Walter Moak ’25 Earns Fulbright to Germany</h1> <article> <h1>Walter Moak ’25 Earns Fulbright to Germany</h1> <p>mreed — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:37:41 +0000</p> <span>Walter Moak ’25 Earns Fulbright to Germany</span> <span><span>mreed</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-21T09:37:41-05:00" title="Friday, November 21, 2025 - 09:37">Fri, 11/21/2025 - 09:37</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Throughout his four years at �鶹��Ƶ, the Charlottesville, Virginia, native competed on both the cross country and track and field teams, making four appearances across two different NCAA National Championships. </p><p>Moak is the <a href=" https://goyeo.com/sports/mens-track-and-field" data-entity-type="external">�鶹��Ƶ track and field</a> record holder for the 1000-meter, 1 Mile, and distance medley relay races, and appears 10 times on the sport’s top-10 times list. Before closing out his career, he also helped lead the <a href="https://goyeo.com/sports/mens-cross-country" data-entity-type="external">cross country team</a> to a pair of North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championships in 2022—the first time the men’s team won the crown in 66 years—and 2024.</p><p>In addition to his athletic achievements, Moak performed in �鶹��Ƶ’s Arts & Sciences Chamber Collective and the Musical Union. With the latter, he performed at Carnegie Hall in January 2023. </p><p><strong>How did �鶹��Ƶ shape or influence you to pursue the Fulbright?</strong></p><p>During my time at �鶹��Ƶ, I took a number of excellent classes in the <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/german">German department</a>. Although I arrived on campus with no knowledge of German, I signed up for German 101 with <a href="/steven-huff">Professor of German Steve Huff</a> during my first semester. I loved the class and continued to study the language, progressing through grammar classes into literature courses over the next few years.</p><p>In those upper-level courses, I read books and stories that were both surprisingly dynamic, both somber and comic, moving yet sharp. Contrary to the language’s caricatures in American media, I found that German could achieve a breadth of expression: spare and terse at one moment, but free and fluid at the next. </p><p>Surprisingly, I also found that German complemented my other coursework quite well. As a musical studies major, I could read Wagner’s essays in their original text and understand the lyrics of Schubert’s song cycles. Additionally, I used my German in an art history course on Albrecht Dürer and in several linguistics classes. </p><p>Although I enjoyed studying German, I had few opportunities to speak it. Since I chose not to study abroad at �鶹��Ƶ, I started looking for ways to go to Germany after graduation. When I decided to apply for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA), the German department supported me at every stage: Professor Huff wrote a recommendation on my behalf, and <a href="/jessica-resvick">Assistant Professor of German Jessica Resvick</a> reviewed and helped edit my application essays. </p><p>I also have to credit �鶹��Ƶ’s track and field team for creating a culture that encouraged me to apply. The team is full of ambitious people who apply for competitive fellowships and often win them. During my time on the team, <a href="/news/survivor-mentality">Emma Hart</a> ’23 won a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship and <a href="/news/hayden-hill-24-earns-fulbright-bulgaria" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6b4d0a23-614a-4d83-a9a9-5ac4b1ecb98b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Hayden Hill ’24 Earns Fulbright to Bulgaria">Hayden Hill</a> ’24 won another Fulbright, and two of my teammates applied in the same cycle as I did. With such company, I wasn’t intimidated by the Fulbright’s competitive process or prestigious reputation.</p><p><strong>How does pursuing the Fulbright align with your post-college life and career goals? </strong></p><p>I’m unsure of what career I intend to pursue, and Fulbright gives me another year to figure things out. However, the program’s focus on education and linguistics could lead to jobs in those fields. </p><p>Additionally, I’m considering getting a master’s degree in either urban planning or landscape architecture. Spending time in Germany will expose me to how physical places are planned and formed outside the U.S.</p><p><strong>What’s the best advice you’ve received from your �鶹��Ƶ faculty mentor?</strong></p><p>“The worst they can say is no—and you’re in the same position you started in.” – Ben Wach, head track & field coach.</p><hr><p><em>If you’re a rising or graduating senior interested in Fulbright, connect with </em><a href="/node/4526"><em>Fellowships & Awards</em></a><em> to learn more about pursuing research or an arts project, obtaining a graduate degree, or teaching English in a foreign country of your choice following graduation.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The record-setting �鶹��Ƶ athlete and musical studies major plans to teach English.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-11-21T12:00:00Z">Fri, 11/21/2025 - 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="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Walter Moak ’25, a <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies">musical studies major</a> and record-setting �鶹��Ƶ dual athlete, has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany for the 2025-2026 academic year. </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=2360">After �鶹��Ƶ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=4080">Fellowships</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</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=25281">Musical Studies</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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</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">Abe Frato ’25</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Joins Park Arts, Bringing World-Class Programs to Historic Synagogue</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:34:19 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Joins Park Arts, Bringing World-Class Programs to Historic Synagogue</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-10T12:34:19-04:00" title="Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 12:34">Thu, 04/10/2025 - 12:34</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since the Park Synagogue congregation departed its historic Cleveland Heights campus several years ago, there has been a remarkable effort underway to restore and repurpose this important site into a center for creative arts and humanities. </p><p>�鶹��Ƶ is proud to bring its unique combination of outstanding academics and world-class music and arts education to the dynamic community that is planned for the Park Synagogue. Called “Park Arts,” this collaboration is a milestone in one of the most ambitious and historically significant reclamation projects within the nation’s Jewish community.</p><p>Developed by Sustainable Community Associates (SCA), a Cleveland-based team of �鶹��Ƶ alumni, and the nonprofit Friends of Mendelsohn, Park Arts honors architect Erich Mendelsohn’s legacy while designing an intergenerational center for artistic creation and humanities education. �鶹��Ƶ will add its newly established Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated Arts (BA+BFA) to this creative hub. Launching in fall 2025, the combined degree program can be completed in five years: the first four on �鶹��Ƶ’s bucolic campus, followed by a fifth year set amid the rich professional arts community at Park Arts. With the first BA+BFA students scheduled to arrive at Park Arts in June 2027, this program will provide hands-on opportunities for students in Northeast Ohio’s vibrant arts scene.</p><p>“We are thrilled to forge this connection between �鶹��Ƶ and the greater Cleveland community,” says �鶹��Ƶ President Carmen Twillie Ambar. “This partnership allows us to honor one of Cleveland’s historic Jewish synagogues while our students interact with the region’s cultural institutions. Our students will gain real-world experience and contribute their talents to a city known for artistic excellence. It bridges �鶹��Ƶ’s close-knit campus with the creative energy of Cleveland and Cleveland Heights.” </p><p>�鶹��Ƶ’s BA+BFA in Integrated Arts dual degree program eventually will bring up to 50 fifth-year students to Park Arts for an immersive arts year. Students will have 24-hour access to private studios, rehearsal spaces, theaters, and production facilities, culminating in a substantial, public-facing project—a performance, exhibition, or installation—determined in collaboration with their �鶹��Ƶ faculty mentors. The program is designed with collaboration in mind: Students will work with renowned visiting artists and with Cleveland’s arts organizations through internships, commissioned works, and public programming.