Organ Yank, an alumni/student ensemble, will be appearing at Moss' Prime Rib & Spaghetti House (Jazz House) in Elyria, on Saturday May 21st at 7:30pm. Opening act will be a group that is now attending Oberlin College.
Organ Yank is composed of Danny Kamins '09 - Woodwinds; Alex Cohen '10 - Guitar/Prepared Guitar; Andrew Lawrence '09 - Keys/Bass Duties; and Jasmine Mottley '13- Drums.
Organ Yank formed in 2007 at Oberlin College. What started off as a conservatory ensemble quickly turned into a campus sensation, playing to packed audiences at both concert halls and parties. Their songs bridge the gap between art and pop music, mixing unrestrained yet precise musical experimentation with melodies in the form of hard-hitting rock, catchy jazz, dirty blues, and highly danceable funk. Comparisons have been made with artists ranging from Parliament to Jimi Hendrix, from Miles Davis to Steely Dan. Drawing on their diverse influences, Organ Yank puts on highly acclaimed live shows that grip audiences with their energy and execution.
Find out more information about Organ Yank by visiting http://www.myspace.com/organyank
Moss' Prime Ribe & Spaghetti House
525 Broad Street
Elyria, OH 44035
(440) 322-8611
Tickets are $10.00 each
Friday, March 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Christina Neilson to Lecture at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Christina Neilson, Oberlin's Renaissance and Baroque art historian, gives a public lecture next week at the Cleveland Museum of Art, sponsored by Case Western. The talk is titled: "A Harpy in the Workshop: Hybrid Techniques for Awakening Statues in Renaissance Florentine Art," and takes place on Wednesday March 23rd at 6:00 PM, in the Museum's recital hall.
Full details are here: http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/arth/events.html .
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
Full details are here: http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/arth/events.html .
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
Debra Nagy ‘00/’02 and Les Délices Present "Myths & Allegories"
Les Délices closes its season in May with Myths & Allegories. Weaving dramatic depictions of tales from Homer’s Odyssey together with instrumental chamber music inspired by Greek mythology, this program features acclaimed soprano and Seattle-native Clara Rottsolk in cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Thomas-Louis Bourgeois. The fabulous gallery space at Tregoning and Company (1300 W. 78th St, Cleveland) will host the Saturday concert on May 14, 2011 at 8:00pm. Les Délices will repeat their program at Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 4:00pm.
In April, Les Délices will be touring in Rhode Island (Providence and Newport) and in New York City (at the Frick Collection). Debra (BM '00 & MM '02), Emily Walhout (BM '83), and Michael Sponseller (BM '97 & AD '00) will be performing alongside violinist Scott Metcalfe for those tour concerts. More information about the tour can be found at www.lesdelices.org
Tickets for all concerts in the series are available at www.lesdelices.org
In April, Les Délices will be touring in Rhode Island (Providence and Newport) and in New York City (at the Frick Collection). Debra (BM '00 & MM '02), Emily Walhout (BM '83), and Michael Sponseller (BM '97 & AD '00) will be performing alongside violinist Scott Metcalfe for those tour concerts. More information about the tour can be found at www.lesdelices.org
About Les Délices
Les Délices’ (pronounced Lay DEH-lease) performances of French Baroque music have been called “exquisite,” “superb,” and “breathtakingly gorgeous.” In addition to touring performances, Les Délices presents its own annual concert series in modern art galleries, where audiences enjoy intimate, informal performances in venues that celebrate Cleveland’s flourishing arts community. Les Délices are Artists in Residence at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights. Les Délices’ debut CD “The Tastes Reunited” was named one of the Top Ten Early Music Discoveries of 2009 by NPR’s Harmonia, and their live performances have been featured on WCPN and on WKSU’s In Performance. Visit www.lesdelices.org for more information.
