Share a laugh, and a draft, with fellow Cleveland area Obies!
Join fellow Obies for a night out on the town to mix and mingle, and have some fun. Obies Night Out is a great way to connect with new friends and expand your professional network as you enjoy food, drinks, and some Oberlin memories. All alumni are welcome. Feel free to bring friends, work colleagues or significant others!
DATE:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
TIME:
5:30 - 7:30PM
LOCATION:
Bar Louie Cleveland
1352 W. 6th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-452-5500
COST:
The conversation with your fellow Obies is free, but you’re responsible for your own food/drinks.
RSVP:
Please RSVP with the Alumni Office. Contact them at 440.775.8692 or by visiting https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp
ABOUT BAR LOUIE
Awarded "Concept of Tomorrow" by Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, this casually cool neighborhood restaurant & bar features warm, upbeat surroundings with contemporary photography, mosaic tiling, wood-paneled walls, modern lighting and plasma televisions, making it a favorite gathering place for family and friends. Specializing in oversized sandwiches and artfully concocted signature cocktails, Bar Louie also offers an extensive selection of appetizers, pastas, entrees and a wide assortment of interesting beers, microbrews and wines by the glass or bottle.
Check out their menu here: http://www.barlouieamerica.com/uploads/docs/t1menu.pdf
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
December 2011 On-Campus Events
On-Campus Events
As the semester winds up, the Events Calendar is nice and full! I’ve included a sampling of events below; check out the complete Events Calendar at http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar.
A Celebration of Oberlin Scholarship
On Friday, December 2 from 4:30pm – 5:30pm, a reception will be held honoring faculty and staff authors of books and other significant scholarly and creative works. Sponsored by the Friends of the Oberlin College Library.
Mudd Library - Azariah’s Café
148 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Collegium Musicum Fall Concert
On Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 at 8:00pm, a free performance will be presented by Collegium Musicum, with Steven Plank, director.
Bosworth Hall – Fairchild Chapel
50 West Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Musical Union Concert
Newly appointed Director of Choral Ensembles Jason Harris conducts the Oberlin Musical Union in a concert featuring works by Respighi and Honegger on Sunday, December 4 at 8:00pm. The Musical Union will be joined by the Oberlin College Choir and Sinfonietta, and the performance will be held in Finney Chapel. Free admission. Program: Ottorino Respighi: Lauda per la Nativita del Signore (Laud to the Nativity) Arthur Honegger: King David.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
A performance by the Oberlin Orchestra with Raphael Jiménez, conductor on Tuesday, December 6 at 8:00pm in Finney Chapel. Free admission Program Liadov: Russian Kikimora, Op.63 Concerto; Prokofiev: Russian Symphony No.7 in C-sharp minor, Op.131
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Today, Oberlin Tomorrow: Natural History & Our Future
Explore Oberlin’s natural history and resilience to current environmental impacts. Learn about Oberlin’s natural heritage and local natural features and environmental issues with poetry, photography, and student writing. Find out the possibilities of the Oberlin Dashboard, a community wide, real-time feedback project. Consider future scenarios that the Oberlin community will face due to climate change and fossil fuel consumption with entertaining short films. Check out the event preview: http://vimeo.com/31909589
The event will be held on Tuesday, December 7 in the Adam J. Lewis Center for Environmental Studies (Atrium). Gallery opens at 7:00pm, presentation and discussion at 8:00pm and free local food will be served. Presented by the Natural History of the Black River Watershed class with the Ecological Communication class.
Adam J Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
122 Elm Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Theater and Dance Program presents Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone
Associate Professor Paul Moser directs this wild roller-coaster ride of comic sketches, dramatic scenes, anti-authoritarian diatribes and fantasy sequences which collectively portray the life, personality, and politics of Tommy Flowers. Performances will be held Thursday, December 8 through Saturday, December 10, with all performances starting at 8:00pm. Tickets: $8 Public,$6 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $4 Students. All tickets $3 more at the door. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information
Hall Auditorium
67 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Opera Scenes
A performance of various opera scenes by Conservatory students will take place on Saturday, December 10 in Kulas Recital Hall. Part I takes place at 4:00pm; Part II follows at 8:00pm. Free admission.
Oberlin Conservatory of Music – Kulas Recital Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Jazz Ensemble, Dennis Reynolds, director
A performance by the Oberlin Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, December 10 at 8:00pm. Free admission to Finney Chapel.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Community Sing-Along of the Messiah
Featuring vocal soloists and string players from Oberlin Conservatory, the annual community sing-along will take place on Sunday, December 11 at 7:00pm in Warner Concert Hall. Free Admission. Donations will be accepted to benefit Lorain County Interfaith Hospitality Network
Oberlin Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Friday, November 25, 2011
An Evening with Professor T.S. McMillin
Join Professor of English T.S. McMillin at Visible Voice Books in
Tremont on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7:00pm for a book reading and signing. Professor McMillin will be reading from his latest book, The Meaning of Rivers: Flow & Reflection in American Literature (American Land & Life Series, University of Iowa Press, 2011). In addition to The Meaning of Rivers, T. S. McMillin is the author of Our Preposterous Use of Literature: Emerson & the Nature of Reading (University of Illinois Press, 2000). He has written numerous articles on the American Transcendentalists, including "Beauty Meets Beast: Emerson's English Traits," an essay in the collection Emerson for the Twenty-First Century: Global Perspectives on an American Icon (University of Delaware Press, 2010), and is currently working on a new book of river-related essays. Along with teaching courses in American literature and environmental studies, he has survived a stint as department chair, performed with the Josh Ritter Band (once), and officiated weddings (twice). He was named the Only Flower of Meditation in the Wilderness by a fortune cookie from a local restaurant. Visible Voices was voted "coolest bookstore to hang out in" by Scene Magazine in 2010, and has a great atmosphere with a wine bar. Some snacks will be provided, but drink costs are on your own. After the reading, mingle with T.S. McMillin as you continue to enjoy browsing books, wine and conversation with other Obies. Check Visible Voices out at http:// RSVP over at https:// Visible Voice Books 1023 Kenilworth Cleveland, OH 44113 |
An Evening with Debra Nagy ‘00/’02 and Les Délices
Join Les Délices and Debra Nagy '00/'02 as they bring alive the world of dance with Caractères de la danse at 8:00pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Tregoning & Co. Gallery in Cleveland. Mingle with Debra and the other musicians at a post-concert reception.
