The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating conservatory, and the only major music school in the country linked with a preeminent liberal arts college. Students are enrolled in undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Music in performance, jazz studies, composition, technology in music and related arts, and musicology. Oberlin also offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Music in conducting, the Master of Music in performance on historical instruments, the Master of Fine Arts in piano technology, as well as artist diplomas.
The Oberlin Conservatory is situated just outside Cleveland, which boasts a vibrant professional theater community, including Playhouse Square, the second largest theater consortium in the United States, which houses the oldest regional theater in the country, the Cleveland Playhouse, the Great Lakes Theater, and numerous Broadway tours each year.