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Partnership will yield host site for new BA+BFA combined degree program.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-09T12:00:00Z">Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Communications</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=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=4290">BA/BFA</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=25436">Studio Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25326">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</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="/julia-christensen" hreflang="und">Julia Christensen</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/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</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/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Built in 1950, Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights will be redeveloped as Park Arts. Fifth-year �鶹��Ƶ students in the new BA/BFA program will pursue their studies at the transformed space beginning in 2027.</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 SCA</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-40692" class="paragraph paragraph--type--pb-el-bq paragraph--view-mode--default"> <blockquote class="blockquote--quotemark" data-text-color-red data-text-size-giant> <p>For artists, community connections are invaluable. Collaborating with Cleveland’s arts organizations, securing internships, and being immersed in a thriving cultural district will be transformative.” <em>—Julia Christensen, BA+BFA Program Director</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-40399" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>The partnership with Park Arts also presents a pathway for �鶹��Ƶ to expand Jewish Studies—drawing on the congregation’s archives as well as pursuing course-based research opportunities focused on the history of Park Synagogue—and the potential for community concerts and other musical outreach. </p><p>In addition to �鶹��Ƶ, Park Arts will house a diverse collection of nonprofit and educational programs, expanding access to creative programming for the broader Cleveland community. Overall, the 28-acre Park Arts campus will contain intergenerational housing, an expanded neighborhood preschool, public walking trails and green space, and the preservation of the Mendelsohn-designed building—an applicant for National Landmark status—while simultaneously integrating sustainability initiatives such as geothermal heating and cooling.</p><p>According to Susan Ratner, former President of Park Synagogue, the donation of Park to SCA was a continuation of the congregation’s legacy. “Our goal has always been to honor Park’s history while ensuring it remains an inspiring part of Greater Cleveland’s cultural landscape. The larger vision for the restoration and �鶹��Ƶ’s presence will bring new energy, creativity, and scholarship, making Park Arts a truly unique center for artistic innovation and education. We are thrilled to be a part of it and to return each year for high holidays.”</p><p>Park Arts places �鶹��Ƶ students near some of the region’s most distinguished cultural institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland, and Dobama Theatre, as well as Cleveland’s renowned performance venues and galleries.</p><p>“This move provides an essential bridge from student life to professional careers in the arts,” says Julia Christensen, Program Director and �鶹��Ƶ’s Eva & John Young-Hunter Professor of Integrated Media. “Park Arts offers students the opportunity to engage with the Cleveland arts community while honing their creative practice in an academic setting.”</p><p>“For artists, community connections are invaluable,” Christensen adds. “Collaborating with Cleveland’s arts organizations, securing internships, and being immersed in a thriving cultural district will be transformative. At the same time, these emerging artists will bring fresh perspectives and energy to the broader Cleveland arts scene. It’s an exciting exchange.”</p><hr><p><a href="/arts-and-sciences/ba-bfa-dual-degree-integrated-arts"><em><strong>Learn more about �鶹��Ƶ’s BA+BFA program at �鶹��Ƶ.edu.</strong></em></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Launches Combined BA+BFA in Integrated Arts</h1> <p>eburnett — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:02:25 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Launches Combined BA+BFA in Integrated Arts</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-02-21T16:02:25-05:00" title="Friday, February 21, 2025 - 16:02">Fri, 02/21/2025 - 16:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For generations, �鶹��Ƶ graduates have gone on to become groundbreaking creative forces in artistic settings all over the world. </p><p>Now a new pairing of �鶹��Ƶ degree programs enables undergraduate students to establish their own paths toward interdisciplinary careers across the arts.</p><p>Beginning in fall 2025, students may pursue a combined dual degree that culminates in a <a href="/arts-and-sciences/ba-bfa-dual-degree-integrated-arts">Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated Arts</a>. The two degrees can be completed in five years: the first four on �鶹��Ƶ’s bucolic campus, followed by a fifth year set amid the vibrant professional arts community of nearby Cleveland.</p><p>“What is most inspiring about this new BA+BFA pathway is that it emerged organically,” says <a href="/node/4921">David Kamitsuka</a>, Dean of �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Arts and Sciences. “It developed through an extraordinary, collaborative commitment among our arts faculty to design a program that is attuned to the future of the art world and attentive to the aspirations of our endlessly creative and thoughtful students.” </p><p>Students in the program complete courses in their chosen BA major, <a href="/arts-and-sciences/areas-of-study">selecting from more than 50 areas of study</a> offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. They also take 10 additional courses in the <a href="/arts-and-sciences/practicing-arts">practicing arts</a>, which may include cinema and media, creative writing, dance, musical studies, studio art, and theater.</p><p>In year five, students live and work in Cleveland, with 24-hour access to private studios, rehearsal spaces, theaters, and production facilities. This immersive arts year is dedicated to completing a substantial, public-facing project—a performance, exhibition, or installation, for example—determined in collaboration with their �鶹��Ƶ faculty mentors.</p><p>Unlike traditional BFA programs, which require selection of a single area of study, �鶹��Ƶ’s BFA in Integrated Arts invites students to shape their own path by incorporating other disciplines into their individual artistic practice. In this way, painting could be paired with politics, theater with environmental studies, creative writing with neuroscience—or any number of other combinations.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Five-year path toward two degrees includes focused work in the thriving arts world of nearby Cleveland.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2025-02-21T12:00:00Z">Fri, 02/21/2025 - 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=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2556">Admissions</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=4290">BA/BFA</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=25436">Studio Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25326">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</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="/julia-christensen" hreflang="und">Julia Christensen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/david-kamitsuka" hreflang="und">David Kamitsuka</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/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</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/creative-writing" hreflang="und">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Students in �鶹��Ƶ’s BA+BFA dual-degree program devote their first four years to studies on campus, followed by a fifth year of immersive arts study in Cleveland.