<link>/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board /news/victor-hymes-79-named-audubon-society-board <span>Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-08-31T13:06:32-04:00" title="Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 13:06">Thu, 08/31/2023 - 13:06</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Entrepreneur and financier Victor Hymes, a 1979 graduate of 鶹Ƶ, has been named to the Audubon Society’s national board of directors.</p> <p>A resident of San Francisco, Hymes is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Legato Capital Management and independent director of Principal Funds. He chairs multiple committees at the Brookings Institution and holds key roles with numerous other nonprofits.</p> <p>Hymes is a double-degree graduate of 鶹Ƶ with majors in <a href="/node/3371">mathematics</a>, <a href="/node/42011">music education</a>, and <a href="/node/3256">vocal studies</a>. He is an honorary member of 鶹Ƶ’s board of trustees and served on the board from 1996 to 2010.</p> <p>“Audubon is doing important work across the hemisphere, and I look forward to helping ensure the organization has the resources needed to continue protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow,” Hymes said in an Audubon Society statement.</p> <p>Learn more on the <a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-welcomes-five-new-industry-leaders-national-board">Audubon website</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Double-degree graduate, financier, and former 鶹Ƶ trustee devotes energy to numerous nonprofits.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-08-31T12:00:00Z">Thu, 08/31/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25401">Mathematics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=42726">Piano Pedagogy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/mathematics" hreflang="und">Mathematics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/pace" hreflang="und">Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/business" hreflang="und">Business</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of Brookings Institution</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/image/victor_hymes_brookings_institution.png?itok=RlEaBBRq" width="760" height="569" alt="Victor Hymes."> </div> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:06:32 +0000 eburnett 459969 at This Week in Photos: Musical Interludes /news/week-photos-musical-interludes <span>This Week in Photos: Musical Interludes</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-05-06T12:21:40-04:00" title="Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:21">Thu, 05/06/2021 - 12:21</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>A performance by the <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVv7M7n" target="_blank">鶹Ƶ Gospel Ensemble</a> was seen by members of the 鶹Ƶ community and heard throughout Tappan Square on a warm Sunday afternoon. The outdoor concert, conducted by Associate Professor of Jazz Voice <a href="/la-tanya-hall" target="_blank">La Tanya Hall</a>, was one of several instrumental and voice performances that took place on&nbsp;campus since the start of May.&nbsp;</p> <p>In this week’s photo series we attend performances by student jazz ensembles, the 鶹Ƶ College Choir, the 鶹Ƶ Trombone Choir, Collegium Musicum, the 鶹Ƶ Chamber Singers, and end with a stop at Folk Fest 2021.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A male playing drums on a stage outside." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/smalljazzensemble.dale_preston_83.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>Students from the 鶹Ƶ Jazz Studies Department <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVvn4tC" target="_blank">perform at the Clark Bandstand</a> in Tappan Square. Photo credit: Jonathan Clark ’25</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A group of students standing under a breezeway." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/oberlincollegechoir.mike_crupi.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>The <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVAEWg6" target="_blank">鶹Ƶ College Choir</a> performs on the patio of the Mudd Center under the direction of Associate Professor of Conducting <a href="/gregory-ristow" target="_blank">Gregory Ristow '0</a>1. Photo credit: Mike Crupi</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A man playing a trombone outside." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/trombonechoir.mike_crupi.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>The <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVvZGJC" target="_blank">鶹Ƶ Trombone Choir</a> gives a sunset performance in Tappan Square under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone <a href="/john-gruber" target="_blank">John Gruber</a>. Photo credit: Mike Crupi</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A group of female singers hold songbooks and sing next to an upright piano." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/musicum_collegium.yevhen_gulenko.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>A program of music by Palestrina, John Sheppard, and Thomas Tallis performed by the <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVBePd2" target="_blank">鶹Ƶ Collegium Musicum</a> under the direction of <a href="/steven-plank" target="_blank">Steven Plank</a>, professor of musicology. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A small choir performs under an outdoor gazebo." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/oberlinchambersingers.dale_preston_83.jpg" width="757"> <figcaption>A performance by the <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVv73w1" target="_blank">鶹Ƶ Chamber Singers</a> with Associate Professor of Conducting <a href="/gregory-ristow" target="_blank">Gregory Ristow '01</a> conducting. Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="Two student hit a large drum" height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2021/folk_fest.dale_preston_83.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>An all-day <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVw8Jce" target="_blank">Folk Fest</a> in Wilder Bowl featured performances by student groups and live streamed concerts by William Tyler and Haley Heynderickx. Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to 鶹Ƶ College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-05-06T12:00:00Z">Thu, 05/06/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A group of students wearing crimson choir robes standing among tall wild blades of grass serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2548">Concerts and Recitals</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3318">Music</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37371">Horn</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=34691">Jazz Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gregory-ristow" hreflang="und">Gregory Ristow ’01</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/steven-plank" hreflang="und">Steven Plank</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/la-tanya-hall" hreflang="und">La Tanya Hall</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/john-gruber" hreflang="und">John Gruber</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The 鶹Ƶ Gospel Ensemble gives a performance in Tappan Square.