[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory of Music Hosts Benefit Concert for Hurricane Katrina Relief Oct. 3

[Marci Janas]

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328 (office)
marci.janas at oberlin.edu


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


The Oberlin Conservatory of Music Hosts a Benefit Concert for Hurricane=20=

Katrina Relief;
Event to be Broadcast Live on WCLV Monday, Oct. 3


OBERLIN, OHIO (September 23, 2005) =97The Oberlin Conservatory of Music=20=

at Oberlin College will host a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina=20
relief, the proceeds of which will go to the American Red Cross. The=20
concert, which will feature the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, the Oberlin=20=

Musical Union, and student jazz ensembles performing the music of New=20
Orleans, will take place on Monday, October 3, at 8 p.m. in Finney=20
Chapel and will be broadcast live on 104.9 FM-WCLV, Cleveland=92s=20
classical music radio station, and simulcast on www.wclv.com.

	Finney Chapel is located on the southwest corner of Route 511 =
(Lorain=20
Street) and North Professor Street, and free parking is available=20
throughout the campus. Seating is general admission.

	Although admission to the concert is free, audience members will =
be=20
encouraged to make a donation to the Red Cross. Oberlin volunteers will=20=

staff tables in the Finney Chapel lobby and can accept contributions=20
made by check, cash, or credit card. Patrons will also be able to make=20=

donations to the Red Cross via a link from the College=92s web site=20
(www.oberlin.edu).

	=93As a community, Oberlin College has long been committed to =
assisting=20
those in need,=94 says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. =93All =
of=20
us are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the destruction wrought=20=

by Hurricane Katrina. The Oberlin Conservatory hopes to reach out to=20
our neighbors in northern Ohio to join us in offering assistance in the=20=

most effective and meaningful way that we can. There is tremendous=20
power in music and its ability to sustain and uplift us in times of=20
tragedy. I am hopeful that this benefit concert, with proceeds going to=20=

the American Red Cross, will enable us to generously contribute to the=20=

relief efforts.=94

	The program for the evening features Gardner Professor of Music=20=

Timothy Weiss conducting the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra in movements=20
from Hector Berlioz=92s Romeo and Juliet and Igor Stravinsky=92s Song of=20=

the Nightingale; Associate Professor of Choral Conducting Hugh Floyd=20
will conduct the Oberlin Musical Union in the Lacrymosa movement from=20
Mozart=92s Requiem, K. 626; and the Oberlin Jazz Septet will perform=20
Stars Fell on Alabama, by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins; Do You=20
Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans, by Eddie Delange and Loise=20
Alter and featuring Nina Moffett on vocals; and Thelonius Monk=92s =
Bright=20
Mississippi.

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Media Contact Only:
=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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</fontfamily></bold></center><bigger>OBERLIN, OHIO (September 23,
2005) =97The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College will host
a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief, the proceeds of which
will go to the American Red Cross. The concert, which will feature the
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, the Oberlin Musical Union, and student jazz
ensembles performing the music of New Orleans, will take place on
Monday, October 3, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel and will be broadcast
live on 104.9 FM-WCLV, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and
simulcast on www.wclv.com.


	Finney Chapel is located on the southwest corner of Route 511 =
(Lorain
Street) and North Professor Street, and free parking is available
throughout the campus. Seating is general admission.


	Although admission to the concert is free, audience members will =
be
encouraged to make a donation to the Red Cross. Oberlin volunteers
will staff tables in the Finney Chapel lobby and can accept
contributions made by check, cash, or credit card. Patrons will also
be able to make donations to the Red Cross via a link from the
College=92s web site
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(<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>www.oberlin.edu</color></u=
nderline>).


	=93As a community, Oberlin College has long been committed to =
assisting
those in need,=94 says Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. =93All =
of
us are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the destruction wrought
by Hurricane Katrina. The Oberlin Conservatory hopes to reach out to
our neighbors in northern Ohio to join us in offering assistance in
the most effective and meaningful way that we can. There is tremendous
power in music and its ability to sustain and uplift us in times of
tragedy. I am hopeful that this benefit concert, with proceeds going
to the American Red Cross, will enable us to generously contribute to
the relief efforts.=94


	The program for the evening features Gardner Professor of Music
Timothy Weiss conducting the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra in movements
from Hector Berlioz=92s <italic>Romeo and Juliet</italic> and Igor
Stravinsky=92s <italic>Song of the Nightingale</italic>; Associate
Professor of Choral Conducting Hugh Floyd will conduct the Oberlin
Musical Union in the <italic>Lacrymosa</italic> movement from Mozart=92s
<italic>Requiem, K. 626</italic>; and the Oberlin Jazz Septet will
perform <italic>Stars Fell on Alabama</italic>, by Mitchell Parish and
Frank Perkins; <italic>Do You Know What it Means to Miss New
Orleans</italic>, by Eddie Delange and Loise Alter and featuring Nina
Moffett on vocals; and Thelonius Monk=92s <italic>Bright
Mississippi</italic>.  =20


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</center>Media Contact Only:

=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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