News
Oberlin Opera Theater to Present Offenbach and Rossini Double Bill
November 7, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Oberlin Opera Theater will present a double bill of operas not seen on Oberlin stages previously—Offenbach’s operetta Le mariage aux lanternes ("The Wedding by Lantern Light") and Rossini’s burletta L'occasione fa il ladro ("Opportunity Makes a Thief")—in Hall Auditorium November 10-13.
Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16
January 6, 2021
Jaimie Yue '22
A biology and musical studies double major at Oberlin, Learman is completing her PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University.
Winter Term: Recording the Stravinsky Violin Concerto with Piano
September 10, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Fourth-year violin major Peiwen Su took on the ambitious project to learn and record the entire Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major. The project was both challenging and inspirational—and demonstrated to Su what is possible in this new reality.
Sophia Bass ’20 Awarded Fulbright Research Grant in India
May 13, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The musical studies major will study Carnatic music in India.
Dance Like Everybody’s Listening
January 31, 2020
Oli Bentley ’21
TIMARA students compose music for dance... with dancers at their side.
Master a Beast in 4 Short Weeks
January 31, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Students devote winter term to mounting an opera premiere.
Shining a Light on Composition
January 31, 2020
Oli Bentley '21
TIMARA students devote Winter Term 2020 to creating light through music—and vice versa.
A Conversation with Phlox Ensemble Conductor Sophia Bass
January 30, 2020
Hannah Schoepe ’20
The Phlox ensemble, an orchestra and choir promoting women and trans individuals in classical music, is an intensive winter term project that provides a space for students of traditionally underrepresented gender identities and those with a commitment to gender inclusion to engage with classical music.
Phlox Ensembles Give Underrepresented Groups a Voice
January 19, 2020
Hannah Schoepe ’20
Ensembles promote women and trans individuals in classical music, and celebrates repertoire by composers of these identities.
Oberlin Names Innovative Leader as Dean of the Conservatory of Music
December 10, 2019
Communications Staff
Following an extensive national search, William Quillen has been appointed dean of the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College. An innovative, forward-looking leader, Quillen has served as acting dean of the conservatory since the fall 2018. He will begin his new role on January 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.