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/images-2021/oberlingospelchoir.yevhen_gulenko.jpg?itok=LBQwz1HR" width="760" height="540" alt="A group of people wearing choir robes stand in a field."> </div> Thu, 06 May 2021 16:21:40 +0000 ygay 326506 at This Week in Photos: Unlikely Spaces and Familiar Places /news/week-photos-unlikely-spaces-and-familiar-places <span>This Week in Photos: Unlikely Spaces and Familiar Places</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-10-02T14:05:12-04:00" title="Friday, October 2, 2020 - 14:05">Fri, 10/02/2020 - 14:05</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="Three students perform jazz music on a stage." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/noise_and_buttons._anokhaa.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>TIMARA and jazz majors give a <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmR4b39A" target="_blank">livestream performance </a>at the Cat in the Cream. Photo credit: Anokha Venugopal</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A female student plays the piano and sings into a microphone while a male student plays the cello next to her." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/jazz_in_the_park._jack_l.jpg" width="759"> <figcaption>The first of many <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmR3MAg7" target="_blank">jazz forums </a>in Tappan Square’s Clark Bandstand. Photo credit: Jack Lichtenstein ’23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="Students sit on the grass and look at a large screen. " height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/presidential_debate.jackl.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmR7DCzT" target="_blank">Students watch </a>the Presidential debate in Wilder Bowl. Photo credit: Jack Lichtenstein ’23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="Students stand in a large empty room and look at artwork on a wall." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/artclass.yvonnegay.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>Student work is critiqued in a drawing class led by Visiting Assistant Professor Omid Shekari. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A group of students dance in a circle" height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/latinxheritagemonth.john_seyfried.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>Students celebrated<a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmR4ea36" target="_blank"> TGIF and Latinx Heritage Month </a>in Wilder Bowl with music from popular Latinx artists. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A student types on a laptop while sitting in a tree swing." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/swing.yvonnegay.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>Swinging near Finney Chapel. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"><img alt="A bike path road sign." height="540" src="/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/bike_path.yvonne_gay.jpg" width="760"> <figcaption>A view down South Professor Street. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to 鶹Ƶ College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-10-02T12:00:00Z">Fri, 10/02/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Latinx Heritage Month, TGIF, and the first presidential debate find a home in Wilder Bowl; concerts by TIMARA and jazz students are livestreamed in the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse; the patio of Mudd Center welcomes the 鶹Ƶ College Choir; Clark Bandstand in Tappan Square becomes a stage for jazz forums; and familiar places in between.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2566">Wilder Bowl</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=34691">Jazz Performance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gregory-ristow" hreflang="und">Gregory Ristow ’01</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/jazz-studies" hreflang="und">Jazz Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/contemporary-music" hreflang="und">Contemporary Music</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Associate Professor of Conducting Gregory Ristow ’01 leads the 鶹Ƶ College Choir during an outdoor rehearsal.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/images-2020/ristow_rehearsal._tanya_rosen-jones.jpg?itok=js80VD2x" width="760" height="540" alt="A large chior rehearses outside."> </div> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:05:12 +0000 ygay 307956 at Winter Term in 鶹Ƶ: 2020 /news/winter-term-oberlin-2020 <span>Winter Term in 鶹Ƶ: 2020</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-02-24T10:35:06-05:00" title="Monday, February 24, 2020 - 10:35">Mon, 02/24/2020 - 10:35</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-02-24T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/24/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="view-more" href="https://photo-stories.oberlin.edu/winter-term-in-oberlin/">Browse Winter Term in 鶹Ƶ: 2020</a></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2413">Social Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25346">English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</a></div> <div 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<div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/abby-aresty" hreflang="und">Abby Aresty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/joshua-sperling" hreflang="und">Joshua Sperling</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/peter-naegele" hreflang="und">Peter Naegele</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/abe-reshad" hreflang="und">Abe Reshad</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/jan-cooper" hreflang="und">Jan Cooper</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/jason-stalnaker" hreflang="und">Jason Stalnaker</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/will-parsons" hreflang="und">William (Will) Parsons</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/chemistry-biochemistry" hreflang="und">Chemistry and Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history" hreflang="und">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/russian" hreflang="und">Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/creative-writing" hreflang="und">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/physics-and-astronomy" hreflang="und">Physics and Astronomy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/english" hreflang="und">English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/contemporary-music" hreflang="und">Contemporary Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/latin-american-studies" hreflang="und">Latin American Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Students in the Practicum in Exhibit Design project work on a community-informed exhibit of Alaska Native cultural objects that will be displayed in the Mary Church Terrell Library in the spring.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/images-2020/exhibitdesign.yvonnegay.jpg?itok=aACrRuQq" width="760" height="570" alt="Two students look at book with a picture of a large basket in it."> </div> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:35:06 +0000 ygay 186851 at