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FOUR OBERLIN CONSERVATORY STUDENTS WIN
CONCERTO COMPETITION


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
December 4, 2003 		440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu			          	


OBERLIN, OHIO -- Prokofiev was the composer of the hour -- and the lucky 
charm -- at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music's 2003 Concerto Competition, 
held Saturday, Oct. 11, in Finney Chapel.

Of the four winners, three performed works by the Russian master.  The four =

musicians, selected from among 18 finalists, have secured spots as soloists =

with the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra during the 2003-04 =

season. All concerts, which are free and open to the public, will take 
place in Finney Chapel with Steven Smith, associate professor of conducting =

and music director of the Oberlin orchestras, conducting three of them. Two =

concerts in the spring are scheduled for live broadcast on WCLV-104.9 FM, 
Cleveland?s classical music radio station.

This year's winners include one violinist, one tenor, and two pianists. 
Violinist Gared Crawford '04, of Houston, Texas, studies with Professor of 
Violin Gregory Fulkerson. Tenor Arthur Espiritu, an artist diploma 
candidate and a native of Rizal, Philippines, studies with Professor of 
Singing Richard Miller. Pianist Scott Meek '05, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, 
Canada, is a student of Associate Professor of Piano Alvin Chow. Taisiya 
Pushkar '04, born in Kishinev, Moldova, now living in Brooklyn, New York, 
studies with Professor of Piano Lydia Frumkin.

Espiritu, the non-Prokofiev winner, performed Mozart's aria Misero! O 
sogno! O son desto, K. 431. He reprised the work in concert with the 
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Nov. 7.

Crawford will perform his winning Prokofiev Violin Concerto in D major with =

the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel.

Meek will appear with the Oberlin Orchestra March 5, performing Prokofiev's =

Concerto No. 3. Glen Cortese, the newly appointed music director and 
conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players and music director of the New York 
Chamber Sinfonia, will serve as guest conductor for this concert, which 
will be broadcast live on WCLV, 104.9 FM, and which also includes Brahms' 
Academic Festival Overture, op. 80, and Respighi's Fountains of Rome and 
Pines of Rome.

Rounding out the Prokofiev season, Pushkar will play his Concerto No. 1 
with the Oberlin Orchestra, conducted by Steven Smith, May 9. This concert, =

which will also be broadcast live on WCLV, includes Stravinsky's Symphony 
of Psalms, performed by Oberlin's Musical Union, conducted by Hugh Floyd, 
and Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4.

As in previous years, according to Dean of the Conservatory Robert Dodson, 
"the level of talent was such that the process of choosing only four 
finalists was a challenging one. The judges, however, acquitted themselves 
admirably in the task."

Each year the competition jury is composed of one faculty member from each 
performance division, one faculty member from a non-performance division, 
and an external adjudicator.

This year's judges were Professor of Composition and Music Theory Randolph 
Coleman; Assistant Professor of Clarinet Richard Hawkins; Assistant 
Professor of Violin Kyung Sun Lee; Associate Professor of Singing Lorraine 
Manz; Professor of Piano Peter Tak=E0cs; Associate Professor of Conducting 
and Music Director of the Oberlin Orchestras Steven Smith; and, returning 
for his second stint as juror, Robert Sherman, host of the McGraw-Hill 
Companies'Young Artists Showcase on WQXR, the classical music radio station =

of the New York Times.

"It was wonderfully encouraging to encounter one fine talent after another, =

to hear a parade of performances that projected confidence, assurance, and 
deep musical understanding," says Sherman. "Good for all of these student 
artists, and bravo to their Oberlin mentors as well."

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, became part of Oberlin 
College in 1867. It is the oldest, continuously operating conservatory in 
the United States, and is renowned internationally as a professional music 
school of the highest caliber situated within the intellectual vitality of 
a liberal arts college.


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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328/marci.janas at oberlin.edu	

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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con

Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con

Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
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</bold>OBERLIN, OHIO -- Prokofiev was the composer of the hour -- and the =
lucky charm -- at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music's 2003 Concerto =
Competition, held Saturday, Oct. 11, in Finney Chapel. 


