[NEohioPAL]REVISED RELEASE: Oberlin Conservatory Recipient of Historic Property

Wed Oct 4 16:19:10 PDT 2006

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

Patricia A. Murphy, Executive Director, Oberlin Heritage Center
440-774-1700; patm at oberlinheritage.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Oberlin Heritage Center Donates Historic Property
to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music

  Burrell-King House to Become New Home of the Oberlin Community Music=20=

School

OBERLIN, OHIO (REVISED October 4, 2006)=97A historic landmark that was=20=

once home to an Oberlin College President will soon be filled with the=20=

sound of children making music.
	The Oberlin Heritage Center (OHC) has entered into an agreement =
with=20
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to donate the Burrell-King House,=20
located at 315 East College Street, to Oberlin College. The Greek=20
Revival house will become the new home of the Oberlin Community Music=20
School, the Conservatory=92s pre-collegiate music instruction program.=20=

Since its inception in 2003, the Oberlin Community Music School has=20
operated in rented or borrowed space. A $100,000 grant to the Oberlin=20
Conservatory of Music from the Nord Family Foundation will be used to=20
renovate the building for use as a community music school.
	=93We are extremely grateful to the Nord Foundation and the =
Oberlin=20
Heritage Center for their support,=94 says David H. Stull, Dean of the=20=

Conservatory. =93The gift of the Burrell-King House will significantly=20=

enhance the Community Music School and allow its mission to be fully=20
engaged. The additional teaching and storage space will permit growth,=20=

and will accommodate recital programs and open houses. The home=92s=20
proximity to Eastwood Elementary School should make it easier for=20
parents to schedule convenient lesson times for their children, and=20
thereby facilitate access to the program by a broader population.=20
Furthermore, the rich history and reputation of the Burrell-King House,=20=

as well as its location, will affirm the Community Music School as a=20
vital part of the community, and we hope that the house will, over=20
time, become a landmark for the pursuit of artistic excellence and=20
community enrichment.=94
	=93The Community Music School was founded on the principal that =
quality=20
music education should be made available to everyone,=94 says Director =
of=20
the Oberlin Community School Andrea McAlister. =93By bringing the school=20=

and our wonderful faculty into the community, we can continue to pursue=20=

these goals and expand our programs to meet the community=92s needs.=94=20=

McAlister is also Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the=20
Conservatory.
The Nordson Foundation (which later became the Nord Family Foundation)=20=

acquired the Burrell-King property in 1974, and gave it to the Oberlin=20=

Historical and Improvement Organization (now the Oberlin Heritage=20
Center) in 1989.
	=93Since 1989, our organization has worked to preserve and =
maintain the=20
Burrell-King House, its barn, and grounds,=94 says Patricia A. Murphy,=20=

executive director of the Oberlin Heritage Center. =93This has been a=20
huge responsibility for a small organization with limited resources=20
that also maintains the Oberlin Heritage Center facilities and grounds=20=

on South Professor Street. As part of our institutional planning, we=20
have been exploring other options for ownership and use of the house in=20=

collaboration with the Nord Family Foundation. Our goal was to find a=20
new use that would assure its preservation and provide community=20
access. Happily, our agreement with the Oberlin Conservatory of Music=20
will do just that.=94
	John Mullaney, executive director of the Nord Family Foundation, =
says,=20
=93The Nord Family Foundation is proud to support Oberlin Heritage=20
Center=92s generous gift of the Burrell-King House to the Oberlin=20
Conservatory of Music.=A0 When they developed the adjacent Oberlin Early=20=

Childhood Center, the Nord family, especially Evan and Cindy Nord,=20
envisioned a place where the lives of children would be enriched. The=20
Community Music School at the Burrell-King House is a wonderful=20
realization of this vision to enhance the quality of life for Oberlin=92s=20=

children and their families.=A0 Evan Nord would have been delighted with=20=

this news.=94
	 The Oberlin Conservatory of Music=92s Community Music School is=20=

dedicated to providing students with an exceptional educational and=20
artistic experience while fostering a lifelong appreciation of and=20
commitment to excellence in music. The school offers students of all=20
ages, abilities, and backgrounds the opportunity to express their=20
artistic creativity through the study and creation of music; in 2004-05=20=

