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TIMARA Students and Faculty Present at New Interfaces for Musical Expression Conference
September 1, 2020
TIMARA staff
Aurie Hsu performs string song, Abby Aresty shares accessibility strategies in Crafting Sound Workshop.
Oberlin Percussion Group Takes on Daunting Work by James Wood on New Oberlin Music Release
August 7, 2020
Erich Burnett
Commissioned by professor Michael Rosen, evocative Cloud-Polyphonies premiered at Oberlin in 2011.
Steve Parker ’02 Awarded Rome Prize for 2020-21
August 7, 2020
Erich Burnett
Musician and educator to focus on creation of sound sculptures and wearable listening devices.
Verona Quartet to Hold 2020-21 Oberlin Residency
July 17, 2020
Erich Burnett
Winner of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, rising ensemble will mentor college musicians through lessons, chamber music, and more.
Ryan Anthony, Trumpet Prodigy and Former Oberlin Faculty, Dies at 51
July 14, 2020
Erich Burnett
Electrifying performer appeared with major orchestras across America.
Community Music School Student Appears on NPR’s "From the Top"
June 29, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Raised in Oberlin, 18-year-old violist performs with Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.
Katherine Jolly Leads Conversation on the Spiritual as an American Genre
June 26, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
In a discussion produced by SongFest, four internationally renowned opera singers shared their thoughts on the spiritual as an American genre in the classical vocal world.
Summer at Oberlin: Home Edition
June 17, 2020
Erich Burnett
The conservatory’s popular summer programs experience a virtual reset for 2020.
Gabriel Morales Receives Ping Legacy Award for Service-Learning
June 11, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A jazz guitarist, Morales piloted a performance in residence program in Oberlin’s health spaces.
A Jazz Legend Returns to the Road
June 9, 2020
Erich Burnett
Oberlin exhibition honoring bassist Milt Hinton visits historically black institutions across the U.S.
