<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align: right;"><u>Media Contact Only:</u><br>Charlotte Landrum, Associate Director of Conservatory Media Relations<br>
440-775-5474 (office); 914-645-0162 (cell); <a href="mailto:charlotte.landrum@oberlin.edu" target="_blank">charlotte.landrum@oberlin.edu</a><br></div> <br><br><br><u>MEDIA ALERT:</u><br><br><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><font size="4">OBERLIN SINGERS WILL WELCOME SONDHEIM WITH FREE CONCERT IN FINNEY CHAPEL AT 7:30 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 </font></b><br>
<br><font size="4"><i>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.</i></font><br></div><br><font size="2"><div class="Ih2E3d">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. <br>
<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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 </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A Little Sondheim Music</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, a program featuring some of Sondheim's best-loved songs from </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A Little Night Music</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sweeney Todd</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Into the Woods</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Company</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sunday in the Park with George</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Merrily We Roll Along</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
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.</span><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>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.)<br>
<br>Finney Chapel is located at 90 North Professor Street in Oberlin, Ohio, at the corner of Ohio Route 511. Visit <a href="http://oberlin.edu/artsguide" target="_blank">oberlin.edu/artsguide</a> for maps, directions, and more information on this and other Oberlin arts and cultural events.</div>
</font><font style="font-weight: normal;" size="2"><b><br>About the Oberlin Convocation Series: </b>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. </font>View this season's complete Convocation Series schedule at <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series" target="_blank">http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series</a>. <br>
<font style="font-weight: normal;" size="2"><br></font>Read the original press release for this event at <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/08jun/convocation.html" target="_blank">http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/08jun/convocation.html</a>. <br>
<br>###<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Charlotte Landrum<br>Associate Director of Conservatory Media Relations<br>Oberlin Conservatory of Music<br>39 West College Street<br>Oberlin, OH 44074<br><a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/con">www.oberlin.edu/con</a><br>
Voice: 440.775.5474<br>Fax: 440.775.5457<br><a href="mailto:charlotte.landrum@oberlin.edu">charlotte.landrum@oberlin.edu</a> <br>
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