[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Announces 2004-2005 Artist Recital Series

[Marci Janas]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
July 30, 2004		440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu


THE 126th SEASON OF OBERLIN COLLEGE'S ESTEEMED ARTIST RECITAL SERIES KICKS=20
OFF OCTOBER 14

<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included and digital=20
photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>
	
July 30, 2004 -- Oberlin College's Artist Recital Series, one of the oldest =

continuing concert series in the United States, launches the 2004-2005=20
season -- its 126th -- with works by the dazzling violinist and Oberlin=20
graduate Jennifer Koh Thursday, October 14.

Season subscription tickets are now available for the eight-concert series, =

which is remarkable this year for the number of Oberlin Conservatory alumni =

included on the roster. All concert performances for the series take place=20
in Oberlin's historic Finney Chapel.

Also appearing on the series this year: pianist Kotaro Fukuma, cellist=20
Steven Isserlis (a 1980 alumnus), the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by=20
Oliver Knussen and featuring concertmaster William Preucil as soloist, the=20
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), which is comprised almost=20
exclusively of Conservatory alumni, the Pacifica Quartet (two-fourths of=20
whom are alumni), organist Olivier Latry, and mezzo soprano Lorraine Hunt=20
Lieberson.

A special offer accompanies purchase of the complete, eight-concert series: =

those who subscribe before October 1 may purchase a second eight-concert=20
package at half price. Prices for the series package are $46 for students;=20
$125 for Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area public=20
school teachers, and senior citizens; and $142 for the general public. All=20
seats are reserved and free parking is available throughout the campus.=20
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 27. Tickets=20
purchased at the door the day of the performance are an additional $3.=20
Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. Finney Chapel=20
is wheelchair accessible and is located on the  southwest corner of Lorain=20
St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across from Tappan Square.

Please call Oberlin's Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour reservation line =

(440-775-8169) for complete ticket information or to request a free=20
brochure. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 =

N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art=20
Museum. Box office hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for this year's =

Artist Recital Series is available online at Oberlin.edu/con. For=20
additional information, please call
440-775-8169.

Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more than 1,000=20
of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors, orchestras,=20
chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of Finney Chapel.=20
Stars of such international stature as Eugene Ysa=FFe, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir=20
Horowitz, Isaac Stern, Jascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Sergei Rachmaninoff,=20
and Denyce Graves, to name but a few, have performed under the auspices of=20
the series. Since 1919, The Cleveland Orchestra has appeared on the series=20
every season for a total of 203 performances under the baton of such=20
illustrious--and varied--conductors as Nikolai Sokoloff (38 times), Artur=20
Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell (60 times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez,=20
Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir=20
Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida,=20
and Steven Smith. More than an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of =
artists=20
and ensembles to appear on the series is an illumination of the best of=20
classical music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.

In addition to enriching the College, the town of Oberlin, and the=20
surrounding community with performances by the preeminent musicians of our=20
time, the Artist Recital Series engages these musicians for master classes=20
and workshops for Oberlin Conservatory students. Most of these sessions are =

free and open to the public, offering a rare glimpse into the world of a=20
working studio, where performance and technique are analyzed, crafted, and, =

occasionally, perfected. For listings of open master classes, please visit=20
the Conservatory=92s online calendar, found on Oberlin.edu/con.

The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =

at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of the Artist=20
Recital Series. To become a member of the Friends of the Artist Recital=20
Series, please call 440-775-5530. Membership fees are tax deductible and=20
members receive recognition in concert programs and invitations to=20
post-concert receptions with guest artists.

Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV=20
104.9-FM, Cleveland's classical music radio station, WVIZ and 90.3-WCPN=20
ideastream, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.

Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
126th Artist Recital Series 2004-2005


Jennifer Koh, violin
Reiko Uchida, piano

Thursday, October 14, 2004
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Schumann:  Sonata for Violin and Piano, A minor
Adams:  Road Movies
Ravel:  Sonata for Violin and Piano
Salonen:  Lachen velernt
Schumann:  Fantasiestucke
Waxman:  Carmen Fantasy

_________________________

Kotaro Fukuma, piano

Sunday, November 14, 2004
3 PM MATIN=C9E
Finney Chapel

Bart=F4k:  Out of Doors (1926)
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

_________________________

Steven Isserlis, cello
Robert Levin, piano

Tuesday, December 14, 2004
8 PM
Finney Chapel

An all-Beethoven program: Sonata Op. 5 No. 1,
12 Variations on =93The Magic Flute,=94 Sonata Op. 69
_________________________

The Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
William Preucil, violin

Friday, February 11, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Chopin/Stravinsky:  Nocturne in E-flat
Chopin/Stravinsky:  Grande Valse brilliante
Lindberg:  Concerto for Orchestra
Knussen: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov:  Capriccio espagnole
_________________________

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)

Thursday, February 24, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Dai Fujikura:  moromoro (for piano, video, and electronics)
George Crumb:  Vox Balaenae
Huang Ruo:  The Lost Garden:  Concerto No. 2 for 8 Players
Peter Maxwell Davies:  Eight Songs for a Mad King

_________________________


Pacifica Quartet

Tuesday, March 22, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
Hindemith: Quartet, Op. 22
Smetana: Quartet No. 1 in E minor

_________________________

Olivier Latry, organ

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Works by Franck, Gigout, Vierne, and Durufl=E9

_________________________

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tweten, piano

Saturday, April 16, 2005
8 PM
Finney Chapel

Program TBA




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7/30/04
Media Contact: Marci Janas



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=

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</underline></color><bigger><bigger><bigger><bigger><bold>THE 126th SEASON =
OF OBERLIN COLLEGE'S ESTEEMED ARTIST RECITAL SERIES KICKS OFF OCTOBER 14=20


<<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included and digital =
photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>=20

</bold>	=20

July 30, 2004 -- Oberlin College's Artist Recital Series, one of the oldest =
continuing concert series in the United States, launches the 2004-2005 =
season <bold>-</bold>- its 126th -- with works by the dazzling violinist =
and Oberlin graduate Jennifer Koh Thursday, October 14. =20


Season subscription tickets are now available for the eight-concert series, =
which is remarkable this year for the number of Oberlin Conservatory alumni =
included on the roster. All concert performances for the series take place =
in Oberlin's historic Finney Chapel.=20


Also appearing on the series this year: pianist Kotaro Fukuma, cellist =
Steven Isserlis (a 1980 alumnus), the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by =
Oliver Knussen and featuring concertmaster William Preucil as soloist, the =
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), which is comprised almost =
exclusively of Conservatory alumni, the Pacifica Quartet (two-fourths of =
whom are alumni), organist Olivier Latry, and mezzo soprano Lorraine Hunt =
Lieberson.=20


A special offer accompanies purchase of the complete, eight-concert series: =
those who subscribe before October 1 may purchase a second eight-concert =
package at half price. Prices for the series package are $46 for students; =
$125 for Oberlin College faculty, staff, alumni, parents, area public =
school teachers, and senior citizens; and $142 for the general public. All =
seats are reserved and free parking is available throughout the campus. =
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 27. Tickets =
purchased at the door the day of the performance are an additional $3. =
Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. Finney Chapel =
is wheelchair accessible and is located on the  southwest corner of Lorain =
St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across from Tappan Square. =20


Please call Oberlin's Central Ticket Service (CTS) 24-hour reservation line =
(440-775-8169) for complete ticket information or to request a free =
brochure. The CTS box office is located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 =
N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art =
Museum. Box office hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.=20


Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for this year's =
Artist Recital Series is available online at Oberlin.edu/con. For =
additional information, please call =20

440-775-8169.=20


Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more than 1,000 =
of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors, orchestras, =
chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of Finney Chapel. =
Stars of such international stature as Eugene Ysa=FFe, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir =
Horowitz, Isaac Stern, Jascha Heifetz, Glenn Gould, Sergei Rachmaninoff, =
and Denyce Graves, to name but a few, have performed under the auspices of =
the series. Since 1919, The Cleveland Orchestra has appeared on the series =
every season for a total of 203 performances under the baton of such =
illustrious--and varied--conductors as Nikolai Sokoloff (38 times), Artur =
Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell (60 times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, =
Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir =
Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, =
and Steven Smith. More than an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of =
artists and ensembles to appear on the series is an illumination of the =
best of classical music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.=20


In addition to enriching the College, the town of Oberlin, and the =
surrounding community with performances by the preeminent musicians of our =
time, the Artist Recital Series engages these musicians for master classes =
and workshops for Oberlin Conservatory students. Most of these sessions are =
free and open to the public, offering a rare glimpse into the world of a =
working studio, where performance and technique are analyzed, crafted, and, =
occasionally, perfected. For listings of open master classes, please visit =
the Conservatory=92s online calendar, found on Oberlin.edu/con. =20


