[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory Students to Perform at Cleveland Ingenuity Festival
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Fri Aug 26 11:13:52 PDT 2005
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
August 26, 2005 440-775-8328 or =
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
STUDENTS FROM THE OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC TO PERFORM AT=20
CLEVELAND=92S INGENUITY FESTIVAL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY
The Oberlin Jazz Septet and representative work from Oberlin=92s TIMARA=20=
department are among scores of performers and exhibits exploring the=20
intersection of art and technology in more than 20 venues throughout=20
the city.
OBERLIN and CLEVELAND =97 The Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS), the premier=20
small jazz combo featuring students from the Oberlin Conservatory of=20
Music, and representative work from the Conservatory=92s TIMARA=20
department (Technology in Music and the Related Arts), will be among=20
the scores of performers and exhibits exploring the intersection of art=20=
and technology in venues throughout downtown Cleveland Sept. 1 =97 4 for=20=
the city=92s first-ever Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology.
The TIMARA department will present a free video concert, shown=20=
Saturday, Sept. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Cleveland Trust Rotunda=92s =93Temple=20=
of Technology,=94 located at 900 Euclid Avenue. The OJS performs a free=20=
concert Sunday, Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. at the heart of the festival, on the=20=
4th Street Stage. The festival district is located in the lower Euclid=20=
Avenue area from Public Square to East 9th Street, plus East 4th Street=20=
from Euclid to Prospect. Performances and exhibits will take place at=20
traditional venues, clubs, and restaurants, as well as in unique areas=20=
such as alleys, vacant storefronts, and streetscape stages. For=20
complete information about dates, hours, venues, performances, and=20
exhibits, please visit www.IngenuityCleveland.com.
Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts Tom Lopez=20=
chairs the Conservatory=92s TIMARA department. Oberlin was the first to=20=
bring music technology to a small undergraduate institution, offering=20
courses in electronic and computer music since 1968, when the National=20=
Science Foundation provided a large startup grant. Oberlin established=20=
TIMARA in the early 1970s; its mission was =96 and is to this day =96 to=20=
study the connections between music and the other arts =96 dance,=20
theater, video, and film.
In 1987 Oberlin established an electronic and computer music=20
curriculum leading to a bachelor of music degree. Students enrolled in=20=
this major combine traditional subjects in music with the newest=20
methods for music making. Classes in music history and theory,=20
ethnomusicology, and performance give electronic and computer music=20
students a perspective for viewing their own music. For more=20
information about TIMARA, visit http://timara.con.oberlin.edu.
Members of the Oberlin Jazz Septet for 2005-2006 are trombonist =
Allie=20
Bosso =9206 from Simsbury, Connecticut, a student of Associate Professor=20=
of Jazz Trombone Robin Eubanks; saxophonist John Butler =9206 from Lake=20=
Forest Park, Washington, a student of Visiting Professor of Jazz=20
Saxophone Gary Bartz; guitarist Andrew Conklin =9206 from Wyndmoor,=20
Pennsylvania, a student of Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar Robert=20
Ferrazza; Theodore Croker =9207 from Leesburg, Florida, on trumpet, a=20
student of Visiting Professor of Jazz Trumpet Marcus Belgrave; drummer=20=
Charles Foldesh =9207 from Prescott, Arizona, a student of Assistant=20
Professor of Jazz Percussion Billy Hart; pianist Sullivan Fortner =9208=20=
from LaPlace, Louisiana, a student of visiting teacher of jazz piano=20
Dan Wall; and bassist Curtis Ostle =9206 from Chevy Chase, Maryland a=20
student of Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez.
The OJS is an ensemble whose members are nominated each year by =
the=20
jazz studies faculty at the Conservatory. They represent the most=20
outstanding student performers, arrangers, and composers from the=20
Conservatory, and their performance repertoire includes original=20
compositions and arrangements of classic jazz.=A0In past years the OJS=20=
has been featured at the Detroit, Elmhurst, and Notre Dame jazz=20
festivals, at performance venues in Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis,=20
Kansas City, and Denver, and at Jazz Aspen Snowmass, as well as at many=20=
high schools and arts programs throughout the United States.
Oberlin=92s undergraduate jazz studies program, chaired by =
Professor of=20
African American Music Wendell Logan, prepares students for careers as=20=
professional jazz musicians and for advanced study in jazz. The jazz=20
studies faculty includes composers and performers who, in addition to=20
teaching lessons and coaching ensembles, maintain active performing=20
careers throughout the world. Numerous Oberlin alumni have achieved=20
success in the jazz idiom, among them keyboardist Ted Baker, pianist=20
and composer Stanley Cowell, bassist, composer, and arranger Leon Lee=20
Dorsey, pianist, arranger, and producer Allen Farnham, bassist Ben=20
Jaffe, composer and pianist Jon Jang, writer, composer, and saxophonist=20=
James McBride, and trumpeter, trombonist, and composer Michael Mossman.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated =
within=20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest=20=
continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Renowned=20
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber=20
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the Washington Post, =
Oberlin=92s=20
alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of=20
the serious music world.
