News
TIMARA Dept. Presents (T)echs Machina Festival Mar. 13-15
March 11, 2019
By Erich Burnett
Three days of performances, workshops, and more highlight technology's connection to music.
![TIMARA alumnus Alex Christie '09](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/timara1_copy.png?itok=mOl3YtRg)
Oberlin Opera Theater Explores the Elusive American Dream in "Proving Up"
January 15, 2019
Erich Burnett
Five performances of Missy Mazzoli’s unsettling chamber opera begin January 31.
![promotional art for Proving Up opera](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/proving_up_web_art.jpg?itok=Tk10opA7)
Contemporary Music Ensemble Collaborates with Jazz Master Henry Threadgill
January 10, 2019
Erich Burnett
World-premiere performance launches Cleveland Museum of Art’s new composers series Jan. 11; open rehearsal at Oberlin set for Jan. 10.
![Henry Threadgill](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/theadgill_pic_pulitzer.jpg?itok=5FFOaQIx)
Oberlin Orchestra Premieres Hartke Concerto Dec. 12 in Finney Chapel
December 10, 2018
Conservatory Communications Staff
Performance to be conducted by Atlanta Symphony music director Robert Spano '84, feature cellist Darrett Adkins '91.
![Stephen Hartke photo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs49487_stephenhartke-036.jpg?itok=dG2rCwZi)
Beauty Amid the Brutality
August 31, 2018
Erich Burnett
Cross-campus collaboration celebrates artistic master works and hidden gems made in the shadow of WWI.
![WWI combat promoting "Creative Arts & Music in the Shadow of War" event](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/wwi-image1.jpg?itok=f1j7pvuX)
William Bolles-Beaven ’18 Awarded Teaching Fellowship in Austria
May 11, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A composition major, Bolles-Beaven will teach English in secondary schools while improving his German language skills.
![William Bolles-Beaven Portrait of William Bolles-Beaven](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/williambolles_beaven-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=vWu9SBW8)
Composer Olly Wilson, Founding Father of Electronic Music at Oberlin, Dies at 80
April 4, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Wide-ranging influences included spirituals, jazz, serialism, and more.
![Olly Wilson classroom photo from 1968](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/olly_wilson_teaching_1968_copy_2.jpg?itok=WSA0ZwIb)
Grammy-Winner Billy Childs Returns to Oberlin for Three Wide-Ranging Concerts
March 29, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Composer in residence to present large-scale works, perform as solo artist, and collaborate with students.
![Billy Childs Billy Childs photo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/billy_photo_by_unlimited_myles.jpg?itok=rTBdtMO-)
Conservatory Alumni and Faculty Featured in soundSCAPE Festival Tour
February 12, 2018
Conservatory Communications Staff
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.
![Soundscape poster design](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/soundscape_6.2_copy.jpg?itok=AnXkBrtt)
Famed Acoustician Albert Xu and Musical Artist Mimi Xu Explore Sound at Oberlin Nov. 2 and 3
October 26, 2017
By Erich Burnett
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.
![portrait of musical artist Mimi Xu portrait of musical artist Mimi Xu](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/misty_rabbit_pic.jpg?itok=9vi2Jh6Z)