The college is split into two academic divisions ... and “Organ Pumps”—weekly concerts presented by organ majors. Notable Oberlin alumni include comedic actors Ed Helms and Lena Dunham.

“To stand at the famous lecterns and to hold ... my life made a bet that big,” he said. Oberlin College posted on its Facebook page that 2015 graduate A.Z. Madonna, a music critic for the ...

Oberlin College was founded in 1833 and the music conservatory followed in 1865. Oberlin adopted groundbreaking policies to admit students of color in 1835 and granted undergraduate degrees to ...