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Oberlin Music Theater's inaugural production is a story of beginnings, which is a fitting theme for the first main stage performance of the Conservatory's newest program.

Prestigious honor celebrates contributions to American music; longtime professor joins elite company.

Five Oberlin faculty members received Excellence in Teaching Awards for the 2023-24 academic year.

Scholars and performers bring world-class expertise in arts, sciences, and the humanities.

“He’s with me in every lesson that I teach,” Daniel Okulitch ‘99 said about former Oberlin voice faculty member Richard Miller (1926-2009).

This spring marks the official conclusion of Takács’ tenure, after an incredible 48 years of teaching. Many of his former students from around the world are set to convene for a celebratory concert in Warner Concert Hall on May 12

Oberlin Conservatory is delighted to announce that pianist José Ramón Méndez will join the faculty as Associate Professor of Piano in the fall 2024 semester. 

With Lee’s broad experience as a soloist and orchestral and chamber musician, she brings wide dimension to the role.

Oberlin jazz faculty member Chris Coles and three Jazz Studies students—bassist Ahmed McLemore, pianist Wilson Woods, and drummer Max Simas—were featured performers for a capacity audience at Cleveland’s premier jazz venue, the Bop Stop, for Ideastream’s launch event.

Versatile American horn player David Byrd-Marrow has been appointed to the tenure-track horn professor position at Oberlin Conservatory. He brings an expansive range of experience and repertoire to the role.