Watch the webcast  – streamed live at concert time.

Timothy Weiss leads the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME) in Warner Concert Hall. CME features Oberlin Conservatory student musicians playing new pieces by a wide range of 20th- and 21st-century composers. This concert includes new works by Composition faculty member Soomin Kim ’19 and student composer Katharina Mueller with student soloist Ava Paul, soprano.

Program:

Katharina Mueller Planet (world premiere)

   Ava Paul, soprano 

Justin Weiss '17 Beyond Color There is Light

Soomin Kim '19 Colordrive (world premiere)

Steven Mackey Gaggle and Flock

View the May 6, 2026 program

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