This January concert features a lively program dedicated to music for dancing - from its social roots in the ballroom to the idiosyncratic, highly expressive music written for the first prima ballerinas on the theater stage. Les Délices welcomes back gamba player Josh Lee as a guest artist, one of the brightest stars in the younger generation of gamba players in this country. Musically and personally, he's at once disarming, affable, intensely expressive, and fun. Debra will also be joined by harpsichordist Michael Sponseller (BM '97, AD '99), and violinist Julie Andrijeski (who teaches annually at Oberlin's summer Baroque Performance Institute).
More information about Les Délices can be found at http://www.lesdelices.org.
Debra has been kind enough to offer Oberlin Friends and Family a 20% discount for tickets ordered in advance online (regular ticket prices are $20, senior $18). Enter the discount code Obie111 to take advantage of this discount. Tickets are general seating, with doors opening a half-hour before the concert begins.
Visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192772 to purchase tickets.
Tickets can be purchased by cash or checks at the door (sorry no credit cards at this time). If you'd like the discount, be sure to buy in advance.
There are 4 steps up into the gallery at Tregoning & Co. Ample parking is available in lot just north of the gallery.
Tregoning & Co. Gallery
1300 West 78th Street
Cleveland,
RSVP with the Alumni Association for the reception by visiting http://alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp or calling 440.775.8692
Monday, November 14, 2011
Film Screening with the Ishmael Beah Foundation
From the Oberlin Chapter of the Ishmael Beah Foundation:
You are invited to attend a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film, Blood Diamond. Set in Sierra Leone during the 1992-2002 Civil War, the film explores the atrocities of armed conflict. A faculty panel discussion exploring the problem of child soldiers will follow the screening.
The Oberlin College Chapter of the Ishmael Beah Foundation (OCC-IBF) sponsors the education of former child soldiers to help them reintegrate into civil society and strives to increase awareness about child soldiers on campus and in the community.
Ishmael Beah (OC Class of '04) is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael was recruited to fight in the Civil War at age 13 and fought for almost three years before he was removed from the army by UNICEF and placed in a rehabilitation home in Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone. He chartered the Ishmael Beah Foundation in 2007.
The screening will be held on Thursday, November 17th at 7pm in King 106, on the Oberlin Campus. In addition to an on-site freewill offering, the Ishmael Beah Foundation gratefully accepts contributions online athttp://www.beahfound.org/Beah_
The faculty panelists will include:
Nancy Boutilier (Rhetoric and Composition)
Benjamin Schiff, Ph.D. (International Politics)
Karen Sutton, Ph.D. (Psychology)
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Kuhr at ekuhr@oberlin.edu
King 106
10 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
You are invited to attend a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film, Blood Diamond. Set in Sierra Leone during the 1992-2002 Civil War, the film explores the atrocities of armed conflict. A faculty panel discussion exploring the problem of child soldiers will follow the screening.
The Oberlin College Chapter of the Ishmael Beah Foundation (OCC-IBF) sponsors the education of former child soldiers to help them reintegrate into civil society and strives to increase awareness about child soldiers on campus and in the community.
Ishmael Beah (OC Class of '04) is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Born in Sierra Leone, Ishmael was recruited to fight in the Civil War at age 13 and fought for almost three years before he was removed from the army by UNICEF and placed in a rehabilitation home in Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone. He chartered the Ishmael Beah Foundation in 2007.
The screening will be held on Thursday, November 17th at 7pm in King 106, on the Oberlin Campus. In addition to an on-site freewill offering, the Ishmael Beah Foundation gratefully accepts contributions online athttp://www.beahfound.org/Beah_
The faculty panelists will include:
Nancy Boutilier (Rhetoric and Composition)
Benjamin Schiff, Ph.D. (International Politics)
Karen Sutton, Ph.D. (Psychology)
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Kuhr at ekuhr@oberlin.edu
King 106
10 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Friday, November 11, 2011
November events
Two great events quickly coming up here for the month of November. It's not too late to join us at either one!
Annual Fall Potluck
The Oberlin Club of Cleveland invites you to join fellow Cleveland-area Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family at the home of Vikki and Richard Broida ’79 for our annual fall potluck, held this year on Saturday, November 12 at 7 pm! As usual, spouses, partners, family and friends are all welcome. Street parking is available.
Please bring a beverage (alcoholic or non) to share, and based on the letter of your last name, please bring:
A-H: dessert
I-P: side dish/appetizer
Q-Z: main dish
Paper products and some non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please contact Kira McGirr '06 atkmcgirr@gmail.com.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 8, 2011 to the Alumni Office, by calling (440) 775-8692 or visiting https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp
Home of Vikki and Richard Broida '79
3034 Edgehill Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Teresa Wakim '02 Debut with The Cleveland Orchestra!
Join us as we celebrate the American solo debut of Teresa (Tess) Wakim '02, soprano, with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8pm.
Having recently won first prize in the International Soloist Competition for Baroque Music in Brunnenthal, Austria, among other accolades, she will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra, lead by Ton Koopman, on an all-Bach concert.
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Concert includes:
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
BACH - Cantata No. 202 (Wedding Cantata)
BACH - Sinfonia, from BWV209
BACH - Sinfonia, from BWV42
BACH - Suite No. 3 in D major
Special Ticket Offer: Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family receive 20% off of any ticket - use code 11050 to redeem this offer, either by visiting clevelandorchestra.com or when you call the Cleveland Orchestra Box Office at 216-231-1111 for tickets.
Post-Concert Meet-and-Greet: Join us after the concert at L'Albatros Brasserie + Bar (11041 Bellflower Road) to speak with and congratulate Tess. Ask for the Oberlin party. L'Albatros is within walking distance of Severance (0.5 miles), but parking is also available around L'Albatros.
Instead of initially meeting up Severance Hall, our first gathering will be at L'Albatros. You will be greeted by Wendy Haas '03, and receive name tags, and fun Oberlin swag there.
RSVP for the post-concert meet-and-greet at L’Albatros by visitinghttps://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp
Annual Fall Potluck
The Oberlin Club of Cleveland invites you to join fellow Cleveland-area Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family at the home of Vikki and Richard Broida ’79 for our annual fall potluck, held this year on Saturday, November 12 at 7 pm! As usual, spouses, partners, family and friends are all welcome. Street parking is available.
Please bring a beverage (alcoholic or non) to share, and based on the letter of your last name, please bring:
A-H: dessert
I-P: side dish/appetizer
Q-Z: main dish
Paper products and some non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please contact Kira McGirr '06 atkmcgirr@gmail.com.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 8, 2011 to the Alumni Office, by calling (440) 775-8692 or visiting https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp
Home of Vikki and Richard Broida '79
3034 Edgehill Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Teresa Wakim '02 Debut with The Cleveland Orchestra!
Join us as we celebrate the American solo debut of Teresa (Tess) Wakim '02, soprano, with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 8pm.
