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8 unusual facts about Oberlin Conservatory of Music


Arthur Poister

Decades earlier, he taught for nearly twenty years at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where a large number of famous organists studied with him during their collegiate years.

Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr

Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr received Bachelor of Music degrees in both clarinet performance and music education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she studied with George Waln.

Jon Jang

Jang holds a B.M. degree in music performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1978).

Levon Kemalyan

:Spouse — On March 6, 1941, Levin married Roselle Arax Bezazian (1909–2008) in Cook County, Illinois, a pianist who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Mas Ysa

A native of Montreal, Mas Ysa began writing electronic music in high school while living in São Paulo, Brazil and later attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied Modern Composition.

Peter Croton

He began his lute studies with Loris Chobanian at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and continued with Eugen Müller-Dombois and Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Stefan Lano

He studied Biology and Composition concurrently at Oberlin College and Oberlin Conservatory of Music before attending Harvard University on a full fellowship.

Will Chase

He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied conducting with Robert Spano and majored in percussion.



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James David Christie

In 1970 he attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studying with David Boe, graduating in 1975 with a B.Mus.