Divisions

Oberlin Conservatory’s 42 areas of private, applied study are organized by 11 divisions: Conducting and Ensembles; Contemporary Music; Historical Performance; Jazz Studies; Keyboard Studies; Music Theory; Musicology; Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (PACE); Strings; Vocal Studies; and Winds, Brass, and Percussion.

Conducting and Ensembles

Division Director Timothy Weiss Administrative Assistant Brittany Workman
tweiss@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198

Contemporary Music

Division Director Stephen Hartke Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
shartke@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8297

Historical Performance

Director, Historical Performance Program Mark Edwards Administrative Assistant Brittany Workman
medwards@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198

Jazz Studies

Division Director Jay Ashby Administrative Assistant Julie Baker
Julie.Baker@shimeimedia.com
440-775-6633

Keyboard Studies

Division Director Robert Shannon
James.Howsmon@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198

Music Theater

Division Director Victoria Bussert
conservatory.admissions@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8413

Music Theory

Division Director Jared Hartt Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
jhartt@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8297

Musicology

Division Director Charles McGuire Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
cmcguire@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8297

Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement

Division Director Andrea McAlister Administrative Assistant Jeanne Rosecrans
amcalist@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8297

Strings

Division Director Sibbi Bernhardsson Administrative Assistant Brittany Workman
sbernha2@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198

Vocal Studies

Division Director Salvatore Champagne ’85
Timothy.LeFebvre@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198

Winds, Brass, and Percussion

Division Director Drew Pattison
astill@shimeimedia.com
440-775-8198