Collected posts from Blogs at the University of Central Oklahoma
Fugitive Songs – UCO Musical Theatre
8PM March 29-31, 2023
8PM April 1, 2023
UCO Boathouse on the Oklahoma River
The University of Central Oklahoma
College of Fine Arts and Design
UCO School of Music
UCO Musical Theatre
Present
Music by
Chris Miller
Lyrics by
Nathan Tysen
Reasons to Run
Ensemble
Getting There
Robert Valderas
Annie’s . . .
Dr. Molly Johnson, director
Dr. Karl Nelson, director
Evening Song
Zoltán Kodály
Karlie Roulet, soprano
Evening darkness overtook me near the woods;
I have put my coat under my head (i.e.as a pillow),
I have put my hands together
To pray to the Lord, like this:
Oh, my Lord, give me a place to sleep,
I am weary with wandering,
. . .
with special guests
Dr. Ed Huckeby
Guest Composer-in-Residence
and
The UCO Clarinet Choir
Mrs. Jennifer Rucker, director
On This Bright Morning (2013)
David Maslanka (1943-2017)
Symphony of Light: A Symphonic Suite (2021)
Ed Huckeby (b. 1948)
I. Daybreak
II. Reflections
III. Fireflies
IV. Dark Side of the Moon
V. Neon
Illumination . . .
Die Fledermaus – UCO Opera
7:30PM March 3–4, 2023
2PM March 5, 2023
UCO Jazz Lab
The University of Central Oklahoma
College of Fine Arts and Design
UCO School of Music
UCO Opera
Present
By JOHANN STRAUSS
German Libretto by CARL HAFFNER and RICHARD GENÉE
Based on Le Réveillon by HENRI MEILHAC and LUDOVIC . . .
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
UCO Jazz Lab
Tonight’s FACS performance is sponsored by Larry and Leah Westmoreland.
The UCO School of Music’s Faculty Artist Concert Series (FACS) showcases faculty musicians while also raising scholarship funds for UCO students. Proceeds from every performance generate scholarship funds to . . .
Sonata in A minor for violin solo BWV 1003
J.S. Bach (transcribed for cello by T. Anisimova)
I. Grave
II. Fuga
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Five Steps Between My Tears and The Ocean for solo cello (2021)
Ovidiu Marinescu (b.1966) – the world premiere
La Folia for solo cello
Marin Marais, Maurice Gendron, T. Anisimova
Song . . .
Much Ado About Nothing – UCO Theatre Arts
7:30PM Feb. 9–11, 2022
2PM Feb. 12, 2022
Mitchell Hall Theatre
The University of Central Oklahoma
College of Fine Arts and Design
UCO Department of Theatre Arts
Present
Director: Ronn Burton
Scenic Designer: Devin Scheef
Costume Designer: Megan Richardson
Lighting . . .
Bonnie & Clyde – UCO Musical Theatre
7:30PM Feb. 16–18, 2023
5PM Feb. 19, 2023
UCO Jazz Lab
The University of Central Oklahoma
College of Fine Arts and Design
UCO School of Music
UCO Musical Theatre
Present
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut (Champion) Barrow were an American criminal couple . . .
Eclipse Chamber Ensemble
Natalie Syring, flute
Gerald Warlick, oboe
Jenny Rucker, clarinet
Miho Fisher, piano
Trio pour Flûte, Hautbois, et Clarinette avec accompagnement de Piano (1892)
Louis-Adolphe Mayeur (1837-1894)
Morning Dew (2022)
(World premiere–commissioned by Eclipse)
Dillan Francis (b. 1990)
Suite dans le style ancient, Op. 127 . . .
Senior Capstone Concert: Refraction
7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2022
Mitchell Hall Theatre
Tabula Rasa
Choreographer: Megan Esplin
Music: Burnout composed and performed by Jonathan Haywood and Draco Beedle
Cast: Chinami Imura, Maddie Laws, Ariel Luna, Gracie Mchpetridge, Lyric Neel, Kaito Ono, Dakota Ross, Jade Russell, Chloe Taylor
Bereavement
. . .