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U.S., Austrian Summer Institutes to Feature Karen Coe Miller
06/06/2010
Karen Coe Miller, assistant director of OCU’s Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater program, is marking her 24th season on the summer faculty of the Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute for performers, directors and coaches.
Miller will teach act ...[read more] |
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NATS National Conference Spotlights Birdwell, O'Hara, McDaniel
06/05/2010
Legendary OCU voice professor Florence Birdwell will be a featured speaker at the 51st annual convention of the National Association of Teachers of Singing in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Her July 4 presentation will focus on the importance of text in si ...[read more] |
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O'Hara Featured in PBS National Memorial Day Broadcast
05/28/2010
Kelli O’Hara will kick off the 2010 National Memorial Day Concert, to be broadcast live on PBS stations nationwide May 30 from Washington, D.C.
Grammy Award winner Gary Sinise ("CSI: New York") and Tony Award winner Joe Mantegna (Glengarry Glen R ...[read more] |
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Parker, Lin to Present Concerto's Oklahoma Premiere May 16
05/14/2010
The Civic Music Association will conclude its concert season 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16, with “Postcards from America,” featuring violinist Cho-Liang Lin and pianist Jon Kimura Parker. The duo performed the identical program of Dvorak, Schoenfield, Brah ...[read more] |
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Oklahoma Hall of Fame to Induct Kristin Chenoweth
05/14/2010
The Oklahoma Heritage Association has announced that Kristin Chenoweth will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Nov. 4, 2010.
Chenoweth, a native of Broken Arrow and alumna of Oklahoma City University, will be inducted along with Robert ...[read more] |
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2,000 Young Musicians to Convene at OCU's Bass School
05/13/2010
More than 2,000 competitors are convening at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University May 14-15 for the annual Oklahoma Music Teachers Association's State Achievement Auditions.
Musicians from kindergarten through 12th grade have quali ...[read more] |
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NYC Talent Showcase Spotlights New OCU Graduates
05/08/2010
Newly graduated performers from Oklahoma City University will take the stage in New York City for OCU's third annual talent showcase in music theater and its inaugural acting showcase.
Two performances of each showcase will be held Tuesday, May 11 ...[read more] |
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Koehn-Led Orchestra to Premiere Stark String Piece May 11
05/04/2010
Two lifelong friends are collaborating on an original piece for string orchestra, inspired by the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Oklahoma City University alumni Steven Stark ’99 and David Koehn ‘ 00 are working with student musicians of the Edmond Memorial Hi ...[read more] |
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Monteiro to Perform in Steinway Hall, Receive Artist Accolade
05/03/2010
 Sergio Monteiro, director of piano at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, will perform in Steinway Hall in New Y ...[read more]
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OCU Jazz Ensemble Celebrates 50 Years Since "Cuban Fire"
04/29/2010
The 50th anniversary of “Cuban Fire,” Stan Kenton’s seminal big band album, is the theme of the April 29 season grand finale for the Oklahoma City University Jazz Ensemble. The 8 p.m. performance in Petree Recital Hall is free and open to the public ...[read more] |
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Chamber Musicians Close Season With Piano Trios, Cello Ensemble
04/28/2010
Chamber musicians from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will present piano trios inspired by the ghosts of MacBeth and the music of Spain, as well as a work for an orchestra of 12 cellos at an 8 p.m. concert Thursday, April 29, at ...[read more] |
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Bass School Dedicates Concert, World Premiere to McDaniels
04/26/2010
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will honor Tom and Brenda McDaniel for their tenure at the helm of the university at a 1 p.m. concert Tuesday, April 27, in Petree Recital Hall. The performances are free and open to the public.
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OCU Wind Philharmonic Hosts Annual Instrumental Petting Zoo
04/21/2010
The musicians of the Oklahoma City University Wind Philharmonic are hosting their ninth annual instrumental petting zoos and children's concerts Tuesday, April 27.
Performances are 10:15 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m. in Petree Recital Hall. The petting ...[read more] |
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OCU Presents Award-Winning "Thoroughly Modern Millie'
04/20/2010
 The romantic musical comedy “Thoroughly Modern Millie” closes the 2009-10 season for the Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company at Oklahoma Cit ...[read more]
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Veteran Director to Discuss Music Theater Industry in OCU Talk
04/19/2010
Director Bob Durkin will hold an informal talk and question-and-answer session on the music theater industry at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, in Petree Recital Hall at the Bass School of Music on the Oklahoma City University campus. Admission is free and ...[read more] |
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Competition Winners Beach, Jupiterwala to Solo with Orchestra
04/17/2010
The Oklahoma Community Orchestra will spotlight two undergraduate performance majors from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, winners of the 2010 Young Artist Competition, at its April 20 concert.
Trumpeter Ryan Beach and cellist ...[read more] |
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Paderewski Prize Winner to Kick Off Project 21 Concert
04/16/2010
A marimba piece by Polish composer Ewa Fabianska, the European winner of the inaugural Paderewski Prize for Music Composition, will kick off the April 16 Project 21 concert in the Bass Music Center. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Admission is free and ...[read more] |
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Parker to Give Closing Keynote at RPMDA Convention
04/15/2010
Mark Parker, dean of the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, will be closing keynote speaker at the 34th annual convention of the Retail Print Music Dealers Association. Parker’s April 17 RPMDA address will discuss the importance of art ...[read more] |
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OCU Trumpeter Featured in Symphony Orchestra's Finale
04/14/2010
The Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra will close its season April 15 with a trumpet concerto featuring award-winning trumpeter Ryan Beach and music from Bartok, Wagner, and Borodin. Thursday’s concert begins at 8 p.m. in Petree Recital Hall ...[read more] |
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Willoughby to Conduct Choruses in Carnegie Hall April 17
04/13/2010
Judith Willoughby, Wanda L. Bass Professor of Conducting and Choral Education and artistic director of Canterbury Youth Choruses, will head to New York for her third conducting appearance at Carnegie Hall. The 8:30 p.m. concert on April 17 will be he ...[read more] |
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OCU Music Faculty Featured in Brightmusic Season Finale
04/09/2010
Faculty from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will perform in the April 20 season finale of the Brightmusic chamber ensemble at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral.
Featured faculty qre William Nield Christensen tenor; Lisa Harvey-R ...[read more] |
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Nilles, OCU Brass Ensemble Present World Premiere
04/08/2010
The Oklahoma City University Brass Ensemble will present the world premiere of "A Picture of Time," by Trevor Palen, a senior composition major at the Bass School of Music, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11, in Petree Recital Hall.
Also on the program: musi ...[read more] |
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2009 Composition Graduate Wins 2010 Opera Vista Prize
04/06/2010
 Composer Katarzyna Brochocka, a 2009 master's graduate, has won the Artistic Director's Prize at Opera Vista 2010, an international competition for contemporary chamber opera. ...[read more]
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Israeli Flutist to Lead Chamber Music Master Class
04/05/2010
The principal flutist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will lead a chamber music master class from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Bass Music Center at Oklahoma City University. Admission is free and open to the public.
The session will f ...[read more] |
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OCU Kicks Off 6th Annual Music Theory Conference
04/01/2010
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will host its sixth annual Undergraduate Music Theory Conference, April 1-2, in the Meinders School of Business.
Thirty-nine undergraduate music majors will vie for honors. Each presentation and ...[read more] |
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OCU Soprano Wins Young Talent Award in Lenya Competition
03/30/2010
 Margaret Dietrich, an undergraduate soprano at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, has been awarded the first-ever Young T ...[read more]
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Zieba Recital Celebrates Bicentennial of Chopin's Birth
03/28/2010
Tomasz Zieba, instructor of cello and associate principal cellist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, will celebrate the bicentennial of Frederic Chopin’s birth with a recital 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Petree Recital Hall on the Oklahoma City Unive ...[read more] |
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OCU Harpist Selected for Musicfest's All-Star Orchestra
03/27/2010
 Gaye LeBlanc, principal harpist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and a faculty member at the Bass School of Music at O ...[read more]
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OCU Presents Pulitzer-Winning Opera, "The Consul"
03/26/2010
 The dramatic Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber opera “The Consul,” from Gian Carlo Menotti, will be performed March 26-28 by the Oklahoma Oper ...[read more]
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Choral, Brass Take Spotlight in Evening Chapel Concert
03/25/2010
Choral and brass musicians from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will take the spotlight 7 p.m. Friday, March 26, in a 50-minute concert at the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public.
Randi Von E ...[read more] |
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OCU Student Composers to Present Seven World Premieres
03/24/2010
A quintet for oboe and strings, a waltz for violin and piano, and a new work for string quartet are among seven world premieres by Oklahoma City University student composers on the March 25 concert of new music group Project 21.
