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Andrea McAlister Named Yamaha Master Educator
March 23, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin keyboard pedagogy professor among select group chosen in program’s inaugural year.
Alumni Connections Series Welcomes Victoria Theodore ’89 and Peter Flint ’92
February 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Feb. 19 program unites Oberlin students with graduates forging successful music careers.
Oberlin Trio Welcomes Cellist Dmitry Kouzov with Virtual Recital
January 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
January 22 performance features works by Haydn, Schumann, and conservatory alum George Walker ’41.
Stanley Cowell ’62, Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Educator, Dies at 79
December 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Inventive performer played with numerous greats, dedicated himself to teaching in mid-career.
Faculty and Alumni Pianists to Give Marathon Broadcast Performance
December 14, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Beethoven's 250th birthday—December 16—begins with a midnight celebration on Oberlin Stage Left.
Not So Slight Return
November 6, 2020
Erich Burnett
Liam Kaplan ’20 attempts to complete exclusive Piano Honors Program with November 14 recital.
World Events Inspire Conservatory Programming
October 27, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
October 30 faculty recital to feature works by William Grant Still.
Winter Term: Creating Music Miles Apart
September 23, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Seniors Arthur Welsh and Mark Ligonde had an ambitious goal for Winter Term. The pair planned to release a seven-song album with six different genres and subgenres of music, while residing miles apart. The project would challenge their compositional and production skills, but the end result was even more complex and creative than they imagined.
How Organs Become Vital
May 18, 2020
Erich Burnett
International travel—and Oberlin opportunities—proved pivotal for Fulbright Finalist Celina Kobetitsch ’18.
Oberlin Conservatory Claims Record Number of Fulbright Finalists
May 13, 2020
Erich Burnett
Honored students for 2020-21 plan musical studies across Europe, teaching in India, and more.
