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Emperor's New Rules
July 23, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Opera Theater presents a surrealist work by Mollicone and a comedy by Menotti July 29-August 2.
Jazz Professor Billy Hart Named NEA Jazz Master for 2022
July 21, 2021
Erich Burnett
Drummer has performed with a long list of jazz greats across a career spanning seven decades.
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.
Peter Takács’ Complete Beethoven Sonatas Reissued on Cambria Label
July 14, 2021
Erich Burnett
Initially released in 2011, acclaimed 11-disc set includes insightful essay by the longtime Oberlin piano professor.
CBYX Fellowship Winner Combines a Love of Language with Vocal Performance
June 30, 2021
Yvonne Gay
As a fellowship recipient in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program, Charlotte Maskelony ’21, a classical vocal performance major, will spend the year studying, interning, and living with hosts in Germany.
Verona Quartet Begins Second Year at Oberlin with Debut Recording and Concert
June 30, 2021
Erich Burnett
July 7 recital with faculty pianist Scott Cuellar marks first live, indoor campus performance with an audience since March 2020.
Oberlin-Como Piano Festival Begins July 13
June 22, 2021
Stephanie Manning '23
Online format presents unique opportunity to spotlight master teacher interviews.
Home Township Hero
June 21, 2021
Cathleen Partlow Strauss '84
Tshepiso Ledwaba ’20 brought the talent to become a world-class piano tech. Oberlin gave him the training.
From Preschool to Star Wars
June 17, 2021
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Versatile singer and educator Adriana Manfredi ’01 stretches the bounds of her music career.
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
May 25, 2021
Erich Burnett
Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.