Thursday’s concert ...[read more] |
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International Competition Spotlights OCU Composer's Opera
03/24/2010
An opera by Oklahoma City University composition alumna Katarzyna Brochocka '09 has been selected as a semifinalist in Opera Vista 2010, an international competition for conte ...[read more] |
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Heine Presents Analysis at West Coast Conference
03/23/2010
Dr. Erik Heine, associate professor of music theory at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, delivered a new analysis of the composer Arvo Pärt at the 2010 West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis at the University of Oregon ...[read more] |
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OCU Soprano Wins Gold at Crescendo Music Awards
03/22/2010
 Desiree Dillon, a vocal performance major at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, has won first place, a gold medal and $6,00 ...[read more]
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Knight, Christensen Team on Song Cycle's World Premiere
03/16/2010
 The world premiere of “Curve of Gold,” a song cycle by award-winning composer Edward Knight, will highlight the March 23 concert by Oklahoma C ...[read more]
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Monteiro Presents Free 'Villa-Lobos in Paris' Piano Recital
03/15/2010
Award-winning pianist Sergio Monteiro will make his Oklahoma City University solo recital debut at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in Pe ...[read more] |
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Guest Artists to Perform Percussion-Electronic Concert
03/11/2010
New works by Konstantinos Karathanasis, an emerging composer of eletroacoustic music, will be performed 4 p.m. Friday, March 12, at the Bass Music Center at Oklahoma City University. Admission is free and open to the public.
As part of his visit t ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Composers Present Six New Student Works
03/05/2010
Six new works by Oklahoma City University student composers will be presented 8 p.m. Friday, March 5, by the new music group Project 21 at the Bass Music Center at the Bass School of Music. Admission is free and open to the public.
The program beg ...[read more] |
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Percussionists Advance in International Marimba Competition
03/04/2010
Three percussionists from Oklahoma City University have advanced to the second round of an international marimba competition.
Each of the three has been awarded funds from the Bass School of Music’s Burton-McCassland Fund, which underwrites costs ...[read more] |
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OCU Jazz Ensemble, Wind Philharmonic Take Spotlight
03/02/2010
Oklahoma City University ensembles kick off the month of March with two concerts at Petree Recital Hall in the Bass School of Music. Admission is free and open to the public.
On Tuesday, March 2, the OCU Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of Woo ...[read more] |
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Ron Raines to Co-Star in Mizrahi-Directed "Night Music"
02/26/2010
Alumnus Ron Raines will co-star this summer with Oscar nominee Amy Irving and veteran British stage actress Siân Phillips in “A Little Night Music” for Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Designer Isaac Mizrahi will make his stage directorial debut with t ...[read more] |
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OCU Cellist, Trumpeter Win 2010 Young Artist Competition
02/24/2010
Students from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University won the top awards at the 2010 Young Artist Competition, sponsored by the Oklahoma Community Orchestra.
Trumpeter Ryan Beach and cellist Jason Jupiterwala will be featured soloists ...[read more] |
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Schimek to Conduct Own Works with Harrison Sinfonia
02/23/2010
John Schimek, director of Oklahoma City University’s string program, will be guest clinician and conductor with the Harrison Sinfonia Feb. 27. The 4 p.m. Saturday concert in Petree Recital Hall will feature four works composed by Schimek. The Harriso ...[read more] |
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Mozart Opera "Don Giovanni" Plays OCU This Weekend
02/22/2010
 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be presented Feb. 26-28 by Oklahoma City University's Opera and Music Theater Company.
"Don Giovanni is one of th ...[read more]
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Quartet Presents New Maslanka Piano, Percussion Piece
02/19/2010
Two pianists and two percussionists will perform “This is the World We Know,” a new five-movement work by David Maslanka, at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University on Sunday, Feb. 21. The 3 p.m. performance at the Bass Music Center is f ...[read more] |
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OCU Faculty, Symphony Orchestra Present Free Concerts
02/15/2010
A free faculty chamber recital, Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra concert and Evensong from the OCU Chamber Choir highlights this week’s events at the Bass School of Music.
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Bass School faculty will perform Schubert’s ...[read more] |
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Young Musicians Flock to OCU for All-State, Music Olympics
02/12/2010
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University is hosting two Valentine’s weekend events celebrating excellence among young musicians.
The 2010 Oklahoma Small Schools Band Directors Association’s All State Band, for music students in 2A, 3A ...[read more] |
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Knight Conducts "Hit On All Sixes" at Virginia Symposium
02/11/2010
Dr. Edward Knight, director of music composition at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, will conduct his most recent band work at the Virginia-based New Band Music Symposium for intercollegiate honors band on Feb. 12-13.
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OCU Introduces B.A. in Music, with Pre-Med Electives
02/10/2010
Music Majors Boast Top Med School Acceptance Rate
 OKLAHOMA CITY – The Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City Univer ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Premieres Holt's Prize-Winning Composition
02/10/2010
 The world premiere of the first Paderewski Prize-winning composition, by Oklahoma City University composition major Tim Holt, will be the grand f ...[read more]
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80 OCU Performers NYC-Bound for Spring Break Workshops
02/08/2010
Oklahoma City University’s annual performing arts workshop in New York City has been setting attendance records since its inception four years ago, and this year was no exception. Students signed up for the workshop’s 80 spots in a record-setting two ...[read more] |
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Brightmusic Ensemble Spotlights Anderson, Zieba
02/04/2010
Faculty members from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University will perform in “Music for Three,” an evening of musical trios with the Brightmusic chamber ensemble, Feb. 9.
Professors Michael Anderson, trumpet, and Tomasz Zieba, cello, ...[read more] |
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Sanchez Sings on Grammy-Winning "West Side Story" Album
02/02/2010
Alumna Jennifer Sanchez is featured in the cast recording of the Broadway revival of “West Side Story,” which won the 2010 Grammy Award as Best Musical Show Album.
Sanchez has performed the role of Rosalia since the revival opened at Broadway’s P ...[read more] |
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Choruses Perform Works by OCU Alumna, Composer
02/01/2010
Choral music from an Oklahoma City University alumna and by the Bass School of Music’s composer-in-residence will be featured as OCU choruses kick off the 2010 performance year with “Winter Madness.” The free concert begins 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, in ...[read more] |
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Storm Prompts Cancellation of OCU Pipe Organ Competition
01/28/2010
Icy travel conditions have prompted Oklahoma City University to cancel its 2010 Junior/Senior High School Organ Competition, co-sponsored by OCU's Bass School of Music and the American Guild of Organists' Oklahoma City Chapter. The event, now in its ...[read more] |
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National Music Magazine Spotlights Peter Markes '01
01/27/2010
A full-page article in a national magazine profiles Oklahoma City University alumnus Peter Markes ‘01, orchestra director at Edmond North High School, conductor of the Oklahoma Youth Philharmonia, and a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
Ma ...[read more] |
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Canterbury Haitian Aid Concert Raises $4,643 in OCU Chapel
01/26/2010
Nearly $5,000 was raised for Haitian earthquake relief efforts at an hour-long benefit concert held by Canterbury Choral Society at the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel at Oklahoma City University.
The Jan. 24 “Music of Comfort: Haitian Relief Concert ...[read more] |
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2010 OMEA Convention Features OCU Instrumentalists
01/25/2010
Frank Battisti, conductor emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble and past president of the U.S. College Band Directors National Association, conducted Oklahoma City University musicians selected for the 2010 Oklahoma Music Educators A ...[read more] |
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New OCU-Powered Percussion Quartet to Debut Feb. 9
01/24/2010
The percussion quartet Drum Engine, powered by Oklahoma City University faculty and alumni, will debut 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Rose State College Performing Arts Theater in Midwest City. Tickets to the premiere performance are available at www.myticketo ...[read more] |
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NYC Quartet, Tribal Composers Record Historic Album at OCU
01/20/2010
Sixteen works by young American Indian composers will be performed and recorded by ETHEL, a New York-based string quartet, Jan. 22-24 at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
“The album will be the first in history to release works ...[read more] |
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Colbert Hackler '43 Honored in Chickasaw Portrait Series
01/19/2010
Ninety-two-year-old Colbert Hackler, who graduated from Oklahoma City University in 1943 with a degree in music education, is one of 24 Chickasaw elders memorialized in painter Mike Larsen’s series of portraits on display at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklah ...[read more] |
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OCU Composer Wins Paderewski Prize, European Premiere
01/17/2010
Tim Holt, a senior composition major at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, has won the inaugural international Paderewski Prize for Music Composition.
