Concerto Competition Winners Take Finney Stage This Spring</h1> <article> <h1>Concerto Competition Winners Take Finney Stage This Spring</h1> <p>cstrauss — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:30:56 +0000</p> <span>Concerto Competition Winners Take Finney Stage This Spring</span> <span><span>cstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-04-05T00:30:56-04:00" title="Friday, April 5, 2024 - 00:30">Fri, 04/05/2024 - 00:30</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>��سԹ� Conservatory’s annual Concerto Competition identifies four winners that earn featured solo spots with the ��سԹ� orchestras each spring. The first rounds were adjudicated by Conservatory faculty, while the public final round was adjudicated by a guest jury.</p> <p>This year, concerto so opportunities were won by <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/concert_oberlin_chamber_orchestra_929">clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros</a>, <a href="http://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/concert_oberlin_orchestra_oberlin_jazz_oberlin">cellist Drew Dansby</a>, <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/concert_oberlin_chamber_orchestra_7138">pianist Jiongli Wang</a>, and <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/concert_oberlin_orchestra_3257">violinist Maya Irizarry Lambright</a>—all fourth-year students. They will each present full performances of their winning pieces in concerts on four Friday evenings in Finney Chapel. Each performance will also be <a href="/conservatory/on-stage/live-webcasts">streamed live</a> at concert time.</p> <p>Three of the young artists will collaborate with the ��سԹ� Orchestra and ��سԹ� Chamber Orchestra, conducted by <a href="/raphael-jimenez">Raphael Jiménez</a>. And, this year there is an ��سԹ� “first.” Later this month, Dansby will perform David Baker’s 1987 Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band, which will be accompanied by an ensemble of students from ��سԹ�'s Jazz Division. </p> <p>Performances get underway on <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/concert_oberlin_chamber_orchestra_929">Friday, April 5</a> at 7:30 p.m., with Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros and the ��سԹ� Chamber Orchestra leading the way in Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto. The program also includes Gioachino Rossini's Overture to <em>William Tell</em> and Alberto Ginastera Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23. </p> <h6>Meet the soloist</h6> <p>Born and raised in Ecuador, clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros studies with Professor <a href="/richard-hawkins">Richard Hawkins</a>. His quite notable professional achievements include an appointment as principal clarinetist of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Guayaquil, under the direction of conductor Dante Anzolini. He joined the orchestra in 2019 and played in the ensemble for three seasons as the youngest member in the organization. He made his solo debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Loja at the age of 15 and has since served consistently as a substitute clarinetist with that ensemble. And in 2017, he won the gold medal at the Solo Competition of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador—the first woodwind player to earn this prize—securing his appearance as soloist with the orchestra. He has also performed as a soloist with the symphony orchestras of Guayaquil and Cuenca. </p> <h6>Q&A</h6> <p><em><strong>How did you come to choose the Nielsen Concerto?</strong></em></p> <p>I picked the Nielsen clarinet concerto because my heart beats fast whenever I play it. I get excited, and it is a feeling that I try to give to the people that listen to me. I want the audience to be as enthusiastic about the music as I am. This concerto is like a roller coaster of emotions.</p> <p><em><strong>What has the piece taught you about your playing and how to reach an audience?</strong></em></p> <p>This concerto is an extremely difficult piece for the soloist and orchestra. And working on it has taught me a lot about patience. Nielsen’s writing allows for tons of freedom and variety. It lets me express myself a lot. It is one of the pieces where I can do more and give the work a little bit of my personality.</p> <p><strong><em>When you think back on your time at ��سԹ�, what stands out about the experience of going to school here?</em></strong></p> <p>Friends and music. ��سԹ� is a special place. As an international student, the conservatory has been like a second home, people are welcoming and warm, and the sense of community is always there. I have felt seen and cared for by all the friends I’ve made through music here. </p> <p><br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros kicks off the festivities on April 5</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="2024-04-04T12:00:00Z">Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=3878">Conservatory of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=4052">Concerto Winners</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2410">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2396">International Students</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="/index%2ephp/news?program=37266">Clarinet</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="/index%2ephp/richard-hawkins" hreflang="und">Richard Hawkins</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</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="/index%2ephp/conservatory/divisions/conducting-and-ensembles" hreflang="und">Conducting and Ensembles</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Fourth-year clarinetist Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros.