
Oberlin in NYC 2023
The Oberlin Orchestra and conservatory choral ensembles—Oberlin College Choir, Musical Union, and Gospel Choir—performed the master work by 1908 Oberlin graduate R. Nathaniel Dett in New York City's Carmegie Hall in January 2023.
Photo credit: Fadi Kheir

The Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble play a pair of sold-out sets at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola—the same venue where the group made its New York City debut four years earlier.
Photo credit: Chris Lee

A panel discussion led by Oberlin College and Conservatory faculty member Courtney-Savali Andrews (far right) examined the life and legacy of R. Nathaniel Dett, who in 1908 became the first double-major Black graduate of Oberlin Conservatory. The panel was hosted by Kaufman Music Center.
Photo credit: Fadi Kheir

Raphael Jiménez guided the orchestra through performances of Johannes Brahms’ Tragic Overture, Iván Enrique Rodríguez’s A Metaphor for Power, and R. Nathaniel Dett’s The Ordering of Moses.
Photo credit: Chris Lee

The Oberlin Orchestra awaits its call to take the stage.
Photo credit: Fadi Kheir

Concertmaster Madeleine Zarry warms up backstage.
Photo credit: Fadi Kheir

The Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble visits middle school students in Brooklyn on the morning after its Dizzy's performance.
Photo credit: Lorenzo Ciniglio
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