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Create A Mural Project
University of Central Oklahoma art students got a chance to prepare for their future as artists while capturing the West’s vivid history through a project by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum called “Create a Mural.” Under the direction of renowned muralist and Central Art Professor Bob Palmer, students worked on a western-themed mural [...]
New Sculpture on Campus
Did you know that part of receiving a bond in Edmond requires that part of the funds be used towards the installation of new artwork? As a result of that, a new sculpture was installed this March outside of the south-facing entrance to the Center for Transformative Learning (CTL), called “Four Seasons.” “Four Seasons” is [...]
Finding $85,000 on the floor of a storage room…
When galleries and collections director Zina Gelona took over the renovation of the Melton Art Gallery, she never expected to find discarded comics and original pieces lying out of the way, on the ground, in the Melton storage room. She couldn’t have imagined what she would uncover when she enlisted art MFA student, Dustin Boise, [...]
University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony CD Reviewed
Dr. Brian Lamb, in the School of Music, received an email from Ira Novoselsky, with “BandWorld Magazine,” to let him know that the Wind Symphony’s Ernest Williams CD was reviewed in the January magazine. Album Title: The Music of Ernest S. Williams: A Legacy Rediscovered Recording: University of Central Oklahoma WInd Symphony Brian Lamb, conductor [...]
UCO School of Music Faculty To Perform ‘Romantic Highlights For Piano Trio’
The University of Central Oklahoma’s School of Music will host a faculty artist concert series performance, “Romantic Highlights for Piano Trio,” at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 18 at the UCO Jazz Lab, located at 100 East 5th Street in Edmond. Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher, Central professor of cello chamber music, will be joined by Central School of [...]
UCO School of Music Composer-in-Resident Releases New Cello Music CD
University of Central Oklahoma Composer-in-Residence Samuel Magrill, DMA, has released the CD, “Cello Music of Samuel Magrill: Volume II,” featuring collaborations with several Central music faculty members. On the recording, Magrill, a pianist, is joined by cellist Tess Remy-Schumacher, DMA, Central professor of cello and chamber music, violinist Hong Zhu, DMA, Central violin and chamber [...]
UCO’S Broadway Tonight Series Presents Neil Berg’s ’101 Years of Broadway”
The University of Central Oklahoma Broadway Tonight series rings in the new year with Neil Berg’s “101 Years of Broadway” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at UCO’s Mitchell Hall Theater. The musical revue stars five Broadway performers singing songs from more than a century’s worth of hit Broadway musicals. Some of the music to [...]
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