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Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Mozart’s Comedy of Love And Deception, <i>Così Fan Tutte</i>, November 18-22, 2009
Photo by John Seyfried

Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Mozart’s Comedy of Love And Deception, Così Fan Tutte, November 18-22, 2009

Charlotte Landrum - Oct 29, 2009
Oberlin Opera Theater’s Così fan tutte will let Mozart’s glorious music and Da Ponte’s clever libretto sing, under the baton of Bridget-Michaele Reischl and the direction of Jonathon Field. Two new initiatives—a behind-the-scenes blog and thematic program notes—will offer audiences ways to explore different aspects of the production. The production opens on Wednesday, November 18, at 8 p.m. in Oberlin College’s Hall Auditorium, with additional performances on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Five Student Winners of 2009 Concerto Competition to Perform with Oberlin Orchestras This Season

Five Student Winners of 2009 Concerto Competition to Perform with Oberlin Orchestras This Season

Charlotte Landrum - Oct 16, 2009
Five conservatory students have been named winners of Oberlin’s 2009 Concerto Competition, held on Saturday, October 10, in Finney Chapel. Violist Meredith Crawford, flutist Jonathan Figueroa, violinist Chingis Khannanov, baritone Joseph Lattanzi, and pianist Siyuan Li will reprise their prize-winning performances onstage with the Oberlin orchestras in free, public concerts this fall and spring. Their repertoire includes music by Nielsen, Paganini, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, and Miklós Rózsa.
Taking Their Seats: Conservatory Students  and Recent Grads Win Orchestral Jobs
Oboist Mingjia Liu '10 (center)

Taking Their Seats: Conservatory Students and Recent Grads Win Orchestral Jobs

Joshua Morse ’11 - Oct 15, 2009

Three conservatory students will soon be collecting paychecks as members of professional orchestras. Oboists and artist diploma students Mingjia Liu ’10 and Xiaodi Liu ’11 study with Professor of Oboe Alex Klein ’87, AD '89 and Professor of Oboe and English Horn Robert Walters. Violist Meredith Crawford ’10 is a fifth-year double-degree student of Professor of Viola Peter Slowik. The oboists in particular are part of a recent spate of orchestral successes, in Klein’s and Walters’ studio in particular, and for Oberlin woodwind players in general.

All the Sounds of the World:  The Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection
Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology Rod Knight, holding a kora, is surrounded by a sampling of the instruments in his collection.

All the Sounds of the World: The Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection

Asha Tamirisa ’10 - Sep 30, 2009

Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology Roderic Knight retired in 2008 following 32 years of teaching at Oberlin, but his influence will remain. Knight donated some 280 world instruments—acquired over a lifetime of globetrotting—to the conservatory.

$1.7 Million Gift From Voice Teacher Helen Hodam To Fund New Scholarship at the Conservatory

$1.7 Million Gift From Voice Teacher Helen Hodam To Fund New Scholarship at the Conservatory

Charlotte Landrum - Aug 18, 2009
Throughout her long life, Helen Hodam gave generously of her time and talents, helping dozens of students to build careers in classical singing. Now, a $1.7 million gift from the legendary voice teacher’s estate has established and will endow the Helen Hodam Merit Scholarship in Voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. A professor of singing at Oberlin for more than two decades, “Miss Hodam,” as she was universally addressed, was one of the most distinguished voice teachers in the United States.
Photos from an Exhibition: The Frank Kuchirchuk  Collection of Jazz Photography On View

Photos from an Exhibition: The Frank Kuchirchuk Collection of Jazz Photography On View

Marci Janas ’91 - Jul 22, 2009
Retired photographer Frank Kuchirchuk was the guest of honor at the May 2009 exhibition opening of the collection that bears his name. Of the nearly 200 jazz images that he donated to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 23 are currently on view in the conservatory’s student lounge. Media coverage of his generous gift to Oberlin has included articles in JazzTimes.com, Jazziz.com, allaboutjazz.com, the Plain Dealer, the Morning Journal, the Chronicle-Telegram, CoolCleveland.com, and broadcast coverage on ideastream’s 90.3-FM WCPN and WVIZ-TV.
New International Competition Announced by the Conservatory and the Cleveland Orchestra

New International Competition Announced by the Conservatory and the Cleveland Orchestra

Marci Janas ’91 - Jul 30, 2009
Beginning in summer 2010, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music will join with the Cleveland Orchestra to offer an important new international competition for young musicians that will feature more than $20,000 in prize money and a performance with the orchestra.
Construction Begins of Phyllis Litoff Building, Oberlin's New Home For Jazz Studies

Construction Begins of Phyllis Litoff Building, Oberlin's New Home For Jazz Studies

By Marci Janas ’91 - Aug 14, 2008
The syncopated sounds of jackhammers and backhoes heralded the much-anticipated groundbreaking for the Phyllis Litoff Building on July 30, 2008, when site clearing for the project began on the Oberlin College campus. Construction on the environmentally innovative home for jazz studies at the Conservatory began in earnest on August 8, 2008. Krill Construction of Cleveland, Ohio, is the general contractor for the project, which is expected to take 14 months to complete. Plans are for the building to open during fall semester 2009, and arrangements are being made for a gala dedication ceremony and grand opening. More detailed information will be announced at a later date.
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Oberlin Conservatory Magazine Conservatory Magazine 2008

Issue 2008

COVER STORY:
The Selch Collection of American Music History
The donation of a seminal collection — and an endowed professorship — makes Oberlin a global center for the study of American music.

PLUS:
From computer-enhanced performances to historically informed recordings, a new project supports students' innovative ideas.

And more...