Professor Stephen Caplan (UNLV Music) taught for a week at the 2023 Ostrava Oboe Master Classes held at the University of Ostrava in the Czech Republic. His students Taylor Crawford (Artist Diploma 2023) and Isabella Westlake (junior, Bachelor of Music Performance) attended as well thanks to generous funding from the College of Fine Arts.

Main Image: Pictured are Dusan Foltyn, Taylor, Stephen Caplan, Sandro Caldini, and Cristian Wetzel after a recital where Taylor Crawford joined the faculty for a chamber music performance of a Boismortier Suite. Caplan also performed William Grant Still’s Incantation and Dance on this recital.

Side Image: Photo collage of Caplan, Crawford, and Westlake at Ostrava paired with an image of Stephen Caplan teaching a Body Mapping group class.