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Gary Bartz, Oberlin’s Grammy-winning professor of jazz sax, will be honored on Sat, Apr 13 at 7:30 PM at the Kennedy Center. Named a 2024 NEA Jazz Master, Bartz will perform at the event. Stream it! arts.gov/honors/jazz #NEAJazzMaster #garybartzsax
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Thrilled to announce Oberlin's Commencement speaker! @RhiannonGiddens '00—the genre-defying singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who trained as an operatic soprano at Oberlin Conservatory—will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2024. oberlin.edu/news/rhiannon-gi…

Rhiannon Giddens to Deliver Commencement Address to Class of 2024 | Oberlin College and Conservatory

Grammy-winning musician and Oberlin alum will receive an honorary doctorate.

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Hear jazz supergroup Artemis—Downbeat's 2023 Jazz Group of the Year—in concert on the Oberlin Artist Recital Series at Finney Chapel, Wednesday March 13 . Tickets $10-$35. oberlin.edu/events/artist_re… #jazzmusic @artemisjazz
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@LeagueOrch to honor Oberlin alumnus Lee Koonce '82 with the Gold Baton Award at the 2024 National Conference. Koonce has been recognized for his leadership in transforming the Gateways Music Festival into an organization of national significance. PC: Jenn Manna #oberlinalumni
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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 and will join the brass department in fall 2024. oberlin.edu/news/david-byrd-…

David Byrd-Marrow Appointed Horn Faculty at Oberlin Conservatory | Oberlin College and Conservatory

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...

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The curtain closes on an electrifying Concert of Arias, and we're thrilled to announce this year's winners! ✨ 🏆 First Place: Elizabeth "Hanje"
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Conductor Stephen Gunzenhauser ’63 publishes “Travels with Stephen—The Most Famous Unknown Conductor” today! It covers 40 years of his life in music, as director of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra and Grammy-nominated globetrotting guest conductor. stephengunzenhauser.com
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The Making of World Premiere: Desenne Double Flute Concerto at Oberlin After a long route to its debut, Still’s championship of this piece will be realized in a performance tonight—11/1 at 7:30, Finney Chapel. Stream it live at oberlin.edu/livestream oberlin.edu/news/making-worl…

Live Webcasts | Oberlin College and Conservatory

Each year Oberlin Conservatory of Music live streams roughly 400 concerts from eight campus venues. These live streams showcase student ensembles and degree recitals, master classes and jazz clinics,...

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Subscribe now to the 23-24 Oberlin Artist Recital Series! Six concerts plus bonus program spotlight contributions of women musicians & composers. Hear Emerson Quartet, Seraph Brass, Jeremy Denk, Sounds of Zamar, Imani Winds, Artemis, and Silkroad. oberlin.edu/artsguide
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BREAKING! Oberlin jazz faculty member and legendary saxophonist Gary Bartz has been named a 2024 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. Bartz joins the ranks with fellow Oberlin faculty member Billy Hart, a 2022 NEA Jazz Master. #saxophonist #GaryBartz #neajazzmaster
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Scholarship and research are alive at Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. Last week the faculty performed the modern day premiere of newly discovered works by Marin Marais. Read more: clevelandclassical.com/micha… View the video of the performance: youtu.be/NjrERknyqm0

Michael Lynn acquires 18th-century book with unique flute music by Marin Marais, includes selecti...

by Daniel Hathaway The Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute faculty concert on Tuesday afternoon, June 20 featured flutist Michael Lynn, harpsichordist Mark Edwards, and gambist Rebecca Reed in...

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Congratulations to Oberlin second-year jazz vocalist Aanya Sengupta, winner of @DownBeatMag's 46th Annual Student Music Award for Outstanding Performance by an Undergraduate Jazz Vocal Soloist! #Voice #Jazz #JazzVoice #MusicAwards #OberlinJazz
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Congrats to singer-songwriter @RhiannonGiddens '00 on winning a 2023 #PulitzerPrize for music! Giddens & collaborator Michael Ables won for writing the opera "Omar." Read more about Giddens: bit.ly/3BsuZ01
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Oberlin Sinfonietta, student composers, and Conservatory Professors Tim Weiss and Michael Frazier are at Detroit's Resonate Symposium—with partners Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and The Carr Center. Learn more! #resonateproject oberlin.edu/news/students-fa…
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs (@yyys) members Karen O and Brian Chase met while attending Oberlin. How did the band settle on their memorable name? @AmerSongwriter has the story: americansongwriter.com/behin…

Behind the New York City-Inspired Band Name: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have helped define the indie rock music scene in New York City, and their name is entrenched in the culture of the city.

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"Oberlin Opera’s wonderful mid-March production of Candide combined several layers of brilliance...Jonathon Field has ended his Oberlin Opera tenure with a brilliant show whose professionalism and energy will be difficult to match." clevelandclassical.com/oberl…

Oberlin Opera: Candide (March 12) - Cleveland Classical

Download article as PDFby Daniel Hathaway Oberlin Opera’s wonderful mid-March production of Candide combined several layers of brilliance. First, the source: the anonymous 1759 novella Candide, or...

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Tuesday, March 28, is Oberlin's annual giving day, All In for Oberlin. One act of generosity can support scholarships, provide access, boost opportunities, and champion wellness. #AllInForOberlin #GivingDay allin.oberlin.edu/organizati…
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Best wishes to Oberlin Conservatory senior pianists Kai-Min Chang and Yangrui Cai—two of six finalists in the First Ljubljana International Piano Competition in Slovenia! Finals performance of complete concerti are March 4. ljubljanafestival.si/en/read…
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Oberlin Improv Fest 2023 celebrates range of creative practices. The three-day festival, running March 2-4, presents 13 events and brings guest artists to campus to teach and perform. #OIF23 oberlin.edu/news/oberlin-imp…

Oberlin Improv Fest 2023 Celebrates Range of Creative Practices | Oberlin College and Conservatory

This year Oberlin students have had the opportunity for the first time to declare a minor in a new formalized course of study in improvisation. And from Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4,...

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