Celebrating the Conservatory's Quasquicentennial

The 2023-24 academic year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of German Wallace School of Music, now known as the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. The BW Conservatory will have a yearlong celebration for this milestone, including special events, archival features, "Con This Day" social series, and much more. Join in the celebration as we honor our history and all those who have made our current Conservatory life possible.

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2021 Virtual BW Bach Festival

Registration is open

This event is for high school and college
oboe and bassoon students

2021 Senior Honors Recital

Oct 27-29

BWVP presents Händel’s operatic
masterpiece at The Helen Theatre

Great Lakes Theater partnership puts BW talent front and center, on stage and off

Posted September 28, 2023

More than two dozen BW students, alumni, faculty and staff are behind the current run of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”

Introducing new Conservatory faculty

Posted August 10, 2023

Join in welcoming BW Conservatory’s newest faculty fall 2023

The Conservatory welcomes a bass saxophone

Posted June 15, 2023

The wait is over for the saxophone studio, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Conservatory.

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Take "A Journey Through Time, With Love" with the

Take "A Journey Through Time, With Love" with the Baldwin Wallace Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Fri, Sept 29 at 7pm. SWE will take the Gamble Auditorium stage with Brendan Caldwell, conductor, and soloist Gabriel Piqué, BW saxophone faculty. Program highlights include: John Adams' “Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” Joel Love’s “Solace: A Lyric Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble,” and Florent Schmitt's “Dionysiaques.”⁣

Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.

There’s a seat for you in Gamble Auditorium on T

There’s a seat for you in Gamble Auditorium on Thurs, Sept 28 at 3:05pm - witness the talent of six amazing BW Conservatory artists at Convocation. ⁣

Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.

You don’t want to miss @aldolopezgavilan! Join u

You don’t want to miss @aldolopezgavilan! Join us TODAY at 3:05pm in Gamble Auditorium for a conversation with Dr. Gabriel Piqué, BW professor of saxophone and jazz studies, and Artist-in-Residence Aldo López-Gavilán, a Cuban pianist and composer.

Aldo's music transcends borders, blending classical and jazz influences with the soulful rhythms of Cuba in a concert of his own compositions, on Wed, Sept 27 at 7pm in Gamble Auditorium. This concert is free and open to the public, no tickets required.

Aldo’s residency is generously provided by Mr. Jack and Mrs. Agnes '76 Dover.
Photo credit: Jose V. Gavilondo

As part of our 125th Anniversary celebrations here

As part of our 125th Anniversary celebrations here at BW Conservatory, we are introducing a new social media series: Con This Day! All year long, we will periodically share “on this day in history”-style posts, featuring a few of the Conservatory milestones and fun moments we’ve shared together. ⁣
#CONthisday in 2015, we celebrated our official All-Steinway School status with a Steinway Appreciation Day! Sponsored by Con Council, our community celebrated by signing thank you cards for donors, enjoying snacks and outdoor games, and emblazoning our final non-Steinway piano with fuschia paint and signatures. Today, BW is among only 20 Conservatories worldwide to hold the All-Steinway distinction.

Photo credit: Kelsey Broker Shaheen

Vive la différence et vive les similitudes! Two p

Vive la différence et vive les similitudes! Two pianists on two pianos. BW keyboard faculty Sungeun Kim and Robert Mayerovitch performing works by two French masters of the piano, Debussy and Messiaen, separated by two World Wars and changing cultures, but sharing a love of sonority, tactility, and musical imagery. Join us in Gamble Auditorium on Sat, Sept 23 at 7pm.⁣
Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.

The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music welcomed

The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music welcomed members of @cleveorch for its second annual Lauria Residency at BW with the BW Symphony Orchestra on Tues, Sept 19. TCO members led a full orchestra rehearsal coaching, overseeing their respective sections and offering real-time critique and performance techniques. This residency serves the mission of high-impact musical experiences for Conservatory students serving future career goals. Visit bw.edu to learn more about the BW Conservatory of Music.⁣

Join us Fri, Sept 22 at 7pm in Gamble Auditorium for the BW Symphony Orchestra in performance with Director of Orchestral Studies, Douglas Droste, featuring "Free Radicals" by BW Composer-in-Residence, Clint Needham; "The Wishing Well" performed in memoriam for former BW Composer-in-Residence, Loris Chobanian; "Broken Rondo" by Miguel del Aguila, featuring new Professor of Oboe, Johanna Cox Pennington; and "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky.

Members of The Cleveland Orchestra pictured: Brian Wendel, Jesse McCormick, Trina Struble, Jeff Rathbun, Paul Yancich, Stephen Rose, Charles Carleton, Dan McKelway, Barrick Stees, Lembi Veskimets, Saeran St. Christopher.

Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.

🌟✨ Take a theatrical journey like no other wi

🌟✨ Take a theatrical journey like no other with the Great Lakes Theater production of “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812!” 🌟✨⁣
Gather your friends and family for an immersive and vibrant musical extravaganza with stunning visuals featuring a cast of BW alumni and students and creative team including BW faculty, students and alumni backstage. Get ready to be part of the story, a sensational slice of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace" that lends inspiration to a bold, imaginative electropop opera from award-winning composer Dave Malloy (Lakewood, Ohio native).

Show runs Fri, Sept 22-Sun, Oct 8 at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square. Onstage café and bar seating available, for tickets call 216.241.6000 or visit https://bit.ly/BWcomet.

Pictured: Idaho Shakespeare Festival production photos by Two Bird Studio; the nearly full Great Lakes Theater cast in rehearsal; BW BFA-Acting alumna Bennie Bender and BW design & tech student DJ Brannan working backstage

1, 2, 3, 4, 🖐 reasons you need to be at the fir

1, 2, 3, 4, 🖐 reasons you need to be at the first Conservatory Convocation Student Recital of the 2023-24 school year. Join us on Thurs, Sept 14 at 3:05pm in Gamble Auditorium to hear these five outstanding performers.⁣
Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.

See him while you can! Cuban pianist and composer

See him while you can! Cuban pianist and composer @aldolopezgavilan is praised by the Seattle Times for his “dazzling technique and rhythmic fire.” Join us Wed, Sept 27 at 7pm in Gamble Auditorium for a concert you don’t want to miss. ⁣

Free and open to the community. Learn more at conversation.bw.edu/events. This residency is generously provided by Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Agnes ’76 Dover.

Many thanks to BW’s LGBTQ+ Services for bringing

Many thanks to BW’s LGBTQ+ Services for bringing their Pop-Up event to the Conservatory today! Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed free stickers, pins, and snacks, all while learning more about LGBTQ+ Services’ events and offerings.

Happy Quasquicentennial! The 2023-24 academic year

Happy Quasquicentennial! The 2023-24 academic year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of German Wallace School of Music, now known as the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. The BW Conservatory will have a yearlong celebration for this milestone, including special events, archival features, "Con This Day" social series, and much more. Join in the celebration as we honor our history and all those who have made our current Conservatory life possible.

Usher in a new year of performances (and for many

Usher in a new year of performances (and for many students, Performance Attendance!) with our Faculty Convocation: this Thurs, Aug 24 at 3:05pm in Gamble Auditorium. New and returning members of the Conservatory faculty share their talents in this beloved start-of-school tradition.
Can't make it to the performance in person? We’ve got you covered. Visit conversation.bw.edu/events for a live stream during the performance time.