Having recently won first prize in the International Soloist Competition for Baroque Music in Brunnenthal, Austria, among other accolades, she will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra, lead by Ton Koopman, on an all-Bach concert.
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Concert includes:
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
BACH - Cantata No. 202 (Wedding Cantata)
BACH - Sinfonia, from BWV209
BACH - Sinfonia, from BWV42
BACH - Suite No. 3 in D major
Special Ticket Offer: Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family receive 20% off of any ticket - use code 11050 to redeem this offer, either by visiting clevelandorchestra.com or when you call the Cleveland Orchestra Box Office at 216-231-1111 for tickets.
Post-Concert Meet-and-Greet: Join us after the concert at L'Albatros Brasserie + Bar (11041 Bellflower Road) to speak with and congratulate Tess. Ask for the Oberlin party. L'Albatros is within walking distance of Severance (0.5 miles), but parking is also available around L'Albatros.
Instead of initially meeting up Severance Hall, our first gathering will be at L'Albatros. You will be greeted by Wendy Haas '03, and receive name tags, and fun Oberlin swag there.
RSVP for the post-concert meet-and-greet at L’Albatros by visitinghttps://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/OBL/geventcal/showListView.jsp
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Hardship to Hope: African American Art from the Karamu Workshop
In 1910, amid segregation, race riots and great social change, Russell Jelliffe and Rowena Woodham met at Oberlin College. She was president of the Oberlin Women’s Suffrage League; he had seen a black friend turned away from the YMCA as a boy. They bonded through a shared belief that race didn’t have to be a destructive, divisive force. After marriage in 1915, they were invited to Cleveland by the Men’s Club of the Second Presbyterian Church to organize a settlement house, and moved to Cleveland’s “Roaring Third” Ward. This potent team shared the belief that they could effect positive change by bringing together blacks and whites to work together on something of need to the community.
In this spirit, they founded the Playhouse Settlement, later renamed Karamu House, a multiracial gathering place where community members explored the performing and fine arts. In a 1989 interview, Rowena described their concept – “People, from the beginning of time, seem to have understood each other best when they shared their culture.”
A group of talented African-American artists, trained at Karamu during this time, gained recognition both in the city and across the nation for their vibrant and dramatic artworks that depicted the truths about life in Cleveland during the Great Depression. The Jelliffes themselves gathered a dynamic collection of prints, drawings and paintings, given to Cleveland State University after their deaths.
This important and powerful collection, a window to a turbulent and creative time in American history, will be displayed at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in cooperation with Cleveland State University, mid-September through December 2011. Artists represented in the exhibition are Richard R. Beatty, Elmer W. Brown, Fred Carlo, Zell Ingram, Charles L. Sallée Jr., Hughie Lee-Smith, William E. Smith and Curtis E. Tann.
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
2929 Richmond Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
http://www.maltzmuseum.org/happenings/special-exhibitions/hardship-to-hope/
In this spirit, they founded the Playhouse Settlement, later renamed Karamu House, a multiracial gathering place where community members explored the performing and fine arts. In a 1989 interview, Rowena described their concept – “People, from the beginning of time, seem to have understood each other best when they shared their culture.”
A group of talented African-American artists, trained at Karamu during this time, gained recognition both in the city and across the nation for their vibrant and dramatic artworks that depicted the truths about life in Cleveland during the Great Depression. The Jelliffes themselves gathered a dynamic collection of prints, drawings and paintings, given to Cleveland State University after their deaths.
This important and powerful collection, a window to a turbulent and creative time in American history, will be displayed at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in cooperation with Cleveland State University, mid-September through December 2011. Artists represented in the exhibition are Richard R. Beatty, Elmer W. Brown, Fred Carlo, Zell Ingram, Charles L. Sallée Jr., Hughie Lee-Smith, William E. Smith and Curtis E. Tann.
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
2929 Richmond Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
http://www.maltzmuseum.org/happenings/special-exhibitions/hardship-to-hope/
Oberlin Shansi Fellowships
Oberlin Shansi applications for post-graduate fellowships in Asia are now available! Fellowships are available to Oberlin College graduating seniors and alumni who have graduated from Oberlin within the last three years (ie: eligible years are 2009, 2010, 2011)
Selected Fellows spend two years teaching and working with one of our partner institutions in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. Along with stipends, paid airfare, insurance and several other benefits, Fellows are also given time and money to travel during their breaks. Further details are available online at www.shansi.org. The application deadline is October 31, 2011 at 4:30pm. Application materials should be sent toevelyn.wilkins@oberlin.edu.
These Fellowships are truly exciting opportunities for Oberlin graduates who are interested in teaching or immersing themselves in Asia. With any questions, please contact Associate Director Deborah Cocco (deborah.cocco@oberlin.edu), or Returned Fellow Daniel Tam-Claiborne, who has just completed two years in China, (dtamclai@oberlin.edu).
Selected Fellows spend two years teaching and working with one of our partner institutions in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. Along with stipends, paid airfare, insurance and several other benefits, Fellows are also given time and money to travel during their breaks. Further details are available online at www.shansi.org. The application deadline is October 31, 2011 at 4:30pm. Application materials should be sent toevelyn.wilkins@oberlin.edu.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Annual Fall Potluck
The Oberlin Club of Cleveland invites you to join fellow Cleveland area Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family at the home of Vikki and Richard Broida '79 for our annual fall potluck!
As usual, spouses, partners, family and friends are all welcome.
Saturday, November 12th - REGISTER TODAY!
7:00 PM
Home of Vikki and Richard Broida '79
3034 Edgehill Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
-Street Parking is available
Please bring a beverage (alcoholic or non) to share, and based on the letter of your last name, please bring:
A-H: dessert
I-P: side dish/appetizer
Q-Z: main dish
Paper products and some non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please contact Kira McGirr '06 at kmcgirr@gmail.com.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 8th online at CLEVELAND ANNUAL FALL POTLUCK
As usual, spouses, partners, family and friends are all welcome.
Saturday, November 12th - REGISTER TODAY!
