Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024</h1> <article> <h1>Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:02:44 +0000</p> <span>Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-05-13T16:02:44-04:00" title="Monday, May 13, 2024 - 16:02">Mon, 05/13/2024 - 16:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Each spring, 91ֱ�� Conservatory’s faculty and administration celebrate students whose academic and artistic work is especially meritorious. They are selected by committees and competition juries for exemplary musicianship and academic and personal achievement. Awards generated by numerous endowed funds are dedicated to acknowledging these musicians’ demonstrated excellence, supporting their ongoing study and creative projects, and even assisting with instrument purchases.</p> <p>This year’s honorees were celebrated at a May 13 reception in Stull Recital Hall (<a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqtKj">see photos</a> of the event on Flickr). They are listed below in alphabetical order by last name:</p> <p><strong>Beethoven Prize in Piano: Finalist</strong><br> Awarded to piano majors by the piano faculty for excellence in performing works by Beethoven<br> <em><strong>Nio L. Ajero</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Louis and Annette Kaufman Music Achievement Award in Violin</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding student of violin<br> <em><strong>Max W. Ball</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding returning student for excellence in musicianship<br> <em><strong>Max W. Ball</strong></em></p> <p><strong>James H. Hall Prize in Musicology</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating senior for excellence in work in musicology<br> <em><strong>Eliza R. Balmuth</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Delores and Donald White Prize</strong><br> Awarded to conservatory students who demonstrate leadership in elevating 91ֱ�� Conservatory’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals through music performance<br> <em><strong>Joshua A. Barron</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Walter E. Aschaffenburg Prize</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating senior for outstanding music composition<br> <em><strong>Jake L. Berran</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Flint Initiative Grant</strong><br> Awarded to innovative, motivated, and prepared conservatory and double-degree students to develop imaginative artistic projects<br> <em><strong>Holly Bogle </strong></em></p> <p><strong>Faustina Hurlbutt Prize</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding graduating student in cello, piano, violin, or voice<br> <strong><em>JJ Jun Li Bui</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Beethoven Prize in Piano: Finalist</strong><br> Awarded to piano majors by the piano faculty for excellence in performing works by Beethoven<br> <em><strong>James Chen</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Arthur Dann Senior Piano Competition</strong><br> Awarded to the winner of this juried competition for excellence in piano performance<br> <em><strong>Yihang Chen</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Senior Concerto Competition</strong><br> Awarded in a juried competition each fall. Four winners are featured as soloists in performances of complete concertos with 91ֱ�� orchestras during the spring semester<br> <em><strong>Drew Dansby</strong></em>, cello</p> <p><strong>Senior Concerto Competition</strong><br> Awarded in a juried competition each fall. Four winners are featured as soloists in performances of complete concertos with 91ֱ�� orchestras during the spring semester<br> <em><strong>Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros</strong></em>, clarinet</p> <p><strong>Margot Bos Stambler ’84 Professional Development Award</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding voice major of great promise<br> <em><strong>Elizabeth N. Hanje</strong></em></p> <p><strong>James H. Hall Prize in Musicology</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating senior for excellence in work in musicology<br> <em><strong>Sam C. Hart</strong></em></p> <p><strong>TIMARA Founders Fund John Clough Prize</strong><br> Awarded to a TIMARA major for distinctive work within the department<br> <em><strong>Ben P. Hochster</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Carol Nott Piano Pedagogy Prize</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior for continued study in piano pedagogy<br> <em><strong>Soyoung Jeong</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Delores and Donald White Prize</strong><br> Awarded to conservatory students who demonstrate leadership in elevating 91ֱ�� Conservatory’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals through music performance<br> <em><strong>Daniela Jimenez Ochoa</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Senior Concerto Competition</strong><br> Awarded in a juried competition each fall. Four winners are featured as soloists in