His three-movement percussion sextet will be premiered in Poland on March 15 ...[read more] |
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OCU Harp Instructor Profiled in Sunday Oklahoman Feature
01/16/2010
Gaye LeBlanc, instructor of harp at Oklahoma City University and principal harpist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, is profiled in the Jan. 17, 2010 editions of the Sunday Oklahoman as an example of someone unafraid of making a change.
“One sh ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth Hosting Critics' Choice Movie Awards on VH1
01/15/2010
Oklahoma City University alumna Kristin Chenoweth will host the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, opening with a musical number. The event will be broadcast live by VH1 from the Hollywood Palladium on Jan. 15, beginning at 8 p.m. Central.
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OCU Faculty, Alumnus Address National Opera Convention
01/07/2010
An Oklahoma City University faculty member and an OCU alumnus are listed as highlights of the 2010 convention of the National Opera Association. The 55th annual event will be held Jan. 7-10 in Atlanta.
Karen Coe Miller will present “When Feeling I ...[read more] |
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20-Member Jazz Orchestra to Play Chase Tower Jan. 18
01/06/2010
The Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra will perform Jan. 18 against the city skyline on the 34th floor of the Chase Tower, 100 N. Broadway. The 20-member orchestra features Oklahoma musicians led by Kent Kidwell, winner of a 2006 Governor’s Art Award. Orch ...[read more] |
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Title Track on Bryan White CD Features OCU String Players
01/05/2010
Performances by musicians from Oklahoma City University are featured in the title track of “Dustbowl Dreams,” the latest album from Bryan White.
Students from the Bass School of Music at OCU credited in the CD’s liner notes include OCU Symphony Or ...[read more] |
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Michelle Millben '05 Sings at Kennedy Center Honors
12/29/2009
Michelle Millben ’05 performed as part of an 80-voice chorus at the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. The gala was hosted by President Barack Obama , and taped for broadcast on CBS as a two-hour prime time special Dec. 29.
The ...[read more] |
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"Performance Oklahoma" Spotlights OCU Musicians
12/17/2009
Oklahoma City University ensembles, soloists and conductors will be featured in back-to-back editions of “Performance Oklahoma,” broadcast statewide on radio stations KCSC 90.1 and KBCW 91.9, and worldwide via web streaming on www.kcscfm.com .
Th ...[read more] |
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Kelli O'Hara Opens New Theater in San Diego's Old Globe
12/16/2009
OCU alumna and three-time Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara kicked off a new era for San Diego’s Old Globe, performing the inaugural concert of the historic theater complex’s new $22 million addition.
The Dec. 7 event, dubbed “Some Enchanted Evening,” fea ...[read more] |
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Dean Parker Leads Texas Honors Orchestra in Houston
12/15/2009
Mark Parker, dean of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, continues his national outreach as a featured guest conductor. Parker, who directs the award-winning OCU Symphony Orchestra, led 90 top high school orchestral musicia ...[read more] |
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Musicians from Four Continents Play 2009's Final Assembly
12/08/2009
Oklahoma City University student musicians from four continents are featured Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Bass School of Music’s final music assembly of 2009. Performing ensembles include a horn quartert, jazz quintet, and nine-member double bass ensemble ...[read more] |
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Christmas Vespers Features 250 Musicians, Candlelight
12/08/2009
A holiday ensemble of more than 250 Oklahoma City University singers and orchestral musicians will celebrate the annual Christmas Vespers concert on Dec. 11 and 12. The OCU tradition, now in its 31st year, culminates in a candlelight finale.
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OCU Jazz Ensemble Plays Holman, Herman, Hancock
12/07/2009
The Oklahoma City University Jazz Ensemble kicks off 2009’s last week of classes with a free concert 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in Petree Recital Hall. The performance will feature music from the bands of Stan Kenton, Bill Holman, Woody Herman, Buddy Ric ...[read more] |
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Percussion Ensemble Spotlights Alumnus James Clanton
12/04/2009
Alumnus James Clanton will return as guest soloist Dec. 6 with the Oklahoma City University Percussion Ensemble. Sunday’s free 8 p.m. event will feature contemporary concert works for percussion ensemble, jazz pieces, and ragtime.
Clanton, who spe ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Student Composers Present Six Premieres
12/03/2009
Six premieres by Oklahoma City University student composers will be featured at the Dec. 4 concert of Project 21, the Bass School of Music’s new music consortium. Friday’s performances, free and open to the public, begin at 8 p.m. in the Medium Rehea ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth Featured in TV Movie, Underwood Special
12/02/2009
Alumna Kristin Chenoweth is starring in the movie “12 Men of Christmas,” premiering 8 p.m. (Central time) Saturday, Dec. 5, on the Lifetime network. The romantic comedy, based on the novel “Decent Exposure” by Phillipa Ashley, features Chenoweth as a ...[read more] |
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Canterbury Christmas Concert Features OCU Musicians
12/02/2009
Violinist Kyle Dillingham, an OCU alumnus and 2009 Governor's Arts Award winner, will be featured as guest artist at the Canterbury Choral Society's Christmas concert, to be held Sunday, Dec. 6, at the historic Civic Center in downtown Oklahoma City. ...[read more] |
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Brass Quintet Plays; Wind Philharmonic Spotlights Mailman
12/01/2009
The Oklahoma City University Brass Quintet will present a free concert at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Petree Recital Hall, featuring music by Tylman Susato, Tomaso Albinoni, Thom Ritter George, and Edward Gregson.
The quintet is comprised of trum ...[read more] |
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OCU Jazz Combo Performs in Bass Music Center
11/30/2009
The Oklahoma City University Jazz Combo will kick off December’s performances with a Tuesday concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Small Rehearsal Hall of the Bass Music Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
The OCU Jazz Combo features Joey ...[read more] |
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2009 OCU Graduate Arranges Grand Finale for Macy's Parade
11/24/2009
Rick McKee, a 2009 graduate of Oklahoma City University’s music composition program, is the arranger and orchestrator of the Grand Finale of the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade will be broadcast live from New York City beginnin ...[read more] |
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Three Amigos Inspire Music Theory Professor's Lecture
11/23/2009
Dr. Erik Heine, associate professor of music theory, will use film clips and musical excerpts to present new research on composer Elmer Bernstein's approach to two Western classics. Heine's hour-long presentation -- Music in The Magnificent Seven< ...[read more] |
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OCU Orchestra Plays Russian-Themed Program
11/17/2009
Award-winning pianist Marcin Parys will be featured soloist on a Chopin concerto at the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra’s Nov. 24 concert. The 8 p.m. Russian-themed program in Petree Recital Hall, under the baton of Mark Parker, is free a ...[read more] |
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OCU Presents Comic Strauss Operetta "Die Fledermaus"
11/16/2009
 A masquerade, mistaken identity, laughter and revenge are hallmarks of the Nov. 20-22 Oklahoma City University production of “Die Fledermaus.” The three-act comic ...[read more]
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Festival-Bound Director/Composer Hosts Movie Premiere
11/11/2009
The world premiere of “Peter and the Villain,” a film directed and scored by Vinnie Hogan ’08, will be hosted Nov. 14 in the Plaza Arts District at PhotoArt Studios, 1738 NW 16th Street.
Hogan’s 17-minute short will show at 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p ...[read more] |
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Belcik Leads OKC Symphonic Band in Veterans' Salute
11/11/2009
The 90-member Oklahoma City Symphonic Band will present a salute to veterans Thursday, Nov. 12, in Petree Recital Hall at Oklahoma City University. Admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Mark Belcik, associate dean ...[read more] |
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Cherokee Nation Hires McAlister for Arts Expertise
11/08/2009
Oklahoma City University alumna Barbara McAlister has been hired by the Cherokee Nation as a tribal instructor of performing and fine arts.
“We’re thrilled to have her,” Bill Andoe, fine arts director for the Cherokee Nation, told the Cherokee Pho ...[read more] |
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Utah Symphony Appoints Steichen Principal Pops Conductor
11/03/2009
Oklahoma City University alumnus Gerald Steichen continues to prove himself one of America’s most versatile conductors, adding an appointment as principal pops conductor with the Utah Symphony to his list of titles.
In addition to his longstanding ...[read more] |
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Distinguished Alumnus Jeff Luke Leads Trumpet Master Class
11/02/2009
Trumpeter Jeff Luke returns to campus to be honored Nov. 7 as a
Distinguished alumnus of Oklahoma City University. Luke, in his sixth year as associate principal trumpet with the Utah Symphony, is leading a free master class from 4-6 p.m. Monday, N ...[read more] |
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'Bat Boy: The Musical' Plays OCU Halloween Weekend
10/28/2009
The Halloween weekend presentation of “Bat Boy: The Musical” flies into Oklahoma City University this weekend with late night showtimes, a wicked comic sense and a lovable but flawed title character.
