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]

Schimek Conducts Festival Ensemble in Poland
08/19/2008

Professor John Schimek performed, lectured, gave masterclasses and conducted the Festival Ensemble at the 2008 International Double Bass Competition and World Double Bass Festival. He is professor of double bass and music education at Oklahoma City U ...[read more]

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]

Kelli O'Hara, OCU's Broadway Honor Choir to Team
08/18/2008

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]

Footloose Kicks Off Opera Music Theater Season
08/16/2008

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]