STEPH
Percussionist, Composer,
Musician first
Upcoming events
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Concert: Oberlin Orchestra
Friday, April 11, 2025 7:30pm
The Oberlin Orchestra, conducted by Raphael Jiménez, features Oberlin Conservatory student musicians performing concert works for our largest ensemble. This concert features 2024-25 Senior Concerto Competition winner Ian McEdwards, clarinet.
Program:
Vivian Fung Prayer (2020)
Anders Hillborg Peacock Tales (Millennium Version) (1998)
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major
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Oberlin Percussion Group: "Rain Cycle"
April 24, 2025 6:30 PM
Warner Concert Hall
This event is in-person only.
A performance by the Oberlin Percussion Group (OPG) in Central 25, led by Ross Karre ’05.
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SŌ Percussion Summer InstituteClosing Concert
August, 4 2024
(Passed)
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The Lightning Thief
Show Dates:
May 3, 2024
May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
May 5, 2024
(Passed)
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Le Noir De L’Etoile
April 10, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM
(Passed)
Interlochen Center for the Arts
MC1010
More information coming soon!
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OCLIPSE Concert Series: Oberlin Percussion Group
April 8, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM
(Passed)
Oberlin, OH
Hales Gym
Oberlin Percussion Group (OPG), led by Ross Karre '05, will present “Le Noir de l’Étoile” by Gérard Grisey in Hales Gym.
Gérard Grisey “Le Noir de l’Étoile”
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Eclipse Concert Series: Oberlin Sinfonietta
Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:30 PM EDT
(Passed)
Oberlin, OH
Warner Concert Hall
Program:
Kaija Saariaho “Graal théâtre” (1994)
Hannah Hurwitz, violin
Bernard Rands “Canti dell’Eclisse” (1992)
Timothy LeFebvre, bass
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First-Year Midway
February 29, 2024 2:00 PM
(Passed)
Clonick Hall
Come and enjoy an afternoon concert featuring the work of first-year composers in jazz, TIMARA, and classical departments.
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Oberlin Sinfonietta
Thursday, February 29, 2024
(Passed)
Warner Concert Hall
Oberlin Sinfonietta focuses on a wide range of compositions by composers from the last 100 years. This concert will be conducted by Timothy Weiss and features Joshua Blue '16, tenor.
Program:
Michael Frazier “music for waiting” (2016)
Olly Wilson “Echoes” (1974)
Tyshawn Sorey “For Olly Woodrow Wilson, Jr. in Memoriam” (2021)
Wendell Logan “Runagate, Runagate” (1989)
Joshua Blue '16, tenor
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OPG Festive Holiday Event
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 4:30 pm EST
(Passed)
Oberlin Conservatory Lounge
Oberlin Conservatory’s percussionists perform holiday selections under the direction of Ross Karre in the Conservatory Lounge.
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Oberlin Orchestra
December 8, 2023 7:30-9:30 PM
(Passed)
The Oberlin Orchestra, conducted by Raphael Jiménez, features Oberlin Conservatory student musicians performing concert works for our largest ensemble. Faculty member and soprano, Katherine Jolly '05 will be performing on Previn's Honey and Rue.
Program:
Jihyun Kim A Tramp in the Assembly Line
André Previn Honey and Rue
(Katherine Jolly ’05, soprano)
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor
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Brass Extravaganza
December 1, 2023 7:30-9:30 PM
(Passed)
A concert presented by the large ensemble program and conducted by Raphael Jiménez, John Gruber, and Jeff Scott. Featuring Jonathan Moyer AD '12 on Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony, arrangement by Kenneth Singleton and students from the Brass and Percussion divisions of the Conservatory.
Program:
Tomasi “Fanfares Liturgiques”
Daugherty “The Gospel According to Sister Aimee”
Grainger/ arr. Higgins “Lincolnshire Posy”
Gabrieli Canzon “quarti toni from Sacrae Symphoniae, Venice, 1597”
Saint-Saëns/ arr. Singleton Finale from Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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Oberlin Percussion Group
November 28, 2023 7:30-9:30 PM
(Passed)
A performance by the Oberlin Percussion Group (OPG) in Stull Recital Hall, led by Ross Karre.
Program:
Juri Seo Wah (2014)
LJ White COG (2016)
Johanna Beyer Waltz (1939)
Sarah Hennies Settle (2012)
Jlin (Jerrilynn Patton)/ arr. Robert Dillon Perspective (2019)
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Brass Ensemble
November 19, 2023 12:30-2:00 PM
(Passed)
Presented by the Oberlin Brass Ensemble in Warner Concert Hall.
Program:
Gabrieli Canzon “quarti toni”
John Williams/ arr. Verhaert “Hymn to the Fallen”
Danny Elfman/ arr. Catherall “The Batman Theme”
William Grant Still/ arr. Decker “Symphony No. 1”
Edward Elgar/ arr. Henry “Enigma Variations“
John Barry/ arr. Barry “The Essential James Bond”
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ABOUT steph
Stephanie Bloch is a percussionist who came from Latino family who moved from Venezuela to Miami, Florida. Music runs in her family’s bloodline and has always been by her side.
Stephanie is now studying at Oberlin Conservatory studying with Ross Karre, She graduated from Interlochen under Keith Aleo’s teaching. She has performed with many ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic; So Percussion Institute; NYU’s Sandbox Percussion Seminar; Juilliard's Summer Percussion Seminar; and New World, Interlochen, and Oberlin’s ensembles.
Stephanie also studies electronic/acoustic composition and conducting. She’s currently working with Coral Morphologic to write music for a film about the coral life in Miami. Additionally, she’s been chosen to become musical director for musicals in her first and second years at Oberlin. Her goal is to continue pursuing music and inspire others by sharing her and others' art in the form of music and other interdisciplinary media.