the school enrolled approximately 75 students, and awarded more than=20
$4,000 in scholarship assistance. The Community Music School offers=20
pre-collegiate instruction in strings, piano, winds, percussion, and=20
voice, as well as theory and composition. In addition to private=20
lessons, dynamic group programs such as Piano Lab, MusicPlay (for=20
children ages 3 to 5), and the String Preparatory Program, are taught=20
by highly qualified musicians and teachers.
	The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated =
amid=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, its =
alumni=20
have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the=20
serious music world. For more information about the Oberlin Conservtory=20=

of Music and Oberlin College, please visit www.oberlin.edu.
	The Oberlin Heritage Center is a historical society and historic=20=

preservation organization as well as a complex of historic sites that=20
is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The nonprofit=20
membership organization is dedicated to preserving and sharing the city=20=

of Oberlin=92s unique heritage and making the community a better place =
to=20
live, learn, work, and visit. Founded in 1903 as the Village=20
Improvement Society, the organization was known until recently as the=20
Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization (OHIO). For more=20
information, please visit www.oberlinheritage.org.
	The Burrell-King House, which is listed on the National Register =
of=20
Historic Places and is a City of Oberlin Historic Landmark, was built=20
in 1852 for Jabez Lyman Burrell, an ardent abolitionist. According to=20
Geoffrey Blodgett=92s book, Oberlin Architecture, College and Town: A=20
Guide to its Social History, Burrell, who was originally from western=20
Massachusetts, was a disciple of John Jay Shipherd, one of the founders=20=

of Oberlin College. Burrell, a charter member of the Oberlin College=20
Board of Trustees, =93enjoyed substantial wealth and influence. He was =
an=20
active anti-slavery man, and in 1868 he gave $10,000 for a freedmen=92s=20=

school in Selma, Alabama. Later he deeded valuable coalfields in=20
Illinois to the College. In 1882 he added the gift of his house and=20
land on East College Street. The College in turn sold the house four=20
years later to young Henry Churchill King, who became Oberlin=92s=20
president in 1902.=94
	The Nord Family Foundation endeavors to build community through=20=

programs that strengthen families and improve public service, and=20
awards grants in the fields of health and social services, education,=20
arts and culture, and civic affairs. The foundation awards grants in=20
several geographic areas, but most are made to organizations within=20
Lorain County, Ohio, or projects that will have an impact in that=20
region.

# # #

October 4, 2006
Media Contacts:
Marci Janas (Oberlin Conservatory of Music)
Patricia A. Murphy (Oberlin Heritage 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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that did not represent the final draft. It was an interim iteration
that was sent out in error.=20

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edia
Contacts Only:

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

440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell);
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<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>marci.janas at oberlin.edu</co=
lor></underline>

Patricia A. Murphy, Executive Director, Oberlin Heritage Center

440-774-1700;
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olor></underline>

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</smaller></flushright><smaller>

<underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

</underline></smaller><underline>

</underline><center><bold>Oberlin Heritage Center Donates Historic
Property=20

to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music

<italic><smaller> Burrell-King House to Become New Home of the Oberlin
Community Music School

</smaller></italic></bold><smaller>

</smaller></center><smaller>OBERLIN, OHIO (REVISED October 4, 2006)=97A
historic landmark that was once home to an Oberlin College President
will soon be filled with the sound of children making music.=20

	The Oberlin Heritage Center (OHC) has entered into an agreement =
with
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to donate the Burrell-King House,
located at 315 East College Street, to Oberlin College. The Greek
Revival house will become the new home of the Oberlin Community Music
School, the Conservatory=92s pre-collegiate music instruction program.
Since its inception in 2003, the Oberlin Community Music School has
operated in rented or borrowed space. A $100,000 grant to the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music from the Nord Family Foundation will be used to
renovate the building for use as a community music school.

	=93We are extremely grateful to the Nord Foundation and the =
Oberlin
Heritage Center for their support,=94 says David H. Stull, Dean of the
Conservatory. =93The gift of the Burrell-King House will significantly
enhance the Community Music School and allow its mission to be fully
engaged. The additional teaching and storage space will permit growth,
and will accommodate recital programs and open houses. The home=92s
proximity to Eastwood Elementary School should make it easier for
parents to schedule convenient lesson times for their children, and
thereby facilitate access to the program by a broader population.
Furthermore, the rich history and reputation of the Burrell-King
House, as well as its location, will affirm the Community Music School
as a vital part of the community, and we hope that the house will,
over time, become a landmark for the pursuit of artistic excellence
and community enrichment.=94=20

