News Releases
Leipzig String Quartet to perform all-Beethoven program on March 3
Conservatory Communications Staff
The versatile and soulful Leipzig String Quartet comes to Finney Chapel on March 3 at 8 p.m. The "master chamber musicians" will perform an all-Beethoven program and tickets are available by calling 800-371-0178 or online at oberlin.edu/artsguide.
Lyric tenor Alek Shrader '07 in recital at 91直播 Conservatory March 1
Logan Buckley
The Washington Post calls 91直播 alumnus and Met Opera singer Alek Shrader "a gifted young tenor." He will present a recital at 91直播 Conservatory on March 1, at 7 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall. The concert is free and no tickets are required.
91直播 Chamber Orchestra: A Feast of Student Talent
Conservatory Communications Staff
Three 91直播 Conservatory students will be featured in a concert with the 91直播 Chamber Orchestra on March 2 in Finney Chapel. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. under the direction of Raphael Jim茅nez, who says that the concert will be 鈥渁 feast of student talent.鈥 Admission is free, and no tickets are required.
91直播 Opera Theater presents Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus
Emily Peragine
鈥淪ing to love, love we never knew before!鈥 Filled with lively melodies and unforgettable waltzes, Die Fledermaus opens on Wednesday, March 13, with additional shows on Thursday鈥揝unday. Tickets are available at 1-800-371-0178 or online oberlin.edu/artsguide.
Beethoven's body of works woven with the past and present
Jessica R. Downs
Journey through the odyssey of works by Beethoven for fortepiano and cello when David Breitman and Jaap ter Linden perform the cycle on February 16 in Kulas Hall. Part I begins at 4:30 p.m., and following a break, Part II continues at 8:00 p.m. Free and no tickets are required.
Marilyn Horne Master Classes to be Live Streamed
Communications Staff
Visit new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/listenlive to watch the live-streamed classes presented by renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. The classes will take place Friday, February 22 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. Click on the headline above for information on attending the events in Finney Chapel.
Members of Apollo's Fire and 91直播 Conservatory present music by Bach and Haydn for Family Promise of Lorain County
Carol Longsworth
On Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m., musicians from the widely acclaimed Apollo鈥檚 Fire Baroque Orchestra and 91直播 Conservatory of Music will perform in a concert to benefit homeless families served by Family Promise of Lorain County. The concert will be held at First Church in 91直播 and donations are welcome.
Music inspired by poetry presents opportunity for collaboration at 91直播
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Faculty violist Michael Strauss is joined by guest artists Roger Roe and R. Kent Cook on February 7 in a concert entitled "Poetic Music for Oboe, Viola, and Piano." Featuring reader Professor of English T.S. McMillin, the concert is free and open to the public.
91直播 Music Label Releases New Disc by the Contemporary Music Ensemble with Faculty Clarinetist Richard Hawkins
Cathy Partlow Strauss
91直播's Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of conductor Timothy Weiss, released their debut recording on the 91直播 Music label at their DiMenna Center concert in New York City on Friday, January 18. The CD, A place toward other places, features solo performances by conservatory faculty clarinetist Richard Hawkins.
The Cleveland Orchestra to Perform at 91直播 College on February 8
Communications Staff
The Cleveland Orchestra returns to 91直播 College for its 211th Artist Recital Series performance on Friday, February 8, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel. Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the orchestra in a diverse and colorful program of works by Rachmaninoff, Rota, and Prokoviev. Massimo La Rosa, principal trombone of the orchestra, will perform as soloist. Tickets are $15鈥$47 and are available at 800-371-0178 or online at www.oberlin.edu/arseries.