[NEohioPAL]Oboists Alex Klein and Robert Walters Named to Professorships at Oberlin
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OBOISTS ALEX KLEIN AND ROBERT WALTERS NAMED TO PROFESSORSHIPS AT THE =20
OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
OBERLIN, OHIO (March 20, 2007)=97The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is =20=
pleased to announce two appointments to the faculty.
Alex Klein =9287, AD =9289, who joined Oberlin=92s faculty last year as =20=
Artist in Residence and Visiting Professor of Oboe, has been named =20
Professor of Oboe. Klein is former principal oboe of the Chicago =20
Symphony Orchestra. Robert Walters, currently Visiting Assistant =20
Professor of Oboe and English Horn, is now Associate Professor of =20
Oboe and English Horn. Walters is a member of the Cleveland Orchestra =20=
and serves as the ensemble=92s solo English horn player.
=93Both Alex and Robert are extraordinary artists and teachers,=94 says =20=
Dean of the Conservatory David H. Stull. =93We are tremendously pleased =20=
to be bringing them to Oberlin.=94
Oboist Alex Klein studied with the late Professor of Oboe James =20
Caldwell at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, earning a Bachelor of =20
Music degree in 1987 and an Artist=92s Diploma in 1989. He was =20
principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony from 1995 to 2004, and in =20
addition to solo performances with that orchestra, he has been =20
featured with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse =20
Romande, and the Chicago Sinfonietta. He won a 2002 Grammy Award with =20=
the Chicago Symphony for his Teldec recording of Strauss=92 Oboe =20
Concerto. Klein has also recorded for Boston Records, Newport =20
Classics, the Musical Heritage Society, and Cedille Records.
Klein made his solo orchestral debut at the age of 10 in his native =20
Brazil. The following year, he was honored with an invitation to join =20=
the Camerata Antiqua, one of Brazil=92s foremost chamber ensembles. In =20=
the years to follow he toured and performed extensively as a soloist, =20=
recitalist, and as a member of several professional Brazilian =20
orchestras.
He has been awarded numerous international prizes, including first =20
prize in the inaugural Lucarelli International Competition for Solo =20
Oboe Players, which was held at Carnegie Hall, and first prize in the =20=
1988 International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva, =20
Switzerland, in which he was the only oboist to win first prize since =20=
Heinz Holliger three decades earlier.
Besides teaching, Klein conducts, performs solo concertos, is =20
artistic director of the Santa Catarina Music Festival, (FEMUSC) in =20
Brazil, and participates in other sociocultural music festivals =20
around the world. Klein was the guest soloist for an Oberlin Chamber =20
Orchestra concert at Cleveland=92s Severance Hall in April 2006. The =20
concert was dedicated to the memory of his late teacher, James =20
Caldwell, and was conducted by Bridget-Michaele Reischl, Director of =20
the Oberlin Orchestras.
Robert Walters is currently a member of the oboe section of the =20
Cleveland Orchestra as the solo English horn player, a distinction he =20=
has held since 2004. He has held the same position with the =20
Metropolitan Opera and Cincinnati Symphony orchestras, and has =20
performed and recorded with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recently he =20
was guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony and Orpheus Chamber =20
orchestras, and this season made his solo debut with the Cleveland =20
Orchestra. Other solo appearances include performances with the =20
Cincinnati, Redlands, and Curtis Institute symphony orchestras, the =20
New York Chamber Soloists, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and the =20=
Beijing Radio Symphony (China).
Walters has participated in the National Repertory Orchestra, the =20
Bard, Blossom, Spoleto, and Marlboro music festivals, and toured as a =20=
member of Musicians from Marlboro. He is currently on the artist =20
faculty of the Aspen and Colorado College music festivals, and has =20
been Instructor of Oboe at the University of Pennsylvania and at Bard =20=
and Haverford colleges.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Columbia =20
University Graduate Writing Division, Walters has studied with =20
Richard Woodhams, Principal Oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and =20
the late John Mack, former Principal Oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid =20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the =20
oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =20
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the =20
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =20
Washington Post, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious =20=
careers in all aspects of the serious music world. Many of them have =20
attained stature as solo performers, composers, and conductors, among =20=
them Jennifer Koh, Steven Isserlis, Denyce Graves, Franco Farina, =20
Lisa Saffer, George Walker, Christopher Rouse, David Zinman, and =20
Robert Spano. All of the members of the contemporary music ensembles =20
eighth blackbird and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) =20
are Oberlin graduates, and members of the Mir=F3, Pacifica, Juilliard, =20=
and Fry Street quartets, among others, include Oberlin alumni, who =20
also can be found in major orchestras and opera companies throughout =20
the world.