</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</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>��سԹ� Ensembles Perform for United Nations at Carnegie Hall</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:47:39 +0000</p> <span>��سԹ� Ensembles Perform for United Nations at Carnegie Hall</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-11-10T16:47:39-05:00" title="Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 16:47">Thu, 11/10/2022 - 16:47</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>��سԹ� student musicians will take to the stage of New York City’s Carnegie Hall in December for a closed concert before the General Assembly of the United Nations.</p> <p>The performance is part of a wide-ranging new partnership between ��سԹ�, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO), and the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA). <a href="/news/united-nations-institute-training-and-research-oberlin-college-conservatory-global-foundation">Announced in September</a>, the relationship is intended to promote improved access to education for students around the world and to enhance quality of life through higher education and arts training.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Carnegie Hall in New York City<br> (photo by Ajay Suresh)</figcaption> </figure> <p>The ��سԹ� Orchestra and ��سԹ� College Choir, joined by performers representing the conservatory ensembles Musical Union and ��سԹ� Gospel Choir, as well as musicians of the United Nations, will share the stage of Carnegie’s Stern Auditorium. The concert, held in conjunction with the U.N.’s 77th General Assembly, bears the title “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.” It features works spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries: Adolphus Hailstork’s vivacious curtain-raiser Fanfare on "Amazing Grace;" Sergei Rachmaninoff’s peerlessly popular Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; and Ludwig van Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, commonly known as the “Choral Symphony.”</p> <p>The December 2 concert is a private event presented for the U.N. A <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/musical_union_and_oberlin_college_choir_with_oberlin_orchestra_8604">public performance</a> of the Carnegie Hall program is scheduled for ��سԹ�’s Finney Chapel on Tuesday evening, November 29.</p> <p>“At ��سԹ�, we believe deeply in the power of music, and the arts more broadly, to foster connections between individuals and facilitate expansive new opportunities and access,” says <a href="/node/49511">William Quillen</a>, dean of ��سԹ� Conservatory. "We are deeply honored to join in the global conversation with our partners at UNITAR and the GFPA, and we are so very proud to share our belief in the transformative power of music through this remarkable concert experience for our students.”</p> <p>Annual concerts are a U.N. tradition, though previous performances have typically featured only professional musicians. This year’s event is made possible through the support of the U.N.’s presenting partners: the Member States of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hungary, Monaco, Oman, Rwanda, and Singapore.</p> <p>Created in 1963, UNITAR is dedicated to developing high-quality learning opportunities for United Nations delegates. The organization believes that a sustainable world is one where people can escape poverty and enjoy decent work without harming the earth's essential ecosystems and resources. UNITAR’s partnership with ��سԹ� represents the group’s first major foray into undergraduate cultural arts education. A longtime partner with UNITAR, the GFPA promotes education in the arts and support to individuals engaged in the performing arts through cross-cultural exchange.</p> <p>��سԹ� is one of a small number of U.S. institutions of higher education invited to take part in the initiative—and the only higher ed partner focused on undergraduate study.</p> <p>The partnership will create new opportunities for students worldwide to know and discover ��سԹ�. The first students selected through the program may begin as early as fall 2023. The agreement may also extend to the implementation of joint programs based on performance, research, conferences, and other experiences. A separate facet of the partnership, focusing on teaching English for speakers of other languages, is also being developed and would be hosted at ��سԹ�.</p> <p>The December 2 concert at Carnegie Hall will be led by ��سԹ� Professor of Conducting <a href="/node/6636">Raphael Jiménez</a>. It features artist Byron Wei-Xin Zhou as piano soloist for the Rachmaninoff, as well as four accomplished international vocal soloists: ��سԹ� Conservatory alumni mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis ’05 and tenor Joshua Blue ’16, and a pair of world-renowned artists invited by UNITAR, baritone Marco Chingari and soprano Sarah Tisba of Italy.