Inspired by a tabloid story about the discover ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth to Return to Broadway in "Promises, Promises"
10/27/2009
Alumna Kristin Chenoweth will return to Broadway in a revival of the musical "Promises, Promises," based on the Oscar-winning 1960 film "The Apartment." Previews are scheduled to begin March 28, with an opening set for April 25 at the Broadway Theatr ...[read more] |
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Ellefson to Conduct Spokane Opera, Preside at Yale Conference
10/26/2009
Dr. Randi Von Ellefson, director of choral activities at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music, will conduct several works at the 25th anniversary celebration of Spokane Opera at the Fox Theatre in Spokane, Wash., on October 31.
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OCU Voice Professor Sings Verdi, Wagner in Recital
10/22/2009
Dr. William Nield Christensen will team with Bass School alumna Jessica Brine Hilliard to present an evening of Verdi and Wagner opera. The free recital, also featuring collaborative pianist Jan McDaniel, begins 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Petree Reci ...[read more] |
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Oklahoma Music Educators Convene at OCU's Bass School
10/15/2009
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University is hosting music educators from around the state Oct. 15 for the 2009 fall convention of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association.
OMEA is a state affiliate of MENC, the National Association of ...[read more] |
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3 Bass School Faculty Anchor New OKC Jazz Orchestra
10/14/2009
The Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra will make its premiere appearance Oct. 20, performing against the city skyline on the 34th floor of the Chase Tower, 100 N. Broadway.
The 17-member orchestra features Oklahoma musicians led by Kent Kidwell, profess ...[read more] |
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NYMTF's "Rainbow Around The Sun" Features OCU Alumni
10/13/2009
Two Oklahoma City University alumni are featured in the 2009 New York Music Theatre Festival’s rock musical, “Rainbow Around The Sun,” playing at the 45th Street Theatre.
Nathan Siler is musical director of the work, which was written by Matthew A ...[read more] |
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OCU Jazz Big Band Kicks Off Season
10/12/2009
The 18-member Oklahoma City University Jazz Big Band kicks off its 2009-10 season with a free concert Oct. 13 featuring music from the libraries of Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Louie Bellson, Bill Potts, and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. The pe ...[read more] |
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Schimek to Lecture at Texas Symposium, Conduct Honors Ensembles
10/09/2009
John Schimek, professor of double bass and music education at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music and a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, has been invited to present a lecture/demonstration at the 2009 Texas Double Bass Symposium. ...[read more] |
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Sarah Coburn to Open Tulsa Opera Season with "Lucia"
10/09/2009
Sarah Coburn (MM ’01) stars in the season opener for Tulsa Opera, reprising her acclaimed performance of the title character in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Performances in the Chapman Music Hall of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center will be 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 ...[read more] |
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Kyle Dillingham '02 to Receive Governor's Art Award
10/07/2009
Kyle Dillingham, a 2002 graduate of Oklahoma City University, will be among the honorees at the 34th Annual Governor’s Art Awards, to be held Oct. 20.
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry will honor 16 individuals and five organizations for their contrib ...[read more] |
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OCU Flutist Wins Appointment as Orchestral Principal
10/06/2009
Graduate student Carley Flowers has been appointed principal flute with the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra.
Flowers is a native of Oklahoma City, a graduate of Putnam City High School, and longtime private student of Professor Parthena Owens. She ...[read more] |
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3 Free Concerts Kick Off Major Ensembles' 2009-10 Season
10/06/2009
Hundreds of musicians from Oklahoma City University’s major ensembles perform this week in three season-opening concerts. Each event begins at 8 p.m. in Petree Recital Hall, is free and open to the public.
Dr. Matthew Mailman and the Wind Philharm ...[read more] |
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University Organist Plays Methodist Churches in Northeast
10/02/2009
Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, visiting assistant professor of organ and university organist at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, will concertize in Methodist churches in the Northeast in October.
Harrison will perform a collaborative ...[read more] |
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8 World Premieres Mark Season Opener for OCU's Project 21
09/30/2009
 Eight world premieres by Oklahoma City University composers kick off the 2009-10 season for Project 21, OCU’s new music consortium. Perfor ...[read more]
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Wind Philharmonic, OCU Composer Featured at L.A. Film Festival
09/25/2009
A film short directed and scored by Vinnie Hogan ‘08 has been accepted at the 2009-10 Los Angeles Children’s Film Festival.
Hogan’s film “The Bags” is a six-minute remake of the Hitchcock classic “The Birds.” The work will be screened January 4 at ...[read more] |
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Okamura Makes Tokyo "Chorus Line," Smith Cast in NYC Festival
09/25/2009
Recent OCU graduate Minami Okamura has been cast in "A Chorus Line" at the landmark Shiki Theatre Company in Tokyo. The production opens Oct. 17, featuring Okamura as Tricia/Vicky.
Abby C. Smith, a fellow alumna of the studio of Professor Brenda ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth Joins Williams as OCU-Trained Emmy Winner
09/24/2009
Kristin Chenoweth won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmys for her role as Olive Snook on “Pushing Daisies.”
Chenoweth, who studied voice at Oklahoma City University with legendary ...[read more] |
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Bishop to Narrate "Lincoln Portrait" in OCU Orchestra Opener
09/13/2009
Bishop Robert Hayes will narrate Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” at the season-opening concert for the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 8 in Petree Recital Hall. The 8 p.m. event is free and open to the public. A free pre-concert ...[read more] |
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List Cites OCU as Favorite for Advanced Performing Arts Study
09/12/2009
An international career guidance website has named Oklahoma City University as one of the top schools for advanced study of the performing arts.
In a September 1 front page article, studydiscussions.com listed OCU as one of 14 institutions recomme ...[read more] |
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"Children of Eden" Kicks Off OCU's Musical Season Sept. 25-27
09/06/2009
An edgy off-Broadway hit, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American thriller, and operatic favorites from Mozart and Strauss highlight the 58th season for the Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company at Oklahoma City University.
OCU opens its season Sept. ...[read more] |
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Picón Sings, Directs, Teaches at 2009 Bay View Music Festival
09/04/2009
Jeffery Picón, adjunct instructor of voice at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, was a 2009 artist-in-residence at the Bay View Music Festival on Lake Michigan.
During the eight-week summer program, Picón directed five opera sce ...[read more] |
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OCU Piano Professor to Play Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
09/01/2009
Sergio Monteiro, newly appointed head of the piano program at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music, will perform a solo recital on the Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center on 09.09.09.
Since 1997, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage has ...[read more] |
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Bass School Breaks Enrollment Record; Students from 30 States, Eight Nations
08/26/2009
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University began the 2009-10 academic year AUg. 24 with its highest-ever enrollment of 380 music majors, eclipsing last year’s record-breaking total of 373.
The 151 new undergraduate and graduate students ...[read more] |
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Willoughby to Return to Carnegie Hall Conductor's Podium
08/24/2009
Judith Willoughby, Wanda L. Bass Professor of Conducting and Choral Music Education at Oklahoma City University, will return to New York to conduct at Carnegie Hall April 17.
Willoughby with lead choruses in rehearsals and performance of “Dona Nob ...[read more] |
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Bass School Faculty Perform at Brightmusic Season Opener
08/22/2009
Oklahoma City University music faculty will perform at the Aug. 25 season opener for the Brightmusic chamber ensemble.
Tuesday’s fantasy-themed concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 NW 7th Street at Robinson. Admission ...[read more] |
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Alumni Win Grad School Admission, Scholarships
08/13/2009
Alumni from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University are continuing their studies at graduate programs around the nation. Among the recent graduates beginning studies this fall:
-- John Michael Hunt (B.M. ’09 , music composition) has b ...[read more] |
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Elite Summer Academies Spotlight OCU Singers
08/13/2009
Oklahoma City University vocal students selected for intensive summer academies include three sopranos at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music at Salzburg, July 10-Aug. 13.
Studying in Austria this summer were Liz Lang (from the studio ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth Lands Second Consecutive Emmy Nomination
07/16/2009
Alumna Kristin Chenoweth has received her second consecutive Emmy Award nomination for her work on ABC’s critically acclaimed but short-lived series “Pushing Daisies.” Winners of the 61st Prime Time Emmy Awards will be presented on Sept. 20 in a live ...[read more] |
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OCU Alumna Competes in Poland's Top Music Festival
07/08/2009
An alumna of the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University is one of 10 semifinalists for an American Idol-style musical talent contest in Europe.