performances of complete concertos with 91ֱ�� orchestras during the spring semester<br> <em><strong>Maya Irizarry Lambright</strong></em>, violin</p> <p><strong>John Elvin Piano Prize</strong><br> Awarded to the student judged by the piano department to be the most talented in the junior class<br> <em><strong>Yu-Wei Lee</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Beethoven Prize in Piano Third Place: Howard Karp ’51 Prize</strong><br> Awarded to the third-place finisher of this juried competition for excellence in performance of works by Beethoven<br> <em><strong>Leo Lu</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Beethoven Prize in Piano First Place: Peter Takács Prize</strong><br> Awarded to the winner of this juried competition for excellence in performance of works by Beethoven<br> <em><strong>Iskandar O. Mamadaliev</strong></em></p> <p><strong>TIMARA Founders Fund Olly Wilson Prize</strong><br> Awarded to a TIMARA major for distinctive work within the department<br> <em><strong>Maya T. McCollum</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Watson Fellowship</strong><br> Awarded by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to graduating seniors for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States<br> <strong><em>Maya T. McCollum</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Agnes Fowler Collegiate Scholarship</strong><br> Awarded to a junior majoring in music and strong in instrumental or vocal performance<br> <em><strong>Ian N. McEdwards</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Ruth Cogan Memorial Scholarship in Vocal Performance</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding voice major who has dedicated significant time to the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center<br> <em><strong>Isabel Merat</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship</strong><br> Awarded to students judged to be the most outstanding of those elected to Pi Kappa Lambda<br> <em><strong>Immanuel B. Mykyta-Chomsky</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Piano Faculty Prize in Accompanying</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in accompanying singers and instrumentalists<br> <em><strong>Immanuel B. Mykyta-Chomsky</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Ernest Hatch Wilkins Memorial Prize</strong><br> Awarded to a returning student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the three preceding years<br> <em><strong>Khai Nien K. Nguyen</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Flint Initiative Grant </strong><br> Awarded to innovative, motivated, and prepared conservatory and double-degree students to develop imaginative artistic projects<br> <em><strong>Sangeetha Ramanuj</strong></em></p> <p><strong>David S. Boe-C. B. Fisk Prize for Excellence in Organ Performance</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding organ student<br> <em><strong>William F. Rehwinkel</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Earl L. Russell Award in Historical Performance</strong><br> Awarded to a student majoring in Historical Performance to assist with the purchase of a musical instrument<br> <em><strong>William F. Rehwinkel</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Margot Bos Stambler ’84 Professional Development Award</strong><br> Awarded to an outstanding voice major of great promise<br> <em><strong>Alan F. Rendzak</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship</strong><br> Awarded to students judged to be the most outstanding of those elected to Pi Kappa Lambda<br> <em><strong>Alan F. Rendzak</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Wendell and Bettye Logan Prize in Jazz Studies</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in performance or composition<br> <em><strong>Coleman Rose</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Selby Harlan Houston Prize</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating senior whose performance in organ and music theory is of distinguished quality<br> <em><strong>Mark U. Slatter</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Rudolph Serkin Scholarship</strong><br> Awarded to a student demonstrating excellence in piano performance<br> <em><strong>Chau Minh Tran</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Flint Initiative Grant </strong><br> Awarded to innovative, motivated, and prepared conservatory and double-degree students to develop imaginative artistic projects<br> <em><strong>Sebastien Tsai</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Louis and Marguerite Bloomberg Greenwood Prize in Voice</strong><br> Awarded to a graduating student excelling in cello, piano, violin, or voice<br> <em><strong>Jordan L. Twadell</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Senior Concerto Competition</strong><br> Awarded in a juried competition each fall. Four winners are featured as soloists in performances of complete concertos with 91ֱ�� orchestras during the spring semester<br> <em><strong>Jiongli Wang</strong></em>, piano</p> <p><strong>Beethoven Prize in Piano Second Place: Leon Fleisher Prize</strong><br> Awarded to the second-place finisher of this juried competition for excellence in performance of works by Beethoven<br> <em><strong>Fiona Wu</strong></em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Annual reception held May 13 in Stull Recital Hall.