</p> <p>“We could not be more excited by the invitation to participate in such a special event,” says Jiménez, who also led the ��سԹ� Orchestra in Carnegie Hall performances in 2019 and 2013. “Every aspect of it makes it a unique experience for our students: the occasion, the venue, the audience, and the repertoire, which includes the awe-inspiring Beethoven Symphony No. 9. I cannot think of a more appropriate occasion and place to play this universal hymn of brotherhood.”</p> <p>“Music is a universal language and a powerful tool for cultural exchange. Its many positive spirits are the elements required for transformative solutions, and it will help to lead us through this watershed moment,” says pianist Zhou, who performed a solo recital for the 2021 U.N. Gala at Carnegie Hall. “As a musician, I firmly believe that utilizing music could promote the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and eventually lead us to a better future.”</p> <p>For ��سԹ�’s student musicians, the December U.N. concert marks the first of two engagements at Carnegie Hall in a span of less than two months: The orchestra and choral ensembles return for a public performance in Stern Auditorium on January 20.</p> <p>Learn more on the <a href="/united-nations-partnership">United Nations Partnership page at ��سԹ�.edu</a>.</p> <hr style="margin: 1.25rem 0;"> <p><em>The <strong>United Nations Institute for Training and Research</strong> (UNITAR) was established in 1963 pursuant to a United Nations General Assembly resolution. UNITAR is governed by a Board of Trustees with the mission to develop the individual, institutional, and organizational capacities of countries and other United Nations stakeholders through high-quality learning resources. Rooted in the goal of enhancing global decision-making and supporting country-level political and social action, UNITAR provides innovative learning resources to individuals, organizations, and institutions, with established programs offering advanced degrees in international leadership, diplomacy, law, and policy, as well as science and business. The partnership marks UNITAR’s first major program in arts and cultural education.</em></p> <p><em><strong>��سԹ� </strong>uniquely combines a world-class conservatory of music with a top-ranking liberal arts college. An independent institution in Ohio, ��سԹ� was the first college to grant undergraduate degrees to women in a coeducational program and, historically, has been a leader in the education of African American students. The ��سԹ� community is known for its commitment to social and global engagement and diversity. The Conservatory of Music provides flexible programs to prepare students as professional musicians and teachers of music. Deeply committed to academic excellence, ��سԹ�’s College of Arts and Sciences offers a rich and balanced curriculum in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences. Recognizing that diversity broadens perspectives, ��سԹ� is dedicated to recruiting a culturally, economically, geographically, and racially diverse group of students. ��سԹ� aims to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives essential to confront complex issues and to create change and value in the world.</em></p> <p><em>The <strong>Global Foundation for the Performing Arts </strong>(GFPA) is an international foundation with a mission to provide valuable artistic education and professional support in service of those in the performing arts while fostering a global community and enabling cross-cultural exchange. A longstanding partner of UNITAR, the foundation is dedicated to supporting the performing arts, particularly in the realms of classical music and ballet through education, mentorship, and collaboration. GFPA is centered in the belief that young artists deserve professional guidance from experienced musicians in order to remain true to their artistic practice. The foundation provides advice to artists, competitions, and institutions dedicated to rewarding the world’s future performers. It has been a long-term partner of UNITAR.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">December 2 concert before U.N. General Assembly celebrates new partnership;  public preview in ��سԹ� slated for November 29.</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="2022-11-10T12:00:00Z">Thu, 11/10/2022 - 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=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3859">United Nations Partnership</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=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36206">Viola</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36156">Double Bass</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37361">Oboe</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35911">Flute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35881">Bassoon</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37266">Clarinet</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=7491">Percussion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35266">Trumpet</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37371">Horn</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35836">Trombone</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37356">Tuba</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="/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</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 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The ��سԹ� Orchestra, seen here at Carnegie Hall in 2019, returns to the famed New York City venue in December.