</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-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-37735" class="paragraph paragraph--type--pb-el-bq paragraph--view-mode--default"> <blockquote class="blockquote--quotemark" data-text-color-red data-text-size-giant> <p>Our students don’t just learn to be artists; they learn to be thinkers who engage deeply with the world around them.”</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-37109" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>The program creates an ideal bridge between students’ academic journey and their chosen professional path—and a launching pad for a new generation of increasingly vital “thinking artists.”</p><p>“This program is built on the idea that artists thrive when they have a broad intellectual foundation,” says Program Director <a href="/node/5041">Julia Christensen</a>, �鶹��Ƶ’s Eva & John Young-Hunter Professor of Integrated Media. “It’s about bridging the gap between creativity and academic exploration.</p><p>“Artists don’t usually see themselves as just a painter or just a sculptor,” Christensen says. “They draw from all kinds of disciplines and backgrounds. That’s the kind of artistry we want to foster here: Our students don’t just learn to be artists; they learn to be thinkers who engage deeply with the world around them, using their creative problem-solving skills to address complex, real-world challenges.”</p><p>Current students in their first or second year of studies in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to participate in the BA+BFA in Integrated Arts program, with the first year of immersive art studies in Cleveland slated for 2027-28. Current �鶹��Ƶ students interested in the program must apply by their junior year and be on track to finish the required credits and submit a portfolio for review. </p><p>New students applying for enrollment in fall 2026 will have the option to apply to the BA+BFA program as part of the first-year application process.</p><hr><p><a href="/arts-and-sciences/ba-bfa-dual-degree-integrated-arts"><strong>Learn more about the BA+BFA in Integrated Arts at oberlin.edu. </strong></a></p><p><strong>Thinking about �鶹��Ƶ? </strong><a href="mailto:college.admissions@oberlin.edu?subject=�鶹��Ƶ's%20BA%2FBFA%20program"><strong>Connect with us at college.admissions@oberlin.edu.</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>Master Class at the Cat with Chris Eldridge ’04</h1> <p>jstrauss — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:11:49 +0000</p> <span>Master Class at the Cat with Chris Eldridge ’04</span> <span><span>jstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-10-09T17:11:49-04:00" title="Monday, October 9, 2023 - 17:11">Mon, 10/09/2023 - 17:11</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer Chris Eldridge ’04 returned to �鶹��Ƶ for a brief residency that included a band workshop at the Cat in the Cream on the afternoon of October 6. Two student bands, Cast-Iron Cornbread (made up of Sasha Paris-Carter, Cashel Day-Lewis, Max Allard, Francesca Neibel-Spruill, and Ellie Rui) and the Yard Salers (Jace Mason, Otto Allard, Max Allard, Katie Galt, and Eva Paddock) prepared original compositions and their takes on the classics.</p> <p>Eldridge listened and offered feedback, emphasizing the ways that conversational and unreserved expressive qualities of music can help the bands find their voices and their connections with one another. He urged them to push their limits in performance and find the extremes of their sound. “There’s something beyond just nailing pitch or rhythm,” said Eldridge, a founding member of Punch Brothers who has served as a visiting faculty member at �鶹��Ƶ. “It’s inflection, and timbre, and arguably, the most important thing is communicating that amongst each other.”</p> <p>Eldridge’s residency also included a career Q&A presented by the Conservatory deans office and the College of Arts and Sciences’ <a href="/node/3321">musical studies</a> major.</p> <p>Drop in on the bands’ experience in these clips below.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Punch Brothers guitarist guides student bands as part of two-day residency.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-10-09T12:00:00Z">Mon, 10/09/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Genevieve Dilan</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=3874">Improvisation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3714">Conservatory Professional Development</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=25281">Musical Studies</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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Chris Eldridge ’04 offers guidance to bands onstage at the Cat in the Cream coffeehouse during a conservatory master class.</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">true</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Genevieve Dilan</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id class="o-flex--video-embed"> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-vimeo video-embed-field-responsive-video"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-33583" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-cont-img-section paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images photoswipe-gallery"> <div class="o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <div class="image-grid image-grid--single-caption pull"> <div id="obj-31741" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="3"> <div id="obj-29937" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/202310_chriseldridge_gdilan-4.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="6240" data-pswp-height="4160"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-29939" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/202310_chriseldridge_gdilan-3.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="5619" data-pswp-height="3746"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-29938" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/202310_chriseldridge_gdilan-2.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="6240" data-pswp-height="4160"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__caption"> <p>Scenes from the masterclass.</p> </div> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Genevieve Dilan </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__caption"> <hr> <p>From left: Members of Yard Salers, fiddle player from Cast-Iron Cornbread, and members of Cast-Iron Cornbread. All of the musicians in the two bands are majoring in various disciplines in the conservatory. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-27818" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p><em>Genevieve Dilan is a fifth-year double-degree student in vocal studies and psychology. She is a correspondent for the Conservatory Communications Office.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Lives of African American Women are Shared in a History Design Lab Project</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:48:18 +0000</p> <span>The Lives of African American Women are Shared in a History Design Lab Project</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-02T10:48:18-05:00" title="Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 10:48">Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:48</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After graduating from �鶹��Ƶ College in 1957, Sylvia Hill Williams played a key role in moving the presentation of African art away from stereotypical displays to scholarly nuanced exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. In her role as an archivist, Ruth Anna Fisher, a 1906 �鶹��Ƶ graduate, produced knowledge about Black history within a space traditionally dominated by white men. </p> <p>Their stories, and those of other women, are explored in the History Design Lab project’s <a href="https://afamwomen.historydesignlab.org/" target="_blank">African American Women Intellectuals</a> (AAWI).