[NEohioPAL]Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott Perform at Oberlin March 22

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Media Contact Only:
Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations
(440) 775-8328 (office); (440) 667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series Presents Violinist Nadja=20
Salerno-Sonnenberg and Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott on March 22

OBERLIN, OHIO (Feb. 28, 2006) =97 Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,=20
celebrated worldwide as one of the most original and fearless artists=20
on the concert stage today, will perform with pianist Anne-Marie=20
McDermott on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel. The=20
program has been altered from the originally announced repertoire. The=20=

revised program showcases the three violin sonatas of Johannes Brahms:=20=

Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op.78 (the Regenlied sonata); Sonata No. 2 in=20=

A Major, Op. 100; and Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108.
	Tickets for this concert, which is part of Oberlin=92s Artist =
Recital=20
Series, are $7 for students; $16 for those with an Oberlin College I.D.=20=

(faculty, staff, alumni, and parents), area educators, and senior=20
citizens; and $26 for the general public. Tickets purchased at the door=20=

on the evening of the performance are an additional $3. To purchase=20
tickets in advance, please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service at=20
440-775-8169, or visit the CTS box office, located in the lobby of Hall=20=

Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between the Oberlin Inn and the=20=

Allen Memorial Art Museum.  Box office hours are Monday through Friday,=20=

noon to 5 p.m. Finney Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on=20=

the southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St.,=20
across from Tappan Square.
	According to the Washington Post, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is =
=93one of=20
the few classical artists who must be experienced in person.=94 She is=20=

renowned for her electrifying performances, passionate interpretations,=20=

and musical depth, and is sought after by today=92s greatest conductors=20=

and orchestras, as well as by fellow artists for collaborations in both=20=

classical and other genres.  An engaging communicator with a sense of=20
humor and naturalness in front of the camera, she has appeared on a=20
variety of television programs including talk shows, the ABC prime time=20=

comedy series Dharma and Greg, and PBS=92 Sesame Street; and has hosted=20=

PBS=92 Backstage/Live from Lincoln Center.  She was also the subject of=20=

an Academy Award-nominated documentary film, Speaking in Strings, and=20
wrote an autobiography for children, titled Nadja: On My Way, in which=20=

she shared her experiences as a young musician building a career.
	Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is widely celebrated for =
performances on=20
the world=92s most illustrious stages, and for her interpretations of=20
Bach and Prokofiev.  Whether performing in recital, with orchestra, or=20=

as an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,=20
McDermott is at home with a wide range of repertoire. She has been=20
praised for playing with =93both technical virtuosity and evident joy.=94=20=

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)  The virtuosity, sparkle, sensitivity, and=20
imagination in her playing mark her as one of the most exciting young=20
pianists of our time.

About the Artist Recital Series
	Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more =
than=20
1,000 of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors,=20
orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of=20
Finney Chapel. Stars of such international stature as Dave Brubeck,=20
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,=20
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George=20
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name but a few, have performed under the=20=

auspices of the series. Since 1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has=20
appeared on the series every season for a total of 204 performances=20
under the baton of such illustrious =97and varied =97 conductors as =
Nikolai=20
Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell (60=20
times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel=20
Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert=20=

Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith. More than=20=

an impressive "Who's Who," the list of artists and ensembles to appear=20=

on the series is an illumination of the best of serious music, spanning=20=

the late 19th century to the present.
	The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Conservatory and =
the=20
Friends of the Artist Recital Series. Media sponsorship is provided by=20=

104.9 FM-WCLV, ideastream WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN, and Northern Ohio=20
Live magazine.
	All programs and artists are subject to change.

About the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
=A0 =A0 Founded in 1865 and situated within the intellectual vitality of=20=

Oberlin College since 1867, Oberlin is the oldest continuously=20
operating conservatory in the United States. An undergraduate=20
institution, Oberlin is renowned internationally as a professional=20
music school of the highest caliber and has been called a =93national=20
treasure=94 by the Washington Post. For more information about the=20
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, please visit www.oberlin.edu/con.

