[NEohioPAL] MEDIA ALERT: Sondheim event to start at 7:30 pm with free concert

[Charlotte Landrum]

*Media Contact Only:*
Charlotte Landrum, Associate Director of Conservatory Media Relations
440-775-5474 (office); 914-645-0162 (cell); charlotte.landrum at oberlin.edu



*MEDIA ALERT:*

*OBERLIN SINGERS WILL WELCOME SONDHEIM WITH FREE CONCERT IN FINNEY CHAPEL AT
7:30 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 *

*Students to sing selections from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Sunday in
the Park with George prior to talk with Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich at 8
p.m.*

OBERLIN, OHIO (August 25, 2008) – As the date for Broadway legend Stephen
Sondheim's talk with Frank Rich at Oberlin College nears, Oberlin has
announced new plans to welcome the composer with a musical tribute on the
stage of Finney Chapel.

At 7:30 p.m. on September 8, 2008, eight student vocalists and one pianist
from the Conservatory and College will take the stage to present *A Little
Sondheim Music*, a program featuring some of Sondheim's best-loved songs
from *A Little Night Music*, *Sweeney Todd*, *Into the Woods*,
*Company*, *Sunday
in the Park with George*, and *Merrily We Roll Along*, directed by Associate
Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty. This "opening act" will take place
prior to the beginning of the conversation between Rich and Sondheim, still
planned for 8 p.m. Admission to the concert is limited to ticket-holders for
the 8 p.m. talk.
An extremely limited number of seats are still available for the public.
Tickets are required for this free event, and may be obtained by sending a
self-addressed stamped envelope, along with request, to Central Ticket
Service, 67 North Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, by September 1. Call CTS
at 800-371-0178 or 440-775-8169 for up-to-date information on current
availability. (Oberlin students, faculty, and staff should request tickets
in person at CTS beginning at noon on September 4th.)

Finney Chapel is located at 90 North Professor Street in Oberlin, Ohio, at
the corner of Ohio Route 511. Visit oberlin.edu/artsguide for maps,
directions, and more information on this and other Oberlin arts and cultural
events.
*
About the Oberlin Convocation Series: *The Oberlin Convocation Series,
presented under the auspices of the Finney Lecture Committee and the Office
of the President, presents free, public discussions of cutting-edge issues
by some of the country's most prominent thinkers. These talks are open to
the public and take place in Finney Chapel. View this season's complete
Convocation Series schedule at
http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series.

Read the original press release for this event at
http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/08jun/convocation.html.

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Charlotte Landrum
Associate Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
Voice: 440.775.5474
Fax: 440.775.5457
charlotte.landrum at oberlin.edu
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