On Sunday evening, March 2, Savino Go and Otto Allard took the stage at The Birenbaum for their joint junior recital, blending the serious with the light-hearted and technology with creativity. The evening promised an exciting mix of innovative sound exploration alongside classic pieces, offering a genre-bending experience. The recital began with Go sitting still… Continue reading Savino Go and Otto Allard Join Forces in Junior Recital
Slightly Tooned, Much Appreciated
On Valentine's day of 2025, the Cape Cod-based party and wedding band, Slightly Tooned, played an alumni performance at the ‘Sco that shook the foundation of Oberlin College’s Wilder Hall. From start to finish, the dance floor was pushed to capacity by an impassioned crowd of Obies. For over two and a half hours, the… Continue reading Slightly Tooned, Much Appreciated
Dovetale Gives Charming Band-A-Thon Performance
On Saturday February 22nd at the WOBC Band-A-Thon, there was no shortage of student acts to see performing around the town of Oberlin. But one memorable act you may have missed was the incredible folk quartet, Dovetale. Their early afternoon set at Firelands Association for the Visual Arts was the first time I’d gotten the… Continue reading Dovetale Gives Charming Band-A-Thon Performance
Hao Yang Matches Her Technicality With Warmth
On Saturday evening of March 1st Hao Yang performed a program as eclectic and emotional as her approach to the classical guitar. Fitting to the intimacy of Kulas Recital Hall, her craft expressed itself through storytelling. The selected pieces showcased an exploration across emotional extremes and mastery of technique. Her unmatched expression has brought her… Continue reading Hao Yang Matches Her Technicality With Warmth
Review: The Experience Machine
The Experience Machine, a musical written and directed by Rylan Dean Hefner, was performed as a staged reading at the Cat in the Cream on February 7th. Hefner, a third-year Theater and Musical Studies major from Minneapolis, has been working on the show for most of her time at Oberlin, and the production was the… Continue reading Review: The Experience Machine
Live Becomes Living with Yuka Honda
Last month, I attended all five events for WOBC’s 75th anniversary band-a-thon fundraiser for El Centro and Obies for Undocumented Inclusion. The experience of seeing twenty-one live performances in under forty-eight hours alone was exhilarating, if not slightly overstimulating. However, this made the more atmospheric and immersive acts stand out more, and no concert was… Continue reading Live Becomes Living with Yuka Honda
Second-Year Composition Midway
“There’s going to be God – and bananas!” was Oberlin composer Marshall Engel’s advertising pitch for the second-year composition studio midway concert. There was, in fact, God – and bananas. The beginning of second semester marks the composition department midway concerts – and second-years had their turn on March 22, at 2:00pm in Clonick Hall.… Continue reading Second-Year Composition Midway
Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Cleveland Orchestra
On Saturday evening, February 24, The Cleveland Orchestra embarked on a familiar journey nowadays, by bringing new life to old pieces. With Ludwig van Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, and Symphony No.6, “Pastoral” programed, many old and young listeners took to the seats of the beautiful Severance Hall with high expectations. Although, the god amongst men… Continue reading Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Cleveland Orchestra
Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain — Album/EP Review
The release of the March 2024 EP, Swaddling Silk and Gosammer Rain, marks part three of Dalia’s Mixtape, conductor Dalia Stasevska and the BBC symphony orchestra’s ten track journey toward reimagining the future of classical music. As easy as it has been in recent years to lose hope in the relevance of classical composers —… Continue reading Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain — Album/EP Review
Chamber Orchestra— April 5
On Friday, April 8th, Finney Chapel at Oberlin College and Conservatory was alive with the vibrant sounds of music, stirred to life by Raphael Jiménez and his baton. The stage was set for an evening of musical brilliance, featuring an outsized chamber orchestra tackling a challenging concert program. Among the lineup was one of the… Continue reading Chamber Orchestra— April 5
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