Jason Goldberg '16 Leads 91ֱ�� Co-Production of Dido and Aeneas</h1> <article> <h1>Jason Goldberg '16 Leads 91ֱ�� Co-Production of Dido and Aeneas</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:35 +0000</p> <span>Jason Goldberg '16 Leads 91ֱ�� Co-Production of Dido and Aeneas</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:35-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91ֱ�� Conservatory's <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/historical-performance/">Historical Performance Department</a> joins forces with Case Western Reserve University in April for a historically informed production of Henry Purcell's tragic opera <i><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/baroque_opera_dido_and_aeneas_by_henry_purcell#.VwO7BXBb8WE">Dido and Aeneas</a></i>. The hour-long piece, based on Book IV of Virgil’s ancient epic poem <i>Aeneid</i>, has evolved into one of the most iconic operas in British history.</p> <p><i>Dido and Aeneas</i> will be performed at 91ֱ��’s Fairchild Chapel (inside Bosworth Hall, 50 W. Lorain St.) at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16. A 3 p.m. matinee will take place Sunday, April 17, at Cleveland's Harkness Chapel (11200 Bellflower Rd.) on the Case campus. Admission to all performances is free.</p> <p>Written in 1680, the opera recounts the love story between Queen Dido of Carthage and the Trojan warrior Aeneas, who abandons his lover when witches intervene. The production is made possible by Jason Goldberg, a fifth-year student at 91ֱ�� who has produced and directed the opera as his final project toward a rare independent major in opera directing.</p> <p>"The more I researched the work, the more I wanted to do a historically informed version of this masterpiece because the story’s themes of love lost, honorable intentions, social pressures, and base desires are all very relevant today,” says Goldberg, who also majors in voice performance. “Incorporating Baroque gesture and stylized movement into the production allows the opera to live in its natural setting and highlights its drama and themes."</p> <p>The production features a cast of 91ֱ�� vocal performance majors as well as dancers from Case Western Reserve University's Baroque Dance Ensemble in numbers choreographed by Case instructor Julie Andrijeski. Nicholas Capozzoli, who is pursuing a master of music in historical performance at 91ֱ��, serves as harpsichordist and music director, leading an ensemble of 91ֱ�� Conservatory student instrumentalists who will perform on Baroque instruments.</p> <p>To learn more, read <a href="http://clevelandclassical.com/purcells-dido-and-aeneas-directed-by-jason-goldberg-to-be-performed-at-oberlin-and-cwru/#more-17547">ClevelandClassical’s feature story about the production</a>.</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="2016-04-05T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/05/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Julie Anna Gulenko</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> <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=28886">Historical Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</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/historical-performance" hreflang="und">Historical Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Jason Goldberg works with cast members at a Dido and Aeneas rehearsal in 91ֱ��. Goldberg, a fifth-year student, is producing and directing the opera.</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">Julie Gulenko '15</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Milt Hinton Institute Returns with Emphasis on Suzuki Instruction</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:35 +0000</p> <span>Milt Hinton Institute Returns with Emphasis on Suzuki Instruction</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:35-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91ֱ�� Conservatory’s 2016 series of summer programs for developing musicians opens June 12-19 with the second <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/office/summer-programs/index/hintonbass/">Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass</a>. Held on the beautiful campus of 91ֱ�� College & Conservatory, this dynamic program is named in honor of the legendary jazz bassist, a prolific performer and studio musician whose long career intersected with many of the greatest artists of the 20th century.</p> <p>Designed for bass students ages 13-21 of all ability levels, the Hinton Institute consists of a week of master classes, performances, bass ensembles, studio sessions, lectures, and workshops. It focuses on a comprehensive range of genres: classical, early music, jazz, slap, Latin, and electric.</p> <p>For the first time, the 2016 institute features Suzuki teacher-training opportunities for participants 18 years and older. Teacher-training courses include Every Child Can and Bass Book 1, with leading Suzuki trainers Virginia Dixon and Kimberly Meier-Sims. Every Child Can is a one-day course introducing the Suzuki philosophy and method, and is a prerequisite for all Suzuki courses that follow. Participants for the Suzuki Bass Book 1 course must pass an audition and be an active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.