January 27, 1999		MEDIA ADVISORY Media Contact: Linda Shockley (440) 775-8328
			Event: OBERLIN CONSERVATORY WINTER TERM PROJECT: "Performing the Music of Chopin and Liszt" Two performances: program features Chopin and Liszt performed by Melinda Faylor ('02) of Forest Hills, NY; Stephanie Ho (double major '99) of Portland, OR, both students of Robert Shannon; and Akiko Tsukamoto ('01) of Tokyo, Japan, a student of Monique Duphil. DATES /TIME / 2 LOCATIONS: Monday, February 1 8 p.m., Kulas Recital Hall Oberlin Conservatory Free and open to the public Tuesday, February 2 7:30 p.m., Salon Concert Erythea Antiques & Historical Keyboards 100 N. Main Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 440/247-1960 Free and open to the public BACKGROUND: As a Winter Term Project, three piano majors studied the music of Chopin and Liszt while performing the music on the Conservatory's restored 1853 Erard piano and Erythea's 1845 Broadwood piano. For the project, students also read accounts written by students of the composers, and listened to historical recordings. (While there is no such thing as a recording by Chopin or Liszt, recorded performances from the early 20th century provide a glimpse of an older tradition - one quite removed from a typical performance of today.) VISUALS: Contemporary musicians/ historical instruments CONTACTS: Linda Shockley, director of public relations, 440/775-8328 Oberlin College Conservatory of Music; linda.shockley@oberlin.edu Frances Burmeister, owner (and keyboard player), Erythea, 440/247-1960