</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">Fadi Kheir</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Winners Named in ��سԹ�’s 2021 Senior Concerto Competition</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:23:45 +0000</p> <span>Winners Named in ��سԹ�’s 2021 Senior Concerto Competition</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-11-18T10:23:45-05:00" title="Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 10:23">Thu, 11/18/2021 - 10:23</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>��سԹ� Conservatory punctuated the fall semester with the annual Senior Concerto Competition. Students who brought winning performances have been awarded spring-semester solo appearances with the ��سԹ� Orchestra in historic Finney Chapel.</p> <p>The winners and works that emerged from the 2021 field are Leo Choi in Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto, Op. 38; David Lee, who performed Sergei Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125; Evyn Levy, with Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto; and Johnum Palado, with Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63.</p> <p>Each student will present their winning repertoire in free, public concerts with the ��سԹ� Orchestra under the direction of Raphael Jiménez. The performances will be part of the Fridays at Finney series during April and May 2022, with specific dates to be announced at the beginning of the 2022 spring semester. These concerts are presented for in-person audiences and are streamed live.</p> <p>All fourth- and fifth-year performance majors, as well as Artist Diploma students, were eligible to compete. They were adjudicated by conservatory faculty in the first round, and finalists moved forward to a public round in Finney Chapel with a guest jury.</p> <p>The four esteemed artists who served on the jury included Norman Fischer ’71, professor of cello at Rice University Shepherd School of Music; Alexander Korsantia, professor of piano at New England Conservatory; Bramwell Tovey, a conductor, pianist, composer, principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and music director designate of the Sarasota Orchestra; and Alain Trudel, a conductor, trombonist, composer, and music director of the Toledo Symphony.</p> <p><strong>About the winners</strong></p> <p>A native of Hong Kong, Pui Wang (Leo) Choi began playing the piano at age 5 and joined the junior music program of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) at age 8. He has presented concerts in the U.S. and Hong Kong, including ��سԹ�’s Danenberg Honors Recital and numerous public recitals held by HKAPA. Choi has earned prizes at numerous competitions throughout China including the 2016 Asian Youth Music Competition. He has studied with pianists such as Robert Levin and Jacques Rouvier at the Mozarteum, and has attended numerous music festivals. He regularly participates in master classes presented by ��سԹ� Conservatory and the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, where he has studied with Dang Thai Son, Stanislav Ioudenitch, and Yun Lin Yang. At ��سԹ�, Choi is a student of <a href="/angela-cheng">Angela Cheng</a>.</p> <p>Cellist David Lee was raised in Daegu, South Korea, where he studied with cellists Domzal Jaroslaw, John Koen, and Kyung-suk Park. He was selected for membership in the Daegu Genius Youth Orchestra and participated in its 2010 concert tour with performances at Philadephia’s Kimmel Center and in New York City at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. He has participated in numerous young artist music competitions, taking first prizes in the competition of the Gyeongbuk Arts High School, the Junior Cello Competition of the Music Association of Korea, and the Junior Competition of Eumak-Chunchu in Seoul. In 2014, Lee won first prize at the TBC Concours, earning a performance with the Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra. He entered ��سԹ� Conservatory to pursue studies with <a href="/darrett-adkins">Darrett Adkins</a>. In the United States and abroad, Lee has continued to enter music competitions. He was invited to the Czech Republic to participate and perform in the first round of the 2018 Prague Spring International Music Competition. He won third prize at the 2018 Tuesday Musical Association Scholarship Competition, and he took home the gold prize and Agnew Bach Prize from the 2019 Cleveland Cello Society Competition.