Students graduate from CSU and attend the world's best graduate programs, both in the U.S. and abroad. Recent clarinet graduates have been accepted to Arizona State University, DePaul University, the Eastman School of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, United Kingdom), Indiana University, the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and SUNY-Stony Brook.
Undergraduates at the Schwob School of Music are pursuing degrees in Performance, Music Education, or the Bachelor of Arts in Music. Graduate students are pursuing the Master of Music in Performance or the Artist Diploma degree. All 18-20 students in the studio study with Dr. Oberlander.
Undergraduates at the Schwob School of Music are pursuing degrees in:
Graduate students are pursuing the following degrees:
All 18-20 students in the studio study with Dr. Oberlander.
All clarinet students have the opportunity to perform in:
They also perform for guest artists each year--past guests have included Bharat Chandra, Anton Dressler, Julia Heinen, Kelly Johnson, Howard Klug, Jean Kopperud, Eric Mandat, Charlie Neidich, David Singer, Robert Spring, Jana Starling, and John Bruce Yeh.
Students compete in the Music Teachers National Assocation (MTNA) competition each year, with many state winners and regional finalists, and in 2008 Andrew Hudson took first place in the national MTNA senior woodwind competition. They have also won concerto competitions and performed with the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, the Georgia Philharmonic, the Lagrange Symphony, the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Orchestra, and the Columbus State University Philharmonic Orchestra.
Most students attend at least one summer festival during their undergraduate degree, while many attend several. Students attend festivals all over the world, including:
The clarinet studio meets each week in studio class to perform for each other and to discuss subjects like
Guest artists often give masterclasses at this time.
Woodwind chamber music also takes place at this time for part of the semester. Students can, and often do, take part in the chamber music as a separate, full-semester course for credit. These groups rehearse at least once a week and are coached at least once a week by Schwob School of Music faculty. The Wind Ensemble program also programs larger chamber works such as L'Histoire du Soldat and the Gounod Petite Symphonie. Each student will have experienced the best ensemble repertoire, both old and new, before he or she graduates from Columbus State University.
Students graduate from CSU and attend the world's best graduate programs, both in the U.S. and abroad. Recent clarinet graduates have been accepted to Arizona State University, DePaul University, the Eastman School of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, United Kingdom), Indiana University, the Manhattan School, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and SUNY-Stonybrook.