</p> <p>The <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history/history-design-lab" target="_blank">History Design Lab</a>, an initiative of the <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history" target="_blank">Department of History</a>, is a collaborative community of students, faculty, and staff who work on original research-based history projects. Lab members discuss new ideas and explore how resources and methods can be used to reimagine the way history is engaged by the viewer. The lab currently oversees three projects: <a href="https://oberlinost.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">On Second Thought</a>, a student historical blog and journal; �鶹��Ƶ History as American History; and the AAWI project.</p> <p>The AAWI project arose from a spring 2020 Research Methods in Black Women’s Intellectual History course. The final project of the course evolved into a digital web page which then gave rise to a History Design Lab project.</p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Visit https://afamwomen.historydesignlab.org to view the African American Women Intellectual website.</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>Currently, AAWI features 12 Black women in 12 separate exhibits. An “item” tab provides detailed information about archival material presented, and all of the exhibits are categorized by centuries. </p> <p>“Rather than just focus on the women themselves as a typical biography would, AAWI’s scholarly biographies center more on the scholarly and intellectual work of these Black women, such as their theses, operas, and speeches,” says Meredith Warden ’23, a biography contributor and associate editor of both AAWI and On Second Thought projects. </p> <p>For instance, the <a href="https://afamwomen.historydesignlab.org/exhibits/show/rhiannon_giddens" target="_blank">AAWI biography on Rhiannon Giddens ’00</a> centers largely around the musician’s own research of the banjo. “The history of the banjo [brought to America by enslaved African people but commercialized by white minstrel musicians] is complex, painful, and necessary to uncover and share,” writes biography author, Ella Causer ’21. “Giddens currently sees uncovering the banjo’s history as her life purpose.” As Causer continues, Giddens’s biography is told through sections that delve into her opera studies and MacArthur Award. </p> <p>“As with any history-based project, the primary sources only tell so much about the person and their motivations, thoughts, and feelings,” explains Warden. “This was definitely a challenge while I was reading primary sources written by the person my biography focused on and deciding what narrative I was going to tell about her intellectual work. But that’s what I love about historical research—there are so many different ways to interpret these primary sources. The possible narrative I see in this woman’s work would probably not be the same as what someone else would see. Ultimately, [collaborating with] other people can help determine whether the narrative of a scholarly biography is compelling.” </p> <p>Emily Spezia-Shwiff ’21, who graduated from �鶹��Ƶ with majors in history and musical studies and a minor in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, welcomed the space the History Design Lab and AAWI provided. As a former senior editor of the AAWI project and biography contributor, Spezia-Shwiff credits the AAWI project with allowing her to develop research, writing, and pedagogical skills, while teaching her how to disseminate information on complicated historiography, narrow wide ideas into compelling research topics, and work within someone else’s writing style to provide constructive feedback and edits. </p> <p>“One of my favorite parts of studying history is uncovering and telling narratives that have been ignored and neglected,” says Spezia-Shwiff. “ I decided to take on this project because I wanted to continue highlighting these stories and create a large database of Black women intellectuals.”</p> <p>Spezia-Shwiff hopes visitors to the site will be encouraged and inspired as well.</p> <p>“I hope viewers will ponder what it means to be a Black women intellectual,” says Spezia-Shwiff. “I hope these narratives will inspire viewers and encourage them in their own avenues. I encourage potential viewers to think critically about their view of history, [and ask]: Who is being left out of popular narratives? What stories may be lost or hidden throughout history?” </p> <p>In January, the History Design Lab will offer a Winter Term component, where participants will learn the basics of digital humanities tools, perform research in �鶹��Ƶ’s archives, and produce a piece of work as part of one of HDL’s current projects.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-12-02T12:00:00Z">Thu, 12/02/2021 - 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 history project moves from the classroom to an ongoing digital platform that focuses on the lives of extraordinary African American women closely associated with the college.</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=2363">Academics & Research</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=25281">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25381">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25361">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/gsfs" hreflang="und">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history" hreflang="und">History</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">During the 2020 Winter Term History Design Lab Institute, Brooke Blackmon Bryan, associate professor of writing, aesthetics and digital studies at Antioch College, held a Supporting and Sustaining Oral History-Powered Projects workshop.</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"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Expressing Vulnerability Through Music</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:45:53 +0000</p> <span>Expressing Vulnerability Through Music</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-03-24T14:45:53-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 14:45">Wed, 03/24/2021 - 14:45</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A few months ago, Özüm Pamukçu ’23 explored her ability to become fully vulnerable. Her journey led to the production of two original songs and a thirst for more.</p> <p>Like most �鶹��Ƶ students, Pamukçu returned home in January for <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/winter-term/about">winter term</a>. The annual program allows students to pursue interests outside of �鶹��Ƶ’s regular course offerings. For four weeks Pamukçu, who returned to Istanbul, Turkey, was immersed in music.</p> <p>Studying in a different country, although rewarding, can be extremely challenging, admits Pamukçu. In her first year at �鶹��Ƶ, she says she felt like a big part of her identity was defined by being an international student, which made it harder to explore herself beyond borders and labels. Pamukçu found support in the college’s international student community, and learned that many of her peers, who would become close friends, had similar experiences. </p> <p>She nurtured her ability to accept and talk about vulnerability as a participant in �鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/religious-and-spiritual-life/pastoral-care-and-counsel">Barefoot Dialogue program</a>, where Pamukçu also serves as a facilitator. The program brings small groups of students together to meet and choose vulnerability as a more beneficial way to draw out differences and encourage deeper listening. It is a technique Pamukçu uses in her music.</p> <p>“I love losing the notion of time when making music—my brain temporarily turns into a blank page. I feel beyond daily worldly concerns and just feel in that exact moment,” says Pamukçu, a <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies">musical studies</a> major.</p> <p>By the end of winter term, Pamukçu composed, sang, recorded, and produced two original songs—one in Turkish and one in English. The project also afforded her the time to learn to record using MIDI keyboards, improve her vocal mix and mastering skills, and use of Logic Pro X, a high-quality digital audio workstation. </p> <p>In her first song, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ozumpam/little-istanbul-1" target="_blank"><em>Little Istanbul</em></a>, Pamukçu sings about carrying the concept of home as a burden. Her voice rhythmically echoes over a soft succession of chords. “<em>It’s cold in Ohio, colder than it ever gets at home,” </em>she sings from her room in Istanbul.