</p> <p>A native of St. Louis, clarinetist Evyn Levy performed as a member of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Webster Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra before arriving at ��سԹ� in 2018 to study with <a href="/richard-hawkins">Richard Hawkins</a>. Levy is a winner of the Aspiring Artist Concerto Competition, through which she earned a 2018 solo date with the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra. She has attended summer festivals including Round Top Festival Institute, Eastern Music Festival, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. At ��سԹ�, she has performed in leadership roles with the ��سԹ� Orchestra and Contemporary Music Ensemble, and has performed in two Winter Term contemporary operas. She is a recipient of the Buder Foundation Music Studies Grant.</p> <p>Violinist and composer Johnum Palado of Shreveport, Louisiana, has served as concertmaster of the ��سԹ� Contemporary Music Ensemble and performed in the Danenberg Honors Recitals. He gained additional training and experience at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, among others, and he has performed in master classes with Emanuel Borok, Alexander Kerr, Ayano Ninomiya, Guillaume Sutre, and the Apple Hill String Quartet. His compositions have been performed by Presidio Brass and the clarinet-viola duo VIOLET. Palado serves in numerous churches as a violinist, pianist, and organist throughout Shreveport and ��سԹ�. This work has led to a collaboration, with ��سԹ� Conservatory cellist Simon Housner, called the Sacred Heart Concert Series, which engages the local community with student performances outside of the conservatory setting. Palado also works for the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra as an assistant conductor and sectional coach. He is a student of <a href="/david-bowlin">David Bowlin</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Four instrumentalists will perform with the ��سԹ� Orchestra in April and May 2022.</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="2021-11-18T12:00:00Z">Thu, 11/18/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84</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=3154">Senior Concerto Competition</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</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=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37266">Clarinet</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="/angela-cheng" hreflang="und">Angela Cheng</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/darrett-adkins" hreflang="und">Darrett Adkins</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/richard-hawkins" hreflang="und">Richard Hawkins</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/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">��سԹ�'s Senior Concerto Competition winners for 2021 (clockwise from top left): Leo Choi, David Lee, Johnum Palado, and Evyn Levy.</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> </article> <article> <h1>��سԹ� Alumni Win Grammys at 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony</h1> <p>cstrauss — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:09:27 +0000</p> <span>��سԹ� Alumni Win Grammys at 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony</span> <span><span>cstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-03-15T13:09:27-04:00" title="Monday, March 15, 2021 - 13:09">Mon, 03/15/2021 - 13:09</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 ��سԹ� Conservatory alumni across five different categories. These graduates hail from ��سԹ�'s vocal studies, composition, strings, woodwinds, and brass performance programs. They have forged careers on operatic stages, in orchestras in leadership positions, in the chamber music realm, and in new music.</p> <p>Best Opera Recording: <strong>Denyce Graves '85</strong>, for the Metropolitan Opera's recording of <em>Gershwin: Porgy and Bess</em></p> <p>Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Bass-Baritone <strong>Dashon Burton '05</strong> and Experiential Orchestra Music Director <strong>James Blachly ’02</strong> for <em>Smyth: The Prison</em></p> <p>Best Chamber Music Performance: Pacifica Quartet first violinist <strong>Simin Ganatra '96</strong>, for <em>Contemporary Voices</em></p> <p>Best Contemporary Classical Composition: <strong>Christopher Rouse '71</strong> (1949-2019), a Pulitzer- and multi-Grammy-winning composer, for his Symphony No. 5</p> <p>Best Orchestral Performance: The numerous ��سԹ� alumni of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for <em>Ives: Complete Symphonies</em>, including Principal Clarinet <strong>Boris Allakhverdyan '06</strong>, Bass Trombone <strong>John Lofton '77</strong>, Associate Principal Oboe <strong>Marion Arthur Kuszyk '88</strong>, Solo English Horn <strong>Carolyn Hove '80</strong>, Assistant Principal Viola <strong>Ben Ullery '04</strong></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 ��سԹ� Conservatory alumni across five different classical music categories.</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="2021-03-15T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/15/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Cathy Partlow Strauss</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=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory 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=33331">Composition</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=36206">Viola</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37266">Clarinet</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37361">Oboe</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35836">Trombone</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/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</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/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</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">Grammy-winning albums that feature the performances of ��سԹ� alumni.