ANDREA DILLINGHAM
PURSUITS
To Live
Callen Clarke and Kyle Dillingham
June 17, OKC Civic Center, symphonicrevival.com, 297.2264
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hat’s it all about, really? Parsing the meaning of life has kept philosophers – and the rest of us – busy since the dawn of humanity, and one of the only
things we’re sure about is that there’s no single maxim or slogan that serves as a universal answer. However, consider that (1) we as people are capable of influencing one another, sometimes in ways we don’t fully understand; and (2) music is the universal language, capable of reaching us and moving us and lifting us up in ways that words cannot. Those considerations have been much on the mind of composer
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Callen Clarke and violinist Kyle Dillingham, with spectacularly sonorous results: as the grand finale of the OK Mozart Festival, they, together with the Amici New York Orchestra, are proudly premiering the sweeping, uplifting “Life Symphony,” a seven-movement journey in which the audience is asked to participate – and hoped to contemplate the joy and wonder of existence.
MICHAEL BOLTON 6/1, Riverwind Casino, riverwindcasino.com, 322.6000 He’s performed with legends ranging from the Three Tenors to B.B. King, and written songs performed by everyone from Conway Twitty to Kanye West, but chances are you already know the soulfully sincere soft rock singer and the sound he’s bringing to Norman.
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SUBLIME WITH ROME 6/1, OKC Zoo Amphitheatre, zooamp.com, 364.3700 Lovin’ is what they got, even with singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez on the mic in place of the late Bradley Nowell – they also got one of the metro’s prime open-air performance venues to share with reggae rockers The Dirty Heads and Bowling for Soup. PURPLE BAR PERFORMANCES 6/1-30, Nonna’s Purple Bar, purplebarokc.com, 235.4410 The atmosphere is cozy, the menu ample and the entertainment divine – join Jamie Bramble 6/1, Miss Blues 6/2, John and Mandy 6/8, Derek Harris Duo 6/9, 411 Jazz 6/15, Oxford Town 6/16, Stephen Speaks 6/22 and 29, Rick Jawnsun 6/23 and Becannen and Vollertson 6/30.
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ALLSTAR WEEKEND 6/2, Frontier City, frontiercity.com, 478.2140 The theme park’s summer concert season kicks into high gear this month beginning
with an infusion of young energy: twenty-something trio Allstar Weekend blazed to notoriety through a Radio Disney contest and aim to take their success, as their latest album says, “All the Way.” SUMMER BREEZE: ALEGRIA REAL 6/3, Lions Park, pasnorman.org, 307.9320 Miranda Arana, Larry Hammett, Claire Piersol, Armando Rivera and Christina Audas happily harness and reinterpret the music of South America, Mexico and Spain as part of the Performing Arts Studio’s free open-air concert series. TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES 6/3-24, Myriad Gardens, artscouncilokc.com, 270.4848 The Arts Council of OKC is happy to help area listeners end the week on a high note with free concerts in the lush Myriad Gardens – catch Urban Addiction 6/3, Brian Lynn Jones & the Misfit Cowboys 6/10, the Al Good Orchestra 6/17 and Maurice Johnson & Co. 6/24. CONCERTS ON THE CURVE 6/7, Classen Curve, classencurve.com The title location refers to a retail area, not a neighborhood per se, but that hasn’t stopped the stores there from throwing a monthly block party – join them for live music, children’s activities, refreshing food and drinks and extended hours of operation from the host merchants.