7:00 PM
Home of Vikki and Richard Broida '79
3034 Edgehill Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
-Street Parking is available
Please bring a beverage (alcoholic or non) to share, and based on the letter of your last name, please bring:
A-H: dessert
I-P: side dish/appetizer
Q-Z: main dish
Paper products and some non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please contact Kira McGirr '06 at kmcgirr@gmail.com.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 8th online at CLEVELAND ANNUAL FALL POTLUCK
Teresa Wakim ’02 Debut with The Cleveland Orchestra
Save - the - Date
Join us as we
celebrate the American solo debut of Teresa (Tess) Wakim '02, soprano, at
Severance Hall on Friday, November 18, 2011. Having recently won first prize in
the International Soloist Competition for Baroque Music in Brunnenthal,
Austria, among other accolades, she will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra,
lead by Ton Koopman, on an all-Bach concert. We will have the chance after the
concert to speak with and congratulate Tess at a local bar. If you can’t make
the event on the 18th, she will also perform on Thursday, November
17 and Saturday, November 19, all performances at 8:00pm.
For more
information on Tess, please visit http://web.me.com/teresawakim/Teresa_Wakim/HOME.html
More information regarding tickets and the post-concert reception to come shortly!
Arts Meet Education
On Saturday,
October 15, celebrate with a gala evening of art, education, and economic
development as Gordon Square Arts District and Oberlin College kick off an
academic-based collaboration! The evening includes performances by Oberlin
Conservatory students, an auction of works created by Oberlin College Faculty
artists, open wine and beer bar, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, DJ and dancing,
exhibition of works by Oberlin College students, and much more.
For complete
information, as well as full schedules for the evening and ticket purchasing
information, please visit http://gordonsquare.org/oct15/.
On-Campus Happenings for October
The On Campus Events Calendar for October is nice and full! I’ve included a sampling of events below, including a selection of the various athletic events; check out the complete Events Calendar at http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar. As usual, Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series and Convocation Series will feature a number of interesting and talented performers and speakers this year.
For more information on the Convocation Series, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series
The next Convocation features Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:30 pm. Free ticket required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information.
The author of 10 novels, three works of non-fiction, and a book of short stories, Sir Salman Rushdie has acquired both critical acclaim and international controversy for his writing. Accusations of blasphemy against Islam followed the publication of his 1988 novel, The Satanic Verses, and an ensuing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini forced Rushdie into hiding for several years. He has collected numerous awards and honors, among them a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007. Rushdie has adapted works for the stage, and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. His 1981 novel, Midnight’s Children, was recently named the Best of the Booker, securing his spot as the top winner in the award’s 40-year history.
For more information on the Artist Recital Series, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/artist-recital-series/
The next ARS concert features The Cleveland Orchestra on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm. Tickets required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
On Saturday, October 1, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Orchestra will give their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Field Hockey
On Tuesday, October 4, starting at 4:30pm, watch Oberlin College take on Trine University on the athletic fields! The fields are located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Men’s and Women’s Soccer
Also on Tuesday, October 4, starting at 7:00pm, watch the Oberlin men’s and women’s soccer teams take on Ohio Wesleyan University. The soccer field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Speaking of men’s soccer, be sure to check out their video.
AMAM First Thursday Evening Hours
Beginning Thursday, October 6, the AMAM galleries will remain open until 8 pm. The weeks are busy with school and work, and the weekends fill up fast with extracurricular activities - that's why the AMAM has started a new public program for the fall semester - First Thursdays! During these special evening hours, the museum galleries will be open for you to revisit old favorites, explore the new installations, discover new works, listen to our audio tours, or browse through our collection catalog. AMAM staff and student docents will be on hand to answer questions and chat with you about the museum's holdings. As always, admission to the museum is free and open to all members of the public.
Allen Memorial Art Museum
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
On Thursday, October 6, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra presents their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 and Dvorák’s Czech Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op.6.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Richard Haass ’73 Lecture: US Middle East Policy After the Arab Spring
On Thursday, October 6, starting at 8:30pm, Dr. Richard Haass will give a lecture, with reception to follow. Dr Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, the preeminent independent, nonpartisan organization in the United States dedicated to the study of American foreign policy. Until June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and was the U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. He was also special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council from 1989 to1993.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of eleven books on American foreign policy, including War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars (Simon and Schuster, May 2009). He is also the author of one book on management. He regularly writes and speaks on global issues. A Rhodes scholar, he holds a BA from Oberlin College and both Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary doctorates from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College, Georgetown University, Oberlin College, and Central College.
Science Center – Norman C Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Contemporary Music Ensemble
A performance by the Contemporary Music Ensemble will be presented on Friday, October 7, at 8:00pm, directed by Timothy Weiss with Richard Hawkins, clarinet . Free admission. Program includes Scelsi: Ohoi (16 Solo Strings), Albright: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, Trueman: Counterfeit Curio, and Ligeti: Melodien.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Women’s Soccer
On Sunday, October 9, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Kenyon College on the soccer fields! The field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Murphy Colloquium: Mary Davis
A guest lecture entitled “Fashion à la Russe: Diaghilev’s Dancers in Comoedia Illustré” by Professor Mary Davis, will be presented on Wednesday, October 12 from 12:15-1:15 pm, as part of the 2011-12 Murphy Colloquium Series. Free admission.
Mary Davis is chair of the Music Department at Case Western Reserve University, associate director of Case’s Baker Nord Center for the Humanities, and university liaison and advisor to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. At Case since 1998, Davis was the first person to be appointed to the Robson Junior Professorship. Davis’s research focuses on the relationship of music to fashion. She holds degrees from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame (B.M.), the Peabody Conservatory of Music (M.M. Piano), the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. Musicology) and Harvard University (Ph.D., Musicology).
Bibbins Hall, Room 224
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Football
On Saturday, October 15, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Wabash College on the football field! The stadium is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Tribute Concert in Honor of Robert Willoughby
Flutists from some of the most esteemed ensembles throughout the United States will gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to pay tribute to their former teacher and mentor Robert Willoughby, the “American Grandmaster of the flute” (Flute). The emeritus professor of flute, his former students, and the conservatory community will celebrate Willoughby’s 90th birthday with a concert in his honor on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Warner Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Antiquities or Antiquity - Who Owns the Past?
Please join the Art Department for the third of four talks on the subject of “cultural property.” Stanley Abe, Associate Professor of Art at Duke University, will present a talk entitled “Rockefeller Collecting: China and Beyond” on Monday, October 17 from 4:30-6:00 pm. The speakers in this series offer a variety of perspectives and positions on issues of antiquities, antiquity, collecting, nationalism, and preservation.
