Oklahoma City University Bass School of Music and School of Theatre Program Shell Spring 2021

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CANTERBURY VOICES

2020/21SEASON

A choral masterpiece for choir, soloists and Brahms’ original transcription for 2 pianos, 4 hands.

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SARAH COBURN

REQUIEM November 1, 2020 / 3:00 PM Civic Center Music Hall

GABRIEL PREISSER GABRIEL PREISSER

An evening of classic holiday standards and new Christmas classics.

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CHRISTMAS December 6, 2020 / 7:00 PM Civic Center Music Hall

The world premiere of a powerful work of remembrance, resilience and hope.

LISA LOVE

OF PERPETUAL

SOLACE March 28, 2021 / 3:00 PM ED KNIGHT

Civic Center Music Hall

Single Tickets Start at $18!

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WELCOME! On behalf of the students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Bass School of Music and the School of Theatre at Oklahoma City University, thank you for being part of our extraordinary 2020-21 season.

Thank you for joining us as we celebrate more than a century of excellence in education and a legacy of artistry.

During these challenging times, we realize more than ever how vital it is to use creativity to connect with others and to express our hope for the future. We are determined to approach the season with caution and to create the safest possible setting for students and patrons with performances that lend themselves to social distancing, to be live-streamed from campus to a global audience.

We are honored to join artists throughout history who continued to create and collaborate amid challenging times. We remain committed to our mission to create quality learning opportunities and offer compelling, artistic performances while teaching students the skills needed to be successful in their degree path and model how to creatively adapt to our current realities and the challenges to be faced in the future.

On these stages — and in our classrooms, practice rooms and studios — decades of dreams have been nurtured and taken flight. You, the audience, continue to play a vital role as we prepare these young adults to be leaders in the performing arts and beyond, bringing insight into the human experience.

We thank you again for your support and look forward to the day we can reunite on campus!

Sincerely,

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MARK PARKER, DEAN Ann Hundley Hoover Chair School of Theatre & Wanda L. Bass School of Music Oklahoma City University

National Opera Association Production Award Winner!

Oklahoma City University’s Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company is celebrating its 69th consecutive season — the longest Above: Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, presented Nov. 16-18, 2018, First Place divisional winner, 2018–19 National Opera Association Production Awards.

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unbroken run of opera and music theater seasons on any campus in the world! Our acclaimed Company has won nine National Opera Association production awards in the past nine years, seven in the past four seasons. Bravi tutti!

Playbill Again Names OCU to its “Big 10” Honor Roll of Broadway Schools Oklahoma City University has been named to Playbill’s “Big 10” honor roll of colleges with the most alumni performing on Broadway for the second consecutive year.

In the 2018–19 season, 24 OCU alumni appeared as singers, actors and dancers in a total of 21 Broadway shows, from long-running classics (such as The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked), to revivals (Kiss Me, Kate; Carousel; Hello, Dolly!; My Fair Lady; Oklahoma!), to world premieres (Beetlejuice, Pretty Woman, Be More Chill).

BIG 10!

Alumna Eryn LeCroy celebrates the 32nd anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway with castmates John Riddle and Ben Crawford.

Congratulations, School of Theatre!

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2020 KCACTF REGION 6 FESTIVAL DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, & MANAGEMENT EXHIBIT AWARDS Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival •

MEGAN FOUTS: Excellence in Lighting Design Award

(Lucia di Lammermoor) •

LANDRY STRICKLAND: Vectorworks Award (Lighting Design

for To Kill a Mockingbird) •

COURTNEY QUINN: Excellence in Props Management Award

(Lucia di Lammermoor) •

CLAIRE POLICE: Meritorious Achievement in Stage Management

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SYDNEY HAGEN: Student Choice Award for Arcadia (Scenic Design)

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MEGHAN SETTLE: Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Award

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NICK VILLEMARETTE: Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Award for

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2020 USITT-SW SYMPOSIUM AWARDS United States Institute for Theatre Technology—Southwest •

CLAIRE POLICE: Certificate of Achievement in Stage Management

(Lucia di Lammermoor); Certificate of Excellence in Props Design/ Construction (The Music Man); The Don Childs/Schuler Shook Award for Overall Presentation •

RACHEL REINERS: Certificate of Excellence in Stage Management

(Clowns, Lovers, & Women in Pants) •

COURTNEY QUINN: Certificate of Achievement in Props Design/

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LANDRY STRICKLAND: Certificate of Achievement in Lighting

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MEGHAN SETTLE: Certificate of Achievement in Design/

Technology (To Kill a Mockingbird)

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to Lance Marsh, named BroadwayWorld’s 2020 Oklahoma Arts Educator of the Decade. Marsh said he’s “excited to be completing my 15th year in my dream job.