<em> “It’s lonely here. I’m craving for what is left of home. Staring at the road won't get me too far from the cornfields.</em>”</p> <p>An anguished melody lingers over her second composition, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ozumpam/kiz-basina" target="_blank"><em>Kız Başına</em></a>, as Pamukçu expresses in Turkish the hardship of growing up as a woman in a patriarchal society.</p> <p>“Expressing vulnerability is quite natural for me because I’ve been involved with many different forms of art from such a young age,” she says. “What’s challenging is making your vulnerability public. With social media and artists being so focused on highlighting their strongest, prettiest, and best selves, we, as the audience, are not used to witnessing vulnerability. </p> <p>“My creative process starts by me talking, humming, and playing to myself about topics that have significance in my life. I don’t imagine an audience hearing my voice while recording because I want my expression to be as real as possible.</p> <p>“However, my perception has changed a bit,” she admits. “I don’t see home as a burden anymore. It rather feels like something that gives me a wider perspective. It makes me and my music special.”</p> <p>Pamukçu has played piano since she was a child. Throughout the years she has added the ukulele, classical guitar, percussion, <em>kemençe</em> (an Eastern Mediterranean stringed bowed instrument), and a little bit of <em>baglama</em> (a Turkish plucked stringed instrument). She says a working knowledge of these instruments has helped her to understand composition and songwriting on a deeper level.</p> <p>The music theory classes she took in �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory as a non-conservatory major helped enrich the harmonic structure of her compositions, she says. Pamukçu also received valuable musical feedback in the Internalizing Rhythms class she took with <a href="/jamey-haddad" target="_blank">Jamey Haddad</a>, professor of advanced improvisation and percussion. Haddad, regarded as one of the foremost world music and jazz percussionists in the United States, also served as the advisor for Pamukçu’s winter term project.</p> <p>“I have a fondness for Turkey as I have been there many times performing with Paul Simon and [working on] other musical projects, including designing cymbals and zills. So when I meet a Turkish musician, I am always curious,” says Haddad. “Özüm mentioned that she was a singer and she loved her Turkish roots. When I asked her if she could sing me a song, she jumped at the chance. </p> <p>‘‘For me that is always a game changer. It [makes me think] what, if anything, we as a school or I personally can do for that person. Özüm took both levels of my Internalizing Rhythms class and outperformed most of the conservatory students. There was still work to do, but her stock had gone up considerably,‘‘ he says. ‘‘Most importantly her ability to perform and write the music that she had a real contextual experience with was becoming stronger.”</p> <p>If a professional producer had been on hand, Haddad says he is certain Pamukçu’s end results would have been at a higher level. “But that would have been the producer's job and not the same as the experience she had figuring it out on her own. Now after having done these things, it will be much easier for Özüm to put to use and understand the professional tools that a great producer would have done for her.” </p> <p>While she remains in Istanbul during spring semester, Pamukçu continues to work on many aspects of music: writing, singing, recording, arranging, and marketing, with interests in business and economics. She is studying music production with <a href="/ami-dang" target="_blank">Ami Dang</a>, visiting assistant professor of computer music and digital arts in the <a href="/timara">TIMARA Department</a>.</p> <p>As a first-year student, Pamukçu <a href="https://ozumsturkishmusic.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">completed a research winter term project</a> that explored the fundamentals of Turkish microtonal music and she practiced microtonal singing. And last semester, she and friend Ezra Rudel ’23 hosted Hijaz Forum, a <a href="https://www.wobc.org/">WOBC</a> radio show that focused on music from the Mediterranean and the Middle East, as well as its intersection with jazz and other genres. The pair hopes to lead a Balkan ensemble at �鶹��Ƶ.</p> <p>“We miss Özüm on campus,” says Haddad, who views Pamukçu’s project as “a total success,” explaining, “I think [her winter term] project has taught her much about her capacity to produce music in a digital recording environment and record and perform herself, which ultimately starts a process of discovery. She is super intelligent, disciplined, and has compassion when dealing with other musicians—that is a real criteria I observe about my students when we perform in class. </p> <p>‘‘Talent is a free gift but being a compassionate human is the ultimate goal, and hopefully your talent will lead you to that realization.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-03-24T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/24/2021 - 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="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2396">International Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3328">Musical Opportunities for College Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</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=33031">TIMARA</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=28876">Music Theory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</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/music-theory" hreflang="und">Music Theory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</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">Kerem Albuyur</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:37:23 +0000</p> <span>Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-01-06T13:37:23-05:00" title="Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 13:37">Wed, 01/06/2021 - 13:37</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Learman was a biology and musical studies double major and a chemistry minor who graduated with highest honors. Her �鶹��Ƶ career was vast and multifaceted: she played flute in the �鶹��Ƶ Arts and Sciences Orchestra, the �鶹��Ƶ College Marching Band, and in the pit orchestra for six �鶹��Ƶ Musical Theater Association shows. She also did research in Professor of Biology Maureen Peters’ lab, was a teaching assistant and personal biology tutor, was on the Biology Majors Committee, and participated in the annual Lab Crawl event.</p> <p>Learman recently won the 2020 Lasker Essay Contest for young scientists. Now, she is working toward her PhD in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. Learman can be reached on Twitter at @LearmanLisa.</p> <p><strong>Can you describe what you currently do in your PhD program at Johns Hopkins University?</strong></p> <p>I’m currently a fifth-year finishing up my PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University. I’m conducting my thesis research project in the lab of Dr. Paul Worley, where I study the molecular mechanisms behind memory formation and how they go wrong in neurological diseases. Since matriculating at Hopkins, I’ve engaged in a variety of science communication activities, which include being a collaborative teaching fellow through the Johns Hopkins Teaching Academy, volunteering at the Maryland Science Center, and serving as a writer and editor for the Biomedical Odyssey blog.</p> <p><strong>How did you figure out what to major in?</strong></p> <p>I went to �鶹��Ƶ knowing that I would be a music/science double major. In high school, the band community was my family: I was in the wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, pep band, and marching band. Because music had defined who I was for so long, I knew I wanted to continue my education as a musical studies major. In terms of the science, I had an amazing AP chemistry teacher in high school, and loved learning organic chemistry mechanisms. I started out at �鶹��Ƶ as a biochemistry major, but after taking BIOL 101 with Professor Yolanda Cruz, I was so enthralled by the science of life that I decided to switch to the biology department.</p> <p><strong>How have you navigated being a PhD student in the medical field during COVID-19?