Stanley Abe has published widely on Chinese Buddhist art, contemporary Chinese art, Asian American art, Abstract Expressionism, and the construction of art historical knowledge. He is writing a critical study of how Chinese sculpture became a category of Fine Art during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
For additional information about the talks or speakers, please contact Bonnie Cheng (bonnie.cheng@oberlin.edu)
Clarence Ward ‘37 Art Building
Classroom I
91 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1097
A Migrant’s Journey: Discussion with Mexican Rights Advocate
A discussion with Mexican Migrant Rights Advocate Jacqueline Garcia Salamanca, held on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Garcia Salamanca, the daughter of a migrant, works in sending communities while providing humanitarian support for migrants along the "Beast" (La Bestia), the deadly train that many thousands of migrants from Central America and Mexico ride northward each year in search of jobs and better lives for their families.
Science Center – Norman C. Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
For more information on the Convocation Series, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series
The next Convocation features Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:30 pm. Free ticket required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information.
The author of 10 novels, three works of non-fiction, and a book of short stories, Sir Salman Rushdie has acquired both critical acclaim and international controversy for his writing. Accusations of blasphemy against Islam followed the publication of his 1988 novel, The Satanic Verses, and an ensuing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini forced Rushdie into hiding for several years. He has collected numerous awards and honors, among them a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007. Rushdie has adapted works for the stage, and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. His 1981 novel, Midnight’s Children, was recently named the Best of the Booker, securing his spot as the top winner in the award’s 40-year history.
For more information on the Artist Recital Series, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/artist-recital-series/
The next ARS concert features The Cleveland Orchestra on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm. Tickets required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
On Saturday, October 1, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Orchestra will give their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Field Hockey
On Tuesday, October 4, starting at 4:30pm, watch Oberlin College take on Trine University on the athletic fields! The fields are located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Men’s and Women’s Soccer
Also on Tuesday, October 4, starting at 7:00pm, watch the Oberlin men’s and women’s soccer teams take on Ohio Wesleyan University. The soccer field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Speaking of men’s soccer, be sure to check out their video.
AMAM First Thursday Evening Hours
Beginning Thursday, October 6, the AMAM galleries will remain open until 8 pm. The weeks are busy with school and work, and the weekends fill up fast with extracurricular activities - that's why the AMAM has started a new public program for the fall semester - First Thursdays! During these special evening hours, the museum galleries will be open for you to revisit old favorites, explore the new installations, discover new works, listen to our audio tours, or browse through our collection catalog. AMAM staff and student docents will be on hand to answer questions and chat with you about the museum's holdings. As always, admission to the museum is free and open to all members of the public.
Allen Memorial Art Museum
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
On Thursday, October 6, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra presents their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 and Dvorák’s Czech Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op.6.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Richard Haass ’73 Lecture: US Middle East Policy After the Arab Spring
On Thursday, October 6, starting at 8:30pm, Dr. Richard Haass will give a lecture, with reception to follow. Dr Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, the preeminent independent, nonpartisan organization in the United States dedicated to the study of American foreign policy. Until June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and was the U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. He was also special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council from 1989 to1993.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of eleven books on American foreign policy, including War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars (Simon and Schuster, May 2009). He is also the author of one book on management. He regularly writes and speaks on global issues. A Rhodes scholar, he holds a BA from Oberlin College and both Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary doctorates from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College, Georgetown University, Oberlin College, and Central College.
Science Center – Norman C Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Contemporary Music Ensemble
A performance by the Contemporary Music Ensemble will be presented on Friday, October 7, at 8:00pm, directed by Timothy Weiss with Richard Hawkins, clarinet . Free admission. Program includes Scelsi: Ohoi (16 Solo Strings), Albright: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, Trueman: Counterfeit Curio, and Ligeti: Melodien.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Women’s Soccer
On Sunday, October 9, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Kenyon College on the soccer fields! The field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Murphy Colloquium: Mary Davis
A guest lecture entitled “Fashion à la Russe: Diaghilev’s Dancers in Comoedia Illustré” by Professor Mary Davis, will be presented on Wednesday, October 12 from 12:15-1:15 pm, as part of the 2011-12 Murphy Colloquium Series. Free admission.
Mary Davis is chair of the Music Department at Case Western Reserve University, associate director of Case’s Baker Nord Center for the Humanities, and university liaison and advisor to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. At Case since 1998, Davis was the first person to be appointed to the Robson Junior Professorship. Davis’s research focuses on the relationship of music to fashion. She holds degrees from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame (B.M.), the Peabody Conservatory of Music (M.M. Piano), the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. Musicology) and Harvard University (Ph.D., Musicology).
Bibbins Hall, Room 224
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Football
On Saturday, October 15, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Wabash College on the football field! The stadium is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Tribute Concert in Honor of Robert Willoughby
Flutists from some of the most esteemed ensembles throughout the United States will gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to pay tribute to their former teacher and mentor Robert Willoughby, the “American Grandmaster of the flute” (Flute). The emeritus professor of flute, his former students, and the conservatory community will celebrate Willoughby’s 90th birthday with a concert in his honor on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Warner Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Antiquities or Antiquity - Who Owns the Past?
Please join the Art Department for the third of four talks on the subject of “cultural property.” Stanley Abe, Associate Professor of Art at Duke University, will present a talk entitled “Rockefeller Collecting: China and Beyond” on Monday, October 17 from 4:30-6:00 pm. The speakers in this series offer a variety of perspectives and positions on issues of antiquities, antiquity, collecting, nationalism, and preservation.
Stanley Abe has published widely on Chinese Buddhist art, contemporary Chinese art, Asian American art, Abstract Expressionism, and the construction of art historical knowledge. He is writing a critical study of how Chinese sculpture became a category of Fine Art during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
For additional information about the talks or speakers, please contact Bonnie Cheng (bonnie.cheng@oberlin.edu)
Clarence Ward ‘37 Art Building
Classroom I
91 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1097
A Migrant’s Journey: Discussion with Mexican Rights Advocate
A discussion with Mexican Migrant Rights Advocate Jacqueline Garcia Salamanca, held on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Garcia Salamanca, the daughter of a migrant, works in sending communities while providing humanitarian support for migrants along the "Beast" (La Bestia), the deadly train that many thousands of migrants from Central America and Mexico ride northward each year in search of jobs and better lives for their families.
Science Center – Norman C. Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Josh Rzepka ’06 Releases Newest Jazz CD
Join Josh and
other Oberlin Alumni and Faculty at 8:00 pm on Friday, October 28, 2011 at The Tangier
in Akron to celebrate the release of his newest jazz CD, “Into the Night”. The
CD features Josh, Andy Hunter ‘02, Jackie Warren ‘90, and Peter Dominguez,
Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies, as well as Steve Kortyka and Ron
Godale, performing nine original compositions. “Into the Night” was recorded in
the brand new recording studio inside the Kohl building this past June.