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-05-13T12:00:00Z">Mon, 05/13/2024 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=39981">Piano and Vocal Accompanying</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=42726">Piano Pedagogy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33331">Composition</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32966">Organ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=34691">Jazz Performance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/musicology" hreflang="und">Musicology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/music-theory" hreflang="und">Music Theory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/historical-performance" hreflang="und">Historical Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/jazz-studies" hreflang="und">Jazz Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Elizabeth Hanje (middle), a fourth-year soprano from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, won the Margot Bos Stambler ’84 Professional Development Award. She is pictured with Dean of the Conservatory Bill Quillen and Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs Leah Brockman.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Janet Wu ’21 Earns 91ֱ��’s Nexial Prize for 2021</h1> <p>eburnett — Tue, 25 May 2021 20:07:04 +0000</p> <span>Janet Wu ’21 Earns 91ֱ��’s Nexial Prize for 2021</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-05-25T16:07:04-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 16:07">Tue, 05/25/2021 - 16:07</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Janet Wu credits a piano mentor in high school for opening her eyes to 91ֱ��. Five years later, 91ֱ�� has had its eyes opened to Janet Wu.</p> <p>In May, Wu was named the winner of 91ֱ��’s 2021 Nexial Prize, a $50,000 award made annually to a member of the graduating class whose science studies are complemented by a profound interest in the study of culture. Wu, with majors in neuroscience, biology, and piano performance, is the first double-degree student to be honored in the prize’s five-year history, and also the first student of color and the first Asian American student.</p> <p>She is also one of two winners of the Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship, one of the conservatory’s highest honors.</p> <p>During her time at 91ֱ��, Wu has shown a profound interest in just about every corner of campus. A pianist since age 3, with a fascination for science that dates back almost as far, she was perhaps an ideal candidate to pursue a double degree, even if her ultimate goal involves oncologic surgery rather than performance.</p> <p>“I hadn’t planned on going into piano after high school because my focus was on science,” says Wu, who grew up in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. “But I had an unease in not continuing music in college in a more formal way. I knew that if I didn’t even try it, I would regret it.” In her time at 91ֱ��, she has found the practice rooms of Robertson Hall to be the perfect antidote to the occasional stress of her science studies—and at other times, science is her calming escape from the keyboard. To her, the twin passions are not so unalike.</p> <p>“In music and in science, we’re trying to understand things by breaking them down into very small blocks and building them back up to either create a performance or create an understanding of how things are all interrelated,” she says. “That sort of big-picture mentality has informed my learning here at 91ֱ��, and I think that comes from music and how we learn music.”</p> <p>She considers her conservatory education crucial to developing a necessary sense of vulnerability—the kind that comes from sharing music with others in a classroom or on a stage, as she did as a piano accompanist with the 91ֱ�� College Choir for its 2019 performance at Carnegie Hall. Experiencing vulnerability, she believes, is essential to developing meaningful relationships, especially among people with significantly different life experiences. It’s a notion she also developed as a student leader of Barefoot Dialogues, a program of the <a href="/religious-and-spiritual-life/staff">Office of Religious and Spiritual Life</a>, through which students engage in extended conversations on any and all topics, including sharing deeply personal life experiences, to fully connect with each other.</p> <p>Wu was one of three students appointed to 91ֱ��’s <a href="/about-oberlin/leadership-and-administration/aapr">Academic and Administrative Program Review</a> steering committee, the 31-member body charged with examining the institution’s programs and practices, with an eye toward developing recommendations for a sustainable path forward. She was also active as treasurer of the 91ֱ�� Student Cooperative Association, which operates 91ֱ��’s popular food and housing co-ops.