This spring, the Oberlin Musical Theater Association and Oberlin Student Theater Association are producing an original musical, All In Your Mind, by three fourth-year students. With book and lyrics by Joey Birdsong and music by Jake Berran and Jacob Richter, All In Your Mind will run on Friday, April 12th through Sunday, April 14th in… Continue reading All In With All In Your Mind, An Original Musical Coming This April To Oberlin
L’Orfeo Brings A Subversive, Well-Executed Vision To A Tale Older Than Time
The central conceit of the Oberlin Opera Theater’s production of Claudio Monteverdi’s 1607 Baroque opera L’Orfeo, which opened the night of March 14th at Hall Auditorium, is “what if, instead of a lyre to supplement his legendary musical talent, Orpheus wielded a gun?” From that idea unfurls a production that reframes the Greek myth of… Continue reading L’Orfeo Brings A Subversive, Well-Executed Vision To A Tale Older Than Time
UNUM: A Few Creative Highlights In An Overall Obtuse, Monotonous Performance
Halfway through the performance of UNUM in Oberlin’s Wilder Main on Friday, February 23, two performers entered from stage right and paced slowly into center stage. Between players Penina Biddle-Gottesman and Fae Ordaz hung an instrument: several metallic strings were harnessed to the two of them and held taut. It was a fascinating device that… Continue reading UNUM: A Few Creative Highlights In An Overall Obtuse, Monotonous Performance
UNUM: A Multimedia Triumph
On the night of February 24th, the stage in Wilder Main was set for a captivating performance.
Jonathan Lucke’s Senior Recital: A Preview
Jonathan Lucke is set to perform his senior percussion recital in Warner Concert Hall on Saturday, March 16th at 12:30pm.
‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ Is An Impassioned, If Disorganized, Debut From The Last Dinner Party
The first album from the London quintet is impassioned, creative, and promising, though its messier moments prevent it from living up to the hype.
James Blake Playing Robots Into Heaven Almost Makes the Most Out of a Minimal Instrumental Palette
Album Release: September 8, 2023 James Blake’s 6th studio album, Playing Robots Into Heaven, sees the 34-year-old electronic artist mixing influences of trap and club music into his developed bag of tricks. It takes a haunting look at Blake’s connection with his loved ones, his audience, and his role models. He expertly weaves echoing piano… Continue reading James Blake Playing Robots Into Heaven Almost Makes the Most Out of a Minimal Instrumental Palette
Sleater-Kinney’s ‘Little Rope’: A Lackluster Return
In their eleventh album and fourth album since the departure of longtime drummer Janet Weiss, Sleater-Kinney pulls themselves from the depths of grief with the help of a little rope.
Typical of Me EP: Laufey
By April Lee Laufey’s music may have seemed to go viral overnight, yet that comes with a story. From a young age, she learned the cello, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, a violinist, to whom she attributes her love for music. A modern twist is her combined interest in jazz and classical music,… Continue reading Typical of Me EP: Laufey
Singing Violas from the “Docter’s office”
By April Lee It has been traditional in the “Docter’s office” to include singing in student recitals. Kirsten Docter, viola professor at Oberlin Conservatory, and her students joined forces to put together a lovely ad-hoc concert — Viola Choruses — on May 6 at 4:30 PM in Stull Recital Hall. The program began with four… Continue reading Singing Violas from the “Docter’s office”
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