On Sunday, April 26 from noon through 4 p.m., WOBC-FM 91.5 will host their annual Block Party at Oberlin’s Park Street Park. Now in its third year in its current form, the event regularly draws hundreds of attendees from both the College and the town, all hoping to try out the bouncy house, get their… Continue reading Annual WOBC Block Party Continues to Grow
Author: Claire Pearson
The Inner Workings of an Oberlin Coverband
Oberlin’s Coverband Showcase is well-known as one of the most exciting events on campus. Each semester, groups audition for the opportunity to play four songs by a well-known artist in front of what sometimes appears to be the entire student body. Only about eight bands are chosen out of dozens of applicants. While the group’s… Continue reading The Inner Workings of an Oberlin Coverband
A Contemporary Showcase: Later the Same Evening and Bastianello
From Thursday, March 5 through Sunday, March 8, Oberlin Opera Theater presented two one-act operas, Later the Same Evening and Bastianello, in Hall Auditorium. Both composed by John Musto with libretto by Mark Campbell, the distinctly contemporary production was a departure from the more traditional works that the Opera department typically produces. I saw the… Continue reading A Contemporary Showcase: Later the Same Evening and Bastianello
From Reykjavik to Oberlin: Sibbi Bernhardsson’s faculty recital
On the evening of February 21, an audience of College and conservatory students, faculty, and community members braved freezing conditions for an Icelandic- and Oberlin-themed solo violin program in Stull Recital Hall. Sibbi Bernhardsson, professor of violin, director of Oberlin’s string department, and a native Icelander, greeted the room with a permanent smile, ever-moving eyebrows,… Continue reading From Reykjavik to Oberlin: Sibbi Bernhardsson’s faculty recital
Unclouded: Melody’s Echo Chamber plays it safe
French musician Melody Prochet, better known as Melody’s Echo Chamber, released Unclouded on December 5, 2025 via Domino Recording Company. If you don’t count her ‘lost’ compilation record of early rejected works (which, quite frankly, you should), this is Prochet’s fourth studio album in her critically celebrated discography. Although Unclouded captures the same ethereal, overlapping… Continue reading Unclouded: Melody’s Echo Chamber plays it safe
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