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Marci Janas
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Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
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PROFESSORSHIPS AT THE OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC</B></P><P =
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auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">OBERLIN, OHIO (March 20, 2007)=97The Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce two appointments to the =
faculty.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Alex Klein =9287, AD =9289, =
who joined Oberlin=92s faculty last year as Artist in Residence and =
Visiting Professor of Oboe, has been named Professor of Oboe. Klein is =
former principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Robert Walters, =
currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Oboe and English Horn, is now =
Associate Professor of Oboe and English Horn. Walters is a member of the =
Cleveland Orchestra and serves as the ensemble=92s solo English horn =
player.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93Both Alex and Robert =
are extraordinary artists and teachers,=94 says Dean of the Conservatory =
David H. Stull. =93We are tremendously pleased to be bringing them to =
Oberlin.=94</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: normal;">Oboist =
</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"><B>Alex Klein </B></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;">studied with the late Professor of Oboe =
James Caldwell at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, earning a Bachelor =
of Music degree in 1987 and an Artist=92s Diploma in 1989. He =
was</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"><B> </B></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;">principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony =
from 1995 to 2004, and in addition to solo performances with that =
orchestra, he has been featured with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the =
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Chicago Sinfonietta. He won a =
2002 Grammy Award with the Chicago Symphony for his Teldec recording of =
Strauss=92 </SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"><I>Oboe Concerto. </I></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;">Klein has also recorded for Boston =
Records, Newport Classics, the Musical Heritage Society, and Cedille =
Records.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Klein made =
his solo orchestral debut at the age of 10 in his native Brazil. The =
following year, he was honored with an invitation to join the Camerata =
Antiqua, one of Brazil=92s foremost chamber ensembles. In the years to =
follow he toured and performed extensively as a soloist, recitalist, and =
as a member of several professional Brazilian orchestras.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">He has been awarded numerous =
international prizes, including first prize in the inaugural Lucarelli =
International Competition for Solo Oboe Players, which was held at =
Carnegie Hall, and first prize in the 1988 International Competition for =
Musical Performers in Geneva, Switzerland, in which he was the only =
oboist to win first prize since Heinz Holliger three decades =
earlier.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Besides teaching, Klein =
conducts, performs solo concertos, is artistic director of the Santa =
Catarina Music Festival, (FEMUSC) in Brazil, and participates in other =
sociocultural music festivals around the world. Klein was the guest =
soloist for an Oberlin Chamber Orchestra concert at Cleveland=92s =
Severance Hall in April 2006. The concert was dedicated to the memory of =
his late teacher, James Caldwell, and was conducted by Bridget-Michaele =
Reischl, Director of the Oberlin Orchestras.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
48px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height:=
24px;"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;"><B>Robert Walters</B></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;"> is currently a member of the oboe =
section of the Cleveland Orchestra as the solo English horn player, a =
distinction he has held since 2004.=A0 He has held the same position =
with the Metropolitan Opera and Cincinnati Symphony orchestras, and has =
performed and recorded with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recently he was =
guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony and Orpheus Chamber orchestras, =
and this season made his solo debut with the Cleveland Orchestra. Other =
solo appearances include performances with the Cincinnati, Redlands, and =
Curtis Institute symphony orchestras, the New York Chamber Soloists, =
Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and the Beijing Radio Symphony =
(China).</SPAN></SPAN></P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">Walters has =
participated in the National Repertory Orchestra, the Bard, Blossom, =
Spoleto, and Marlboro music festivals, and toured as a member of =
Musicians from Marlboro.=A0 He is currently on the artist faculty of the =
Aspen and Colorado College music festivals, and has been Instructor of =
Oboe at the University of Pennsylvania and at Bard and Haverford =
colleges.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0 A =
graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Columbia University =
Graduate Writing Division, Walters has studied with Richard Woodhams, =
Principal Oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the late John Mack, =
former Principal Oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra.</P><P =
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style=3D"line-height: normal;"><B>The Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music</B></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
normal;">, 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 </SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: normal;"><I>Washington Post,</I></SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: normal;"> Oberlin=92s =
alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the =
serious music world. Many of them have attained stature as solo =
performers, composers, and conductors, among them Jennifer Koh, Steven =
Isserlis, Denyce Graves, Franco Farina, Lisa Saffer, George Walker, =
Christopher Rouse, David Zinman, and Robert Spano. All of the members of =
the contemporary music ensembles eighth blackbird and the International =
Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) are Oberlin graduates, and members of the =
Mir=F3, Pacifica, Juilliard, and Fry Street quartets, among others, =
include Oberlin alumni, who also can be found in major orchestras and =
opera companies throughout the world.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P align=3D"center"=
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