Want to thank all of my students for inspiring me and keeping me (relatively) young!”

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Mainstage

The School of Theatre typically offers a four-show Mainstage season, alongside an L. Bass School of Music. The mainstage season is a mix of fully realized production with our professional partners. Our webcasts will stream at the link below. okcu.edu/theatre/theatreocu

Black Girl, Interrupted February 12–13

By LyaNisha Gonzalez Directed by W. Jerome Stevenson Tough and dedicated New York Times reporter Riley Jones is chasing the story of Sasha Green, a soldier whose brutal death has been covered up by the military. As she gets closer and closer to the disturbing truth, Riley must question her motivations for telling Sasha’s story and confront her own painful past, including her fraught relationship with her soon-tobe ex-husband and the price she has paid to pursue justice for others. A compelling new drama, “Black Girl, Interrupted” investigates whose story gets lost when we focus on a woman’s death rather than her life.

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n additional four opera/music theater productions in conjunction with the Wanda ns of theatre classics and relevant contemporary plays, as well as co-productions

A Bright Room Called Day April 9–10

By Tony Kushner Directed by Luke Eddy From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Angels in America comes this powerful portrayal of individual dissolution and resolution in the face of political catastrophe.

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The Stage II season presents pr stage management, and techni designers who collaborate toge at the link below.

okcu.edu/theatre/theatre

The Revolutionists February 26–27

By Lauren Gunderson Directed by Lisi Levy Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girlpowered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.

Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection … that ends in a song and a scaffold.

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roductions with an emphasis on acting and directing with the support of design, ical elements. The season is a combination of student and faculty directors and ether on these experimental, laboratory productions. Our webcasts will stream

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Measure for Measure April 16–17

By William Shakespeare Directed by D. Lance Marsh Vienna is teeming with brothels and loose morality, but the Duke doesn’t want to use his authority to clean up the city. He departs, dressed as a friar, leaving his deputy, the saintly and religious Angelo, in charge. Angelo is at first reluctant, but he soon begins to abuse his new power to satisfy his lust for a young nun Isabella who pleads for the life of her brother. The disguised Duke discovers Angelo’s treachery and plots a complicated trap to reveal his assistant’s vice. This incredibly timely period comedy that skewers hypocrisy and probes the limits of the obsessive sides of all the central characters is William Shakespeare’s #metoo play!

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES

Spring 2021

For updated details on upcoming performances for Spring 2

Join us for a reimagined season of eclectic works presented via livestream by our student instrumentalists!

Performances will feature members of the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Wind Philharmonic, Jazz Band, Percussion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ensemble, and • • • • • • • • • • • • • • chamber groups.

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2021, visit okcu.edu/performance-calendar.

PROJECT 21

Music for the 21st Century The composers of Project 21 present an eclectic lineup of new works for a socially distanced world! Celebrating its 24th season under the direction of founder Dr. Edward Knight, the student consortium will present Thursday evening concerts of OCU-created world premieres.

In honor of the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, composers will collaborate with pianists from the studio of Dr. Sergio Monteiro to create new interpretations of Anton Diabelli’s original waltz tune that inspired Beethoven’s renowned Diabelli Variations.

Concert streaming at 7:30 p.m. on the composers’ YouTube channels, via tiny.cc/ocuproject21.

LIVESTREAM CONCERTS January 28 February 10 March 4 March 18 (Dance/Movement)

March 25 (Electronic) April 1 (New Diabelli Variations, with piano studio of Dr. Sergio Monteiro)

‘ONE YEAR’ COLLABORATION Recorded works by Project 21 composers are featured through Feb. 19 in the “One Year” exhibition at the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery in OCU’s Norick Art Center. The installation is a curated selection of Oklahoma City artist Kiona Millirons’ letters of grief and love to her sister Amber, a librarian who was shot and killed Dec. 11, 2018, while leaving work.

