Bass-Baritone Eric Owens to Perform in 91ֱ�� November 21</h1> <article> <h1>Bass-Baritone Eric Owens to Perform in 91ֱ�� November 21</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:02:04 +0000</p> <span>Bass-Baritone Eric Owens to Perform in 91ֱ�� November 21</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:02:04-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:02">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>De’Ron McDaniel ’16 has been trying to bring <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/guest_recital_eric_owens_bass-baritone#.VkYDlqRp8WE">Eric Owens</a> to 91ֱ�� for years. As chair of the 91ֱ�� College Black Musicians Guild—OCBMG, for short—McDaniel wants to promote the work of black male singers, who are largely underrepresented on the operatic stage. And what better example than Owens, an extraordinary bass-baritone whom McDaniel—himself a baritone—has idolized throughout his young career?</p> <p>This month, McDaniel’s efforts will be rewarded: On Saturday, November 21, Owens will perform an 8 p.m. recital with pianist Myra Huang in Warner Concert Hall. It will be preceded by a master class with Owens at 2:30 p.m. Friday, November 20, in Kulas Recital Hall.</p> <p>“I’m looking forward to hearing his amazing artistry and for the opportunity to get to know him in the short time he is here,” McDaniel says of Owens, who has performed repertoire ranging from Handel to John Adams in opera houses around the world. At 91ֱ��, he will showcase his exceptional versatility in a program consisting of pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel, and Verdi, as well as musical theater.</p> <p>Singers often specialize in either opera or art song, yet Owens is coveted both as a recitalist and for roles such as the male lead in <i>Porgy and Bess</i>, which he sang at the Lyric Opera of Chicago last season. Owens is best known, however, for his work in opera, including his recent portrayal of the dwarf Alberich in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Wagner’s <i>Das Rheingold</i>.</p> <p>“The moment he walked onstage, he had my full undivided attention,” says baritone Jason Goldberg ’16, who saw Owens’ opening-night performance in Chicago. “The way he brought Alberich’s twisted nature out through the power of his voice and interpretation of the text was amazing to watch.” (Goldberg, incidentally, alternated the role of Junius with McDaniel in 91ֱ�� Opera Theater’s fall 2015 production of Britten’s <i>The Rape of Lucretia</i>.)</p> <p>Beginning in 2016-17, Owens will begin one of his grandest undertakings yet: performing the role of obsessive king Wotan in a complete <i>Ring Cycle</i> that will span four years at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.</p> <p>Owens’ role at the Lyric also extends beyond the stage: As the company’s community ambassador, he visits schools, interacts with students, and advocates for arts education—experiences that make him an ideal artistic mentor for current students such as McDaniel.</p> <p>With each guest visit it organizes, OCBMG attempts to reserve time for interaction with students—“so we can talk to them as real people,” he says. In addition to bringing to campus artists and scholars like Owens, New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist Anthony McGill, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), and Brown University Africana studies professor Tricia Rose (who will be at 91ֱ�� on February 24), the guild exists to create a safe space for black-identifying 91ֱ�� students to discuss being a black musician in a conservatory environment.</p> <p>McDaniel adds that the guild is not just for black musicians. “We are dedicated to supporting black musicians and the preservation of black music,” he says. “And if you’re interested in promoting that, then we’re for you.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-11-13T12:00:00Z">Fri, 11/13/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Daniel Hautzinger</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=2355">Student Organizations</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> <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">Dario Acosta</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>OSteel Introduces Elementary Students to Steel Pan</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:02:52 +0000</p> <span>OSteel Introduces Elementary Students to Steel Pan</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:02:52-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:02">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Members of <a href="http://www2.oberlin.edu/stuorg/osteel/">91ֱ�� Steel (OSteel)</a> will visit nearby Wellington, Ohio, on April 8 to participate in an educational workshop that will introduce students at Westwood Elementary School to the steel pan and the <a href="/news/home-steel-pan">music of Trinidad and Tobago</a>. The workshop is organized through <a href="https://ormaco.org/">Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO)</a>, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Medina, Ohio, with several ties to 91ֱ�� College.</p> <p>ORMACO’s mission is to make music, arts, and culture accessible to all, with a focus on minority, disadvantaged, and rural populations. The nonprofit was founded in 2010 by Thomas Sigel ’86, who recognized a lack of music, arts, and cultural programs in areas outside of Cleveland.</p> <p>In fall 2014, Sigel met Beth Blissman, director of the <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/office/bonner-center/index.dot">Bonner Center for Service and Learning (BCSL)</a> at a campus event. Blissman introduced Sigel to Eric Steggall, 91ֱ��’s managing director of theater, dance and opera, who is now on the ORMACO Board of Trustees. Since their meeting, Sigel, Steggall, and Blissman have established an ORMACO winter term arts administration internship and organized outreach programs—like the upcoming OSteel workshop—to encourage 91ֱ�� College students with interest in the arts to share their passion and knowledge in the greater Lorain County community.</p> <p>“The workshops at Wellington with OSteel are just the beginning,” Sigel says. “We [at ORMACO] hope to have many more student groups involved in providing other outreach programs throughout Lorain and surrounding counties where there is a definite thirst for the arts.”</p> <p>Learn more about ORMACO on <a href="http://ormaco.org/">its website</a> or by calling 330-722-2541.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-04-03T12:00:00Z">Fri, 04/03/2015 - 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=2355">Student Organizations</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> </article> </main></body></html>