30
years ago by James Caldwell, Professor of Oboe, with the help
of Catharina Meints, Associate Professor of Viola da Gamba and
Cello. The awards were presented at a gala dinner held in September
at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. First prize went to Cleveland
Opera (which brought the Three Tenors to Cleveland). The other
finalist in the category was Severance Hall, honored for its restoration
of the E. M. Skinner Norton Memorial Organ.
The commendation cites BPI's pre-eminence as the first group in
the country to establish a summer institute for early-music singers
and period instrument players, calling it a "precious regional
and national resource" and praising it for keeping
"the rich musical heritage of the baroque period alive through
historically informed performance of the highest quality."
In Paris in June 2001, Caldwell and Meints consulted with Ingo
Muthesius, former Curator of Musical Instru-ments of the Berlin
Museum, on his restoration of their viola da gamba, crafted
by Joachim Tielke in 1692. In July Meints performed and taught
at the Viola Da Gamba Society's 39th Annual Conclave, held in
Ft. Worth, Texas. In September, she performed Ibert's Concerto
for Cello and Winds with the Oberlin Wind Ensemble in Oberlin.
In October, she was quoted in an Associated Press article about
Christoph von Dohnanyi, who is wrapping up his final year as music
director of The Cleveland Orchestra. Meints has been a member
of the orchestra since 1971.
- Marci Janas '91
Canadian
Pianist Wins 2001 Oberlin International Piano Festival Competition
Pianist Darrett Zusko, 16, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, won first
prize ($4,000) in the seventh annual Oberlin International Piano
Competi-tion and Festival.
Eun Taek Kim, 13, and Ji Yeon Shin, 15, both of Korea, shared
the second prize. Each was awarded $1,500.
For pianists ages 13 to 18, the competition took place in July
2001 in Warner Concert Hall and included entrants from five countries.
Dean of the Conservatory Robert K. Dodson served on the jury with
Gary Amano, Director of Piano Studies at Utah State University,
Monique Duphil, Oberlin Professor of Pianoforte, and Jerome Lowenthal, Professor of Piano at The
Juilliard School.
The pedagogical nature of Oberlin's competition and festival makes
it unique among international competitions, says Festival Director
Robert Shannon, Oberlin Professor of Pianoforte. "We provide
students and teachers with an intensive, in-depth opportunity
to expand their knowledge of music history, theory and pedagogy," says Shannon.
The eighth annual Oberlin Piano Competition takes place July 21
- July 28, 2002. For more information, please click here.
- Marci Janas '91
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