</p> <p>In addition, young bass students (ages 5-12) of all ability levels will have opportunities for afternoon Suzuki instruction.</p> <p>Directed by 91ֱ��’s Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez, the Hinton Institute features a host of the nation’s finest teachers and performers across a variety of styles: John Clayton Jr., Max Dimoff, <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/strings/faculty_detail.dot?id=2820000">Scott Dixon</a>, Diana Gannett, Robert Hurst III, Mimi Jones, John Kennedy, Audrey Melzer, <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/strings/faculty_detail.dot?id=3903230">Tracy Rowell</a>, Donovan Stokes, Inez Wyrick, and <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/strings/faculty_detail.dot?id=37300274-54ef-4549-908c-17d0cbaecb79">Derek Zadinsky</a>.</p> <p>In addition to his standout performing career, Milt Hinton faithfully documented his own life and its many musical intersections through photography. The Milton J. and Mona C. Hinton Photographic Collection will be featured in a lecture by <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/library/profiles/smith.html">Jeremy Smith</a>, 91ֱ�� Conservatory’s Special Collections librarian. Associate Professor of Jazz Arranging <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/jazz-studies/faculty_detail.dot?id=3439181">Jay Ashby</a> will lead a recording studio class, and renowned bass luthier Bruno Destrez will present a workshop on instrument setup and minor adjustments.</p> <p><a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/office/summer-programs/index/hintonbass/registration.dot">Applications for the 2016 Hinton Institute are due by May 1.</a> Scholarships are available for junior high and high school students, and double basses are available for rent. To learn more about all of 91ֱ��’s summer programs for musicians, please visit <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/office/summer-programs/">oberlin.edu/con/summer</a>.</p> <p><b>ABOUT THE OBERLIN/MILT HINTON CONNECTION:</b> In 2013, 91ֱ�� Conservatory acquired four basses from the collection of legendary bassist Milt Hinton, including the Italian instrument Hinton bought in the late 1930s and played throughout his career. In addition, the Hinton estate donated to 91ֱ�� a voluminous collection of papers amassed by Hinton and his wife Mona—everything from personal journals, to correspondence with music legends, to contracts from memorable shows. Part of 91ֱ��'s expansive Special Collections, the Milton J. and Mona C. Hinton Papers bolster 91ֱ��'s role as a world leader in the study of jazz. Inaugurated in 2014, the biennial Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass takes place on campus in June.</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="2016-03-31T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/31/2016 - 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=2387">Conservatory Summer Programs</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/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</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">Milt Hinton performs with Cab Calloway’s band in Havana, Cuba, 1951.</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">The Milton J. Hinton Photographic Collection</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Baritone Michael Preacely '01 to Perform, Lead Talks at 91ֱ��</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Baritone Michael Preacely '01 to Perform, Lead Talks at 91ֱ��</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Michael Preacely’s first big break came while he still roamed the halls of 91ֱ��.</p> <p>It started with an appeal from Michael Morgan ’79, who had been music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony for a decade. “I have it on good authority that you’re a fine baritone,” Morgan’s message to Preacely read. “E-mail me back if this is true.”</p> <p>Indeed it was true, and soon young Preacely found himself booked for a cross-country gig with a piece he had never performed: Rachmaninoff’s choral symphony <i>The Bells</i>. “I went to get the music, and I was like <i>this is mature</i>,” Preacely remembers thinking. His 91ֱ�� accompanist, Dan Michalak, gave him no time to feel uneasy.</p> <p>“Dan said, ‘You’re gonna sing the socks off this thing. Let’s do it!’ I have never been coached like that in my life. l went out and sang the socks off of that song, and they hired me immediately for the next season!”</p> <p>A decade and a half later, Preacely will make his first return to 91ֱ�� since his student years, to perform a recital alongside Michalak at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in Stull Hall. The program includes Copland’s <i>Old American Songs</i> and a series of Broadway tunes, as well as traditional spirituals. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session.</p> <p>“I am so looking forward to working with Dan again—it’s insane!” he says. “I cannot wait to collaborate with him again.”