About Debra Nagy
One of the few outstanding baroque oboists in the U.S., Cleveland resident Debra Nagy has been hailed for her "dazzling technique and soulful expressiveness" (Rocky Mountain News) and deemed a ”baroque oboist of consummate taste and expressivity” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, and Case Western Reserve University, she was the First Prize winner of the 2002 American Bach Soloists Young Artists Competition. In addition to maintaining a busy national performing schedule, Debra is currently a Lecturer in Early Music Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University.Opera Opera Theater Presents "La Clemenza di Tito"
Opening tonight is Oberlin Opera Theater's spring production of La Clemenza di Tito
Wednesday, March 16; Friday, March 18; and Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2011, 2 p.m.
All performances take place in Hall Auditorium. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.oberlin.edu/arseries or calling 800-371-0178.
Niels Muus, conductor
Jonathon Field, director
An opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a libretto by Metastasio, La Clemenza di Tito features a rich plot of murder, mayhem, and love during the Roman Empire. Set to Mozart’s ravishing score, La Clemenza di Tito is a must-see event for opera and music lovers alike. The scheming but wounded Vitellia is plotting to overthrow the emperor Tito, who seized the throne from her father—he also happens to be her unrequited love. Deceptions run high as Vitellia manipulates affections and comes up against forces of good and evil. In one of the last operas of his career, Mozart captures the essence of powerful emotions such as love and jealousy, and how they survive in tumultuous societies.
Hall Auditorium
67 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Wednesday, March 16; Friday, March 18; and Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2011, 2 p.m.
All performances take place in Hall Auditorium. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.oberlin.edu/arseries or calling 800-371-0178.
Niels Muus, conductor
Jonathon Field, director
An opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a libretto by Metastasio, La Clemenza di Tito features a rich plot of murder, mayhem, and love during the Roman Empire. Set to Mozart’s ravishing score, La Clemenza di Tito is a must-see event for opera and music lovers alike. The scheming but wounded Vitellia is plotting to overthrow the emperor Tito, who seized the throne from her father—he also happens to be her unrequited love. Deceptions run high as Vitellia manipulates affections and comes up against forces of good and evil. In one of the last operas of his career, Mozart captures the essence of powerful emotions such as love and jealousy, and how they survive in tumultuous societies.
Hall Auditorium
67 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Artist Recital Series
All events take place at Finney Chapel. Tickets are available for advance purchase by visiting www.oberlin.edu/arseries or calling 800-371-0178. Tickets are also available at the door, starting one hour before the performance; however, tickets purchased at the door cost $3 more.
The Cleveland Orchestra
with Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Friday, March 25, 2011, 8 p.m.
Under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra returns for an encore Artist Recital Series 2010-11 season performance with an offering of Anton Bruckner's monumental 7th symphony.
Hailed by Time magazine for its unrivaled combination of “virtuosic technique, consummate ensemble playing and rich, burnished tone,” this will be a demonstration-type concert in which maestro Welser-Möst will address the audience and showcase various instruments within the orchestra.
James Ehnes, violin
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 8 p.m.
At age 11, Canadian violinist James Ehnes gained national recognition as the Grand Prize winner in Strings at the Canadian Music Competition; since then, he has hardly stopped performing. His quietly confident technique and complex musical interpretations have taken him to four continents, playing with dozens of the top ensembles, conductors, and musicians in the world, and his recordings span from Bach to Paganini to John Adams. At Oberlin, he'll be performing on his 1715 Stradivarius.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
The Cleveland Orchestra
with Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Friday, March 25, 2011, 8 p.m.
Under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra returns for an encore Artist Recital Series 2010-11 season performance with an offering of Anton Bruckner's monumental 7th symphony.
Hailed by Time magazine for its unrivaled combination of “virtuosic technique, consummate ensemble playing and rich, burnished tone,” this will be a demonstration-type concert in which maestro Welser-Möst will address the audience and showcase various instruments within the orchestra.
James Ehnes, violin
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 8 p.m.
