[NEohioPAL]Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Horne to be Distinguished Professor of Voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:		MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
September 7, 2005				440-775-8328 or =
marci.janas at oberlin.edu

Marilyn Horne to be Distinguished Professor of Voice
at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music

OBERLIN, OHIO =97 The legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, whose=20
five-decade career in opera, concert, and recital has been celebrated=20
throughout the world, will be in residence as Distinguished Professor=20
of Voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from October 14 through=20
17, 2005.

	=93Marilyn Horne is an icon,=94 says Dean of the Conservatory =
David H.=20
Stull. =93Her stature as a singer, secured by an astonishing performance=20=

career, is preserved not only by her discography but also by the legacy=20=

she has created as a teacher and mentor. We look forward to welcoming=20
her to Oberlin.=94

	Regarded as one of the greatest operatic mezzo-sopranos in =
history for=20
the power and artistry of her unique and dazzling coloratura as well as=20=

for her revival of many forgotten Rossini, Handel, Vivaldi, and Bellini=20=

operas, Horne will present three master classes in Oberlin, two of=20
which will be open to the public. She will also teach private lessons=20
with Oberlin voice majors.

	=93What a joy it is to be returning to Oberlin as a teacher =
after having=20
sung there many years ago and having the most pleasant memories of that=20=

time,=94 says Horne. =93I look forward to being there very much.=94 =
Horne has=20
visited Oberlin twice before=97in 1966 and in 1978=97performing under =
the=20
auspices of the Artist Recital Series (ARS). For her 1978 concert=20
appearance, during the 100th anniversary season of the ARS, the Oberlin=20=

Orchestra, conducted by Emeritus Professor of Orchestral Conducting=20
Robert Baustian, accompanied her.

	Horne created the Marilyn Horne Foundation in 1994 to support =
young=20
singers and the art of the song. She is vocal program director at the=20
Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

	The two public master classes, both of which will be held in =
Finney=20
Chapel, are scheduled for Friday, October 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. and=20
Sunday, October 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $5=20
for the public and free for those with an Oberlin College I.D. and can=20=

be purchased at Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service Box Office, located =
in=20
the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main Street, or by calling=20
440-775-8169.

	This distinguished professorship is made possible with the =
support of=20
the Danenberg Residency Fund.

	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.

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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328

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

September 7, 2005				<underline>440-775-8328 =
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Distinguished Professor of Voice=20

at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bigger></bigger>

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<bigger>OBERLIN, OHIO =97 The legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne,
whose five-decade career in opera, concert, and recital has been
celebrated throughout the world, will be in residence as Distinguished
Professor of Voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from October
14 through 17, 2005.

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</x-tad-smaller></smaller><bigger>	=93Marilyn Horne is an icon,=94 =
says
Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. =93Her stature as a singer,
secured by an astonishing performance career, is preserved not only by
her discography but also by the legacy she has created as a teacher
and mentor. We look forward to welcoming her to Oberlin.=94=20

	Regarded as one of the greatest operatic mezzo-sopranos in =
history
for the power and artistry of her unique and dazzling coloratura as
well as for her revival of many forgotten Rossini, Handel, Vivaldi,
and Bellini operas, Horne will present three master classes in
Oberlin, two of which will be open to the public. She will also teach
private lessons with Oberlin voice majors.=20

<fontfamily><param>Georgia</param>	=93What a joy it is to be =
returning
to Oberlin as a teacher after having sung there many years ago and
having the most pleasant memories of that time,=94 says Horne. =93I look
forward to being there very much.=94</fontfamily> Horne has visited
Oberlin twice before=97in 1966 and in 1978=97performing under the =
auspices
of the Artist Recital Series (ARS). For her 1978 concert appearance,
during the 100th anniversary season of the ARS, the Oberlin Orchestra,
conducted by Emeritus Professor of Orchestral Conducting Robert
Baustian, accompanied her.

	Horne created the Marilyn Horne Foundation in 1994 to support =
young
singers and the art of the song. She is vocal program director at the
Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

	The two public master classes, both of which will be held in =
Finney
Chapel, are scheduled for Friday, October 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Sunday, October 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $5
for the public and free for those with an Oberlin College I.D. and can
be purchased at Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service Box Office, located
in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main Street, or by calling
440-775-8169.=20

	This distinguished professorship is made possible with the =
support of
the Danenberg Residency Fund.

<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.=20=

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Media Contact Only:

Marci Janas

440-775-8328

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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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