</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">��سԹ� Conservatory</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Alumni Connections Series Welcomes Victoria Theodore ’89 and Peter Flint ’92</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:53:24 +0000</p> <span>Alumni Connections Series Welcomes Victoria Theodore ’89 and Peter Flint ’92</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-02-15T11:53:24-05:00" title="Monday, February 15, 2021 - 11:53">Mon, 02/15/2021 - 11:53</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="http://victoriatheodore.com/">Victoria Theodore</a> and <a href="http://www.peterflintmusic.com">Peter Flint</a>, dynamic musicians and double-degree graduates of ��سԹ� who applied their educations to multifaceted careers, make a virtual return to campus Friday, February 19, for the second installment in the conservatory’s <a href="/current-students/alumni-connections-series">Alumni CONnections series</a>.</p> <p>They will engage with students and others from the campus community on a Zoom conference beginning at noon. The conversation will be moderated by Max Addae '21, a double-degree student in TIMARA and computer science.</p> <p>Advance registration is required; find the registration link and more info on the <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/alumni_connections_series_peter_flint_92_and_victoria_theodore_89">campus events calendar</a>.</p> <p>Launched in fall 2020, the Alumni CONnections series unites current ��سԹ� students with alumni who are forging unique career paths. The informal conversation invites guests to share their perspectives and advice on all facets of career development—and allows ��سԹ� students to ask questions and form connections.</p> <p>Theodore is a pianist, singer-songwriter, composer, music director, producer, and teacher. She studied piano, TIMARA, and music history at ��سԹ�, and went on to serve as keyboardist for numerous prominent musicians and musical projects including Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, <em>Summer: The Donna Summer Musical</em>, and <em>The Arsenio Hall Show. </em>She has also performed for President Obama and the British royal family. Her debut album of original music, <em>Grateful</em>, was released in 2015.</p> <p>Flint is a composer and performer who also serves as board chair of the Third Street Music School Settlement in New York City, the nation’s oldest community music school. A student of piano, clarinet, and TIMARA, Flint took up the accordion almost a decade ago and plays it in the Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble and the Afro-Caribbean dance band La Familia Reggae Son. He is fascinated by musical traditions throughout the world and strives to incorporate their principles into his own writing. His music has been performed in the U.S., Cuba, India, and South Korea by groups such as American Opera Projects, the Hudson Quartet, and the Auros Group for New Music.</p> <p>In November, the first installment of Alumni CONnections featured singer <a href="https://www.tamarajademusic.com/">Tamara Jade ’12</a>, who performs with Lizzo, earned praise as a contestant on NBC’s <em>The Voice</em>, and has launched a vibrant solo career.</p> <p>The series continues with a <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/alumni_connections_series_brandon_patrick_george_08">March 3 visit</a> from flutist Brandon Patrick George ’08, an avid soloist and chamber musician and a member of the Grammy Award-nominated ensemble Imani Winds. Additional programs will be announced later this semester.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Feb. 19 program unites ��سԹ� students with graduates forging successful music careers.</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="2021-02-15T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/15/2021 - 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="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=2368">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2357">Double Degree Program</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=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37266">Clarinet</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/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 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> <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 Victoria Theodore, Peter Flint</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Concerto Competition Winners Take Center Stage in April, May</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:23:06 +0000</p> <span>Concerto Competition Winners Take Center Stage in April, May</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-03-29T09:23:06-04:00" title="Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 09:23">Thu, 03/29/2018 - 09:23</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four standout musicians will take center stage in upcoming large ensemble concerts under the direction of <a href="/raphael-jimenez">Raphael Jiménez </a>this spring. Each is a winner of the 2018 Senior Concerto Competition, which was held during fall semester. The annual competition is open to all senior performance majors.