At age 11, Canadian violinist James Ehnes gained national recognition as the Grand Prize winner in Strings at the Canadian Music Competition; since then, he has hardly stopped performing. His quietly confident technique and complex musical interpretations have taken him to four continents, playing with dozens of the top ensembles, conductors, and musicians in the world, and his recordings span from Bach to Paganini to John Adams. At Oberlin, he'll be performing on his 1715 Stradivarius.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin College Jazz Ensemble
Listen to vintage jazz from the Oberlin College Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, April 16th at 2:00PM at the Cleveland Public Library, Langston Hughes Branch located at 10200 Superior Avenue, Cleveland (Phone: 216.623.6975) - Coordinated by Bill Bradford '76.
For more details visit: http://cpl.org/BranchLocations/Branches/LangstonHughes.aspx
For more details visit: http://cpl.org/BranchLocations/Branches/LangstonHughes.aspx
Oberlin Cares - Alumni Day of Service!
Join fellow Cleveland and Oberlin area Obies for the Second Annual Oberlin Cares – Alumni Day of Service on Saturday, April 17th from 1-4 p.m. as we volunteer at George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve
DATE:
Saturday, April 16th
TIME:
1:00PM - 4:00PM
LOCATION:
George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve
44333 State Route 511 East
Oberlin, OH
www.georgejonesfarm.org/
Volunteers must be 18 or accompanied by an adult.
The George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve is a 70 acre farmstead owned by Oberlin College and operated by the New Agrarian Center (NAC) as a cooperative farm incubator and educational center. Volunteers will need to wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty. Since you will be working outside jeans or pants are recommended. Also all volunteers should wear close toed shoes or boots (no flip flops, crocs, etc.). If you have a favorite gardening tool that you would like to bring that is okay. Please make sure to label tools so that at the end of the day everything goes back to the right person. We encourage volunteers to bring their own work gloves.
We will be joined again by current Oberlin students from Immerse Yourself in Service, an Oberlin College Student Organization dedicated to community service.
Following the outdoor activities, there will be a potluck at the Strawbale building at the farm. For the potluck, alumni are requested to bring appetizers or desserts, in addition to drinks. More information coming soon regarding plates, cups and napkins!
As I am unable to join in on this fabulous event, I have a request: I am in need of someone to simply help sign-in alumni, so the Alumni Office knows who all was present. If you think you can help out, please let me know by e-mailing me at kmcgirr@gmail.com, and I'll put you in touch with the appropriate people!
Since this is an outdoor project if there is severe or inclement weather the project would have to be either canceled or rescheduled.
Please register online or by calling the Alumni Office at 440.775.8692
DATE:
Saturday, April 16th
TIME:
1:00PM - 4:00PM
LOCATION:
George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve
44333 State Route 511 East
Oberlin, OH
www.georgejonesfarm.org/
Volunteers must be 18 or accompanied by an adult.
The George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve is a 70 acre farmstead owned by Oberlin College and operated by the New Agrarian Center (NAC) as a cooperative farm incubator and educational center. Volunteers will need to wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty. Since you will be working outside jeans or pants are recommended. Also all volunteers should wear close toed shoes or boots (no flip flops, crocs, etc.). If you have a favorite gardening tool that you would like to bring that is okay. Please make sure to label tools so that at the end of the day everything goes back to the right person. We encourage volunteers to bring their own work gloves.
We will be joined again by current Oberlin students from Immerse Yourself in Service, an Oberlin College Student Organization dedicated to community service.
Following the outdoor activities, there will be a potluck at the Strawbale building at the farm. For the potluck, alumni are requested to bring appetizers or desserts, in addition to drinks. More information coming soon regarding plates, cups and napkins!
As I am unable to join in on this fabulous event, I have a request: I am in need of someone to simply help sign-in alumni, so the Alumni Office knows who all was present. If you think you can help out, please let me know by e-mailing me at kmcgirr@gmail.com, and I'll put you in touch with the appropriate people!
Since this is an outdoor project if there is severe or inclement weather the project would have to be either canceled or rescheduled.
Please register online or by calling the Alumni Office at 440.775.8692
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