[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Senior Wins Marshall Scholarship

[Marci Janas]

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December 14, 2004				440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu



OBERLIN SENIOR NAMED 2004 MARSHALL SCHOLAR; WILL PURSUE MASTER OF ARTS=20
DEGREE IN VOCAL STUDIES AT ENGLAND=92S YORK UNIVERSITY


OBERLIN, OHIO -- Mary E. Larew, a senior at Oberlin College in Ohio, is=20
among an elite group of students selected for one of the most prestigious=20
awards to be bestowed upon an American undergraduate: Great Britain=92s=20
Marshall Scholarship.

Larew, from Iowa City, Iowa, is enrolled in Oberlin=92s distinctive=20
double-degree program, where she is pursuing a composition major in the=20
Conservatory of Music and a major in anthropology in the College of Arts=20
and Sciences.

Won through a rigorous national competition, the scholarship supports=20
American students who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership=20
potential. Financed by the British government, the $60,000 award allows for =

two years of graduate study at a university in the United Kingdom and=20
covers the costs of tuition, books, travel, and living expenses.

Larew, who hopes to pursue a master of arts degree in vocal studies with an =

emphasis in ensemble singing at England's University of York next fall, is=20
the fourth Oberlin student to win a Marshall Scholarship since 1990.=20
Christopher Macklin '04, last year's awardee, is at University College in=20
London, where he is studying how experience changes the brain in memory at=20
the cellular and behavioral level.

A National Merit Scholar since 2001, Larew has a passion for medieval and=20
renaissance music.  She is the cofounder of Uncloistered, an a cappella,=20
early-music quintet specializing in Renaissance polyphony, and she has sung =

with the Oberlin College Collegium Musicum, a chamber choir focused on the=20
music of the 16th- and 17th centuries.

This year Larew is directing the Oberlin production of the 13th-century=20
music drama Ludus Danielis, to be performed in Oberlin, Cleveland, and=20
Boston in January. She directed last year's critically acclaimed production =

of Hildegarde Von Bingen's 12th-century music drama Ordo Virtutum, and=20
wrote the instrumental interludes based on excised pieces from the vocal=20
score. The production received national coverage in the magazine Early=20
Music America.

Steven Plank, professor of musicology and director of the Oberlin College=20
Collegium Musicum, served as Larew's advisor for Ordo Virtutum. He believes =

that she possesses significant characteristics that distinguished her in=20
the eyes of the Marshall jurors. "Mary's range of experience is=20
significant," he says, "and her spirit of adventure is made confident by=20
the discipline of her work. There also seems to be a giftedness in her=20
capacity to enjoy the work she undertakes."

Larew's plans for her English sojourn include earning an MA in the first=20
year and directing one or more music dramas and/or concerts her second=20
year. She hopes to establish herself as an independent performer and=20
director of early music, music dramas, operas, and drama.

 "Ultimately, I intend to move back to my hometown -- where I am the fourth =

generation of my family to live on the same street -- and establish a=20
notable early music/drama scene in Iowa City," she says.

In the meantime, Larew says she looks forward to "intense study with as=20
many amazing artists and scholars as possible," noting John Potter, the=20
celebrated director of the vocal studies program at York, and the Tallis=20
Scholars, leading exponents of renaissance sacred music. Larew studied with =

the Tallis Scholars at their summer school in Rutland, England, in 2003 and =

2004.

She recorded W=E4r Ich Ein Falk with the 15th-century music ensemble=20
Ciaramella on the Naxos label and also performed with them at the=20
Bloomington Early Music Festival in Indiana last May, with a later=20
broadcast on National Public Radio's Harmonia.

She has written a number of commissioned works, including In the Beginning=20
Was the Word for choir and organ, which was performed at St. Paul's=20
Episcopal Church of Medina, Ohio, in 2003, and Where Shadows Do for Bodies=20
Stand for five viola da gambas and five voices, performed during her junior =

recital.

Also an accomplished violinist, Larew premiered a violin sonata by Herman=20
Conservatory junior Whitfield III, and last summer she attended the Santa=20
Fe Suzuki and the Stevens Point institutes to study Suzuki violin methods.

Larew has written several short stories, poems, and an opera libretto, and=20
her play Introduction to Post-Modernism was performed as part of the=20
Oberlin Shorts play festival her junior year.

"I fully appreciate the opportunities the Marshall will provide, especially =

the chance to be part of an outstanding professional, artistic, and=20
political milieu," she says. "It is a privilege to receive such recognition =

for my work and accomplishments."