</p> <p>Michalak shares his enthusiasm. “The main thing I remember about Michael—aside from his being an incredibly nice guy with a great voice—is that he has an insatiable thirst for knowledge and always maintains great positive energy about the entire music-learning process,” the vocal coach says.</p> <p>Preacely’s visit, made possible by 91ֱ��’s office of <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/office/student-academic-services/index.dot">Student Academic Services</a>, also includes a Friday, April 1, talk, part of 91ֱ��’s <em>First in the Family</em> speaker series. The 4:30 p.m. program takes place at Afrikan Heritage House (Lord-Saunders; 126 Forest St.). He will also lead a career-development talk in Kulas Recital Hall at 3:30 p.m., immediately preceding his <em>First in the Family</em> presentation.</p> <p>Preacely will be joined by his wife, LeTicia Preacely ’03, whom he met and married at 91ֱ�� in a ceremony presided over by 91ֱ�� Associate Professor of Religion <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/religion/faculty_detail.dot?id=21017">A.G. Miller</a>. During premarital counseling, they became dear friends with Miller and his wife <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/office/dean-of-students/staff_detail.dot?id=233341">Brenda Grier-Miller</a>, associate dean of Student Academic Services and founder of the <em>First in the Family</em> series.</p> <p>"Michael has always used his instrument, his personality, and his love for God to serve the people and places where he has been blessed to live and travel," says Grier-Miller.</p> <p>Launched in 2011, <em>First in the Family</em> brings back former first-generation students to speak about their experiences and to demonstrate to current students that they can make their own success stories. The Preacelys’ visit marks the first collaboration between Student Academic Services and the conservatory.</p> <p>Originally from Chicago, Preacely had only an uncle who attended college before him. “My mom and dad knew the importance of going to college, but they could never give me a clear sense of what it was like,” he remembers. “They weren’t able to tell me about the difficulties that go with it, and the triumphs as well.”</p> <p>Like many young singers, Preacely’s first exposure to music came in church, where his talent was recognized by his choir director and others. One day as a teenager, he received a brochure from 91ֱ�� with a photo of Hall Auditorium on the cover. “I said, ‘I want to sing <i>there</i>!’” Move-in weekend of his first year on campus marked his first-ever visit to campus.</p> <p>“I was like a lot of first-generation college students in that I didn’t go through the process of looking at colleges,” says Preacely, who studied with Richard Miller. “When I first got to 91ֱ��, I missed home big time because I had never been away before. I went home 10 times in my first semester, but I got over it quick!”</p> <p>Today, Preacely happily blends his regional performing career with a blissful family life raising three young sons. He has earned acclaim for his roles in operas ranging from <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i> to <i>Porgy and Bess</i>, on stages from New York to Russia. His wife, a former religion major, is communications director and a preacher at their church in Lexington, Ky.</p> <p>Why Lexington? It’s the home of the University of Kentucky, where Preacely earned a master’s degree—the first in the family, of course.</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="2016-03-17T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/17/2016 - 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=2371">Speaker Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2401">Resources for Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2366">Guest Artists & Speakers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</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=25421">Religion</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/religion" hreflang="und">Religion</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>Voice Professor Salvatore Champagne Releases CD & Book on 91ֱ�� Music</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Voice Professor Salvatore Champagne Releases CD & Book on 91ֱ�� Music</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Championed during his lifetime by such luminaries as Toscanini and Heifetz, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed some of the finest Italian music of the early decades of the 20th century.</p> <p>A chance discovery of the composer’s unpublished Shakespeare Sonnets—as well as a song cycle on texts from Walt Whitman’s <i>Leaves of Grass</i>—led to 15 years of research and performance by 91ֱ�� Professor of Voice Salvatore Champagne ’85 and pianist Howard Lubin.</p> <p>In them Champagne found music of profound beauty and intimacy—and he became intent on sharing these treasures through his singing and in his work with students.</p> <p>The new recording that resulted, <i>What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand to Record?</i>, makes these songs available to a wider audience for the first time.