</strong></p> <p>All of my extracurricular experiences at Johns Hopkins made it very clear to me that scientific discovery can only take us so far without a public understanding of those discoveries. This has become even clearer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. I developed a firm aspiration for a career in science communication, a career in which I believe I can make the best use of my scientific knowledge and passion for increasing public understanding of science. </p> <p>I set out to further hone my writing skills by pursuing as much experience as possible. I attended events from the Professional Development and Career Office (PDCO) at Hopkins and wrote summaries of the events to put on the office website. I joined a student-led science editing service called ReVision. In the lab, I wrote and was later awarded a predoctoral grant from the National Institutes of Health, which I considered to be an exercise in persuasive writing. When my laboratory shut down due to COVID-19, I was eager to find even more opportunities to write.</p> <p><strong>How did you approach The 2020 Lasker Essay Contest?</strong></p> <p>I knew about the Lasker Essay because in previous years my mentors and peers had emailed me about it, knowing that I was passionate about writing. Until this year, though, I wasn’t crazy about the prompts. I knew that I would write a better essay if I waited for a prompt I had strong feelings about. </p> <p>The 2020 Lasker Essay Contest prompt was to "describe how a notable scientist has inspired [me]—through the scientist’s personality, life experiences, and/or through their scientific contributions." This topic seemed perfect for me, as I have been fascinated by cytogeneticist Barbara McClintock for many years, but never sat down to organize my thoughts. Writing a concise essay for the contest enabled me to reflect on how she has influenced my scientific philosophy. In my essay, I describe how McClintock’s approach to science, and the pushback she received from her contemporaries, inspires me to embrace complexity and diverse perspectives in science to arrive at a more complete truth. I am deeply grateful to be one of the honorees this year, as the Lasker Foundation exemplifies high-quality biomedical research, communication, and outreach. </p> <p><strong>How did �鶹��Ƶ help you build skills for academic, personal, and professional success?</strong></p> <p>My time at �鶹��Ƶ definitely helped me see that almost any endeavor, including science, has to be viewed and worked-at from many different angles for it to be done well. �鶹��Ƶ’s liberal arts education helped me develop a very well-rounded set of skills that make me a better scientist and a better communicator. How can you be expected to think outside of the box, to innovate, when your skill set is all in one box? </p> <p>In addition to being a biology major, I was a musical studies major, concentrating on music theory. In many ways, I find science and music theory to be very similar. Much like the goal of science is to discover the rules that govern the natural world, the purpose of a music theory analysis is to discern the rules that govern a world that Brahms or Debussy created. Ultimately, �鶹��Ƶ helped me develop the creative as well as analytical thinking skills that I continue to improve on today.</p> <p><strong>What’s next for you?</strong></p> <p>Right now I’m considering two career options. One option is to find a postdoctoral fellowship in which I can focus on teaching as well as develop my own research program. After that I would take my teaching skills and research to a primarily undergraduate institution, where I would have mostly teaching responsibilities, with research on the side. </p> <p>The second option would be to find a job in science communication or outreach. Right now I’m applying for a fellowship program to gain some hands-on experience in science writing for a media outlet. If I’m accepted, it would help me make professional connections and learn more about different careers in science communication. </p> <p>My ideal job would be working as a science communicator for a disease organization, such as the Alzheimer’s Association, where I could help patients and families better understand why they have certain symptoms, existing treatment options, as well as what to expect in the future. I could also see myself writing for NPR, Discover, NOVA, or a similar news outlet targeted toward people interested in science.</p> <p>In addition, since I have enjoyed my volunteer work at the Maryland Science Center, I can see myself writing content for a science museum geared toward guests of all ages. It’s funny— it took so much mental work for me to decide that I wanted to go into some kind of science communication, that I didn’t even realize there would be so many options within that field.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-01-06T12:00:00Z">Wed, 01/06/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Jaimie Yue '22</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Lisa Learman ‘16 is a prime example of how Obies can explore and build upon a range of interests and activities in undergrad and beyond. A biology and musical studies double major at �鶹��Ƶ, Learman is completing the fifth year of a PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University. In this Q&A, Learman discusses the pathways that led to an aspiration for a career in science communication. </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=2360">After �鶹��Ƶ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2367">Science & Math</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3318">Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</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=25251">Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25306">Chemistry</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/biology" hreflang="und">Biology</a></div> <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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Lisa Learman '16 is a fifth-year PhD student in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University.</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 Lisa Learman</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Arts and Sciences Orchestra Collaboration Premieres December 15</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:09:48 +0000</p> <span>Arts and Sciences Orchestra Collaboration Premieres December 15</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-12-10T11:09:48-05:00" title="Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 11:09">Thu, 12/10/2020 - 11:09</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="https://sites.google.com/prod/view/oaso">Arts and Sciences Orchestra</a>—the ensemble dedicated to talented college students and members of the community—presents its <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_arts_and_sciences_orchestra_concert_broadcast">climactic performance</a> of the fall semester at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, on YouTube premiere.</p> <p>The wide-ranging program features music from the Hollywood film <em>Captain Marvel</em> by Pinar Toprak, the emotionally charged <em>Haunted Topography</em> by David T. Little, and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Op. 80.<span id="cke_bm_319S" style="display: none;"></span><br> </p> <p>If it seems something like a fantasy that such a performance—virtual or otherwise—could happen while incidence of COVID-19 spikes to unprecedented levels, it seems far less so in light of the determination of the ensemble’s director, Assistant Professor of Conducting <a href="/node/121916">Tiffany Chang</a>, a 2009 conservatory graduate.</p> <p>The concert martials the efforts of the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Chamber Singers; a distinguished lineup of �鶹��Ƶ alumni vocalists; faculty pianist <a href="/node/6801">Peter Takács</a> (pictured right); the <a href="/node/304811">Verona Quartet</a> (�鶹��Ƶ's quartet in residence for 2020-21); the <a href="/node/3181">�鶹��Ƶ Dance Department</a>; a chorus made up of students and friends of �鶹��Ƶ—and of course, the Arts and Sciences Orchestra, which also included 16 conservatory musicians, many of them as teaching assistants.</p> <p></p> <p>Chang chose the selections from <em>Captain Marvel</em> in response to sustained input from her orchestra students, who routinely ask to perform film music—but also for the significance of its Turkish composer, Pinar Toprak, the first woman to compose an original score for a Marvel movie.