</p> <p>In the margins between her majors, Wu relished her liberal arts courses—from Asian American Literature, to Ethics in Early China, to Global Indigenous Health, and more. Over time, she became attuned to a cultural history that her pre-college education had overlooked, and she was increasingly aware of the ways in which ethnic factors can influence health and healthcare.</p> <p>“I would describe Janet as fearless, highly motivated, and dependable,” says Professor of Piano <a href="/node/6726">Angela Cheng</a>, her musical mentor at 91ֱ��. “She is fearless in that she is never afraid to study and perform some of the most demanding pieces in our repertoire. She is highly motivated in that she is not going to shy away from something difficult and choose something less challenging, just to make her life easier. And she is dependable: No matter how hard a situation is, she always comes through.”</p> <p>In August, Wu will begin the <a href="https://med.stanford.edu/pstp.html">Physician-Scientist Training Program</a> at Stanford Medicine. It’s a next step facilitated by five years of 91ֱ�� rigor, not to mention numerous undergraduate fellowships and shadowing experiences, through which she has experienced countless hours of surgeries and conducted research on the resistance of brain tumor cells to chemotherapy. (Her work, conducted as a summer fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was published in the February 26, 2020, edition of <a href="https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/12/532/eaay7522"><em>Science Translational Medicine</em></a>.) At Stanford, she will continue her cancer research, seeking new biomarkers for early detection and approaches to treatment.</p> <p>“The bulk of my experience so far has been in brain cancer research, and specifically why and how glioblastoma is so resistant to chemotherapies,” she says. “But I’m sort of at a crossroads because I love that research and I love that topic, but more recently I’ve developed another interest—in liver cancer, and especially those types that are derived from hepatitis B infections and that health disparity for Asian Americans, in particular.</p> <p>“I actually learned about it through my liberal arts classes at 91ֱ��, which inspired further self-directed research,” she adds. “They made me curious about health disparities. We’ll see if these interests deepen, or if they evolve into something else. There are so many fields I have not explored yet.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-05-25T12:00:00Z">Tue, 05/25/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2357">Double Degree Program</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=39981">Piano and Vocal Accompanying</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4861">Neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25251">Biology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/angela-cheng" hreflang="und">Angela Cheng</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/neuroscience" hreflang="und">Neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/biology" hreflang="und">Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/pre-medicine-and-health-careers" hreflang="und">Pre-Medicine and Health Careers</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy Janet Wu</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Campus Honors Beethoven in Singularly 91ֱ�� Fashion</h1> <p>eburnett — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:42:05 +0000</p> <span>Campus Honors Beethoven in Singularly 91ֱ�� Fashion</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-02-14T15:42:05-05:00" title="Friday, February 14, 2020 - 15:42">Fri, 02/14/2020 - 15:42</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth has inspired individuals and organizations worldwide to join in the celebration throughout 2020.</p> <p>91ֱ�� is taking part in ways few others would dare imagine: From February through December, dozens of concerts dedicated to the music of Beethoven (1770-1827) will take place on campus—every one of them drawing on the artistry of the conservatory’s student musicians and astounding faculty, as well as the Arts and Sciences Orchestra, made up of standout musicians from the College of Arts and Sciences.</p> <p></p> <p>"As we embark on a celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th anniversary, we can rightly ask: ‘What can explain his enduring popularity and relevance?’” says <a href="/node/6801">Peter Takács</a>, a longtime professor of piano at 91ֱ�� and a worldwide icon in the interpretation of Beethoven’s piano works.</p> <p>“Of course, there are the well-known aspects of his life, such as the compelling personal story of overcoming advancing deafness, personal struggles, and physical ailments. And there are the immediately recognizable works, such as the fifth and ninth symphonies, and the ‘Pathétique,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and ‘Appassionata’ sonatas.