CHORAL CONCERTS Our 2020-21 season of socially distanced choral works—from the classic to the cutting edge—will be broadcast via livestream by our award-winning choruses, under the direction of Dr. Randi Von Ellefson and Professor Tony Gonzalez.

For updated details on upcoming performances for Spring 2021, visit okcu.edu/ performancecalendar.

2020–2021 AUDITIONS As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we remain committed to the health and safety of our students. Please visit the web pages below to find 2021 audition requirements and deadlines for the School of Music and the School of Theatre: Music okcu.edu/music/admissions/auditions/ Theatre okcu.edu/theatre/admissions/

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Cathy Leichter Jim Bruce

Linda Rosser McDaniel MEMBERSHIP

Richard Sias James Hartsuck Robert Spinks Joe Phillips Susan McCalmont Cathy Busey Lisa Love

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OKLAHOMA OPERA & MUSIC THEATER Join us online and stream performances to your home! Tickets for this Spotlight show cost $10 and will be available 12 days in advance at okcu.edu/tickets.

CLOSER THAN EVER (1989)

February 20–21 Closer Than Ever features self-contained songs dealing with topics such as working couples, aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages, and unrequited love. Maltby and Shire based many of the songs on the real-life experiences of themselves and their friends.

“Richard Maltby’s skill as a lyricist allows for plenty of wit and humour as well as pathos, while Shire’s melodies can be uplifting as well as sad. The interesting thing about each song here is that it has a self-contained story as one would expect from Maltby, who is a Tony Award-winning director as well as a lyricist, while Shire won an Oscar for ‘It Goes Like it Goes’ from the film Norma Rae.” —British Theatre Guide Spotlight Musical Revue • Burg Theatre Music: David Shire • Lyrics: Richard Maltby, Jr. David Herendeen, Director • Chuck Koslowske, Music Director

OKLAHOMA OPERA & MUSIC THEATER THE CONSUL (1950)

March 8–9

As an Italian citizen living in the U.S. during World War II, Menotti was classified as an “enemy alien” and created the work to convey the despair of refugees fleeing war and its aftermath. OCU’s production sets the story in 2021 amid an increasingly bureaucratic world where human lives can be reduced to paperwork and filed away.

“The Consul is a nightmare-thriller of an opera, set in a police state where the central character, Magda, is trying to flee the country and in need of a visa from the unseen and unheard consul. It does feel like Puccinian verismo, albeit with contemporary touches and a fantasy element that sits beside the thriller tension. But mostly this is music-theatre of unnerving power—with a climactic Act 2 aria that stops the show, your heart and your disbelief.”

—Michael White, The Independent (London) Mainstage Opera • Kirkpatrick Auditorium Music, Book & Lyrics: Gian-Carlo Menotti Karen Coe Miller, Director • Jan McDaniel, Music Director

Join us online and stream performances to your home! Tickets for these Mainstage shows cost $15 and will be available 12 days in advance at okcu.edu/tickets.

SPRING AWAKENING (2006)

April 23–24 Spring Awakening is the story of a group of teenagers — children in the eyes of their parents, teachers, and religious leaders — who struggle through adolescence in a society that denies them freedom of thought and information about their changing bodies, and treats their sexual curiosity as sinful.

The original Broadway production of the rock musical won eight Tony Awards.

“A straight shot of eroticism steamed open …, and Broadway, with its often puerile sophistication and its sterile romanticism, may never be the same.”

—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times Mature themes, including self-harm, sexual content and explicit language.

Mainstage Musical • Kirkpatrick Auditorium Music: Duncan Sheik • Book and Lyrics: Steven Sater Karen Coe Miller, Director • Matthew Mailman, Music Director Sheri Hayden, Choreographer

OKLAHOMA OPERA & MUSIC THEATER VIRTUAL OCU STRIPPED

March 19–20 Our student-run OCU Stripped presents “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown at 8 p.m. March 19 and 20 under the mentorship of Dr. David Herendeen and vocal coaching professor Eric Frei.

Join us online and stream the OCU Stripped performances to your home at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/okcumusic/

MUSIC SEASON SPONSORSHIPS Welcome to our 2020-21 season of musical performances! We reconvene this year buoyed by the realization that opportunities for inspiration, collaboration, growth and community are more vital than ever.

We celebrate our 69th consecutive season of opera and music theater with an imaginative lineup of innovative performances. Although plans for 2020-21 have changed—and may continue to evolve—our commitment to the transformative power of the arts and education is unwavering. We strive to model the value of resiliency and responsible creative problem-solving.