</p> <p>“I felt that it was the right choice, given all that’s happened in the world recently,” says Chang, who arranged the three excerpts for the unusual instrumentation available to her, including a considerable wind section and minimal strings.</p> <p></p> <p>Little’s <em>Haunted Topography</em> afforded the opportunity for collaboration between Chang’s orchestra and the �鶹��Ƶ Dance Department. Dance student Tyfun Zaidi ’24 developed original choreography to Little’s evocative work, about a mother coming to grips with the death of her son in the Vietnam War; �鶹��Ƶ dance students recorded performances of Zaidi’s choreography in locations across campus—some well-known, some obscure—and around �鶹��Ƶ. (A still image from the video is seen at right.)</p> <p>Choral Fantasy—which Beethoven wrote in 1808 as the concluding piece of a benefit concert that also included the premieres of his fifth and sixth symphonies—had already been envisioned as part of �鶹��Ƶ’s continuing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. It was originally scheduled to take place in October in Finney Chapel, in a world not gripped by pandemic. Instead, it was painstakingly prepared by Chang’s musicians and those from Rochester who joined in the collaboration, with each musician or ensemble provided a previously recorded track as a guidepost for their own contribution, and each successive track ultimately blended, layer by layer, into a final recording.</p> <p>Audio for the Toprak and Beethoven was produced by Grammy Award-winning engineer Stephen Roessner, a faculty member at Rochester. The accompanying video presentation—as well as the audio for Little—was produced by Chang, who oversaw numerous video shoots during rehearsals on campus and devoted untold numbers of hours to splicing shots at her computer.</p> <p></p> <p>For the piece’s six solo vocal roles, Chang sought input from conservatory voice faculty for high-profile recent graduates who might be interested. She wound up with sopranos <a href="https://www.caitlinaloia.com/">Caitlin Aloia ’20</a> (a winner of �鶹��Ƶ’s 2020 Senior Concerto Competition) and <a href="https://www.juliadawsonopera.com/">Julia Dawson ’11</a> (of the Frankfurt Opera), mezzo-soprano <a href="https://www.rebeccaprintz.com/">Rebecca Printz ’16</a> (Tanglewood and Marlboro fellow), tenors <a href="https://www.l2artists.com/carlos-enrique-santelli/">Carlos Enrique Santelli ’14</a> (2018 Metropolitan Opera Competition winner) and <a href="https://www.danielmcgrewtenor.com/">Daniel McGrew ’15</a> (Tanglewood fellow), and baritone <a href="http://www.elliottcarltonhines.com/">Elliott Carlton Hines '12</a> (Stuttgart Opera).</p> <p>Also featured is a virtual choir made up of more than 60 �鶹��Ƶ students, faculty, parents, alumni, staff, and other musicians from around the world, led by Olivia Fink '21.</p> <p>“A lot of our choir and orchestra members have mentioned that they really appreciated feeling like they were playing with other people,” says Chang. “They felt like they were playing in an actual orchestra because of the track we provided.”</p> <p>In addition to 35 minutes of music, the program includes a brief intermission segment that peers behind the scenes and includes reflections from participants in the project.</p> <p>�鶹��Ƶ’s collaboration with Rochester—which includes Choral Fantasy as well as <em>Captain Marvel</em>—grew in part out of Chang’s friendship with Rochester conductor Rachel Waddell, whom Chang met in 2019 at the Hart Institute for Women Conductors, presented by the Dallas Opera.</p> <p>“We actually didn’t start by saying, ‘Oh, let’s combine our orchestra ensembles!’” Chang says. “I was designing this virtual component because I knew we wouldn’t be able to have a real, live one. I really didn’t want it to be a traditional livestream experience. I wanted a more visually engaging experience that adds to the music in some way or that correlates to the music in some way.”</p> <p>Ultimately, the challenges faced by Chang mirrored those of her Rochester colleagues. Joining forces for the performance, as well as the semester’s workshops and other shared experiences, simply made sense to everyone involved.</p> <p>“It’s amazing that we were able to pull this off,” says Chang, who devoted countless hours to producing the final piece, in addition to various trailers and other promotional materials. “To have all of these moving pieces fall into place exactly when they were supposed to…it’s a miracle. I can’t imagine if something would have happened in, say, October. If we would have had to shut down or modify our activities further, none of this would have been able to happen.”</p> <p>For that miracle, Chang credits the steadfast dedication of �鶹��Ƶ students and administrators, who adhered to the campus’ stringent guidelines and sustained an extremely low rate of infection throughout autumn, even as cases spiked in surrounding communities and elsewhere.</p> <p>“The plan I devised in summer went surprisingly smoothly,” she says. “It happened just as planned.”</p> <p>However compelling, Chang knows the prerecorded program can’t replace a live musical experience—“and I certainly hope it doesn’t replace the live concert experience,” she says.</p> <p>“But I also hope this way of presenting music and musicians creates a little more intimacy and more of a sense of the power of collaboration, that there is a lot of power in bringing a lot of people together.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-12-10T12:00:00Z">Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Virtual performance draws upon musicians from the college, community, conservatory, and elsewhere.</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=2385">Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3328">Musical Opportunities for College Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2370">Ensembles & Orchestras</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=35616">Conducting</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25281">Musical Studies</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/conducting-and-ensembles" hreflang="und">Conducting and Ensembles</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</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 Tiffany Chang</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory Claims Record Number of Fulbright Finalists</h1> <p>eburnett — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:00:40 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory Claims Record Number of Fulbright Finalists</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-05-13T10:00:40-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 10:00">Wed, 05/13/2020 - 10:00</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Five students with ties to �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory have been named Fulbright Finalists for 2020-21, a record year for an institution already renowned for producing Fulbright honorees.</p> <p>Among this year’s finalists, four are current students at �鶹��Ƶ scheduled to graduate this month; a fifth finalist is a recent alumna who applied through �鶹��Ƶ.</p> <p>The conservatory’s five Fulbright Finalists for 2020-21 and their areas of study are as follows:</p> <p><strong><a href="/node/251506">Rania Adamczyk ’20</a> (double degree in composition and cinema studies): </strong>English-language teaching assistantship in India.</p> <p><strong><a href="/node/251071">Sophia Bass</a> ’20 (degree in musical studies):</strong> Study of Carnatic music in India.</p> <p><strong><a href="/node/251741">Maggie Kinabrew ’20</a> (double degree in vocal performance and math): </strong>Study of Finnish song in Helsinki, Finland.</p> <p><strong><a href="/node/251261">Karisma Palmore</a> ’20 (double degree in flute performance and independent major in Romance languages):</strong> Study of flute and influence of foreign languages on learning in Rennes, France.</p> <p><strong><a href="/node/251366">Celina Kobetitsch</a> ’18 (degree in piano performance):</strong> Study of organ in Leipzig, Germany.</p> <p>Dating to 1946, the <a href="https://us.fulbrightonline.org/">Fulbright U.S. Student Program</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> is the nation’s largest international exchange program, with approximately 8,000 grants awarded annually in support of graduate study, advanced research, and teaching in more than 160 countries around the world. The Fulbright Program is administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with support from numerous foreign and domestic organizations.