Friday, March 3, OCU Stripped, “Ride the Cyclone” Petree Recital Hall, Free Admission Thursday, March 9 – Saturday March 11, Star Dance Company “MOVE! Dance for the World of Entertainment” Kirkpatrick Auditorium, Tickets Required Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, March 26, Stage II, “Ada and the Engine” Black Box Theatre, Tickets Required Thursday, March 30,…
Winter Choral Concert Showcases Broad Vocal Talents
On February 28, the four OCU choirs combined for their Winter Choral Concert, led by Dr. Randi Von Ellefson and Professor Tony Gonzalez with collaborative artists John L. Edwards, Jean Shackleton, and Donald Tullius. The University Chorale started the concert with, “Even When He is Silent” by Kim Andre Arnesen, directed by student conductor Raeslyn…
Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ reveals cast’s talent
From February 17-19, OCU Opera and Musical Theatre performed their first spring mainstage opera, “The Magic Flute” directed by Cynthia Stokes. The opera is by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from a libretto, a book of texts to be sung for a performance, by Emanuel Schikaneder. The show premiered on 30 September 1791, just two months before…
Fine Arts plans full spring performance schedule
OCU is a university where the arts can be found almost anywhere at any time, with over 10 concerts, not to mention over 10 productions, all happening in the past semester.
The upcoming semester has no plans of slowing down with over eight concerts, 10 theatre productions, a dance production, as well as events planned for specific musicians and art exhibits in the Norick Art Center.
43rd Vespers set for two weekend performances
On Dec. 9 and 10, OCU’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music will combine more than 250 choral singers and instrumentalists for the 43rd annual Christmas Vespers concert. The Friday performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Oklahoma City First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25th Street. The Saturday performance is a 4 p.m. matinee. Tickets…
‘Monsters’ is ‘biggest, wildest, most exciting’
From Dec. 8-11, OCU Theatre will continue their Mainstage season with “She Kills Monsters.” The 8th through the 10th will have performances at 8 p.m. and the 10th and 11th will have matinee performances at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for the performances for $15 at www.okcu.edu/tickets or at (405) 208-5227. The play is a…
Resident Artist Amanda Harberg visits Wanda Bass
OCU’s Wanda Bass School of Music welcomed Amanda Harberg for a guest artist residency on March 24- 27.
An insight into Project 21 productions
Project 21 is a student-run organization for all music composition students. The group was founded by Edward Knight, the director of composition.
Professor, alumnus release string quartet album
OCU music professor, Dr. Edward Knight and OCU alum, Or Kirbos have released an album.
School of Music expects to reduce COVID protocols in fall 2021 semester
Music and theatre administrators at OCU are expecting a fall semester decrease in COVID-19 regulation stringency. Mark Parker, dean of the School of Theatre and Wanda L. Bass School of Music, said administration cannot give a definite timeframe for when current performance policies will be lifted until the time comes, but he is optimistic about the coming fall semester.
School of Music opens musical about intimacy, sexuality
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s final mainstage of the semester is a rock musical about sexual and religious transparency and education.
New OCU CARE officers look to include faculty
The student organization Oklahoma City University Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity recently completed officer elections for the 2021-2022 year.
Gallery: Songs for a New World Final Dress Rehearsal
On Friday, March 19, OCU Stripped held their final dress rehearsal for their show “Songs for a New World.” The show ran the following weekend, March 20 and 21, in the Petree Recital Hall in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center and was streamed live to a virtual audience.
Music Theater and Vocal Performance Auditions Go Virtual
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music moved all auditions for the music theater and vocal performance programs online.
Performance and Pandemic, one year later
A year after the university closed in-person classes, students and faculty reflect on the impact COVID-19 had on day-to-day life for arts students, and what they have learned in the ensuing year.
Students and faculty reflect on the life of Florence Birdwell
Florence Birdwell, former professor of voice, died in Yukon, Oklahoma on Feb. 15, 2021. She spent 67 years as a voice teacher on campus, from 1976 to 2013.
Student music theater group prepares distanced production
OCU STRIPPED is beginning rehearsals for their first full-length musical since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gallery: Closer Than Ever
On Friday, Feb. 26, the Wanda L. Bass School of Music debuted their delayed production of the Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire musical “Closer Than Ever” for a virtual audience. The show was held socially distanced in the Burg Theatre and was directed by Dr. David Herendeen.
School of Music opens first spring ’21 musical
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music recently opened the first musical of this semester.
Student opera group returns to produce digital performance
The student-led performance group OPERAtions is returning from a semester-long hiatus to create an online production.
Senior performers prepare for annual showcase
Seniors from the Wanda L. Bass School or Music and the School of Theatre are gearing up to participate in a variety of showcases across the country.
Student Group hosts LGBTQIA+ Panel
OCU Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equalities will host a two-night town hall discussing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in entertainment and on campus.
Professor taking a sabbatical to write music book
A professor of music is taking a semester-long sabbatical in the fall of 2021 to write a book.
OCU alumnus hired as interim production coordinator
An OCU grad will serve as interim production coordinator for the School of Theatre for the spring 2021 semester.
Columnist reviews “Ratatouille: the TikTok Musical”
Columnist Troy Freeman finds the “Ratatouille” musical a reminder of the importance of equity in theatre.
School of Music mainstage delayed after ice storm
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music delayed mainstage opera, “Così fan tutte,” to adapt to university campus closures.