</p> <p>All concertos will be performed as part of 8 p.m. programs in Finney Chapel.</p> <p>Pianist Yimu Wang opens the concerto season with a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor with the ��سԹ� Orchestra Saturday, April 7. The program will also feature Tchaikovsky’s Suite from <em>Swan Lake</em> and the world premiere of <em>…innumerable stars, scattered in clusters</em> by faculty composer <a href="/node/6626">Jesse Jones</a>.</p> <p>On Saturday, April 14, pianist Hyeonseo Lee will perform Lutoslawski’s Variations on a Theme by Paganini with the ��سԹ� Chamber Orchestra. The concert also includes <em>Voices of Angels</em>, a 2005 work by composer-in-residence Billy Childs that will feature a pair of vocal soloists, teacher of jazz voice <a href="/node/6696">La Tanya Hall </a>and student Celine Opdycke.</p> <p>The solo appearances resume Tuesday, May 8, when clarinetist Silvio Guitian performs Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with the ��سԹ� Chamber Orchestra as part of a program that also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major.</p> <p>On Friday, May 11, violinist Zheyang "Jerry" Xiong performs Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Major with the ��سԹ� Orchestra. The concert also includes Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, also known as the <em>Organ</em> <em>Symphony</em>.</p> <p><br> <strong>ABOUT THE COMPETITION WINNERS</strong></p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>(photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones '97)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Born in Chengdu, China, Yimu Wang studied piano under Mai Wang at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music from 2008-14, taking part in master classes with Theresa Bogard, Tianshu Wang, Robert Garcia, Boaz Sharon, and others during that time. In high school, Wang began accompanying younger students—an experience that laid the first stone for much more accompanying. Over winter term 2016, she participated in a music festival held in China where she studied with Bruce Brubaker and Chu Fang Huang. Wang is a student of <a href="/node/6776">Robert Shannon</a>.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>(photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones '97)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Pianist Hyeonseo Lee was born in Gwacheon, South Korea, and began her studies at age 13, graduating from the Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School. She earned top prizes from national competitions including the Korean Piano Duo, Nanpa Music Competition, the Music Education News Competition, National Scholarship Competition at Bucheon and Incheon, Eumyun Piano Competition, and the Guri Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a student of <a href="/node/6786">Haewon Song</a>.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>(photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones '97)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Clarinetist Silvio Guitian grew up in Baltimore and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he studied with David Drosinos and won first place in its concerto competition. As a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the U.S.A., he took part in a coast-to-coast tour with David Robertson and Gil Shaham and was E-flat clarinetist for the Youth Orchestra of the Americas on its tour through South America in 2017. Guitian has attended the National Orchestral Institute over the past two summers and will be a member of the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, this July. He has been involved in orchestral recording projects for Naxos, Orchid Classics, and the ��سԹ� Music label, and has performed as a soloist on NPR’s <em>From the Top</em>. Guitian enjoys teaching clarinet students at ��سԹ� and coaching sectionals for Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras. He spent two winter terms teaching woodwind sectionals and master classes at the Asociación Nacional de Conciertos in Panama. In addition to his studies with <a href="/node/7086">Richard Hawkins</a>, Guitian has studied recorder at ��سԹ� and sings in the early music vocal ensemble Collegium Musicum. He will continue his studies at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in fall 2018.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>(photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones '97)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Born in Guangzhou, China, violinist Zheyang "Jerry" Xiong began playing violin at age 4, studying with Yinglong Gu and Wei Wei. Initially a chemistry major at ��سԹ�, he later entered the studio of <a href="/node/6986">Marilyn McDonald</a> in pursuit of a double degree. Xiong was awarded the opportunity to perform on ��سԹ�’s Danenberg Honors Recital, and he appeared with pianist Alessandro Deljavan in Schubert’s C-major Fantasy. He was a semifinalist in the 2018 Ann & Charles Eisemann International Young Artist Competition and has been concertmaster of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra and the ��سԹ� Orchestra. In addition to violin, Xiong studies Baroque violin with McDonald and has appeared as a soloist with the ��سԹ� Baroque Orchestra. He has performed in many master classes, including two at ��سԹ� with Jennifer Koh and Christian Tetzlaff.