# # #
Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas=09
=09
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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<underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</underline> <underline>MEDIA
CONTACT: </underline>Marci Janas
August 26, 2005 <underline>440-775-8328 or
<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>marci.janas at oberlin.edu</color>
</underline><center><bold>
<x-tad-bigger>STUDENTS FROM THE OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC TO
PERFORM AT CLEVELAND=92S INGENUITY FESTIVAL OF ART AND =
TECHNOLOGY</x-tad-bigger>
The Oberlin Jazz Septet and representative work from Oberlin=92s TIMARA
department are among scores of performers and exhibits exploring the
intersection of art and technology in more than 20 venues throughout
the city.
</bold></center>OBERLIN and CLEVELAND =97 The Oberlin Jazz Septet (OJS),
the premier small jazz combo featuring students from the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, and representative work from the Conservatory=92s
TIMARA department (Technology in Music and the Related Arts), will be
among the scores of performers and exhibits exploring the intersection
of art and technology in venues throughout downtown Cleveland Sept. 1
=97 4 for the city=92s first-ever Ingenuity Festival of Art and =
Technology.
The TIMARA department will present a free video concert, shown
Saturday, Sept. 3, at 5 p.m. in the Cleveland Trust Rotunda=92s =93Temple
of Technology,=94 located at 900 Euclid Avenue. The OJS performs a free
concert Sunday, Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. at the heart of the festival, on
the 4th Street Stage. The festival district is located in the lower
Euclid Avenue area from Public Square to East 9th Street, plus East
4th Street from Euclid to Prospect. Performances and exhibits will
take place at traditional venues, clubs, and restaurants, as well as
in unique areas such as alleys, vacant storefronts, and streetscape
stages. For complete information about dates, hours, venues,
performances, and exhibits, please visit
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>www.IngenuityCleveland.com<=
/color></underline>.
Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts Tom Lopez
chairs the Conservatory=92s TIMARA department. Oberlin was the first to
bring music technology to a small undergraduate institution, offering
courses in electronic and computer music since 1968, when the National
Science Foundation provided a large startup grant. Oberlin established
TIMARA in the early 1970s; its mission was =96 and is to this day =96 to
study the connections between music and the other arts =96 dance,
theater, video, and film.
In 1987 Oberlin established an electronic and computer music
curriculum leading to a bachelor of music degree. Students enrolled in
this major combine traditional subjects in music with the newest
methods for music making. Classes in music history and theory,
ethnomusicology, and performance give electronic and computer music
students a perspective for viewing their own music. For more
information about TIMARA, visit http://timara.con.oberlin.edu.
Members of the Oberlin Jazz Septet for 2005-2006 are trombonist =
Allie
Bosso =9206 from Simsbury, Connecticut, a student of Associate Professor
of Jazz Trombone Robin Eubanks; saxophonist John Butler =9206 from Lake
Forest Park, Washington, a student of Visiting Professor of Jazz
Saxophone Gary Bartz; guitarist Andrew Conklin =9206 from Wyndmoor,
Pennsylvania, a student of Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar Robert
Ferrazza; Theodore Croker =9207 from Leesburg, Florida, on trumpet, a
student of Visiting Professor of Jazz Trumpet Marcus Belgrave; drummer
Charles Foldesh =9207 from Prescott, Arizona, a student of Assistant
Professor of Jazz Percussion Billy Hart; pianist Sullivan Fortner =9208
from LaPlace, Louisiana, a student of visiting teacher of jazz piano
Dan Wall; and bassist Curtis Ostle =9206 from Chevy Chase, Maryland a
student of Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez.
The OJS is an ensemble whose members are nominated each year by =
the
jazz studies faculty at the Conservatory. They represent the most
outstanding student performers, arrangers, and composers from the
Conservatory, and their performance repertoire includes original
compositions and arrangements of classic jazz.=A0In past years the OJS
has been featured at the Detroit, Elmhurst, and Notre Dame jazz
festivals, at performance venues in Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis,
Kansas City, and Denver, and at Jazz Aspen Snowmass, as well as at
many high schools and arts programs throughout the United States.
Oberlin=92s undergraduate jazz studies program, chaired by =
Professor of
African American Music Wendell Logan, prepares students for careers as
professional jazz musicians and for advanced study in jazz. The jazz
studies faculty includes composers and performers who, in addition to
teaching lessons and coaching ensembles, maintain active performing
careers throughout the world. Numerous Oberlin alumni have achieved
success in the jazz idiom, among them keyboardist Ted Baker, pianist
and composer Stanley Cowell, bassist, composer, and arranger Leon Lee
Dorsey, pianist, arranger, and producer Allen Farnham, bassist Ben
Jaffe, composer and pianist Jon Jang, writer, composer, and
saxophonist James McBride, and trumpeter, trombonist, and composer
Michael Mossman.
<fontfamily><param>Courier</param>
</fontfamily><bold> The Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bold>, =
founded
in 1865 and situated within the intellectual vitality of Oberlin
College since 1867, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory
in the United States. Renowned internationally as a professional music
school of the highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 =
by
the <italic>Washington Post,</italic> Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to
achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world.
<center># # #
</center>
Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas=09
=09
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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