The musical theater season at Oklahoma Christian University ends April 18 with two comic “one act” operas including an all-student cast and the University Chorale. The music department will present Offenbach’s “Ladies of the Market” and John Duke’s “Captain Lovelock” at 7:30 p.m. in Hardeman Auditorium.
The Music Department chose to produce two short operas to allow more students to be included.
“I had a number of students this year that, ...
Fans of Broadway musical composers Rogers and Hammerstein will have a unique opportunity to celebrate the Valentine week with a loved one. The Music Department at Oklahoma Christian University will host its 21st Valentine Cabaret dinner theatre Feb. 11-13. The catered, candle-lit dinner and musical revue, titled An Enchanted Evening With Rogers and Hammerstein, features 30 classic songs from 11 famous musicals.
According to Ken Adams, professor of music, the performance presents a ...
Four of our music majors have been selected to perform with the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Honor Band. Dr. John Fletcher will be traveling with them today to Tulsa, where they will participate alongside students from colleges and universities across the state. They will have intensive rehearsals today and tomorrow, and perform together Thursday afternoon at the annual music educators convention. Our participating music majors are:
Hayley Neff, flute
Julia Yeilding, clarinet
Jay Brasket, ...
Oklahoma Christian University’s 33rd annual holiday gift to the community,“Cocoa and Carols” will feature a masterwork for chorus and orchestra, followed by a selection of much loved holiday music. The annual event will be Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. in Hardeman Auditorium, located in the Garvey Center on the OC campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
A wide variety of holiday selections will be performed by more than 200 students and faculty of the ...
The Oklahoma Community Orchestra will premiere a new symphonic work called “The Mary Rose” Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Hardeman Auditorium at Oklahoma Christian University.
On the heels of the sold-out premier of the Argosy Overture, Kyle Dillingham and Callen Clarke are launching this Fantasy-Overture for violin and orchestra with OC music professor John Fletcher conducting.
The Mary Rose, a legendary Renaissance warship laid down 500 years ago by King Henry VIII, sank ...
From NewsOK.com
For recent college graduates who seek opportunities to continue performing and retirees who find they now have considerably more time to practice, the Oklahoma Community Orchestra provides an outlet for those who share the common desire to perform in an accomplished musical ensemble.
Participants pay a minimal fee to join the orchestra, which rehearses weekly on the Oklahoma Christian campus.
The group’s upcoming performance, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Oklahoma Christian&...
Did you miss the Grand Concert last Sunday, featuring the OC Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, University Chorale, and Chamber singers?
Fortunately for you, Meagan, our Backstage Pass blogger, created a nice video sampler. Congratulations to our music department for hosting such a wonderful event. We are blessed to have many talented musicians on campus.
The Music Department of Oklahoma Christian University presents a Double Bill of two short “one act” operas on Sunday, April 12, at 7:30 PM on the campus in Hardeman Auditorium. The works performed are Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” (abridged) and “Dr. Miracle” by Georges Bizet.
Both comedies revolve around the foibles of human nature, especially regarding the unpredictability of men and women in love. Favorite comic plot devices used in both ...
The Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame recognizes and honors individuals for outstanding meritorious service to higher education in Oklahoma. This year they are inducting Oklahoma Christian University Professor Emeritus, Dr. Harold Fletcher.
Since 1950, Dr. Fletcher and his late wife Mary Helon faithfully supported and enhanced OC through their lives of faith, intellectual openness, inquiry, learning and devotion to the arts.
Many congratulations to the Fletcher family and our ...
Dr. John Fletcher, Professor of Music at Oklahoma Christian University, sends this report:
I wanted to let you know that I’m scheduled to depart in a couple of days for Hengyang, China to lecture at the University of Southern China for 4 weeks. I’ll be talking about music and culture to Chinese students who are majoring in their English language program. Four OC students will also be doing TEFL work there at the same time.
Our faculty always go above and beyond the call of service...
At the Oklahoma Christian University spring commencement exercises on Friday, April 25, 2008, the annual honors bestowed upon faculty members were also announced.
Dr. Ken Adams, Professor of Music, received the Gaylord Teaching Award.
Dr. Scott LaMascus, Professor of Language and Literature, received the University Leadership Award.
Dr. Bill Luttrell, Professor of Chemistry, was selected as the first recipient of the newly inaugurated Rowe Faculty Award for Scholarship.
Dr. Adams, ...
Dr. David Lowry, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announces the recipients of this year’s Dean’s Award. The Dean’s Award is given at the end of the school year to recognize outstanding students from each department. A small reception for faculty, family, and friends was held on Friday, April 11, at 4:00 p.m. to honor these students.
Art & Design
The Art & Design Department has selected two recipients to receive the 2008 Dean’s Award.&...
