Sounds on Oberlin

2025-26 Concert Series

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Season 8

Music From UNC: From Baroque to Romantic
Sunday | September 21
Sanctuary | 3:00 pm

Our season opens on Sunday, September 21 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary with Music from UNC: From Baroque to Romantic, featuring works by J. S. Bach and Amy Beach. Performing will be acclaimed UNC musicians: Brooks de Wetter-Smith, flute; Timothy Sparks, tenor; Debbie Davis, cello; Mike Harris, organ continuo and Clara Yang, piano. A reception will follow in the Jane Bell Gathering Space. Admission is free; donations to support future concerts are warmly welcomed.

 

 

Andrew Sords, violin, and Eriko Izumida, piano
play works of Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Sarasate
Sunday | October 12
3:00 p.m. | Sanctuary

 

 

 

Laurelyn Dossett
Christmas Strings and Vocals: Original Roots, Folk & Bluegrass
Sunday | November 16
3:00 p.m. | Sanctuary

MLK Concert: Songs of Love and Justice
A yearly collaboration with Wilson Temple and MORE Ministry
Sunday | January 18
3:00 p.m. | Sanctuary

New Day Singers, A Cappella Sextet
Sunday | February 22
3:00 p.m. | Sanctuary

Past Sounds On Oberlin Seasons

Season One (2018-2019)

9/23/18 – The Lonely Heartstring Band

1/13/19 – Westminster Concert Bell Choir

2/24/19 – Three Triangle Tenors

4/5/19 – Music from Four Continents: Kirsten Homdrom, Piano

6/9/19 – Mendelssohn Piano Trios: Niccolo Muti, Violin; David Oh, Cello; Kirsten Homdrom, Piano

Season Two (2019-2020)

9/29/19 – Organ, A to Z and In Between: Karl Zinsmeister

10/25/19 – UNC Jazz Faculty Quintet with Kate McGarry

12/15/19 – Magnificat, WMPC Choirs

Season Three (2020-2021)

9/20/20 – Joe Robinson, Oboe

10/25/20 – Mendelssohn Sonatas: Karl Zinsmeister, Organ; Kirsten Homdrom, Organ

3/10/21 – Classical and Celtic Violin: Mara Shea

5/5/21 – Lyricosa Quartet

6/2/21 – Narrative of a Slave Woman: LaToya Lain, Soprano

Season Four (2021-2022)

9/26/21 – Winterreise: Adrian Smith, Baritone; Kirsten Homdrom, Piano

10/24/21 – Jazzical with Joel: Joel Martin, Piano

2/27/22 – Carmen Inside Out: Kirstin Chavez, Mezzo-Soprano; Qiao Zheng Goh, Piano

3/27/22 – Requiem, WMPC Choirs

4/24/22 – Raleigh Ringers, Handbells

5/22/22 – Anita Burroughs-Price, Harp

Season Five (2022-2023)

10/16/22 – Ariel Pocock, Jazz Singer/Songwriter; Keith Ganz, Guitar

12/11/22 – Carol Fest, WMPC Choirs

2/5/23 – Songs of Love Through the Ages: Rush Dorsett, Soprano; Nora Burgard, Mezzo-Soprano; Kirsten Homdrom, Piano

5/21/23 – Those Americans: Nicole Keller, Organ

Season Six (2023-2024)

October 15, 2023 – Concert for A Cause: A Hymn Festival supporting SAFEchild

November 19, 2023 – In Commemoration: 150 Years of Rachmaninoff

January 21, 2024 – Caminemos con Jesús

March 3, 2024 – Bending the Boundaries of Bluegrass

September 29, 2024 – A Goodly Heritage: Selections from The Psalm Works

Season Seven (2024-2025)

September 29, 2024 – A Goodly Heritage: Selections from The Psalm Work

November 24, 2024 – The Ardora Trio

January 19, 2025 – MLK Songs of Love and Justice

February 23, 2025 – LaToya Lain

March 9, 2025 – Pepper Choplin

April 6, 2025 – The Tune Swingers Orchestra

The Sounds on Oberlin Concert Series 

Concerts will be offered on the WMPC campus and livestreamed on the WMPC website. Concerts may also be streamed on WMPC social media platforms. Concert recordings will be available for viewing for up to one week after the concert.

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Concert Series Committee

Carol Hardman & Stephanie Schumann, Co-Chairs, Richard Bryant, Dana Droz, Nathan Goettsch, Kathy Kidd, Louise McCoy, Wayne Rogers, and Jared Smith with continued support from WMPC staff

Questions? Contact the Sounds on Oberlin Concert Series Committee