</p> <p>“Beyond these claims to global fame, however, there are aspects of his life and work that continue to inspire us even today: his gift for responding to adversity through art, constantly striving for artistic evolution, a nobility of spirit, a gruff and sometimes impish sense of humor, and above all, a search for transcendence and the sublime in music. There is no other artist in Western history who combines so many essential human qualities in which we can recognize ourselves."</p> <p>91ֱ��’s “LvB 250” celebration begins with performances of Beethoven’s complete lieder, which will be presented in <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/search/events?search=%22Beethoven+2020%3A+Lieder+Project+Concert%22">four concerts in Kulas Recital Hall</a>: Tuesday, February 18; Wednesday, February 19; Tuesday, February 25; and Wednesday, February 26.</p> <p>Each performance begins at 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>“Beethoven isn’t primarily known for his lieder,” says <a href="/node/6926">Thomas Bandy</a>, associate professor of vocal accompanying, who prepared student singers for their lieder performances. “Famously, he even said, ‘<em>Ich schreibe ungern Lieder</em>’ (‘I don’t like writing songs’). But they have a great variety of moods and show him finding his way in a new genre with very few models to go by.”</p> <p>The celebration continues on Saturday, February 29, with a <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_orchestra_raphael_jimenez_conductor_894">performance by the 91ֱ�� Orchestra</a>, under the direction of <a href="/raphael-jimenez">Raphael Jiménez</a>, dedicated entirely to works by the master. The program opens, fittingly enough, with Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, which was unusual for its time in part for its frequent shifting of tonal centers and its abundant use of wind instruments. Beethoven’s first symphony also features obvious nods to the music of his teacher, Joseph Haydn.</p> <p>It will be followed by Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, in which the composer reveals numerous “musical jokes,” particularly in the symphony’s second half. The evening concludes with <em>Wellington's Victory</em>, Op. 91, sometimes called “The Battle Symphony,” which was penned in the months after Britain defeated Spain at the Battle of Vitoria in the summer of 1813.</p> <p>Jiménez’s orchestras will complete a survey of all of Beethoven’s nine symphonies by the time the calendar year closes. The heroic Ninth Symphony is slated for December 11, 2020, and will be performed in collaboration with the 91ֱ�� College Choir and 91ֱ�� Musical Union.</p> <p>“This is a very big, very difficult project for an undergraduate institution to take on over the course of just two semesters," says Jiménez. "It will be a remarkable experience for our students.” The 91ֱ�� Orchestra and 91ֱ�� Chamber Orchestra will share the task. During spring 2020, the 91ֱ�� Orchestra will also perform the most recognizable work in all of classical music, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (April 4). The Chamber Orchestra will perform the Eighth Symphony (April 11) and Seventh Symphony (May 5).</p> <p>In March, 20 student quartets are taking on the herculean feat of performing all 16 of Beethoven’s string quartets and the Grosse Fuge in <a href="http://bit.ly/91ֱ��-BeethovenQuartetCycle">five concerts spanning three days</a>. 91ֱ�� is the only institution in America presenting the complete Beethoven string quartets—performed by students—in the tidy span of a single weekend. Each concert takes place in Kulas Recital Hall beginning Friday, March 6 (4:30 p.m.); continuing Saturday, March 7 (1:30 and 7:30 p.m.); and concluding Sunday, March 8 (1:30 and 7:30 p.m.).</p> <p>“This is a very special and amazingly exciting project,” says <a href="/node/44016">Sibbi Bernhardsson</a>, 91ֱ�� professor of violin and a coach of the chamber ensembles that will perform the quartets. “Some schools hire professional groups to perform the cycle. We are showcasing our students and giving them a great educational and musical opportunity they will all be very proud to be part of.”</p> <p>Also scheduled this spring:</p> <p>• On Wednesday, March 4, the <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_college_arts_sciences_orchestra_tiffany_chang_09_conductor_3962">91ֱ�� Arts and Sciences Orchestra performs <em>Egmont</em> Complete Incidental Music</a>, conducted by <a href="/node/121916">Tiffany Chang</a> and featuring faculty soprano <a href="/node/7036">Kendra Colton</a>, with musicology professor <a href="/node/6921">Steven Plank</a> as narrator. The 7:30 concert will be preceded by a brief talk by musicology professor <a href="/node/6911">Charles McGuire</a>.</p> <p>"The <em>Egmont</em> overture is extremely popular, but the complete work in its entirety has never been performed on 91ֱ��'s campus,” says Chang. “Beethoven's vivid, deeply thoughtful musical representation of Goethe's drama highlights his personal beliefs in triumph over oppression and female transcendence."