will bring a bit of sentiment and nostalgia to the Finney Chapel stage.

Oberlin’s Grammy Award-winning professor of jazz saxophone has been named a 2024 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, the nation’s highest honor conferred to jazz musicians.

For the first time in the history of the Cooper International Competition for piano, the top prize was awarded to two participants.