2025-26 Concert Series
Come to one, come to all!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Please consider making a gift to support Sounds on Oberlin. Any amount is most welcome and appreciated. Your contribution is a meaningful building block to future Sounds on Oberlin concerts.
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