Tickets are
available at the door or in advance. Call The Tangier Box Office at (330)
376-7171. Tickets are $10 or $20 with a CD. CD also available separately for $15.
The Tangier
532 West Market
Street
Akron, OH 44302
Untangling Threads: Female Artisans in Morocco’s Rug Weaving Industry
Rugs curated by Alia Kate O.C. ‘07
Photographs by Anna Beeke O.C. ‘07
September 24 – October 30, 2011
FAVA Gallery
Public Opening Reception: September 24, 2011 6-8 pm
New Union Center for the Arts
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: (440) 774-7158
For more information, visit Fava Gallery
Photographs by Anna Beeke O.C. ‘07
September 24 – October 30, 2011
FAVA Gallery
Public Opening Reception: September 24, 2011 6-8 pm
New Union Center for the Arts
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: (440) 774-7158
For more information, visit Fava Gallery
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Renowned Flutists to Perform Tribute Concert in Honor of Robert Willoughby
From the Press Room at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music:
Flutists from some of the most esteemed ensembles throughout the United States will gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to pay tribute to their former teacher and mentor Robert Willoughby, the “American Grandmaster of the flute” (Flute). The emeritus professor of flute, his former students, and the conservatory community will celebrate Willoughby’s 90th birthday with a concert in his honor on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Warner Hall (77 West College Street); the concert is free and open to the public.
“We are honored to celebrate the remarkable legacy of such a legendary teacher who inspired so many of the renowned flutists of today,” says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. “We are thrilled to welcome Robert and his many gifted former students to Oberlin and wish him a very happy 90th birthday.”
“With each Willoughby student, the mold is broken and a star is born,” declares the Boston Globe. His illustrious teaching career has produced some of the world’s top flutists including Robin McKee, Janet See, and Carol Wincenc, in addition to the numerous artists who fill principal seats in celebrated orchestras across the country, among them Mark Sparks (St. Louis Symphony), Tim Day (San Francisco Symphony), Aralee Dorough (Houston Symphony), Philip Dikeman (Detroit Symphony), Adam Kuenzel (Minnesota Orchestra), Kazuo Tokito (Philadelphia Orchestra), and Mary Kay Fink (Cleveland Orchestra). A complete roster of flutists performing on the October 15 concert follows this release.
Recipient of the 1996 National Flute Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, Willoughby served as assistant principal flute of the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of legendary George Szell and was principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony under the direction of Max Rudolph. As professor of flute at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for nearly four decades, Willoughby was a founding member of the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble and Oberlin Woodwind Quintet, in addition to serving as a long-time faculty member of the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. He is considered both a pioneer of baroque flute playing in this country and a champion of new music, taking an active role in commissioning and performing new works.
His broadly recognized discography includes extensive recordings on the Boston Records label such as Mostly French, Revelations, and a compilation of works by composers Albert Roussel, Max Reger, and Gabriel Pierné. A frequent collaborator with numerous Oberlin faculty members, among them oboist James Caldwell, cellist Catharina Meints, and harpsichordist Fenner Douglas, in 2004 Willoughby released a compilation of performances from the archives at Oberlin College on the National Flute Association’s Historic Recordings Series (Volume Three). A prolific writer, he has published numerous articles in publications including Flute Talk and the Instrumentalist. His esteemed performing career and contributions to the flute world is highly celebrated by trade journals around the world including the National Flute Association’s Flutist Quarterly and Flute, the Journal of the British Flute Society.
A native of Iowa, Willoughby’s early musical experiences at the Interlochen Arts Academy led him to pursue a degree at the Eastman School of Music, which he received in 1942. He then enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in World War II. Following two-and-a-half years flying B 24’s (including 35 missions over Germany), he returned to his flute training, earning a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory.
Following his tenure at Oberlin, Willoughby was a member of the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore for ten years. Now 90 years old, Willoughby continues to teach at the Longy School of Music in Boston.
Tribute concert featured performers
Tim Day ’74, San Francisco Symphony
Philip Dikeman ’85, Vanderbilt University
Greer Ellison ’74, UC Santa Cruz, Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra of the West
Mary Kay Fink ’83, The Cleveland Orchestra
Leonard Garrison ’79, University of Idaho
Adrianne Greenbaum ’70, Mount Holyoke College
Adam Kuenzel ’81, Minnesota Orchestra
Robin McKee ’76, San Francisco Symphony
Wendy Rolfe-Dunham ’74, Berklee College of Music
Mark Sparks ’82, St. Louis Symphony
Patricia Spencer ’65, Da Capo Chamber Players
Jed Wentz ’81, Musica ad Rhenum
Flutists from some of the most esteemed ensembles throughout the United States will gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to pay tribute to their former teacher and mentor Robert Willoughby, the “American Grandmaster of the flute” (Flute). The emeritus professor of flute, his former students, and the conservatory community will celebrate Willoughby’s 90th birthday with a concert in his honor on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Warner Hall (77 West College Street); the concert is free and open to the public.
“We are honored to celebrate the remarkable legacy of such a legendary teacher who inspired so many of the renowned flutists of today,” says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. “We are thrilled to welcome Robert and his many gifted former students to Oberlin and wish him a very happy 90th birthday.”
“With each Willoughby student, the mold is broken and a star is born,” declares the Boston Globe. His illustrious teaching career has produced some of the world’s top flutists including Robin McKee, Janet See, and Carol Wincenc, in addition to the numerous artists who fill principal seats in celebrated orchestras across the country, among them Mark Sparks (St. Louis Symphony), Tim Day (San Francisco Symphony), Aralee Dorough (Houston Symphony), Philip Dikeman (Detroit Symphony), Adam Kuenzel (Minnesota Orchestra), Kazuo Tokito (Philadelphia Orchestra), and Mary Kay Fink (Cleveland Orchestra). A complete roster of flutists performing on the October 15 concert follows this release.
Recipient of the 1996 National Flute Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, Willoughby served as assistant principal flute of the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of legendary George Szell and was principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony under the direction of Max Rudolph. As professor of flute at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for nearly four decades, Willoughby was a founding member of the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble and Oberlin Woodwind Quintet, in addition to serving as a long-time faculty member of the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. He is considered both a pioneer of baroque flute playing in this country and a champion of new music, taking an active role in commissioning and performing new works.