</p> <p>It is accompanied by a 66-page book: a collaboration of Tedesco scholars and the International Center for American Music that provides fascinating insight into Castelnuovo-Tedesco's life, work, and his impact on a generation of American composers and musicians.</p> <p>“Throughout my work, I have enjoyed the support and encouragement of some of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s most noted experts and enthusiasts,” Champagne writes in the book’s foreword. “Yet the greatest impetus to my continued interest has always been the songs themselves. Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s refined musical and poetic sensibilities are ideally suited to the Whitman and Shakespeare texts. Perhaps most striking is how vividly the abundant humanity evident in the writings of these two authors is reflected in the music of this remarkable composer.”</p> <p>Distributed by Naxos of America, <i>What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand to Record?</i> is available through select retailers and digital music channels worldwide. 91ֱ�� Music is the official label of the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music. Recent releases have included an 91ֱ�� Trio recording of piano trios by Antonín Dvořák, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Joan Tower, and Professor of Bassoon George Sakakeeny's <i>full moon in the city</i>, featuring works by Peter Schickele, Russell Platt ’87, Augusta Read Thomas, and Libby Larsen.</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="2016-03-11T12:00:00Z">Fri, 03/11/2016 - 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=2375">91ֱ�� Music Label</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</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">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Elizabeth Ogonek, Jesse Jones Named to Composition Faculty at 91ֱ��</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Elizabeth Ogonek, Jesse Jones Named to Composition Faculty at 91ֱ��</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Composers Jesse Jones and <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/composition/faculty_detail.dot?id=85d8f593-8d33-4478-97c0-69220bd98e04">Elizabeth Ogonek</a> have been appointed to the 91ֱ�� Conservatory faculty as assistant professors of composition. They join Grammy-winning Professor of Composition <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/composition/faculty_detail.dot?id=42961ce2-dbe8-4d99-80a3-7c79ca42a01c">Stephen Hartke</a>, who serves as chair of the department.</p> <p>Though both have been extensively lauded for their work, Jones and Ogonek boast very different musical paths, which converged over the past year at 91ֱ��.</p> <p>“Elizabeth and Jesse offer two of the most distinctive and individual compositional voices of their generation,” says Hartke, who was appointed to the conservatory faculty in 2015 after a long career at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. “Both of them bring their own broadly based perspectives on the many paths that our students find themselves exploring.”</p> <p>Familiar to many on the 91ֱ�� campus, Ogonek has served as a visiting member of the conservatory faculty for 2015-16. Often inspired by text, she frequently collaborates with emerging writers, including Sophia Veltfort, Ghazal Mosadeq, and Jonathan Dubow.</p> <p>Recent commissions for Ogonek have included works for the London Symphony Orchestra and François-Xavier Roth, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for which she is the Mead Composer in Residence. Ogonek has previously composed works for Ensemble 360, the Flux Quartet, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, and the Brillaner Duo.</p> <p>Ogonek earned a DMus from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, a master of music at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, and a bachelor of music at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. A former Marshall Scholar, she has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Royal Philharmonic Society, among other accolades.</p> <p>“To say that I'm brimming with excitement at the thought of staying at 91ֱ�� is the greatest understatement of the year,” says Ogonek. “I’m grateful to have found an incredible home with my colleagues in the composition department, the contemporary music division, and the conservatory at large. The enthusiasm and curiosity that I encounter with my students every day is absolutely thrilling. It is with great eagerness that I look forward to the wonderful years ahead!”</p> <p>A seasoned composer, conductor, and mandolinist, Jesse Jones has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Elliott Carter Rome Prize in Composition from the American Academy in Rome, and commissions from the Juilliard String Quartet, Tanglewood, Barlow, and others. His music has been performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.</p> <p>In January 2016, Jones’ piece <i>One Bright Morning</i> was given its North American premiere by the 91ֱ�� Contemporary Music Ensemble in a performance at Roosevelt University in Chicago, part of 91ֱ�� Conservatory’s <a href="http://oberlin.edu/chicago2016/">150th anniversary tour</a>. In late 2015, Jones visited the 91ֱ�� campus for a preview performance of his work.