	=93The Community Music School was founded on the principal that =
quality
music education should be made available to everyone,=94 says Director
of the Oberlin Community School Andrea McAlister. =93By bringing the
school and our wonderful faculty into the community, we can continue
to pursue these goals and expand our programs to meet the community=92s
needs.=94 McAlister is also Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the
Conservatory.<bold>

</bold>The Nordson Foundation (which later became the Nord Family
Foundation) acquired the Burrell-King property in 1974, and gave it to
the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization (now the Oberlin
Heritage Center) in 1989.=20

	=93Since 1989, our organization has worked to preserve and =
maintain the
Burrell-King House, its barn, and grounds,=94 says Patricia A. Murphy,
executive director of the Oberlin Heritage Center. =93This has been a
huge responsibility for a small organization with limited resources
that also maintains the Oberlin Heritage Center facilities and grounds
on South Professor Street. As part of our institutional planning, we
have been exploring other options for ownership and use of the house
in collaboration with the Nord Family Foundation. Our goal was to find
a new use that would assure its preservation and provide community
access. Happily, our agreement with the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
will do just that.=94

	John Mullaney, executive director of the Nord Family Foundation,
says, =93The Nord Family Foundation is proud to support Oberlin Heritage
Center=92s generous gift of the Burrell-King House to the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music.=A0 When they developed the adjacent Oberlin Early
Childhood Center, the Nord family, especially Evan and Cindy Nord,
envisioned a place where the lives of children would be enriched. The
Community Music School at the Burrell-King House is a wonderful
realization of this vision to enhance the quality of life for
Oberlin=92s children and their families.=A0 Evan Nord would have been
delighted with this news.=94<bold>

</bold>	 <bold>The Oberlin Conservatory of Music=92s Community Music
School</bold> is dedicated to providing students with an exceptional
educational and artistic experience while fostering a lifelong
appreciation of and commitment to excellence in music. The school
offers students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds the
opportunity to express their artistic creativity through the study and
creation of music; in 2004-05 the school enrolled approximately 75
students, and awarded more than $4,000 in scholarship assistance. The
Community Music School offers pre-collegiate instruction in strings,
piano, winds, percussion, and voice, as well as theory and
composition. In addition to private lessons, dynamic group programs
such as Piano Lab, MusicPlay (for children ages 3 to 5), and the
String Preparatory Program, are taught by highly qualified musicians
and teachers.

<bold>	The Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bold>, founded in 1865 and
situated amid 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>, its alumni have gone on to achieve
illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world. For
more information about the Oberlin Conservtory of Music and Oberlin
College, please visit
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>www.oberlin.edu</color></un=
derline>.

<bold>	The Oberlin Heritage Center</bold> is a historical society and
historic preservation organization as well as a complex of historic
sites that is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The
nonprofit membership organization is dedicated to preserving and
sharing the city of Oberlin=92s unique heritage and making the community
a better place to live, learn, work, and visit. Founded in 1903 as the
Village Improvement Society, the organization was known until recently
as the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization (OHIO). For
more information, please visit www.oberlinheritage.org.

	<bold>The Burrell-King House,</bold> which is listed on the =
National
Register of Historic Places and is a City of Oberlin Historic
Landmark, was built in 1852 for Jabez Lyman Burrell, an ardent
abolitionist. According to Geoffrey Blodgett=92s book, <italic>Oberlin
Architecture, College and Town: A Guide to its Social
History</italic>, Burrell, who was originally from western
Massachusetts, was a disciple of John Jay Shipherd, one of the
founders of Oberlin College. Burrell, a charter member of the Oberlin
College Board of Trustees, =93enjoyed substantial wealth and influence.
He was an active anti-slavery man, and in 1868 he gave $10,000 for a
freedmen=92s school in Selma, Alabama. Later he deeded valuable
coalfields in Illinois to the College. In 1882 he added the gift of
his house and land on East College Street. The College in turn sold
the house four years later to young Henry Churchill King, who became
Oberlin=92s president in 1902.=94

<bold>	The Nord Family Foundation</bold> endeavors to build community
through programs that strengthen families and improve public service,
and awards grants in the fields of health and social services,
education, arts and culture, and civic affairs. The foundation awards
grants in several geographic areas, but most are made to organizations
within Lorain County, Ohio, or projects that will have an impact in
that region.=20

</smaller><center><smaller># # #

</smaller></center><smaller>

October 4, 2006

Media Contacts:=20

Marci Janas (Oberlin Conservatory of Music)

Patricia A. Murphy (Oberlin Heritage Center)

</smaller>

<smaller>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</smaller>=

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