The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of the Artist =
Recital Series. To become a member of the Friends of the Artist Recital =
Series, please call 440-775-5530. Membership fees are tax deductible and =
members receive recognition in concert programs and invitations to =
post-concert receptions with guest artists.=20


Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by WCLV =
104.9-FM, Cleveland's classical music radio station, WVIZ and 90.3-WCPN =
ideastream, and <italic>Northern Ohio Live</italic> magazine. =20


Oberlin College Conservatory of Music=20

126th Artist Recital Series 2004-2005<bigger><bigger><bold>=20



</bold></bigger></bigger><bold>Jennifer Koh, <italic>violin=20

</italic>Reiko Uchida, <italic>piano=20


</italic></bold>Thursday, October 14, 2004=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Schumann:  </bold><italic>Sonata for Violin and Piano, A minor=20

</italic><bold>Adams:  </bold><italic>Road Movies=20

</italic><bold>Ravel:  </bold><italic>Sonata for Violin and Piano=20

</italic><bold>Salonen:  </bold><italic>Lachen velernt=20

</italic><bold>Schumann:  </bold><italic>Fantasiestucke=20

</italic><bold>Waxman:  </bold><italic>Carmen Fantasy=20


</italic>_________________________=20


<bold>Kotaro Fukuma, <italic>piano=20


</italic></bold>Sunday, November 14, 2004=20

3 PM MATIN=C9E=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Bart=F4k:</bold>  <italic>Out of Doors (1926)=20

</italic><bold>Schubert:</bold> <italic>4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899=20

</italic><bold>Mussorgsky:</bold> <italic>Pictures from an Exhibition=20


</italic>_________________________=20


<bold>Steven Isserlis, <italic>cello=20

</italic>Robert Levin, <italic>piano=20


</italic></bold>Tuesday, December 14, 2004=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


An <bold>all-Beethoven </bold>program: <italic>Sonata Op. 5 No. 1,=20

12 Variations on =93The Magic Flute,=94 Sonata Op. 69=20

</italic>_________________________=20


<bold>The Cleveland Orchestra=20

Oliver Knussen, <italic>conductor=20

</italic>William Preucil, <italic>violin=20


</italic></bold>Friday, February 11, 2005=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Chopin/Stravinsky:  </bold><italic>Nocturne in E-flat=20

</italic><bold>Chopin/Stravinsky:  </bold><italic>Grande Valse brilliante=20

</italic><bold>Lindberg:  </bold><italic>Concerto for Orchestra=20

</italic><bold>Knussen: </bold><italic>Violin Concerto=20

</italic><bold>Rimsky-Korsakov:  </bold><italic>Capriccio espagnole=20

</italic>_________________________=20


<bold>International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)=20


</bold>Thursday, February 24, 2005=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Dai Fujikura:  </bold><italic>moromoro (for piano, video, and =
electronics)=20

</italic><bold>George Crumb:  </bold><italic>Vox Balaenae=20

</italic><bold>Huang Ruo:  </bold><italic>The Lost Garden:  Concerto No. 2 =
for 8 Players=20

</italic><bold>Peter Maxwell Davies:  </bold><italic>Eight Songs for a Mad =
King=20


</italic>_________________________=20



<bold>Pacifica Quartet=20


</bold>Tuesday, March 22, 2005=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Mendelssohn: </bold><italic>Quartet in A minor, Op. 13=20

</italic><bold>Hindemith: </bold><italic>Quartet, Op. 22=20

</italic><bold>Smetana: </bold><italic>Quartet No. 1 in E minor=20


</italic>_________________________=20


<bold>Olivier Latry, <italic>organ=20


</italic></bold>Wednesday, April 13, 2005=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


Works by <bold>Franck, Gigout, Vierne, </bold>and <bold>Durufl=E9=20


_________________________=20


Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, <italic>mezzo-soprano=20

</italic>Robert Tweten, <italic>piano=20


</italic></bold>Saturday, April 16, 2005=20

8 PM=20

Finney Chapel=20


<bold>Program TBA=20



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Media Contact: <color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param><underline>Marci =
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Marci Janas =20

Director of Conservatory Media Relations =20

Oberlin Conservatory of Music =20

39 West College Street =20

Oberlin, OH 44074 =20

Tel: 440-775-8328 =20

Fax: 440-775-5457 =20

marci.janas at oberlin.edu =20

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