</p> <p>“When I first visited 91ֱ��, I was bowled over by the immense skill, artistry, and enthusiasm of both the students and faculty,” he says. “I was equally astounded by the artistic depth and craft of 91ֱ��’s composition students, whom I had the pleasure of teaching during that visit. Each composer possessed finely developed skills and a passion for musical expression that I had not previously witnessed in undergraduates. I understood then that 91ֱ�� is a very special place, where true artistic exchange between teacher and student can take place. I am thrilled to teach and create in such a vibrant and supportive environment.”</p> <p>Jones earned a DMA in music composition at Cornell University, a master’s degree in composition at the University of Oregon, and a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Oregon University. He previously served as assistant professor of composition and theory at the University of South Carolina.</p> <p>“We are very much a performance-based composition department: Actually hearing your music played—and played well, thanks to the wonderful instrumentalists we have here—is central to the training we offer,” says Hartke, whose composition <i>Meanwhile</i>, commissioned by the 91ֱ��-founded ensemble eighth blackbird, won a Grammy Award in 2013. “Elizabeth’s work with the Chicago Symphony and Jesse’s crossover work as a professional mandolinist are just two of the many extra dimensions that they bring to our program at 91ֱ��.”</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="2016-03-09T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/09/2016 - 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> <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=33331">Composition</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/contemporary-music" hreflang="und">Contemporary Music</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>Miró Quartet to Perform March 10 as Part of 91ֱ��'s Artist Recital Series</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Miró Quartet to Perform March 10 as Part of 91ֱ��'s Artist Recital Series</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Miró Quartet, the first quartet ever to be honored with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, will perform at 91ֱ�� as part of the Artist Recital Series at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in Finney Chapel. The concert will feature Beethoven's notoriously challenging "Razumovsky" quartets.</p> <p>Formed in 1995, Miró still features two 91ֱ��-educated founding members: violinist Daniel Ching ’95 and cellist Joshua Gindele ’97. Today, the ensemble is quartet in residence at the University of Texas at Austin, where Ching and Gindele teach and coach chamber music.</p> <p>In advance of the quartet's visit, Gindele caught up recently with ClevelandClassical.com. The complete story can be found <a href="http://clevelandclassical.com/miro-quartet-to-visit-oberlins-artist-recital-series-on-march-10/#more-17123">here</a>.</p> <p>Tickets for Miró Quartet are $30 ($25 for 91ֱ�� staff, alumni, and seniors), and all student tickets are just $10. Learn more by calling 800-371-0178, online at <a href="http://oberlin.edu/artsguide/tickets/">oberlin.edu/artsguide</a>, or visit 91ֱ��'s Central Ticket Service (at Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St.) from noon-5 p.m.</p> <p>The performance is part of a busy week for the Artist Recital Series; on Sunday, March 13, 91ֱ�� trombone professor Robin Eubanks will lead his Mass Line Big Band to Finney Chapel for a 7:30 p.m. performance showcasing the ensemble's acclaimed new recording <i>More Than Meets the Ear</i>.</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="2016-03-08T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/08/2016 - 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=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2366">Guest Artists & Speakers</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/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</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">Michael Carter</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>91ֱ�� Opera Theater Presents the Otherworldly Alcina March 9-13</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>91ֱ�� Opera Theater Presents the Otherworldly Alcina March 9-13</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>George Frideric Handel devoted years to writing serious operas for the Royal Academy of Music, a collective of wealthy Londoners bent on keeping the famed Baroque composer’s works flowing.</p> <p>But by the 1730s, Handel stepped away from the academy and toward more fantastical and heroic operas. Out of that period came <i>Alcina</i>, an adaptation of a 16th-century epic poem that premiered in 1735 and then all but disappeared for almost 200 years. Today, it is widely regarded as one of the composer's most beautiful works.