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
On the night of February 24th, the stage in Wilder Main was set for a captivating performance.
Jonathan Lucke is set to perform his senior percussion recital in Warner Concert Hall on Saturday, March 16th at 12:30pm.
The first album from the London quintet is impassioned, creative, and promising, though its messier moments prevent it from living up to the hype.
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
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.
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
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”
By April Lee Jasper de Boor (far left) with Poiesis Quartet It is not everyday that we encounter someone who is a modern and baroque violinist, violist, and pianist. Jasper de Boor epitomizes what it means to make music one’s lifestyle. A double major in violin and viola at the Oberlin Conservatory, de Boor will… Continue reading A Versatile Musician: Jasper de Boor
By Max Newman In a 2017 interview with The Guardian, esteemed artist DJ Shadow discussed the current state of sampling in music. Defined by the Abbey Road Institute as “including an element of a pre-existing recording by someone else in a composition”, sampling is something that Shadow is no stranger to. The veteran DJ (real… Continue reading Why Sampling In Music Is Dead (Or Not)
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