It’s time to get in a car and turn the knobs to eleven, because the K-Pop girl group known for their smash hit debut single “ELEVEN” just dropped a new album. The iconic girl group IVE just released Empathy on February 3, 2025, following up on the promises of their previous work by delivering six… Continue reading Recording Review: “Empathy” IVE
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Savino Go and Otto Allard Join Forces in Junior Recital
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
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
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
Preview: Meráki Quartet
As most Oberlin College students prepare for their summer activities, one student-based chamber group has a final performance to deliver before heading off. The Meráki String Quartet — violinist Ben Seah and Laoise Matsumoto, violist Solomon Leonard, and cellist Michael Bridges — will be performing at 12:30 pm on Sunday, May 12, in Stull Recital… Continue reading Preview: Meráki Quartet
Concert Preview: Oberlin Orchestra
Oberlin College and Conservatory prepares to bid farewell to the spring semester with its final orchestra concert of the year. On Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, the Oberlin Orchestra, under the direction of Raphael Jimenez, will perform an exciting program meant to be symbolic of this school year. The concert will… Continue reading Concert Preview: Oberlin Orchestra
Fronzoli and Its Psychedelic Supremacy
It’s not difficult to be immediately fascinated by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. The chaos of their name alone is provocative, but their sixth album, Fronzoli (2023), takes their intrigue to a whole other level. I’ve been an adoring fan since I first started listening around 2020 and an obsessed freak ever since I saw… Continue reading Fronzoli and Its Psychedelic Supremacy
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