His broadly recognized discography includes extensive recordings on the Boston Records label such as Mostly French, Revelations, and a compilation of works by composers Albert Roussel, Max Reger, and Gabriel Pierné. A frequent collaborator with numerous Oberlin faculty members, among them oboist James Caldwell, cellist Catharina Meints, and harpsichordist Fenner Douglas, in 2004 Willoughby released a compilation of performances from the archives at Oberlin College on the National Flute Association’s Historic Recordings Series (Volume Three). A prolific writer, he has published numerous articles in publications including Flute Talk and the Instrumentalist. His esteemed performing career and contributions to the flute world is highly celebrated by trade journals around the world including the National Flute Association’s Flutist Quarterly and Flute, the Journal of the British Flute Society.
A native of Iowa, Willoughby’s early musical experiences at the Interlochen Arts Academy led him to pursue a degree at the Eastman School of Music, which he received in 1942. He then enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as a pilot in World War II. Following two-and-a-half years flying B 24’s (including 35 missions over Germany), he returned to his flute training, earning a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory.
Following his tenure at Oberlin, Willoughby was a member of the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore for ten years. Now 90 years old, Willoughby continues to teach at the Longy School of Music in Boston.
Tribute concert featured performers
Tim Day ’74, San Francisco Symphony
Philip Dikeman ’85, Vanderbilt University
Greer Ellison ’74, UC Santa Cruz, Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra of the West
Mary Kay Fink ’83, The Cleveland Orchestra
Leonard Garrison ’79, University of Idaho
Adrianne Greenbaum ’70, Mount Holyoke College
Adam Kuenzel ’81, Minnesota Orchestra
Robin McKee ’76, San Francisco Symphony
Wendy Rolfe-Dunham ’74, Berklee College of Music
Mark Sparks ’82, St. Louis Symphony
Patricia Spencer ’65, Da Capo Chamber Players
Jed Wentz ’81, Musica ad Rhenum
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Winter Term Internship Program
From Oberlin College Career Services:
Winter Term 2012: Offer an internship to help Oberlin students enhance their skills during Winter Term (January 4-30, 2012).
Dear Oberlin Alumni,
Please consider offering an internship through the Winter Term Internship Program, sponsored by the Office of Career Services. More information about the program and directions for posting your internship is available at http://www.oberlin.edu/career/alumni . The deadline for postings is October 4, 2011.
Also, many students need temporary housing during their internships. Information about offering housing is available on the website as well. Please support the program. If you have questions, contact Career Services at internships@oberlin.edu or (440) 775-8140.
Winter Term 2012: Offer an internship to help Oberlin students enhance their skills during Winter Term (January 4-30, 2012).
Dear Oberlin Alumni,
Please consider offering an internship through the Winter Term Internship Program, sponsored by the Office of Career Services. More information about the program and directions for posting your internship is available at http://www.oberlin.edu/career/
Also, many students need temporary housing during their internships. Information about offering housing is available on the website as well. Please support the program. If you have questions, contact Career Services at internships@oberlin.edu or (440) 775-8140.
Alumnus to perform at Slow Train Cafe
If you can't make his show at the Barking Spider Tavern on the 19th, Jason Myles Gross '03 will be playing Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm at The Slow Train Cafe in Oberlin. 55 East College Street, Free
For more information, visit http://www.slowtraincafe.com/events.php and http://www.jasonmylesgross.com
For more information, visit http://www.slowtraincafe.com/events.php and http://www.jasonmylesgross.com
"He’s won the hearts and minds of those who enjoy thinking people’s music. His lyrics contain timely and timeless messages and the music that underlies them just seems to exactly fit the mood making each song a holistic melodic entity." - Me & Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)
". . .Goss is a thinking person's songwriter. He puts out these thoughts in a voice that's fragile one moment and like a wounded bird falling from the sky the next. . ." - Valley Advocate (Western, MA)
"Goss' songs are vocally and lyrically driven. He has the uncanny ability to take a cliche and spin it into original poetry" - The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, OH
". . .Goss is a thinking person's songwriter. He puts out these thoughts in a voice that's fragile one moment and like a wounded bird falling from the sky the next. . ." - Valley Advocate (Western, MA)
"Goss' songs are vocally and lyrically driven. He has the uncanny ability to take a cliche and spin it into original poetry" - The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, OH
Pianist Peter Takács presents free CD release concert on September 22
From the Conservatory Communications Office:
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music cordially invites you to attend a free recital by Peter Takács in celebration of his newly released, 11-disc collection of Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas. Featuring selections from his boldest recording yet, the concert will be held on Thursday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in Warner Hall, located at 77 West College Street in Oberlin.
Almost 13 years in the making, the elegantly styled set was recorded on the Cambria label and features a bonus 11th CD that contains an array of youthful works and fragments of some of Beethoven's earlier attempts at sonata form. The set also includes a fold-out timeline that, in addition to chronicling Beethoven's life, provides sociocultural context for each of the sonatas, such as period literature and significant moments in science and history.
Following the concert, Mr. Takács will be available to sign copies of the recording, which will be on sale for $80.
Program:
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Andante favori, WoO 57
Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music cordially invites you to attend a free recital by Peter Takács in celebration of his newly released, 11-disc collection of Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas. Featuring selections from his boldest recording yet, the concert will be held on Thursday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in Warner Hall, located at 77 West College Street in Oberlin.
Almost 13 years in the making, the elegantly styled set was recorded on the Cambria label and features a bonus 11th CD that contains an array of youthful works and fragments of some of Beethoven's earlier attempts at sonata form. The set also includes a fold-out timeline that, in addition to chronicling Beethoven's life, provides sociocultural context for each of the sonatas, such as period literature and significant moments in science and history.
Following the concert, Mr. Takács will be available to sign copies of the recording, which will be on sale for $80.
Program:
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Andante favori, WoO 57
Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
(In an aside, I remember well that he was working on this while I was a student! Congratulations, Peter, on finishing this impressive project!)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Alum to Perform at Barking Spider Tavern
Jason Myles Goss, '03, will be performing at the Barking Spider Tavern in University Circle on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 10:00pm, as part of the Barking Spider’s 26th Anniversary Party.
For more information on Jason, please visit http://www.jasonmylesgoss.com/.
Barking Spider Tavern
11310 Juniper Road
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-421-2863
Save the Date!
Look for more information to come about these three exciting events!
November – Annual Fall Potluck
Vikki and Richard Broida ’79 have been kind enough to open their Cleveland Heights house to Cleveland-area Oberlin Alumni, Friends and Family for this year’s annual fall potluck. It will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 with a start time of 7:00pm.
December – An Evening with Professor T.S. McMillin
Join Professor of English T.S. McMillin at Visible Voice Books in Tremont on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7:00pm for a book reading and signing. Professor McMillin will be reading from his latest book, The Meaning of Rivers: Flow & Reflection in American Literature (American Land & Life Series, University of Iowa Press, 2011). Visible Voices was voted “coolest bookstore to hang out in” by Scene Magazine in 2010, and has a great atmosphere with a wine bar.