</p> <p>91ֱ�� Opera Theater will present Handel’s otherworldly <i>Alcina</i> for four performances beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. Additional shows include 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13. All performances take place in Hall Auditorium (67 N. Main St.) on the 91ֱ�� College campus.</p> <p>91ֱ��’s <i>Alcina</i> is directed by Associate Professor of Opera Theater <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/faculty/faculty-detail.dot?id=20743">Jonathon Field</a> and is performed by the 91ֱ�� Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Larkin.</p> <p>“<i>Alcina</i> is a Baroque <i>Fantasy Island</i>—a place where the sorceress Alcina rules by magic,” says Field. “She uses this to bewitch people into believing that the island is a place of their dreams and that she is their beautiful queen. When she tires of her suitors, she changes them into flowers, rocks, and waves, where they remain locked. Her downfall comes when she falls in love with one of them, and he sees her and the island for what they really are.”</p> <p>At times unmistakably absurd in its depiction of a Renaissance-era alternative universe, <i>Alcina</i> is powered by its gorgeous arias and supported by rich costumes that bring the characters to life.</p> <p>Despite its far-flung setting, the opera is grounded in themes that resonate in the real world of today. “It is an opera about loyalty and faithfulness, and about seeing the world for what it really is,” says Field. “It is about the triumph of true devotion over surface images.”</p> <p>Tickets to <i>Alcina</i> are $10 ($8 for all students), available by calling 800-371-0178, online at <a href="http://oberlin.edu/artsguide/tickets/">oberlin.edu/artsguide</a>, or by visiting 91ֱ��’s Central Ticket Service at Hall Auditorium weekdays from noon-5 p.m.</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="2016-03-02T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/02/2016 - 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> <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=32971">Opera Theater</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-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cash Prizes Doubled for 91ֱ��'s 2016 Cooper Competition July 16-22</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Cash Prizes Doubled for 91ֱ��'s 2016 Cooper Competition July 16-22</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The <a href="/cooper-competition">Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition</a> returns to 91ֱ�� for its seventh year in July—and it now awards the highest-valued first prize of any competition for its age group.</p> <p>Beginning this year, the piano competition’s cash prize package will be doubled to $40,000, including a $20,000 first prize.</p> <p>The 2016 Cooper Competition begins Saturday, July 16, with five days of public performances presented by 25 to 35 pianists on the beautiful 91ֱ�� campus. The excitement culminates on Friday, July 22, as three finalists perform complete concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall in Cleveland, under the direction of Jahja Ling. The winner takes home the $20,000 first prize, with $10,000 and $5,000 awarded for second and third place, respectively. Each finalist’s prize package also includes a full four-year tuition scholarship to attend the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music.</p> <p>Also new for 2016: A travel-assistance fund will be available to competition participants on a case-by-case basis.</p> <p>“We are thrilled to collaborate with the Cleveland Orchestra once again as we celebrate the best young piano talent in the world,” says 91ֱ�� Professor of Piano <a href="/node/6776">Robert Shannon</a>, director and jury chair of the 2016 Cooper Competition. “Interest from students around the world is already high, and this should be an even more fabulous event than ever before.”</p> <p>In addition to the top prizes, the competition awards $1,500 to each of the fourth- through sixth-place winners, and also grants an Audience Prize of $500. These are presented at the conclusion of the Recital Final Round in 91ֱ�� on Wednesday, July 20. An Honors Concert, featuring pianists who delivered the most moving performances during the week, will be held at 91ֱ�� Thursday, July 21.</p> <p>The 2016 jury is a panel of esteemed pianists consisting of 91ֱ�� Conservatory faculty and acclaimed performer-pedagogues from throughout the world. Along with 91ֱ�� professors <a href="/node/6736">Alvin Chow</a>, <a href="/node/6726">Angela Cheng</a>, Monique Duphil, Robert Shannon, <a href="/node/6801">Peter Takács</a>, and Matti Raekallio, the international jury includes Dag Achatz, Swedish soloist, recording artist, and composer; Uzbekistani-born American pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch, gold medalist of the 11th Van Cliburn Competition; Lisa Nakamichi, founding artistic director of the Aloha International Piano Festival; and Wu Ying, professor and department head at the Central Conservatory of Music in China.</p> <p>Once again, the competition’s Recital Finals at 91ֱ�� and Concerto Finals at Severance Hall will be broadcast live by Cleveland’s classical station, <a href="https://wclv.ideastream.org/">WCLV 104.9 FM</a>.