Of the four winners, three performed works by the Russian master.  The four =
musicians, selected from among 18 finalists, have secured spots as soloists =
with the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra during the 2003-04 =
season. All concerts, which are free and open to the public, will take =
place in Finney Chapel with Steven Smith, associate professor of conducting =
and music director of the Oberlin orchestras, conducting three of them. Two =
concerts in the spring are scheduled for live broadcast on WCLV-104.9 FM, =
Cleveland?s classical music radio station.


This year's winners include one violinist, one tenor, and two pianists. =
Violinist Gared Crawford '04, of Houston, Texas, studies with Professor of =
Violin Gregory Fulkerson. Tenor Arthur Espiritu, an artist diploma =
candidate and a native of Rizal, Philippines, studies with Professor of =
Singing Richard Miller. Pianist Scott Meek '05, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, =
Canada, is a student of Associate Professor of Piano Alvin Chow. Taisiya =
Pushkar '04, born in Kishinev, Moldova, now living in Brooklyn, New York, =
studies with Professor of Piano Lydia Frumkin.


Espiritu, the non-Prokofiev winner, performed Mozart's aria <italic>Misero! =
O</italic> <italic>sogno! O son desto,</italic> K. 431. He reprised the =
work in concert with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra 

Nov. 7.


Crawford will perform his winning Prokofiev <italic>Violin Concerto in D =
major</italic> with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. in =
Finney Chapel. 


Meek will appear with the Oberlin Orchestra March 5, performing Prokofiev's =
<italic>Concerto No. 3</italic>. Glen Cortese, the newly appointed music =
director and conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players and music director of =
the New York Chamber Sinfonia, will serve as guest conductor for this =
concert, which will be broadcast live on WCLV, 104.9 FM, and which also =
includes Brahms' <italic>Academic Festival Overture</italic>, =
<italic>op.</italic> <italic>80</italic>, and Respighi's <italic>Fountains =
of Rome</italic> and <italic>Pines of Rome</italic>. 


Rounding out the Prokofiev season, Pushkar will play his =
<italic>Concerto</italic> <italic>No. 1</italic> with the Oberlin =
Orchestra, conducted by Steven Smith, May 9. This concert, which will also =
be broadcast live on WCLV, includes Stravinsky's <italic>Symphony of =
Psalms</italic>, performed by Oberlin's Musical Union, conducted by Hugh =
Floyd, and Charles Ives' <italic>Symphony No. 4</italic>.


As in previous years, according to Dean of the Conservatory Robert Dodson, =
"the level of talent was such that the process of choosing only four =
finalists was a challenging one. The judges, however, acquitted themselves =
admirably in the task."


Each year the competition jury is composed of one faculty member from each =
performance division, one faculty member from a non-performance division, =
and an external adjudicator.


This year's judges were Professor of Composition and Music Theory Randolph =
Coleman; Assistant Professor of Clarinet Richard Hawkins; Assistant =
Professor of Violin Kyung Sun Lee; Associate Professor of Singing Lorraine =
Manz; Professor of Piano Peter Tak=E0cs; Associate Professor of Conducting =
and Music Director of the Oberlin Orchestras Steven Smith; and, returning =
for his second stint as juror, Robert Sherman, host of the =
<italic>McGraw-Hill Companies'Young Artists Showcase</italic> on WQXR, the =
classical music radio station of <italic>the New York Times</italic>.


"It was wonderfully encouraging to encounter one fine talent after another, =
to hear a parade of performances that projected confidence, assurance, and =
deep musical understanding," says Sherman. "Good for all of these student =
artists, and bravo to their Oberlin mentors as well."


The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, became part of Oberlin =
College in 1867. It is the oldest, continuously operating conservatory in =
the United States, and is renowned internationally as a professional music =
school of the highest caliber situated within the intellectual vitality of =
a liberal arts college.



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Marci Janas

Director of Conservatory Media Relations

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

39 West College Street

Oberlin, OH 44074

Tel: 440-775-8328

Fax: 440-775-5457

marci.janas at oberlin.edu

www.oberlin.edu/con


Marci Janas

Director of Conservatory Media Relations

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

39 West College Street

Oberlin, OH 44074

Tel: 440-775-8328

Fax: 440-775-5457

marci.janas at oberlin.edu

www.oberlin.edu/con


Marci Janas

Director of Conservatory Media Relations

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

39 West College Street

Oberlin, OH 44074

Tel: 440-775-8328

Fax: 440-775-5457

marci.janas at oberlin.edu

www.oberlin.edu/con</flushleft></fontfamily>=

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