We are grateful for your visionary support and look forward to thanking you in person in the near future!

GRAND SEASON SPONSOR: $25,000 Charitable Contribution = 100%

BENEFACTOR: $2,500

Charitable Contribution = 100%

SEASON SPONSOR: $10,000

SUSTAINING MEMBER: $1,000

SHOW SPONSOR: $5,000

PATRON: $500

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To submit payment for your sponsorship online, visit okcu.edu/sponsorbass.

Check our website for updates on productions: okcu.edu/music/performances.

OCU PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY AND SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAMS

Visit our website for more information okcu.edu/music/performing-arts-academy Transforming lives through music for more than 50 years with year-round private lessons and classes for all ages plus summer pre-college intensives for the serious music student.

Call today: (405) 208-5410 or email academy@okcu.edu

THEATRE SEASON SPONSORSHIPS Embarking upon our new season, we are reminded of Stella Adler’s reflection on the role of theatre in society: “It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time.

The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life.”

Although plans for our 2020-21 season have changed—and may continue to evolve—we remain committed to the vital power of theatre to serve as both mirror and window to our time. We strive to model to our students the value of resiliency and responsible creative problem-solving. We are grateful for your visionary support and look forward to thanking you in person.

This season’s offerings include classic and contemporary plays directed by our acclaimed School of Theatre faculty.

GRAND SEASON SPONSOR: $25,000 Charitable Contribution = 100%

BENEFACTOR: $2,500

Charitable Contribution = 100%

SEASON SPONSOR: $10,000

SUSTAINING MEMBER: $1,000

SHOW SPONSOR: $5,000

PATRON: $500

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To submit payment for your sponsorship online, visit okcu.edu/sponsortheatre.

Check our website for updates on productions: okcu.edu/theatre/theatreocu.

Bass School of Music Donors GIFTS FROM JULY 1, 2019–JUNE 30, 2020 Thank you to our donors for your generosity and continued support.

$50,000-$99,999

$1,000-$2,499

John D. Lovell

Terry Baransy Mark & Teena Belcik Brian Craven Esther Women James & Jean Hartsuck Cathy Leichter Rick McKee Debbie McKinney Kelli O’Hara Naughton Joseph H. Phillips, O.D., Inc. Linda Rosser & Ron McDaniel Eddie & Rochelle Schafer Janet Schmitz Bill & Pam Shdeed

$10,000-$49,999 Louise L. Bass Emogene Collins Eric Gronningsater Brian & Tamera Hays Bill & Marc Layton Greg & Lisa Love Tom & Judy Love Oklahoma City Community Foundation Richard L. Sias/ Ad Astra Foundation Marvona Easley Tavlin & Michael Tavlin

$2,500-$9,999 Don & Paula Beck Carol Byrd Mark & Jackie Darrah Tom & Brenda McDaniel / American Fidelity Foundation David & Jean McLaughlin JoBeth Moad Phi Beta, Pi Iota Chapter

$500-$999 Dan & Eleanor Armstrong Tony & Toni Gonzalez Darren & Jenee Lister Peter & Kris Markes Jason & Cindy Miller Steven & Linsey Schafer Kade Smith Randi Von Ellefson

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$499 & BELOW Gene & Kay Allen Ariel Allison Gregory & Lisa Anikienko Ruth Lytle-Barnaby & Jim Barnaby Christa Bentley Matthew Berretta Stephen Bird David Black Robert Carter & Kathleen Norris-Carter Earnest & Jill Cockrell Jeffery & Mindy Cox Linda Darrah Reynolds Dave Easley Edward & Debra Eckhart Emerald Delivery Service, Inc. Beth Fleming Michael & Elaine Frizzell Larry & Carol Fugit Fred & Ann Fulmer Steven Graham & Vicky Kelly Erik Heine Sarah E. King Sarver Amy S. Klinge

Kevin Kosch Paul & Judy Lambert Jacob & Anna Lanford Jeff & Kelley Loud Philelle D. McBrayer Mark & Joan McChristian Jan & Catherine McDaniel John & Norma McKinney Paul & Nancy Michalik Sarah E. Neely Barbara E. Pirrong Kate Pritchett Judy Reyes-Henderson Stacy Robinson Joseph & Helen Rossney C.V. & Janice Ruth Jessie & Carrie Sauer Nathan Schafer Paulette Schroeder Susan Tate Rob Vera & Mandy Heaps Matthew Vermedahl Martha E. White Julie A. Wiksten Katie Wonderly

If you are a contributor to the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and your name is not listed, please accept our apologies. Let us know as soon as possible so we can amend our records and give you the recognition you deserve. Please call Susan Tate at 405-208-5316.