Joanna Maksymowicz, who graduated from OCU with an undergraduate degree in viola performance, ...[read more] |
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Pianist Bound for German Festival Plays Benefit at OCU
06/23/2009
Sophomore pianist Daniel Zhander P’ng is performing a benefit concert June 25 to fund his participation in the InterHarmony International Music Festival, Birklehof this summer in Schwarzwald, Germany.
To defray the $3,500 in festival-related expe ...[read more] |
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Knight Talks on Creativity; Song Cycle Wins San Francisco Prize
06/16/2009
Dr. Edward Knight, composer-in-residence and director of music composition at Oklahoma City University, presented a multimedia talk on “Where Art Originates: Artists and the Creative Process” to the Stanford University community.
The June 11 prese ...[read more] |
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OCU Graduate Composer Wins ISB Grand Prize
06/15/2009
A chamber work by an Oklahoma City University graduate composer was named grand prize winner of the biennial International Society of Bassists’ David Walter Composition Competition.
“Chamber Music,” by OCU graduate composer Katarzyna Brochocka, wa ...[read more] |
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Tenor Steven Sanders Makes Lincoln Center Debut
06/12/2009
Steven Sanders (MM ’02) will make his Lincoln Center debut on June 14 as tenor soloist in Mozart's Requiem and Haydn's Mass in Time of War at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.
Sanders, who studied with Bass School of Music Professor Larry Kelle ...[read more] |
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2009 OK Mozart Showcases Award-Winning Enhake
06/11/2009
An award-winning chamber ensemble co-founded by an OCU alumna will be showcased in five free afternoon concerts at the 2009 OK Mozart Festival.
Enhake -- named for the Seminole word for "sound" or "call," -- features piano, violin, cello and clari ...[read more] |
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Percussion Journal Publishes Bass School Professors' Analysis
06/10/2009
Two professors at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University have co-authored a five-page article featured in the June issue of “Percussive Notes,” the journal of the Percussive Arts Society.
Dr. David Steffens, professor of percussion a ...[read more] |
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McDaniel, Christensen Anchor Key West Summer Program
06/06/2009
Professor Jan McDaniel and Dr. William Nield Christensen, members of the voice faculty of the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, are featured artists at the 2009 Key West Symphony Young Artist Program.
This year’s session, which run ...[read more] |
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Austrian Summer Academy Features OCU Voice Professor
06/03/2009
Dr. Frank Ragsdale, professor of voice at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music, will travel to Austria this summer for a return engagement on the faculty of the University of Miami Frost School of Music at Salzburg.
The five-week program, ...[read more] |
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Heine to Kick off UCLA Conference on Music and Humor
05/31/2009
Dr. Erik Heine, associate professor of music theory, is presenting his research June 5 at the Fourth Annual ECHO Conference at University of California at Los Angeles.
A panel discussion featuring Heine’s paper --“Parody and Self-Parody: Elmer Be ...[read more] |
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OCU Alumna to Perform at Tonys; Ruiz to Make Broadway Debut
05/18/2009
Jennifer Sanchez (MM ’05) will perform at the 2009 Tony Awards telecast as Rosalia, a member of the cast of “West Side Story,” Tony-nominated for best revival of a musical.
The June 7 broadcast from Radio City Music Hall will begin at 7 p.m. Centr ...[read more] |
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OCU Hosts 2,000 Young Musicians for Annual OMTA Honors
05/15/2009
More than 2,000 competitors are convening at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University May 15-16 for the annual Oklahoma Music Teachers Association's State Achievement Auditions.
Musicians from kindergarten through 12th grade have quali ...[read more] |
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Washington National Opera Names Coburn 2009 Artist of Year
05/14/2009
Sarah Coburn (MM ’01) has been named 2009 Artist of the Year by the Washington National Opera. The award was announced by Plácido Domingo at the opera company’s annual Board of Trustees dinner.
Domingo praised Coburn, who made her WNO debut in th ...[read more] |
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Burrow, Cheng Team for Brightmusic Season Finale
05/13/2009
Oklahoma City University professors Chad Burrow and Amy I-Lin Cheng will perform an 1896-themed program for Brightmusic’s final chamber music concert of the season.
“Sounds of 1896” will be presented 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 in St. Paul’s Episcop ...[read more] |
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Broadway Showcase Spotlights 15 New OCU Grads
05/11/2009
Three Oklahoma City University alumni who have starred on Broadway will introduce 15 newly graduated OCU singers to New York in OCU’s annual Music Theater Showcase, held in Manhattan’s Theater District.
Alumni Kelli O’Hara, Ron Raines, and Destan ...[read more] |
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OCU Pianists Dominate Tulsa-Based Israeli Competition
05/11/2009
A pianist from Oklahoma City University earned first place for the third consecutive year in the Oklahoma Israel Exchange Young Artists Competition. Bass School of Music graduate student Marcin Parys was named the winner, while Hsin-I Lin was awarded ...[read more] |
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Alumna's Chamber Ensemble Wins Yellow Springs Grand Prize
05/07/2009
Alumna Eun-Hee Park is the pianist in enhake, a classical ensemble that has won grand prize in the 2009 Yellow Springs Chamber Competition and the 2009 James and Lola Faust Competition.
The group beat out the France-based Zodiac Trio, represented ...[read more] |
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Steichen Praised for 'Stellar' Season at Ridgefield Symphony
05/04/2009
Alumnus Gerald Steichen closed his first season as music director of New Jersey’s Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra with rave reviews.
“It's been a stellar start for Steichen,” wrote arts critic Jan Stribula of the Ridgefield News-Times on his leaders ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth Autobiography Makes New York Times Bestseller List
05/04/2009
Tony Award winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth's autobiography, "A Little Bit Wicked," has made the New York Times' bestseller list for the second consecutive week. Chenoweth's book debuted in the 12th spot and moved to 11th the following we ...[read more] |
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McDaniel Accompanies O'Hara for Hometown Fundraiser
05/03/2009
Professor Jan McDaniel, a vocal coach, conductor and collaborative pianist, accompanied alumna Kelli O'??Hara in a benefit concert in her hometown of Elk City.
The April fundraiser in the Pioneer Center was in honor of O'Hara's former high school ...[read more] |
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Guthrie Stars in New York Premiere of Kern Musical
05/02/2009
Scott Guthrie ’01 recently starred in the New York premiere of “Cabaret Girl” by Jerome Kern, 87 years after its debut in London.
Broadwayworld.com reported: "Jerome Kern collaborated with P.G. Wodehouse and/or Anne Caldwell on 15 Broadway hits. T ...[read more] |
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OCU Singers Win at Oklahoma NATS
04/29/2009
Oklahoma City University singers won four first places and OCU’s first-year women dominated their category at the 2009 Oklahoma National Association of Teachers of Singing competition.
Katharine Fantegrossi, from the studio of Dr. William Christen ...[read more] |
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Logan Culwell '08 Selected for Ithaca Conducting Program
04/21/2009
Logan Culwell, a 2008 graduate in music theater from Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music, has been awarded a full-tuition assistantship as the top candidate for the Ithaca College School of Music master’s program in conducting for music t ...[read more] |
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Heine Authors Cover Article in National Film Journal
04/18/2009
Dr. Erik Heine, associate professor of music theory at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, has authored the cover article in the current edition of “Literature/Film Quarterly.
Heine’s 14-page article, entitled "Controlling and Co ...[read more] |
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OCU Jazz Ensembles Play Bass Music Center April 27
04/16/2009
The jazz ensembles of Oklahoma City University will perform Monday, April 27, in the Large Rehearsal Hall of the Bass Music Center. The 8 p.m. concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Cory Gavito, piano, and Prof. John Allen, trombone, will be ...[read more] |
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OCU Presents Romantic Musical 'Most Happy Fella' April 24-26
04/12/2009
 A live orchestra and cast of 55 students present Frank Loesser’s romantic musical favorite “The Most Happy Fella,” April 24-26 at Oklahoma City University.
Fille ...[read more]
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OCU Pianists Win Competition Prizes, Land Festival Slots
04/10/2009
Sophomore pianists from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University swept the keyboard division of the 2009 Ladies Music Club of Oklahoma City annual scholarship audition.
E-Ling Chia won first place, Hsin-I Lin was awarded second place, ...[read more] |
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Recording Artist Michelle Amato to Perform, Lead Master Class
03/30/2009
Vocalist Michelle Amato will lead an April 2 master class, focusing on helping singers develop skill sets for careers in and out of the studio, on and off stage. The 10:30 a.m.-noon session, in Burg Theater at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School o ...[read more] |
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Flaming Lips' Manager to Speak at Bass Music Center
03/26/2009
Scott Booker, manger of the Flaming Lips, will speak at the Bass Music School at Oklahoma City University 1 p.m. Friday, March 27. The address and question-and-answer session is free and open to the public.