</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="2018-03-29T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/29/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four instrumentalists to perform with ��سԹ� orchestras in Finney Chapel.</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="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2370">Ensembles & Orchestras</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?tag=2499">Competitions</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="/index%2ephp/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/news?program=37266">Clarinet</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="/index%2ephp/robert-shannon-72" hreflang="und">Robert Shannon</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/haewon-song" hreflang="und">Haewon Song</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/richard-hawkins" hreflang="und">Richard Hawkins</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/jesse-jones" hreflang="und">Jesse Jones</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="/index%2ephp/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index%2ephp/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">2018 Concerto Competition winners: Violinist Zheyang Xiong, pianists Hyeonseo Lee and Yimu Wang, and clarinetist Silvio Guitian (from left).</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"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Recital Talk with Jeremy Reynolds '15</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:06:41 +0000</p> <span>Recital Talk with Jeremy Reynolds '15</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-26T14:06:41-04:00" title="Monday, July 26, 2021 - 14:06">Mon, 07/26/2021 - 14:06</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Senior recital is a crowning achievement in the career of any ��سԹ� student. We talked to clarinetist Jeremy Reynolds about his recital experience.</p> <p><strong>Could you describe your recital?</strong></p> <p>My recital was spunky! I performed an eclectic mix of new and old music in Warner; each piece was fairly short, so I kept the program moving along. It was probably the fastest hour of my life. I wanted to play well for colleagues and teachers who’ve helped me develop over the past four years, but especially for my visiting family members who don’t hear me play as much as they used to. Recitals are always an insane mash of anxiety and adrenaline, fear and fun. I’ll remember it fondly.</p> <p><strong>What’s the most challenging decision you had to make in planning your recital?</strong></p> <p>Picking out music that offers something for non-conservatory-trained family and friends and fellow students alike can be tricky—it took a while to hammer out the final program.</p> <p><strong>What or who inspires you?</strong></p> <p>My teacher, <a href="/node/7086">Richard Hawkins</a>, of course!</p> <p><strong>What strategies do you use to prepare for a big performance?</strong></p> <p>1. Prepare early. I never cram practice, and if I start far enough in advance I don’t have to. I checked out some of the music for this program in the beginning of the fall semester and slowly worked it into my daily routines. I also started rehearsing as early as possible. A little bit of work at a time adds up quickly.</p> <p>2. Exercise. No matter how well prepared I am, I still get nervous and jittery as much as a week or two before a big concert. I like racquetball or running or whatever really takes the edge off those nerves and gets rid of excess energy. Also, as a wind player, better cardio health equals better air support! Its a win-win.</p> <p>3. Sleep. As much as possible. If the choice is between practicing, exercising, or sleeping, then choose sleep. Always.</p> <p><strong>What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now?</strong></p> <p>I’ve narrowed down my graduate school options to either USC or Syracuse’s arts journalism programs. I’d love to promote classical music through writing, whether for print or digital media after graduating. In 10 years, I’d like to think I’ll have an established career, hopefully in a major city (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago…) working to champion the arts.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">��سԹ� clarinetist recounts his performance experience.</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="2015-03-20T12:00:00Z">Fri, 03/20/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Conservatory 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=2548">Concerts and Recitals</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=37266">Clarinet</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="/richard-hawkins" hreflang="und">Richard Hawkins</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> <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> </article> </main></body></html>