<p>Spotted: CCM flute prof lunching at Oberlin this past week...is he taking the Debost job? Any news on this front?</p>
<p>Now that’s a juicy rumor. I have not heard a word about who will be there after Debost retires.</p>
<p>Haven’t heard his name mentioned. We have heard the possibilities include…Carol Wincenc, Robert Dick, Bonita Boyd (would do both Eastman and Oberlin) and someone from the Detroit MET. But then again…</p>
<p>I wrote to Oberlin Con about this and received the following answer:
- they’ve made an offer to someone
- they will notify accepted student as soon as they can
- the expect it to be before May 1st and hope it will be as soon as possible</p>
<p>Philip Dikeman, who was the 4th possibility (from the Detroit Symphony) has taken a full-time position at Blair/Vanderbilt, per online press releases in mid-March 2011.</p>
<p>Looks like they won’t annouce the new prof before May 1! The recent report is that it will be closer to June 1.</p>
<p>Super interesting, since such positions are in hand for many, many years - when someone knows the new teacher, would you pls. post it!</p>
<p>what does this mean?</p>
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<p>Top studio teachers often hold their positions for something like 40 yrs - there is very little turnover in these top positions. So it IS interesting to see who will get a prominent position like this one at Oberlin. I suggest you check the age of some of these teachers - full respect, but they are very senior in age.</p>
<p>Some teachers hang around longer than they should while others can be effective regardless of age. Debost was one of the latter. His studio classes are amazing. </p>
<p>If they tend to hang around for 40 years, they cannot be all that old when they start.</p>
<p>Also you have to look at the type of teacher.</p>
<p>Robert Dick would be very unlikely because does almost solely contemporary music. A school like Oberlin would need a more classical-focused teacher. Since Oberlin is an undergrad-only school, Carol Wincenc is highly unlikely because she’s typically considered to be a “finishing” teacher, someone who works mainly with grad students.</p>
<p>I would not be surprised if they hire an interim teacher - ie, someone who will be there for a year, while they look for someone permanent.</p>
<p>@ mtpaper, I suspect you could be right. When I spoke with them at the beginning of March they told me that an offer had been made and declined. I have to wonder if it took them all year to get to that point, how are they going to find someone in just a short time? They have delayed their acceptance deadline until they do hire someone. I see your D was accepted to Oberlin. Is she still considering?</p>
<p>@mtpynest - Oberlin hasn’t actually been looking for Debost’s replacement for a full year… when we contacted him in early Oct 2010 for a lesson, he told us he’d be retiring, but he hadn’t formally announced it yet to the school. </p>
<p>Oberlin’s website has the formal Job Opening notification dated November 3, 2010, with an application deadline of Jan 10, 2011. [Job</a> Description - Oberlin College](<a href=“Oberlin College & Conservatory Applicant Portal | Home”>Oberlin College & Conservatory Applicant Portal | Home)</p>
<p>And their faculty handbook has a whole list of requirements for the process, including Student Interviews. It’s a long-drawn out process. [Oberlin</a> Conservatory :: Faculty Handbook](<a href=“http://www.oberlin.edu/con/divinfo/conHandbook/default.html]Oberlin”>http://www.oberlin.edu/con/divinfo/conHandbook/default.html)</p>
<p>It’s interesting that you were told in early March that an offer had been made and declined. Because I think there was also an offer pending as of early April, and I think that has fallen thru (thus the extension).</p>
<p>If they’re still talking with Bonita Boyd, I really can’t imagine her doing the Rochester-Oberlin commute for an extended period of time. I sure couldn’t do it!</p>
<p>My d will make her final decision in the next few days. She was out of the country for the past 10 days so everything was on hold.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine Bonita Boyd taking on Oberlin. In fact, if I remember correctly, Eastman claims that their faculity has to sign an agreement to put the needs of the school first. It seems it would be a conflict of interest for her to take on another conservatory.</p>
<p>any updates on this?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Chastain is staying on faculty, or what Debost is planning to do in his retirement? I was wondering if he and Kathleen would plan to go back to France.</p>
<p>We were told, albeit awhile ago, that Chastain would stay on faculty. I don’t remember if she’d be full-time or part-time. The new person would definitely be the primary teacher. </p>
<p>As such, I assume Debost will stay in Oberlin. </p>
<p>I’m sure you can ask if that is still the plan.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard any updates from Oberlin about the flute faculty for Fall 2011 onward?</p>
<p>I spoke with them about two weeks ago and still nothing. I was lead to believe that a temp person is a real possibility. We do know one girl who has chosen to attend (for flute) despite the unknown teacher. She received a large FA package which I am sure helped her decision.</p>