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Endowed Music Scholarships AT THE BASS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Ann Simmons Alspaugh Music Scholarship Josephine E. Atkins Endowed Music Scholarship Louise Bass Organ Scholarship Wanda Bass Music Scholarship Jean Frances Beatty Endowed Music Scholarship Robert & Florence Birdwell Endowed Vocal Scholarship Edna Hoffman Bowman Endowed Music and Performing Arts Scholarship Clarence Burg Endowed Music Scholarship Emogene Collins Music Endowed Scholarship William H. Dougherty Endowed Scholarship Phyllis Kastner Edson Endowed Scholarship J. Emrick Endowed Music Scholarship Loretta Freeland Scholarship Myrtle S. Forsythe Endowed Scholarship Marjorie Lee Germany Endowed Scholarship Mary Jean Hackler Endowed Music Scholarship William Randolph Hearst Music Scholarship Deb Heine Endowed Scholarship Robert H. Henry Scholarship Gerald L. & Jayne Jayroe Gamble Endowed Scholarship Kurt & Cathy Leichter Endowed Music Scholarship Virginia Everitt Lovell Endowed Music Scholarship Elizabeth Lowenstein Endowed Music Scholarship

Martin & Mary Nan Mailman Endowed Band Scholarship Ruth Mayer Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship Philelle & Charles McBrayer Endowed Piano Scholarship Brenda McDaniel Endowed Music Scholarship Tom & Brenda McDaniel Endowed Scholarship Brye Ashley McKenzie Endowed Scholarship Charles E. Mehr Endowed Music Scholarship Darlene Milligan Endowed Music Scholarship Music Gift Scholarship Music School Endowed Scholarship Nellie J. Moss Endowed Scholarship Kelli O’Hara Music Endowed Scholarship Frances McMillan Oney Endowed Scholarship Mark Edward Parker Endowed Scholarship Margaret E. Petree Endowed Music Scholarship OUMF—Margaret E. Petree Music Scholarship Performing Arts Academy Scholarship Presser Foundation Scholarship Francis W. Preston/BMI Endowed Music Scholarship Nancy Laughbaum Ragsdale Endowed Scholarship Ronald K. Raines Endowed Vocal Scholarship Margaret K. Replogle Endowed Music Scholarship Royal Sarjent Endowed Scholarship Michael Schafer Endowed Scholarship

Inez Silberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship William Elza Smith Endowed Church Music Scholarship Forest & Gloe Stith Memorial Endowed Scholarship Marvona Easley Tavlin & Michael John Tavlin Endowed Scholarship

Verle & Lawrence Watson Endowed Music Scholarship Esther Wessel Farmer Endowed Piano Scholarship Watkins-Soloway Music Scholarship Aleta Winkler Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship Georgia Winton Endowed Scholarship

Other Endowed Funding Ann Hundley Hoover Endowed Chair Florence Birdwell Endowed Chair Busey Music Education Chair Mark & Jackie Darrah Professorship in Opera & Musical Theater Phyllis Edson Annuity Phyllis Kastner Edson Charitable Gift Annuity Morris Hatley Canterbury Choral Performing Arts Endowment Naomi McCasland Burton & James L. Burton Music Competition Fund Robert & Jeaneen Naifeh Meditation Garden Endowed Fund OAMS Music Summit Grant

OCCF—Fine Arts Fund OCCF—Music School Support OCCF—Opera Association Fund OCCF—Florence Wilson Voice Award Scholarship Fund Opera Society Founders Endowment Parker Life Endowment Wanda L. Bass Chapel Organ Endowment Wanda L. Bass Music Center Endowment Wanda L. Bass Music Endowed Chair Wanda L. Bass Organ Endowed Chair Wanda L. Bass Piano Support Endowment

To learn more about establishing an endowment, contact Dean Mark Parker at mparker@okcu.edu or 405.208.5700.

