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Now in its third decade, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is a multidisciplinary collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers, and educators, including numerous Oberlin alumni committed to building and innovating collaborative environments. ICE artists will culminate a weeklong residency at Oberlin with a performance of their program, “Composing While Black, Volume I,” joined by Oberlin students and faculty.

“[The International Contemporary Ensemble] remains an essential contributor to the exploration of new music.” —Musical America

Program
Courtney Bryan '04 Blooming (2017)
Leila Adu-Gilmore Alyssum (2014)
Allison Loggins-Hull The Pattern (2020)
Olly Wilson Echoes (1974)
Wendell Logan Duo Exchanges (1978)
Yaz Lancaster intangible landscapes (2019-2020)
Nicole Mitchell Building Stuff (2015, rev. 2023)

International Contemporary Ensemble
Elise Blatchford '05, flute
Josh Rubin '99, clarinet
David Byrd-Marrow, horn
Nuiko Wadden '02, harp
Erika Dohi, piano
Ross Karre '05, percussion
Modney, violin
Michael Nicolas, cello

Conservatory Students
Nathanael Kim, flute
MacKenzie Kim, oboe
Stephen Coffey, clarinet
Mia Tran, bassoon
Maria Alexander, horn
Gabe Roth, violin
Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin
Z Campbell, viola
Daniel Knapp, cello
Sophie Leah, bass
Sophia Stehlik, percussion
Yuuka Harada-Collier, percussion

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Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place, across from the Oberlin College Bookstore) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.