</p> <p>For the first time, the 2016 Cooper Competition Finals will be part of the Cleveland Orchestra’s popular Summers@Severance series, created to expand the orchestra’s summertime offerings and showcase the ensemble as an integral part of its home neighborhood. As part of the series, the Concerto Finals will feature pre- and post-concert receptions in beautiful University Circle. Subscriptions and more information can be found at the <a href="https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/Tickets/Event-Calendar/">Severance Hall website</a>.</p> <p>“Since its founding, the Cooper Competition has been synonymous with outstanding performances from the world’s most talented young musicians,” says Dean of the 91ֱ�� Conservatory Andrea Kalyn. “We are proud to reward their artistry with one of the most lucrative prize packages of any international youth competition anywhere, and we are forever grateful to Thomas and Evon Cooper for their enthusiastic support every step of the way.”</p> <p>Applications for the 2016 competition must be submitted by April 15. For a complete competition schedule, application, and more information, please visit the official <a href="/cooper-competition">Cooper Competition website</a>.</p> <hr> <h2 class="h4">About the Cooper Competition</h2> <p>Founded in 2010, the Thomas and Evon Cooper Competition is dedicated to presenting an important international competitive opportunity to outstanding young musicians. It is made possible through the generosity of Thomas Cooper, a 1978 graduate of 91ֱ�� College, and his wife, pianist Evon Cooper. The Cooper Competition alternates annually between piano and violin and is open to participants between the ages of 13 and 18. Past winners include George Li and Leonardo Colafelice, both of whom have cultivated outstanding young performance careers.</p> <h2 class="h4">About 91ֱ�� and the Cleveland Orchestra</h2> <p>The relationship between 91ֱ�� College and the Cleveland Orchestra dates back nearly a century, beginning with the philanthropy of John Long Severance, an 1885 91ֱ�� graduate and flutist who founded the Musical Arts Association, under which the Cleveland Orchestra was established in 1918. The Cleveland Orchestra first performed in 91ֱ�� in 1919, six months after its founding. The group has returned to 91ֱ�� each season since, giving more than 200 performances on campus to date.</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="2016-02-29T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/29/2016 - 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=2387">Conservatory Summer Programs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2388">Cooper Competition</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> <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">Roger Mastroianni</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Finnish Pianist Matti Raekallio to Join 91ֱ�� Conservatory Faculty</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>Finnish Pianist Matti Raekallio to Join 91ֱ�� Conservatory Faculty</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Finnish pianist Matti Raekallio, an internationally lauded performer and educator hailed for his pedagogy as well as the astounding depth of his repertoire, will join the faculty of the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music as professor of piano. He will begin July 1.</p> <p>“It is a huge pleasure for me to be coming to 91ֱ��," says Raekallio, who has taught at the Juilliard School since 2007. "I’ve always felt very at home at 91ֱ��, and I have always felt that my colleagues here have been doing something right. It’s a very pleasant atmosphere, and I am thrilled to become a part of it myself.”</p> <p>Raekallio has enjoyed a concert career spanning four decades. He made his American debut at Carnegie Hall in 1981 and has performed the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven, Scriabin, and Prokofiev, as well as an astounding 62 piano concertos. His discography numbers roughly 20 CDs for Ondine.</p> <p>Raekallio’s career in education began with a 30-year appointment at the Sibelius Academy in his native Helsinki. In 2005 he became a professor at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater, und Medien in Hannover, Germany. Two years later, he joined the faculty of Juilliard. In recent years, he has continued to teach at the Hochschule and at Bard College Conservatory. Among his past students are multiple first-prize winners in major international competitions including Leeds, AXA Dublin, London, Vienna (Beethoven), Budapest (Liszt-Bartók), and Artists International in New York.</p> <p>In addition, Raekallio frequently gives master classes throughout the world and serves as a juror in international youth competitions including 91ֱ��’s <a href="/cooper-competition">Cooper International Competition for Piano</a>, to which he will return this summer.