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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
12/13/04



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CONTACT:</underline> Marci Janas

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</underline></color><bold>OBERLIN SENIOR NAMED 2004 MARSHALL SCHOLAR; WILL =
PURSUE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN VOCAL STUDIES AT ENGLAND=92S YORK =
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</bold>OBERLIN, OHIO -- Mary E. Larew, a senior at Oberlin College in Ohio, =
is among an elite group of students selected for one of the most =
prestigious awards to be bestowed upon an American undergraduate: Great =
Britain=92s Marshall Scholarship.


Larew, from Iowa City, Iowa, is enrolled in Oberlin=92s distinctive =
double-degree program, where she is pursuing a composition major in the =
Conservatory of Music and a major in anthropology in the College of Arts =
and Sciences.


Won through a rigorous national competition, the scholarship supports =
American students who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership =
potential. Financed by the British government, the $60,000 award allows for =
two years of graduate study at a university in the United Kingdom and =
covers the costs of tuition, books, travel, and living expenses.=20


Larew, who hopes to pursue a master of arts degree in vocal studies with an =
emphasis in ensemble singing at England's University of York next fall, is =
the fourth Oberlin student to win a Marshall Scholarship since 1990. =
Christopher Macklin '04, last year's awardee, is at University College in =
London, where he is studying how experience changes the brain in memory at =
the cellular and behavioral level.=20


A National Merit Scholar since 2001, Larew has a passion for medieval and =
renaissance music.  She is the cofounder of Uncloistered, an a cappella, =
early-music quintet specializing in Renaissance polyphony, and she has sung =
with the Oberlin College Collegium Musicum, a chamber choir focused on the =
music of the 16th- and 17th centuries.


This year Larew is directing the Oberlin production of the 13th-century =
music drama <italic>Ludus Danielis</italic>, to be performed in Oberlin, =
Cleveland, and Boston in January. She directed last year's critically =
acclaimed production of Hildegarde Von Bingen's 12th-century music drama =
<italic>Ordo Virtutum, and </italic>wrote the instrumental interludes based =
on excised pieces from the vocal score. The production received national =
coverage in the magazine <italic>Early Music America</italic>.


Steven Plank, professor of musicology and director of the Oberlin College =
Collegium Musicum, served as Larew's advisor for <italic>Ordo Virtutum. =
</italic>He believes that she possesses significant characteristics that =
distinguished her in the eyes of the Marshall jurors. "Mary's range of =
experience is significant," he says, "and her spirit of adventure is made =
confident by the discipline of her work. There also seems to be a =
giftedness in her capacity to enjoy the work she undertakes."


Larew's plans for her English sojourn include earning an MA in the first =
year and directing one or more music dramas and/or concerts her second =
year. She hopes to establish herself as an independent performer and =
director of early music, music dramas, operas, and drama.


 "Ultimately, I intend to move back to my hometown -- where I am the fourth =
generation of my family to live on the same street -- and establish a =
notable early music/drama scene in Iowa City," she says.=20


In the meantime, Larew says she looks forward to "intense study with as =
many amazing artists and scholars as possible," noting John Potter, the =
celebrated director of the vocal studies program at York, and the Tallis =
Scholars, leading exponents of renaissance sacred music. Larew studied with =
the Tallis Scholars at their summer school in Rutland, England, in 2003 and =
2004.


She recorded <italic>W=E4r Ich Ein Falk</italic> with the 15th-century =
music ensemble Ciaramella on the Naxos label and also performed with them =
at the Bloomington Early Music Festival in Indiana last May, with a later =
broadcast on National Public Radio's <italic>Harmonia</italic>.=20


She has written a number of commissioned works, including <italic>In the =
Beginning Was the Word</italic> for choir and organ, which was performed at =
St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Medina, Ohio, in 2003, and <italic>Where =
Shadows Do for Bodies Stand</italic> for five viola da gambas and five =
voices, performed during her junior recital.


Also an accomplished violinist, Larew premiered a violin sonata by Herman =
Conservatory junior Whitfield III, and last summer she attended the Santa =
Fe Suzuki and the Stevens Point institutes to study Suzuki violin methods.


Larew has written several short stories, poems, and an opera libretto, and =
her play <italic>Introduction to Post-Modernism</italic> was performed as =
part of the Oberlin Shorts play festival her junior year.


"I fully appreciate the opportunities the Marshall will provide, especially =
the chance to be part of an outstanding professional, artistic, and =
political milieu," she says. "It is a privilege to receive such recognition =
for my work and accomplishments."


# # #


Media Contact Only:

Marci Janas

440-775-8328

marci.janas at oberlin.edu

12/13/04



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