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…
Light and Sound on Steel and Glass Stuns Viewers
Every other year, Oklahoma City University School of Music and School of Theatre collaborate for a stunning multimedia display in downtown Oklahoma City entitled “Light & Sound on Steel & Glass.” This year the outside concert took place on Saturday, November 4th. Lighting Design students from OCU’s Theatre Design and Production under the supervision of…
El Sistema, Project 21 Collaboration Concert
On March 12, Project 21: Music of the 21st Century held a historic student performed and composed concert in cooperation with local nonprofit music organization, El Sistema, titled the Project 21: El Sistema Collaboration, with a record breaking 30-piece concert. For this concert, Project 21 paired with El Sistema Oklahoma, a 3-12th grade after-school conservatory that…
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,…
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.
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.
Gallery: Project 21 Dance Concert
Students from the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment collaborated to produce the annual Project 21 Dance Concert with student composers, choreographers and performers.
Project 21 starts new group for experimental composition
Project 21 has recently started a new internal group for creating and performing experimental music.
Lighting, Project 21 collaboration location changed
Project 21 and OCU’s lighting and design students will work together in a biennial lighting event at the Bank of Oklahoma building. This event will be open to the public viewing on the evening of October 26 in downtown Oklahoma City. Dr. Edward Knight, professor of music and composer in residence, said this event will…
Gallery: P21: 5! 6! 7! 8!
The performance was Feb. 12 in Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Project 21 concert to showcase new music, choreography
Project 21 and the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment will perform side by side in a concert this semester.
Music student stages original production with student composition club
The production is about the relationship between a mother and a daughter a the mother suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Project 21 members prepare music for three new concerts
Officials plans to collaborate with other schools and universities for upcoming concerts.
Project 21 Concert to feature music, dance
Project 21, a music composition student organization, will be collaborating with the Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment, combining original music pieces with choreography.
Project 21 prepares for its last concert of the semester
Project 21 just finished its third concert and is preparing for the last concert of the semester.
Project 21 wants students to perform in Halloween concert
Project 21 will present a Halloween concert Friday. The concert is free and open to the public. It is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Petree Recital Hall in Kirk- patrick Fine Arts Center. The Halloween concert is one of several concerts Project 21 plans to present this year. “The Halloween concert will be really fun,”…
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
Bass School of Music students garner achievements
Filipe Nieto was awarded first prize in the Carl Albert High School Band New Music Competition. As the winning composer, Nieto will work with the Midwest City-based band and its director, OCU alumna Sarah Neely, to create a work to be premiered in the spring. Nieto, a junior composition major, is from Bogota, Colombia.