Booker's presentation about his career w ...[read more] |
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OCU Junior Called 'Among Finest Young Trumpet Artists in the World'
03/25/2009
Ryan Beach, a junior trumpet performance major at the Bass School of Music,
finished second in the 2009 National Trumpet Competition, hosted by George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
"Winning second place in this competition puts Ryan among the ...[read more] |
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Bass School Hosts PPARTS' Young Musician Festival
03/24/2009
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University is hosting seven Oklahoma City area choirs and four bands for the 2009 Private and Parochial Art for Students Festival.
The March 26 event will be held in the Bass Music Center. Local bell choir ...[read more] |
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OCU Symphony Orchestra Pegs Food Drive to March 26 Chapel Concert
03/23/2009
The Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra is one of 11 Oklahoma ensembles joining forces to help fight hunger in the state by supporting at national food drive, Orchestras Feeding America, sponsored by The League of American Orchestras.
OCU ...[read more] |
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Dusseldorf Vocal Coach to Lead March 30 Master Class
03/22/2009
A vocal coach from Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf will work with Oklahoma City University singers in a March 30 in a master class in Petree Recital Hall. The 2-5 p.m. session is free and open to the public.
Ellen Rissinger has been a member ...[read more] |
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Guest Artist Danny Helseth to Present Euphonium Master Class, Recital
03/21/2009
Seattle-based euphonium soloist and recording artist Danny Helseth will be in residence at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University March 24-25. He will give a master class 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and perform a 7 p.m. Wednesday recital. Both eve ...[read more] |
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Jennifer Sanchez Makes Broadway Debut in "West Side Story"
03/19/2009
Jennifer Sanchez (MM ’05) makes her Broadway debut as Rosalia in the revival of “West Side Side Story,” officially opening March 19 at the Palace Theater.
The new production is directed by two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents. ...[read more] |
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Willoughby to Conduct, Lecture at Yale University March 23-24
03/18/2009
Judith Willoughby, Wanda L. Bass Professor of Conducting and Choral Music Education at Oklahoma City University, will lecture graduate choral students at Yale University on March 23.
“Judith has the most remarkable career and our students can lear ...[read more] |
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Christopher Taylor, Van Cliburn Pianist, to Perform at OCU
03/13/2009
Van Cliburn medalist Christopher Taylor will be guest artist at the Civic Music Association concert 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in Kirkpatrick Auditorium at Oklahoma City University. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from (405) 947-4307.
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Grad Composer's Opera Highlights Project 21 Premieres
03/10/2009
The premiere of a chamber opera by graduate composer Katarzyna Brochocka will highlight the March 12 concert of Project 21: Music for the 21st Century. The 8 p.m. event in the Bass Music Center at Oklahoma City University is free and open to the pub ...[read more] |
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OCU Singers, Faculty Win Raves for ACDA National Convention
03/10/2009
Oklahoma City University's choral leaders and University Singers won raves in the March 10 editions of The Oklahoman. In his review of the March 6 premiere of Dominick Argento's "Cenotaph," arts critic Rick Rogers wrote "The rich diversity of the cho ...[read more] |
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Jazz Ensembles to Play Bass Music Center
03/09/2009
The Oklahoma City University Jazz Combo and Jazz Orchestra will perform standards from Lerner and Loewe to Chick Corea to Russell and Barroso on Thursday, March 12. The 8 p.m. concert, in the Large Recital Hall of the Bass Music Center, is free and ...[read more] |
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Alumna Pianist in Yellow Spring Finals, to Record for Centaur
03/07/2009
Oklahoma City University alumna Eun-Hee Park is the pianist in enhake, an emerging classical chamber ensemble comprised of musicians from South Korea and the United States. The chamber group is one of the two finalists at the 2009 Yellow Spring Chamb ...[read more] |
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Guest Artist to Discuss African Influence on Solo Drum Set
03/07/2009
Guest percussionist Kevin Nichols will lead a master class on "Solo Drum Set Vocabulary Development through African-Influenced Compositions" at the Bass Music Center 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. Admission is free an open to the public.
Nichols, ass ...[read more] |
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Picón Sings, Belcik Conducts 'Band Goes to the Opera'
03/02/2009
Tenor Jeffrey Picón, adjunct instructor of voice at Oklahoma City University, will be guest soloist with the Oklahoma City Symphonic Band in a free opera-themed concert 7:30 p.m. March 3 in Petree Recital Hall.
The 95-member concert band is compr ...[read more] |
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Sondheim's "Assassins" to Play OCU March 6-8
02/25/2009
The Tony Award-winning “Assassins,” with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim, will take the stage at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music March 6-8.
“This is a great show, and it’s not done very often,” said director Jonathan Beck Reed ...[read more] |
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OCU Hosts Composers, Does 72 New Works in 3 Days
02/23/2009
Eleven concerts featuring 72 new works from 58 composers will be performed Feb. 26-28 at the Society of Composers, Inc. regional conference at Oklahoma City University. All performances are free and open to the public.
The music was chosen from mo ...[read more] |
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Steffens, Burrow Tour Contemporary Percussion, Clarinet Music
02/22/2009
Dr. David Steffens and Professor Chad Burrow continue to tour campuses with their program of contemporary clarinet and percussion music. Both are members of the faculty at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, and principal instrument ...[read more] |
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Singing Girls of Texas Perform at Bass School
02/22/2009
The Singing Girls of Texas from the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Large Rehearsal Room at Bass Music Center at Oklahoma City University.
“They are bursting onto the choral scene in ...[read more] |
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O'Hara to Make Cafe Carlyle Debut March 31-April 11
02/21/2009
OCU alumna Kelli O'Hara, starring in the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, will make her Cafe Carlyle debut this spring.
The three-time Tony nominee will perform at the landmark Manhattan venue March 31-April 11. Perfo ...[read more] |
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Wang Joins Burrow, Cheng for Violin, Clarinet, Piano Trios
02/19/2009
Guest violinist Sean Wang joins OCU professors Chad Burrow and Amy I-Lin Cheng for a free faculty recital 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in Petree Recital Hall.
Three trios highlight the program, which begins with Jan Vanhal’s Trio in E-flat Major for Clarinet, V ...[read more] |
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Georgia Teen Wins 4th Annual OCU Organ Competition
02/15/2009
A high school organist from Georgia won first place in Oklahoma City University’s fourth annual organ competition. A record 14 competitors from 11 states competed in the daylong event, co-sponsored by OCU’s Bass School of Music and by the Oklahoma Ci ...[read more] |
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Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" Plays OCU Feb. 20-22
02/06/2009
A revolving stage, a cast of two dozen, and a full orchestra will bring Mozart’s romantic comedy “The Marriage of Figaro” to life at Oklahoma City University Feb. 20-22.
“This is a great Valentine’s present, and a great first opera,” said directo ...[read more] |
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Neal, Suffridge, Vogel Win Firsts at OCU Theory Conference
02/05/2009
A keynote presentation by Dr. Sarah Reichardt on a Shostakovich string quartet, the performance of new OCU-created works, and 44 theory papers highlighted the 2009 Bass School of Music Theory Conference.
Kaelyn Neal won first place in the sophomor ...[read more] |
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Salley Wins Third at Metropolitan Opera Regional
02/03/2009
Jessica Salley, a graduate student at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music, placed third in the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Midwest Region Auditions. The Jan. 24 event was held in Tulsa’s Cascia Hall.
Salley, from the studi ...[read more] |
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Knight Premieres Five Compositions in Six Months
02/02/2009
Dr. Edward Knight’s “Inbox,” a four-movement work for flute, viola and piano, was premiered Jan. 28 in the Pendulum Concert Series at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Knight is director of music composition and composer-in-residence at the B ...[read more] |
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Brother-Sister Team Powers New Native American Orchestra
02/01/2009
Two Oklahoma City University alumni are founding members of The Coast Orchestra, an all-Native American orchestra of classically trained musicians.
Timothy Long has conducted the ensemble in performances at the Smithsonian Institution’s National M ...[read more] |
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Michelle Millben '95 Sings at Super Bowl, Inauguration
02/01/2009
Oklahoma City University alumna Michelle Millben ‘05 has been on stage at three of the biggest American spectaculars of 2009. Millben sang with the gospel choir backing up Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 1. The choir also sang at th ...[read more] |
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14 Teen Organists to Compete at OCU Feb. 7
01/30/2009
Record Number of Teen Pipe Organists
To Compete Feb. 7 at OCU’s Chapel
Teenage organists from 11 states will convene at Oklahoma City University Feb. 7 to compete for more than $3,000 in prize money at the 4th Annual Junior/Senior High School Org ...[read more] |
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OCU Orchestra, Chamber Choir Perform as OMEA Honor Ensembles
01/29/2009
Two Oklahoma City University ensembles are heading to Tulsa after their selection as honor groups at the 2009 Oklahoma Music Educators Conference.
The Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Choir will perform in Tulsa Jan. 29- ...[read more] |
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Guest Pianist Sylvia Wang Performs with Brightmusic
01/28/2009
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble has rescheduled its “Auf dem Strom” concert, which had been postponed by winter weather, for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, NW 7th and Robinson. Admission is by donation and open to the pu ...[read more] |
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Steffens Profiled Before Faculty Recital with Burrow
01/25/2009
Dr. David Steffens, director of percussion at the Bass School of Music at principal percussion with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, is the subject of a profile by Rick Rogers in Jan. 25 editions of the Sunday Oklahoman.
Steffens will join Professo ...[read more] |
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OCU Grad Student Wins Violin Concerto Competition
01/24/2009
An Oklahoma City University violin graduate student from Russia won first place in the Enid Symphony Orchestra’s 2009 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Competition.
In addition to winning $3000 in prize money, OCU's Marat Gabdullin will be featured solo ...[read more] |
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Tenor Jeffrey Picón Tours with "Bernstein on Broadway"
01/23/2009
Jeffrey Picón, adjunct instructor of voice, will perform with the Rochester Philharmonic Feb. 5-8 in his continuing role as tenor soloist in the “Bernstein on Broadway” program.
In 2008, he performed the role with the Cleveland Orchestra and with ...[read more] |
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Scott Ellis '92 Managing Dinosaur Arena Show
01/18/2009
A 1992 Bass School of Music graduate is tour manager for the new arena show "Walking With Dinosaurs."
Scott Ellis, a native of Stillwater who majored in violin and voice and Oklahoma City University, returns to Oklahoma as the tour plays the Ford ...[read more] |
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OCU Composer, Singers Take Lincoln Center Spotlight Jan. 26
01/16/2009
An entire program of songs from OCU alumnus Joel B. New will be featured Jan. 26 at the Songbook Series at the library at Lincoln Center.
The 6 p.m. concert is produced and hosted by John F. Znidarsic. Singers include OCU alumni Christine Paterson ...[read more] |
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Tchaikovsky Winner Barry Douglas Holds OCU Master Class
01/08/2009
Students at Oklahoma City University will jumpstart the new semester Jan. 9 with an intimate master class with pianist Barry Douglas.
Douglas was the first non-Russian pianist since Van Cliburn to win the gold medal at the quadrennial Tchaikovsky ...[read more] |
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Pritchett to Perform Horn Works from Rossini to Schickele
01/07/2009
Professor Kate Pritchett career and upcoming faculty recital are the subject of a feature story by Rick Rogers in Jan. 11 editions of The Sunday Oklahoman.
Her Jan. 14 program at Oklahoma City University spans three centuries and features works by ...[read more] |
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Allen's Trombone Quartet to Premiere Knight Work
01/05/2009
The trombone quartet SlideHandlers will be in residence at the Bass School of Music Jan. 13, and premiere a new work written for the group by Edward Knight, Oklahoma City University's composer-in-residence.
The ensemble is comprised of bass trombo ...[read more] |
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Chenoweth to Star in "Legally Mad," New Kelley Drama
12/19/2008
Kristin Chenoweth has been tapped to star in NBC's David E. Kelley legal drama. In "Legally Mad," Chenoweth will play Skippy Pylon, a cheerful and brilliant Chicago attorney who exhibits flashes of psychosis and enjoys being mistaken for a teenager.
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OCU's Dillingham Named Collegiate Ambassador
12/18/2008
Oklahoma City University alumnus Kyle Dillingham has been hired as an ambassador in residence by the University of Central Oklahoma.
Using what he calls “musical diplomacy,” the violinist has found communicating across borders is easier when he in ...[read more] |
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Mailman's 'No Strings Attached' to Close Dec. 27
12/15/2008
After 180 original hour-long episodes broadcast over 4 1/2 years, Dr. Matthew Mailman's "No Strings Attached" will air its final episode 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, on 90.1 KCSC-FM.
The weekly radio show on music for winds and percussion was conce ...[read more] |
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New Music Librarian Publishes in International Journal
12/14/2008
Abigail McBirnie, assistant professor of library science and music at the Bass School of Music, has published “Seeking serendipity: the paradox of control” in the December 2008 issues of the international information studies journal “Aslib Proceeding ...[read more] |
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New, Galyon Take Lincoln Center Spotlight
12/08/2008
Two OCU alumni will be featured in the 2008 Holiday Songbook at Lincoln Center Dec. 14. The showcase of 30 up-and-coming composers and lyricists will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Perf ...[read more] |
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OCU Celebrates Vespers Concert Dec. 12-13
12/04/2008
A holiday ensemble of more than 200 Oklahoma City University singers and orchestral musicians will celebrate the 30th annual Christmas Vespers concert Dec. 12 and 13.
"The program is designed to lift people to new heights and allow a sense of wond ...[read more] |
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Parker to Lead Texas All-Regional Orchestra
12/03/2008
Mark Parker, dean of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, continues his outreach as guest conductor, traveling to San Antonio Dec. 5-6 to lead the Texas All-Regional Orchestra.
Parker, regional vice president of the Natio ...[read more] |
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Wind Philharmonic Presents 9th World Premiere
12/01/2008
Oklahoma City University’s Wind Philharmonic will present a world premiere and spotlight student concerto winners as part of its Dec. 4 “Explorations” concert. The 8 p.m. event in Petree Recital Hall s free and open to the public.
Thursday’s conce ...[read more] |
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Symphony Orchestra Performs "Rite of Spring"
11/29/2008
Oklahoma City University’s Symphony Orchestra will present the concert work that provoked scandal, a riot at its premiere, and the beginning of contemporary music.
Mark Parker will conduct Igor Stravinsky’s “ The Rite of Spring” on the orchestra’s ...[read more] |
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Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Arts Combo Play Classics
11/28/2008
Oklahoma City University’s jazz ensembles will perform a concert of classics Dec. 3 in the Bass Music Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Jazz Arts Combo will present Rodgers and Hart’s “My Romance” and “My Funny Valentine,” Wa ...[read more] |
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Bass School Partners with Polish Music Academy
11/23/2008
The Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University has signed a partnership with Poland’s I.J. Padereweski Music Academy to begin a cultural exchange with faculty and performers.
The agreement was signed at Oklahoma City University on Nov. 19 by ...[read more] |
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4 OCU Pianists Win Recognition in November Competitions
11/21/2008
Piano students from Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music won two top pries at the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association Collegiate Competition.
The award-winners study privately with Professor Amy I-Lin Cheng, OCU's director of piano stu ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Premieres Six Student Compositions
11/14/2008
Six student works will premiere Nov. 20 at the final Project 21 new music concert of 2008. Performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Medium Rehearsal Hall of the Bass Music Center.
Project 21 is Oklahoma City University’s consortium of musicians committ ...[read more] |
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Christmas CD, "Daisies" Soundtrack Feature Chenoweth
11/14/2008
Oklahoma City University alumna Kristin Chenoweth is featured on two new recordings this holiday season. “A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas,” her third solo CD from Sony, went on sale Oct. 14. The soundtrack for "Pushing Daisies," the ABC show which la ...[read more] |
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Jerusalem Lyric Trio to Host Lecture-Recital
11/12/2008
The Jerusalem Lyric Trio will give a free lecture-recital from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
Now in its 13th year, the Israeli ensemble has performed in Israel and toured Europe, the United States, South ...[read more] |
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Guest Pianist to Perform Chopin, Beethoven
11/11/2008
Dr. Heather Conner, associate professor of piano from University of Utah, will perform Chopin and Beethoven at a free recital 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 in Petree Recital Hall.
Her program at Oklahoma City University will include Chopin Barcarolle, op ...[read more] |
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Texoma NATS Spotlights OCU Alumna, Students, Faculty
11/10/2008
More than 1,000 voice teachers and students from three states attended Oklahoma City University’s first hosting of the annual regional conference for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Nov. 5-8.
More than two dozen students from OCU’ ...[read more] |
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Organ, Brass Concert Marks Nilles' 18th Student Premiere
11/08/2008
Composition major Jamie Whitmarsh has been commissioned by the Oklahoma City University Brass Ensemble to create a work that will premiere Nov. 23 in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel.
The work -- for brass, percussion and organ – was commissioned ...[read more] |
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OCU Presents Puccini's "La Rondine" Nov. 14-16
11/06/2008
Oklahoma City University's Opera and Music Theater Company presents Puccini's "La Rondine" Nov. 14-16 as its final production of 2008.
Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee. Friday's opening night will be preced ...[read more] |
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Marquita Lister Featured at OCU-Hosted NATS Conference
10/30/2008
Nearly 1,000 singers and teachers from three states will convene at Oklahoma City University Nov. 5-8 for the first regional Texoma National Association of Teachers of Singing competition to be hosted by the Wanda L. Bass School of Music.
A highli ...[read more] |
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"Exhumed!" Resurrects Halloween Organ Concert Tradition
10/27/2008
Dr. Timothy Olsen, university organist, is resurrecting the Oklahoma City University tradition of a Halloween night organ concert in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel.
The 2008 version, “Exhumed!,” will kick off at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Admission ...[read more] |
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Salley Advances in Met Opera Auditions; Gates Also Wins
10/26/2008
Two Oklahoma City University singers were honored at the 2008 Tulsa District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Soprano Jessica Salley, a graduate student from OCU’s Bass School of Music, will advance to the Midwest Regional Auditions ...[read more] |
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New York Showcase Spotlights Song by OCU's Joel B. New
10/23/2008
A song by Joel B. New, winner of a 2008 Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grant, will be featured on the Songbook series at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium.
The 18th season of the series, prese ...[read more] |
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'Too Many Sopranos' Kicks Off Opera Season at OCU
10/12/2008
Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music will present a 21st century American chamber comedy Oct. 24-26 as the first opera of its 57th season.
“Too Many Sopranos” was commissioned by Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre from American composer Edwin P ...[read more] |
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Kamp's Kabaret Hosts Four Shows Before Christmas
10/11/2008
Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music is partnering with historic Kamp’s Deli to showcase OCU singers with Kamp’s Kabaret from 8-10 p.m. Saturdays.
Remaining dates for 2008 are Oct. 25; Nov. 1 and 22, with a holiday show Dec. 6. ...[read more] |
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Massive Works Mark Wind Philharmonic, Orchestra Openers
10/05/2008
Oklahoma City University’s award-winning Wind Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra open their season with epic performances Oct. 7 and Oct. 9. Both concerts begin at 8 p.m., and are free and open to the public
“The Wind Philharmonic's concert will ...[read more] |
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Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Arts Combo Play BMC Oct. 8
10/04/2008
Oklahoma City University’s jazz ensembles kick off their 2008-09 season Oct. 8 with music from Dizzy Gillespie to Leonard Bernstein performed by the Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Arts Combo. Wednesday’s Bass Music Center concert begins at 8 p.m. and is fre ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Spotlights 8 Student Premieres
10/02/2008
Student composers from Russia, Israel, Oklahoma and Texas will premiere eight works Oct. 2 on the opening concert of the season for Project 21: Music for the New Century.
Thursday’s concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Medium Rehearsal Hall of the Bass ...[read more] |
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Schimek Conducts, Performs in Brazil, Poland
10/01/2008
Professor John Schimek is performing, conducting, and presenting a master class in Brazil a convention of basists at the Federal University of Goias in Goiania, Oct. 1-5. He is professor of double bass and music education at Oklahoma City University’ ...[read more] |
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Kelli O'Hara, OCU Broadway Honor Choir to Sing
09/30/2008
OCU alumna Kelli O'Hara will star in the 2008 season opening concert of Canterbury Choral Society with Oklahoma City University’s inaugural Broadway Honor Choir. The 8 p.m. Oct. 4 concert at the historic Civic Center Music Hall will also feature the ...[read more] |
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Ellefson Organizing National Choral Conference
09/09/2008
Dr. Randi Von Ellefson, Oklahoma City University’s director of choral activities and artistic director of Canterbury Choral Society, is a key organizer for the 2008 national conference of the National Collegiate Choral Organization.
The Oct. 30 – ...[read more] |
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Chinese Qin, Xiao Duet Presents Concert
09/04/2008
An award-winning duet that specializes in Chinese traditional music will present a free concert Sept. 18 at Oklahoma City University.
The husband-and-wife team, Li Feng-yun and Wang Jian-xin, are professors at Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Their ...[read more] |
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Footloose Kicks Off Opera Music Theater Season
09/01/2008
A dark Sondheim chamber musical, a romantic Mozart comedy, and an exuberant song-and-dance tale inspired by a real-life Oklahoma drama highlight the 57th season of Oklahoma City University’s Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company.
The season kic ...[read more] |
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Knight Chosen Resident Artist at California's Djerassi
08/20/2008
Dr. Edward Knight, director of music composition and composer-in-residence at the Bass School of Music, has become the first Oklahoma artist selected for the California-based Djerassi Resident Artist Program.
Now in its 28th year, the Djerassi fel ...[read more] |
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Mailman Conducts, Students Perform at Ozark Opera
08/18/2008
Dr. Matthew Mailman conducted Mozart's "Così fan Tutte" at Opera in the Ozarks in Eureka Springs.
Bass School students selected for the orchestra include violinists Elbereth Suffridge (concertmaster), Corey Melaugh, and Brandon Ford; Aaron Bushon ...[read more] |
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Bass School Professors Lead Key West Program
08/08/2008
Bass School professors Jan McDaniel and William Nield Christensen were featured artists at the 2008 Key West Symphony Young Artist Program. McDaniel, Bass School professor of vocal coaching, was the program's musical director.
The summer marked M ...[read more] |
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NEA Arts Leadership Conference Taps Mark Parker
07/12/2008
Mark Parker, dean of the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, has been named to the six-member “dream team” representing the state at the National Endowment for the Arts’ July 15-17 Arts Education Leaders Institute in Chicago.
Oklahom ...[read more] |
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Composer Leah Sproul Wins Bomhard Fellowship
07/10/2008
Leah Sproul, a 2008 summa cum laude graduate of Oklahoma City University’s music composition program, has been awarded the Moritz von Bomhard Fellowship from University of Louisville.
The fellowship covers full tuition, health care, and a stipend ...[read more] |
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David Beasley '04 Tours Asia, Africa with USAF Band
07/04/2008
Oklahoma City University alumnus David Beasley ’04 is on a 60-day tour of Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa as a bass guitarist with Falcon, an official U.S. Air Force Band comprised of military musicians.
The band's mission is to bring famili ...[read more] |
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Trumpet Professor Featured at 2008 ITG Conference
06/13/2008
Michael Anderson, Oklahoma City University’s associate professor of trumpet and member of the board of directors of the International Trumpet Guild, was a featured presenter at the 2008 ITG’s annual conference, held this year at the Banff Centre, Al ...[read more] |
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Star Alumni Host New Grads in Broadway Showcase
05/25/2008
Three Oklahoma City University alumni who have starred on Broadway introdued 14 newly graduated OCU singers to New York in the school’s first Music Theater Showcase, held in Manhattan’s Theater District.
“We are proud to present members of the Cla ...[read more] |
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State's Top Musicians Compete at OMTA at OCU
05/20/2008
More than 2,000 competitors convened on Oklahoma City University for the largest-ever gathering of the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association’s State Achievement Auditions.
Musicians from kindergarten through 12th grade representing communities from ...[read more] |
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Project 21 Composer Wins International Competition
04/25/2008
An Oklahoma City University student composer has won an international music competition for new marimba works. The prize includes a world premiere of her two-movement piece, “The Game With the Rain,” and a commercial recording.
?Maria Karpova of R ...[read more] |
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OCU Pianists Sweep Young Artist Awards
04/20/2008
Graduate piano students from the Bass School of Music swept the Oklahoma Community Orchestra’s Third Annual Young Artists’ Competition in 2008.
Anna Starzec, a second-year graduate pianist, won the grand prize of $750. Siqi Li, a first-year gradu ...[read more] |
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NPR's "Pipedreams" Broadcasts Olsen Organ Performance
04/13/2008
Dr. Timothy Olsen, Wanda L. Bass Chair of Organ at Oklahoma City University, was featured on a broadcast of “Pipedreams,” the weekly National Public Radio program devoted to the organ.?
The hour-long NPR show highlighted the four 21st century winn ...[read more] |
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OCU Singers Dominate NATS Competition
04/12/2008
Vocalists from the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University dominated the 2008 Oklahoma NATS competition with 28 awards, including five first places and a sweep of the freshmen women and sophomore men categories.
??Hundreds of musicians fr ...[read more] |
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Kerber Wins 20089 NATS Singing Artist Award
04/07/2008
Dr. Jennifer Therese Kerber, adjunct instructor of voice, won the 2008 Oklahoma division of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards, held April 4-5 in San Antonio.
Kerber finished third in the Texoma region, comprised of Tex ...[read more] |
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