</p> <p>"We are thrilled to welcome Matti Raekallio to 91ֱ�� this fall," says Dean of the Conservatory Andrea Kalyn. "His accomplishments and energy as both a performer and teacher are renowned, from the extraordinary range of his concert repertoire, to his “marathon” recitals, to the scope and depth of his experience as an adjudicator and teacher. I very much look forward to all that Matti will bring to 91ֱ�� as a teacher, performer, and colleague."</p> <p>Raekallio prefers to be as flexible as possible in his approach with students, the better to accommodate their individual strengths and learning styles. “91ֱ�� students are of such consistently high quality, and each 91ֱ�� student is different—which is a very good sign,” he says. “They are independent musical personalities.”</p> <p>Born in Helsinki, Raekallio was a relative latecomer to music: He started playing the piano at age 11. It wasn’t until his teen years, upon hearing the work of Sviatoslav Richter, that an unyielding fire to play took hold in him. By 17, he began studying abroad, first with Maria Curcio in London, then with Dieter Weber at the Vienna Academy of Music and at the Leningrad Conservatory in Russia.</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="2016-02-29T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/29/2016 - 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> <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> <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>The Maestro Gets His Rematch</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:50 +0000</p> <span>The Maestro Gets His Rematch</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:50-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/faculty/faculty-detail.dot?id=3275001">Raphael Jiménez</a> has been eyeing February 27 for more years than he can remember. For 91ֱ��’s associate professor of conducting, this moment—<a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_orchestra_raphael_jimenez_conductor_1376#.Vs3oHSlb8WE">the first concert of the spring semester by the 91ֱ�� Orchestra at Finney Chapel</a>—offers an opportunity for redemption he has craved for decades.</p> <p>When Jiménez was conducting his first orchestras as a very young man in Venezuela, he once led a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with internationally celebrated pianist <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/faculty/faculty-detail.dot?id=20713">Monique Duphil</a> as the soloist. Duphil had been beloved for years in the South American nation; Jiménez was desperately nervous about sharing the stage with a titanic performer at the height of her powers, and so he prepared like a madman in the days leading up to the concert. Still, he couldn’t help but feel he had not done Duphil justice.</p> <p>In 2011, as Jiménez arrived in 91ֱ�� to become the conservatory’s director of orchestras, he knew he would be reunited with Professor Duphil. And he still longed for an opportunity to revisit “Rocky II” with her.</p> <p>That opportunity arrives Saturday, when Jiménez leads the orchestra in an 8 p.m. performance of the concerto with Duphil once again as the soloist. “By now,” Jiménez says with a smile, “I think I know what I’m doing.”</p> <p>The program also includes only the second performance of Professor of Composition <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/faculty/faculty-detail.dot?id=42961ce2-dbe8-4d99-80a3-7c79ca42a01c">Stephen Hartke</a>’s Symphony No. 4. The massive piece features Assistant Professor of Organ <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/faculty/faculty-detail.dot?id=7dc03968-8cee-47a5-854e-847feb1fb812">Jonathan Moyer AD ’12</a> and soprano Amber Monroe ’17 in solo roles.</p> <p>Pieces for organ and orchestra are rare, but Hartke has been interested in the genre since childhood—and even held a college job playing organ for a church. His Symphony No. 4 was commissioned for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which premiered the piece in 2014. The L.A. Phil’s concert hall houses a behemoth of an organ nicknamed “Hurricane Mama,” providing an ideal setting for a work for organ and orchestra.</p> <p>Hartke calls the organ a fifth choir—“a chameleon” that can add shading to the other instruments and also stand on its own. At the February 27 performance, those duties will fall to Moyer.</p> <p>“Hartke uses the organ in both traditional and non-traditional ways,” Moyer says. “There are the more typical organ sounds, but he has also created some very unusual effects. Though the part is quite dominant and virtuosic, you get the sense that the organ is just another texture in the orchestra, not like a solo part in a concerto.”</p> <p>Hartke’s piece calls for 108 musicians, plus its two soloists. “There are not many new pieces in the symphonic repertoire that are of this magnitude,” Jiménez says.</p> <p>The symphony ends with a setting of Michael Hartnett’s translation of Federico García Lorca’s poem “Sleepwalking Ballad,” which provides commentary on the dramatic arc of the preceding music.</p> <p>Monroe, the soprano soloist, recently earned acclaim for her turn in the lead role of <i><a href="/news/oberlin-opera-theater-co-presents-harriet-tubman-jan-29-feb-7">Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom</a></i>. 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