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Boston Costume Scholarship Clay & Eleanor Carrithers Endowed Scholarship Maybelle Conger Endowed Scholarship Marianna Davenport Endowed Scholarship Treva Hancock Endowed Drama Scholarship Claire Jones Endowed Scholarship Charles E. Mehr Endowed Theatre Scholarship

To learn more about establishing a theatre scholarship, contact Dean Mark Parker at mparker@okcu.edu or 405.208.5700

WHERE WILL YOU • • • • • • • FIND FUTURE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS?

WITH US!

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Our flagship ensemble has been re-invited to the rescheduled NYC trip for a week of music study and cultural experience, and to perform at Carnegie Hall in June 2021!

NYC IS CALLING OYO!

Help make this dream a reality for our OYO students with your tax deductible gift at www.oyomusic.org/nyc

Bass School of Music Faculty & Staff

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DEANS

Mark Parker Dean Mark Belcik Associate Dean JoBeth Moad Assistant Dean/Director of the Performing Arts Academy

CONDUCTING/ ENSEMBLES

Mark Belcik, Conducting Matthew Mailman, Winds Jeff Grogan, Orchestra Randi Von Ellefson, Choirs Tony Gonzalez, Choirs John Allen, Jazz Ensemble

COMPOSITION

Edward Knight, Director Jamie Whitmarsh

THEORY

David Easley Erik Heine Lisa Kachouee Katy Kinard Kate Pritchett Sarah Sarver Jamie Whitmarsh

MUSICOLOGY Christa Bentley Beth Fleming Jake Johnson Jan McDaniel

MUSIC EDUCATION

Peter Markes, Instrumental John Schimek, Instrumental Tony Gonzalez, Choral

INSTRUMENTAL

John Allen, Trombone Michael Anderson, Trumpet Brian Belanus, Jazz Guitar Genevieve Clarkson, Tuba/ Euphonium Michael Davis, Saxophone Lisa Kachouee, Clarinet Stephen Lochbaum, Guitar Michael Mann, Trumpet Faith O’Neal, Harp Parthena Owens, Flute Kyle Patterson, Lute/Guitar Kate Pritchett, Horn Anna Resnick, Bassoon Luis Rivera, Percussion John Schimek, Double Bass Benjamin Shute, Violin Joseph Wenda, Oboe Shaohong ‘Betty’ Yuan, Viola Tomasz Zieba, Cello

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KEYBOARD

Sergio Monteiro, Director of Piano Anastasia Binti Abu Bakar, Harpsichord Melissa Plamann, Organ Claudia Carroll-Phelps, Piano Heejin Jang, Group Piano Kimberly Jensen, Group Piano Peggy Payne, Piano Jean Shackleton, Piano

OPERA & MUSIC THEATER

David Herendeen, Director Karen Coe Miller, Assistant Director Charles Koslowske Matthew Mailman Jan McDaniel

VOICE

Rachel Barnard Mary Brozina William Christensen Courtney Crouse Susan Dillard Jennifer Graham Davy Green Brenda Holleman Kelly Holst Larry Keller Sarah Jo Martin Catherine McDaniel

Jeffrey Picón Autumn West Olivia Yokers

VOCAL COACHES Joe Fitzgerald Eric Frei Charles Koslowske Jan McDaniel

ACCOMPANISTS Chase Anderson Jordan Andrews Megan Barth Argo Kay Boyles Judy Chen Benjamin Clark John Edwards Alexandra Fackler David Robillard Jean Shackleton

STAFF

Mary Jane Alexander Media & Marketing Director

Gayle Robertson Student Services Coordinator

Richard Beam Performance Manager

Melissa Rice Performing Arts Academy Staff

Susanna Brieschke Administrative Assistant to the Deans

Garrett Stancil Recruitment Coordinator & Student Services

Katie Heltzel Coordinator of Admissions & Student Services

Brian Tabberer Student Success Coordinator & Student Services

Keith Hendricks Facilities Manager & Technology Coordinator

Susan Tate Financial Specialist

Katy Kinard Academic Specialist

Joseph Wenda Operations Coordinator

Make Time For Joy! Experience Armstrong 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Maestro Tomás Brauner Prague Symphony Orchestra All-Dvorák Program Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021 Russian National Ballet The Sleeping Beauty

Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 The King’s Singers Finding Harmony

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 Cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio Journey Through the Americas

Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021

Zukerman Trio featuring Pinchas Zukerman

Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021

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