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Wide-ranging influences included spirituals, jazz, serialism, and more.

Composer in residence to present large-scale works, perform as solo artist, and collaborate with students.

February 18 concert in Oberlin includes soprano Tony Arnold ’90, pianist Thomas Rosenkranz ’99, and the U.S. premiere of faculty composer Jesse Jones’ After the End .

The art and science of sound rests at the heart of Albert Xu and daughter Mimi Xu, who have forged dynamic careers exploring very different avenues of the same phenomenon.

May 2017 graduates Kirk Pearson (on right) will explore invented instruments, while Paulus Van Horne will study the effects of noise in megacities.

In his senior composition recital, fifth-year Kirk Pearson attempts to explain what would happen if the characteristics of the digital world started to permeate our physical lives.

Willow Run , which features saxophonist Noah Getz ’97, also to be performed Nov. 5 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

First-year composer Hao Zou craved American arts culture—and Oberlin weather.

Their diverse careers intersected on campus over the past year, resulting in enlightening interactions with students.

Music for piano and surround-sound electronics highlight alumni talent from the ranks of Oberlin's TIMARA and composition departments.