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Oberlin Presents 'Music of Messiaen' mini-fest April 21-22
April 14, 2022
Erich Burnett
Events to include noon discussion and performance of two mammoth works by the composer.
Oberlin Conservatory Establishes Minor in Improvisation
January 25, 2022
Erich Burnett
Debuting in fall 2022, new course of study available to all conservatory students.
Faculty Composer Jesse Jones Featured on New Oberlin Music Recording
December 2, 2021
Erich Burnett
"In Profile" includes performances by Oberlin students, faculty, and guests.
Oberlin Conservatory Collaborates on “Resonate” Commissioning Project
October 14, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Seven-way partnership engages seven composers to create works that explore the African diaspora, with all works to be performed in Oberlin and Detroit.
Oberlin Music Label Releases "The Oberlin Concertos," Featuring Pianist Xak Bjerken
September 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Recording showcases faculty composers and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Oberlin Music Label Presents Works by Andrew Norman, Juan Trigos, and Benjamin Broening
August 2, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory enjoys a longstanding reputation as a hub for the creation and performance of new music—and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of Timothy Weiss ,...
Richard Hoffmann, Composer and Protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, Dies at 96
July 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Fifty-year teaching career at Oberlin included annual student trips to his native Vienna.
Nkeiru Okoye '92 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship for Composition
May 19, 2021
Erich Burnett
Award supports completion of an opera that explores the experience of Black women.
Composer, Instrumentalist, and Educator Katherine Young '03 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship
May 18, 2021
Erich Burnett
Collaboration lies at the heart of Katherine Young’s creative existence. A bassoonist and composer as well as an educator, she writes for and plays with chamber ensembles and rock bands,...
Oberlin Music Release Showcases Faculty Composers and Contemporary Music Ensemble
April 2, 2021
Erich Burnett
For generations, Oberlin Conservatory has earned its reputation as a hub for the creation and performance of new music. A pivotal source of this innovative spark is the conservatory’s own...