January – An Evening with Debra Nagy ‘00/’02 and Les Délices
Join Les Délices as they bring alive the world of dance with Caractères de la danse at 8:00pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Tregoning & Co. Gallery in Cleveland. Mingle with Debra and the other musicians at a reception after the concert. More information about Les Délices can be found at http://www.lesdelices.org.
September On-Campus Events
The students are back on campus, so the Events Calendar is filling up! Check out the complete Events Calendar at http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar. As usual, Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series and Convocation Series will feature a number of interesting and talented performers and speakers this year.
For more information on the Convocation Series, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series This year starts off with Adrian Fenty ’92 on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm and Ira Glass on Saturday, September 24 at 7pm.
For more information on the Artist Recital Series, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www2.oberlin.edu/artsguide/artist-recital-series/ This year starts off with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm.
Constitution Day Speaker
On Wednesday, September 14, Louise Melling '82 will give a talk titled "I have Sex: Why to Care about Reproductive Rights in the 21st Century" from 4:30-5:30 in West Lecture Hall. No tickets are required.
Louise Melling is a Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU and the Director of the ACLU’s Center for Liberty. The Center encompasses the ACLU’s work on reproductive freedom, women’s rights, lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights, and freedom of religion and belief. Before assuming the role of Deputy Legal Director in 2010, Ms. Melling was Director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, in which capacity she oversaw nationwide litigation, communications research, public education campaigns, and advocacy efforts in the state legislatures. Ms. Melling has appeared in federal and state courts around the country to challenge laws that restrict reproductive rights. She has appeared in many media outlets, including Good Morning America, MSNBC, Frontline, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek.
West Lecture Hall, Science Center
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, Oh 44074
Murphy Colloquium featuring Christopher Macklin
A guest lecture entitled “Musica sanat corpus per animam”: The Black Death and the Composition of a Plainsong Mass, by Christopher Macklin, Assistant Professor of Music at Mercer University, will be presented as part of the 2011-12 Murphy Colloquium Series on Wednesday, September 14 from 7:30-8:30pm in Kulas Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Christopher Macklin is currently the Assistant Professor of Music History/Musicology at the Townsend School of Music, Mercer University in Macon, Georgia (USA). His research primarily focuses on the relationship between music and scribal cultures, particularly in the late medieval period, and has been published in journals such as Early Music, The Journal of the Royal Musical Association, and Early Music History.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
A Vocal Celebration of Verdi
On Friday, September 23 from 8:00-10:00pm, The Consulate of Italy in Detroit in partnership with Oberlin College Conservatory of Music is pleased to present a Celebration of Verdi in honor of the 110th Anniversary of Verdi's death. Along with a power-point presentation, Oberlin Conservatory vocal music students will perform some of the most popular Verdi songs, opera arias, and duets, accompanied at the piano.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Culture Festival
Come celebrate the diversity within Oberlin and raise awareness of languages and cultures from around the world on Saturday, September 24 from 12:00-4:00pm. There will be tables brimming with a variety of foods, drinks and activities, as well as performances by community members and students organizations from Oberlin College. Rain site: Science Center Perlik Commons
Tappan Square
Intersection of State Routes 58 and 511
Oberlin, OH 44074
Lydia Frumkin Retirement Recital
On Friday, September 30, from 8:00-10:00pm, a recital will be given in honor of Lydia Frumkin, Professor of Piano, who will be retiring from the Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program TBA.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
On Saturday, October 1, from 8:00-10:00pm, the Oberlin Orchestra will be giving their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program TBA.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
For more information on the Convocation Series, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series This year starts off with Adrian Fenty ’92 on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm and Ira Glass on Saturday, September 24 at 7pm.
For more information on the Artist Recital Series, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www2.oberlin.edu/artsguide/artist-recital-series/ This year starts off with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm.
Constitution Day Speaker
On Wednesday, September 14, Louise Melling '82 will give a talk titled "I have Sex: Why to Care about Reproductive Rights in the 21st Century" from 4:30-5:30 in West Lecture Hall. No tickets are required.
Louise Melling is a Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU and the Director of the ACLU’s Center for Liberty. The Center encompasses the ACLU’s work on reproductive freedom, women’s rights, lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights, and freedom of religion and belief. Before assuming the role of Deputy Legal Director in 2010, Ms. Melling was Director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, in which capacity she oversaw nationwide litigation, communications research, public education campaigns, and advocacy efforts in the state legislatures. Ms. Melling has appeared in federal and state courts around the country to challenge laws that restrict reproductive rights. She has appeared in many media outlets, including Good Morning America, MSNBC, Frontline, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek.
West Lecture Hall, Science Center
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, Oh 44074
Murphy Colloquium featuring Christopher Macklin
A guest lecture entitled “Musica sanat corpus per animam”: The Black Death and the Composition of a Plainsong Mass, by Christopher Macklin, Assistant Professor of Music at Mercer University, will be presented as part of the 2011-12 Murphy Colloquium Series on Wednesday, September 14 from 7:30-8:30pm in Kulas Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Christopher Macklin is currently the Assistant Professor of Music History/Musicology at the Townsend School of Music, Mercer University in Macon, Georgia (USA). His research primarily focuses on the relationship between music and scribal cultures, particularly in the late medieval period, and has been published in journals such as Early Music, The Journal of the Royal Musical Association, and Early Music History.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
A Vocal Celebration of Verdi
On Friday, September 23 from 8:00-10:00pm, The Consulate of Italy in Detroit in partnership with Oberlin College Conservatory of Music is pleased to present a Celebration of Verdi in honor of the 110th Anniversary of Verdi's death. Along with a power-point presentation, Oberlin Conservatory vocal music students will perform some of the most popular Verdi songs, opera arias, and duets, accompanied at the piano.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Culture Festival
Come celebrate the diversity within Oberlin and raise awareness of languages and cultures from around the world on Saturday, September 24 from 12:00-4:00pm. There will be tables brimming with a variety of foods, drinks and activities, as well as performances by community members and students organizations from Oberlin College. Rain site: Science Center Perlik Commons
Tappan Square
Intersection of State Routes 58 and 511
Oberlin, OH 44074
Lydia Frumkin Retirement Recital
On Friday, September 30, from 8:00-10:00pm, a recital will be given in honor of Lydia Frumkin, Professor of Piano, who will be retiring from the Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program TBA.
Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
On Saturday, October 1, from 8:00-10:00pm, the Oberlin Orchestra will be giving their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program TBA.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
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