</p> <p>“The Fulbright Program is a transformative experience for students,” says <a href="/node/30066">Dana Jessen</a>, director of Conservatory Professional Development at �鶹��Ƶ. “Not only are they engaging on a professional level with leading practitioners in their field; they are also immersing themselves in the culture of the country where they reside. During their time abroad, these students serve as cultural ambassadors as well as �鶹��Ƶ ambassadors throughout the world. Many report back that the experience was life-changing for them, both personally and professionally.”</p> <p>All told, 13 students representing �鶹��Ƶ College and �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory were named Fulbright Finalists for 2020-21. �鶹��Ƶ has long been a leading producer of Fulbright students and has been named to Fulbright’s <a href="https://topproducing.fulbrightonline.org/">Top Producing Institutions list</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> for 11 consecutive years.</p> <p>“Conservatory students have been a part of that long tradition of success,” says <a href="/node/31851">Nick Petzak</a>, �鶹��Ƶ’s director of fellowships and awards. “Having five this year is fantastic, and a real testament to the extent �鶹��Ƶ students and supportive faculty and staff have embraced the Fulbright mission to promote mutual understanding and cultural exchange in all fields, including the arts.”</p> <p>The conservatory’s previous high-water mark for Fulbrights in a single year was four, which happened in 1959.</p> <p>As the Fulbright Program reacts to the global situation regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus, the status of current and newly announced Fulbright awards remains in question. In March, Fulbright suspended all programs for U.S. participants in accordance with the State Department’s Global Level 4 Health Advisory, which called for all Americans abroad to return to the states or prepare to shelter in place. Some Fulbright projects for the coming year have already been postponed, while others have been delayed to late fall or early 2021.</p> <p><em>Learn more about �鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/node/43251">past recipients</a> of Fulbright awards and other top honors.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-05-13T12:00:00Z">Wed, 05/13/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Honored students for 2020-21 plan musical studies across Europe, teaching in India, and more.</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=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</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=32966">Organ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35911">Flute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33331">Composition</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=25281">Musical Studies</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="/dana-jessen" hreflang="und">Dana Jessen</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/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical 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 class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</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 Fulbright</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Sophia Bass ’20 Awarded Fulbright Research Grant in India</h1> <p>hhempste — Wed, 13 May 2020 20:57:04 +0000</p> <span>Sophia Bass ’20 Awarded Fulbright Research Grant in India</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-05-13T16:57:04-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 16:57">Wed, 05/13/2020 - 16:57</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory experienced a record year in 2019-20 with five students named Fulbright Finalists. We are proud to share their stories in this series.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;">***</p> <p>Sophia Bass was compelled to apply for the Fulbright after two transformative experiences that cultivated her interest in North and South Indian classical music traditions: a class she took during her junior year and an encounter with musicians from India.</p> <p>During Bass’ junior year she took Internalizing Rhythms, a year-long course taught by Professor of Advanced Improvisation and Percussion <a href="/jamey-haddad">Jamey Haddad</a>. Through his class, Bass discovered the art of konnakol and solkattu vocal percussion and was exposed to Indian rhythmic organization, improvisation, and the split-fingering technique used in mridangam and tabla performance. </p> <p>The other influencing factor in her decision to apply for a research grant in India was a memorable experience when tabla artist Udayraj Karpur and Indian classical musician Pandit Rajeev Taranath visited a class taught by Bass’s advisor, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology <a href="/jennifer-fraser">Jennifer Fraser</a>. </p> <p>She attributes both of these impactful experiences for wanting to learn more about the musical traditions of India, particularly so she could further develop her repertoire as a musician and composer.</p> <p>During her Fulbright, Bass will be in Karnataka, India, studying the South Indian mnemonic system, Konnakol, along with the South Indian drum, mridangam, under the guidance of world-renowned Carnatic violinist Mysore Manjunath, who teaches at Mysore University College of Fine Arts. She also plans to research the mathematical background and philosophy of raga and tala systems within Hindustani music with world-renowned tabla player Udayraj Karpur.</p> <p>Bass says that what she has learned at �鶹��Ƶ will position her well to study other musical traditions. </p> <p>“As a film and concert composer, I appreciate the excellent training and education I've received studying the Western classical tradition. �鶹��Ƶ has given me much-needed tools and laid the foundation for my further study of music. I will go to India with the posture of a student, with the hope that a challenge to my traditional way of thinking will lay the groundwork for me to compose in a fuller, more creative way.”</p> <p><a href="/dana-jessen">Dana Jessen</a>, director of conservatory professional development and associate professor of contemporary music and improvisation, emphasizes Bass’ dedication to musical activities. </p> <p>“Sophia is a phenomenal student who is well equipped to pursue her Fulbright research project of Carnatic and Hindustani music in India,” says Jessen. “I have observed Sophia thrive in all manner of musical activities in the Conservatory: from composing full orchestral film scores and conducting ensemble performances, to her involvement in student-led organizations like <a href="/news/conversation-phlox-ensemble-conductor-sophia-bass">Phlox.</a>”</p> <p>For Bass, the opportunity to study in India is also personally very meaningful. “It is a privilege that I get to study in India, because my ethnic heritage on my mom’s side originates there. To have the opportunity to go to India and study some of the oldest musical traditions in human history feels like being summoned back to my musical beginning.” </p> <p>After completing her study in India, the West Chicago, Illinois, native plans to attend graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in composition for film.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-05-13T12:00:00Z">Wed, 05/13/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Hillary Hempstead</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Senior musical studies major Sophia Bass ’20 has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to study Carnatic music in India.</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=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3318">Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</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=25281">Musical Studies</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="/dana-jessen" hreflang="und">Dana Jessen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/jennifer-fraser" hreflang="und">Jennifer Fraser</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/musical-studies" hreflang="und">Musical Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Sophia Bass ’20</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">Sarah Bass</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>