CALENDAR LISTINGS:

Wednesday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
Finney Chapel
Oberlin College Artist Recital Series
NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG, violin
ANNE-MARIE McDERMOTT, piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS:
Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op.78 (Regenlied)
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Ticket Prices=97
Students: $7
OCID: $16
Seniors: $16
Area Educators: $16
General Public: $26=A0
At the door: Additional $3
Box Office: 440-775-8169
www.oberlin.edu/arseries

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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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</underline>Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations

(440) 775-8328 (office); (440) 667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

<underline>

</underline></flushright><underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

</underline>

<center><bold><x-tad-bigger>Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital Series
Presents Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Pianist Anne-Marie
McDermott on March 22</x-tad-bigger>

</bold></center><bold>

</bold>OBERLIN, OHIO (Feb. 28, 2006) =97 Violinist Nadja
Salerno-Sonnenberg, celebrated worldwide as one of the most original
and fearless artists on the concert stage today, will perform with
pianist Anne-Marie McDermott on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in
Finney Chapel. The program has been altered from the originally
announced repertoire. The revised program showcases the three violin
sonatas of Johannes Brahms: <italic>Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op.78
</italic>(the<italic> Regenlied </italic>sonata); <italic>Sonata No. 2
in A Major, Op. 100; </italic>and <italic>Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.
108.

</italic>	Tickets for this concert, which is part of Oberlin=92s =
Artist
Recital Series, are $7 for students; $16 for those with an Oberlin
College I.D. (faculty, staff, alumni, and parents), area educators,
and senior citizens; and $26 for the general public. Tickets purchased
at the door on the evening of the performance are an additional $3. To
purchase tickets in advance, please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket
Service at 440-775-8169, or visit the CTS box office, 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. 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.

	According to the<italic> Washington Post</italic>, Nadja
Salerno-Sonnenberg is =93one of the few classical artists who must be
experienced in person.=94 She is renowned for her electrifying
performances, passionate interpretations, and musical depth, and is
sought after by today=92s greatest conductors and orchestras, as well as
by fellow artists for collaborations in both classical and other
genres.  An engaging communicator with a sense of humor and
naturalness in front of the camera, she has appeared on a variety of
television programs including talk shows, the ABC prime time comedy
series <italic>Dharma and Greg</italic>, and PBS=92 <italic>Sesame
Street</italic>; and has hosted PBS=92 <italic>Backstage/Live from
Lincoln Center</italic>.  She was also the subject of an Academy
Award-nominated documentary film, <italic>Speaking in
Strings</italic>, and wrote an autobiography for children, titled
<italic>Nadja: On My Way</italic>, in which she shared her experiences
as a young musician building a career.

	Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is widely celebrated for =
performances on
the world=92s most illustrious stages, and for her interpretations of
Bach and Prokofiev.  Whether performing in recital, with orchestra, or
as an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,
McDermott is at home with a wide range of repertoire. She has been
praised for playing with =93both technical virtuosity and evident joy.=94
(<italic>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</italic>)  The virtuosity, sparkle,
sensitivity, and imagination in her playing mark her as one of the
most exciting young pianists of our time.=20

<bold>

About the Artist Recital Series</bold>

	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 Dave Brubeck,
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, 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 204 performances
under the baton of such illustrious =97and varied =97 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's Who," the list of artists and ensembles
to appear on the series is an illumination of the best of serious
music, spanning the late 19th century to the present.

	The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Conservatory and =
the
Friends of the Artist Recital Series. Media sponsorship is provided by
104.9 FM-WCLV, ideastream WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN, and <italic>Northern
Ohio Live</italic> magazine.

	All programs and artists are subject to change.

<bold>

About the Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bold>

=A0 =A0 Founded in 1865 and situated within the intellectual vitality of
Oberlin College since 1867, Oberlin is the oldest continuously
operating conservatory in the United States. An undergraduate
institution, Oberlin is renowned internationally as a professional
music school of the highest caliber and has been called a =93national
treasure=94 by the <italic>Washington Post</italic>. For more
information about the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, please visit
www.oberlin.edu/con.

<bold>CALENDAR LISTINGS:

</bold>

<bold>Wednesday, March 22 at 8 p.m.</bold>

Finney Chapel

<bold>Oberlin College Artist Recital Series</bold>

<bold>NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG, <italic>violin

</italic>ANNE-MARIE McDERMOTT, <italic>piano

</italic></bold>JOHANNES BRAHMS:

<italic>Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op.78</italic> =
(<italic>Regenlied)</italic>

<italic>Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100

Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108</italic>

Ticket Prices=97

Students: $7

OCID: $16

Seniors: $16

Area Educators: $16

General Public: $26=A0

At the door: Additional $3

Box Office: 440-775-8169

www.oberlin.edu/arseries

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</center>

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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