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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...
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.
‘‘Rands at Oberlin’’ Features English Horn Professor Robert Walters, Oberlin Ensembles
April 21, 2020
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Music release serves as premiere recording of conservatory-commissioned Concerto for English Horn.
Oberlin Music Releases Kendra Colton’s "Late Air," Featuring Music of John Harbison
January 8, 2020
Erich Burnett
Recording showcases the longtime Oberlin faculty soprano, spans three decades of the composer’s work.
Oberlin Music Label Releases Debut Recording by Derek Zadinsky
August 30, 2019
Erich Burnett
Concept for Bach + Brahms grew out of conversations with double bass teacher's legendary mentor, Edgar Meyer.
Oberlin Music Releases Works by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon
November 16, 2018
Erich Burnett
Songtree features performances by prominent Oberlin alumni and the Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Flutist Alexa Still Releases Syzygy on Oberlin Music Label
January 26, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Project showcases music by Venezuelan composer Efraín Amaya, features conservatory colleagues and students.
Jamey Haddad’s World Ensemble Under One Sun Debuts on Oberlin Music
September 12, 2017
By Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory faculty member Jamey Haddad and his longtime musician friend Billy Drewes release their first recording together with Oberlin Music Label.
Cello Professor Darrett Adkins Releases Myth & Tradition
August 18, 2017
By Erich Burnett
On his new release for Oberlin Music, Myth & Tradition , Oberlin Associate Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins ’91 teams up with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble for the world-premiere recording of a commissioned work, Su Lian Tan’s “Legends of Kintamani.”
Bassist Peter Dominguez Releases Groove Dreams on Oberlin Music
May 30, 2017
Erich Burnett
Dedicated to bass legend Milt Hinton, recording includes music by Stevie Wonder, Nat Adderley, Chick Corea, and others.
