Welcome back Stars! We hope that you had a great break and are ready to get back to another great semester of learning. We are absolutely thrilled for students to return to campus and share this semester’s show calendar. Take a look at what is planned for this semester: January 25: Project 21 Concert Bass…
Harmonious Notes Fill the Night: Wind Ensemble/Wind Philharmonic Concert
The lovely music of the Wind Ensemble and Wind Philharmonic will soon fill Oklahoma City Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 7777 S. May Ave. This event, expected to begin at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, will be a fascinating experience for music lovers and students alike. The rich, warm tones will be heard throughout the hall,…
Next Arts for March
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…
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.
New adjunct theatre professor directs performance study
Wanda L. Bass School of Music premiered its second performance study, directed by a new adjunct professor.
Music students respond to new recital policies
Officials from the Wanda L. Bass School of Music have decided junior and senior music recitals will not be able to have audiences this year.
Gallery: Pippin
View photos of OCU Stripped’s production of “Pippin”.
Gallery: The Addams Family
View photos of the OCU Stripped spring production.
School of Music prepares for final mainstage musical of semester
Students and faculty are working to produce On the Town, the Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s final mainstage of the year.
Spring Sing rescheduled
By Kyle Wallace, Staff Writer The annual Spring Sing competition has been rescheduled after inclement weather led to the event being cancelled on March 4. The competition will now happen at 8 p.m. April 8 in the Petree Recital Hall. This date was chosen because it was the only time Petree was not already booked…
Project 21 Musical
Students perform the finale in Project 21 The Musical: Standing Alone in Petree Recital Hall of the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, April 23rd. The musical was written by composition students in the Project 21 organization.
Photo: Anna Ediger
Senior King and Queen
Dance performance seniors, Caleb Dicke and Ali McCurdy, have their hands full after being awarded the titles of senior king and queen on February 26 in the Petree Recital Hall of the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Photo: James Murphy
Masterclass
Diana Doussant, a New York legit agent with Leading Artists, and Tiffany Canfield, a New York casting director with Telsey + Company, answer questions before critiquing several singers during their masterclass on January 17th in the Petree Recital Hall of the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Canfield and Doussant we brought to OCU to cast the New York Showcase, which highlights a handful of graduating seniors.
Photo: James Murphy
Kelli O’Hara Masterclass
Kelli O’Hara, Broadway performer, four time Tony Award nominee, and OCU alum, works with Julianne Reynolds, music junior, as she sings “The Spark of Creation” from the musical Children of Eden during O’Hara’s masterclass Monday afternoon in the Petree Recital Hall of the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
Photo: James Murphy
Kelli O’Hara Masterclass
Kelli O’Hara, Broadway performer, four time Tony Award nominee, and OCU alum, shows the different vocal techniques used differing styles of music while working with Sarah Feist, vocal performance and musical theatre freshman, while Jan McDaniel, professor of music, looks on during O’Hara’s masterclass Monday afternoon in the Petree Recital Hall of the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
Photo: James Murphy
Master Class with Michael Cassara
After performing a monologue, acting junior, Clair Thomson, listens to critiques from New York casting director, Michael Cassara as part of his master class Friday afternoon in the Petree Recital Hall located in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center. Through the course of the four hours class, Mr. Cassara discussed his career, answered questions, and provided feedback to songs and monologues performed by students.
Photo: James Murphy
Concert cancellation: Jack Gibbons at university
Pianist Jack Gibbons has cancelled his scheduled Feb. 6 performance of the Oklahoma City University Distinguished Artists Series due to hospitalization and surgery. Refunds for advance-sale tickets will be issued by the OCU ticket office at (405) 208-5227.
Enhake chamber trio coming Sunday
The Distinguished Artist Series at Oklahoma City University continues at 3 p.m. Sunday with the enhake chamber trio performing selections from Mozart, Schumann, Bruch, Marshall, Piazzolla and Bartok. The concert will be held in the Petree Recital Hall in the Bass Music Center.