</p> <p>• On Thursday, March 19, faculty baritone <a href="/node/7046">Timothy LeFebvre</a> joins forces with Takács for a <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/faculty_recital_timothy_lefebvre_voice_and_peter_takacs_piano">performance of <em>An die ferne Geliebte</em></a> (“To the Distant Beloved”), regarded as one of the world’s first song cycles.</p> <p>• On Friday, April 10, 91ֱ�� Sinfonietta, under the direction of <a href="/node/6651">Timothy Weiss</a>, <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_sinfonietta_timothy_weiss_conductor_7012">performs the Quintet for Piano and Winds</a> at 7:30 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall.</p> <p>Additional programming will be added throughout the fall 2020 semester.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-02-14T12:00:00Z">Fri, 02/14/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ambitious, year-long schedule of performances showcases student and faculty performers.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3328">Musical Opportunities for College Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2370">Ensembles & Orchestras</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36206">Viola</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=39981">Piano and Vocal Accompanying</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/sibbi-bernhardsson" hreflang="und">Sibbi Bernhardsson</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/thomas-bandy" hreflang="und">Thomas Bandy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Opera Legend Marilyn Horne Leads 91ֱ�� Master Class Dec. 9</h1> <p>eburnett — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:38:45 +0000</p> <span>Opera Legend Marilyn Horne Leads 91ֱ�� Master Class Dec. 9</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-11-20T09:38:45-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 09:38">Tue, 11/20/2018 - 09:38</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Marilyn Horne, the celebrated mezzo-soprano who has been called perhaps “the most influential singer in American history” by <em>Opera News</em>, returns to 91ֱ�� in December to work with voice students as part of the <a href="/artsguide/artist-recitals">Artist Recital Series</a>.</p> <p>Horne’s visit will be highlighted by a public master class at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 9, in Finney Chapel.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Now in its 14th year, Marilyn Horne's annual master class at Finney Chapel is an 91ֱ�� tradition. (Photo by Larry Kasperek)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Featured singers will include Helena Colindres, Magdalena Kuźma, Gabriela Linares, and Shawn Roth. They will perform a wide range of repertoire that includes operatic works by Bellini, Bizet, Purcell, and Mozart, among others. Alexis Reed and Jedidiah Rellihan will be alternates for the Sunday class.</p> <p>Tickets are $5; admission is free with an 91ֱ�� College ID and for subscribers to the Artist Recital Series. Tickets may be purchased online using 91ֱ��'s Arts Guide. The master class will be streamed live at <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/guest_master_class_marilyn_horne_master_classes?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=91ֱ��+College+and+Conservatory">oberlin.edu</a>.</p> <p>Horne’s annual residency at 91ֱ�� is made possible by philanthropist Stephen Rubin, president and publisher of Henry Holt & Co. and a longtime friend of Horne’s. In 2013, Rubin established the Marilyn Horne Professorship and Residency Fund. In addition to bringing Horne to campus, the fund provides financial assistance for career-advancement opportunities to the most promising voice students in the conservatory. Those students earn the designation "Rubin Scholars."</p> <p>Past recipients of the award include Meryl Dominguez ’14, Emily Hopkins ’15, Joshua Blue ’16, Siena Miller ’16, Juliana Zara ’16, Amber Monroe ’17, and Jesse Mashburn '18. The most recent honorees are Nicholas Music '18 and Elise Thora Volkmann '18, both of whom earned the distinction after performing for Horne during her April 2018 visit to campus.</p> <p>The 141st season of the Artist Recital Series continues in the new year with performances by the Doric String Quartet (February 22), mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato's Songplay (February 27), pianist Piotr Anderszewski (April 3), and the Spring Quartet, featuring drummer Jack DeJohnette, saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Esperanza Spalding, and pianist Leo Genovese (April 17).</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-11-20T12:00:00Z">Tue, 11/20/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Part of the Artist Recital Series, this annual visit showcases conservatory voice majors on the Finney Chapel stage.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=39981">Piano and Vocal Accompanying</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Larry Kasperek</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>