Rustic Gardens 7 p.m. Tuesday Saint Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$20 The works selected for Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble’s upcoming concert all sound significantly different, co-artistic director and clarinetist Chad Burrow said, but he recommends you listen to them in the same way. “Essentially, you can think of each of the four pieces […]
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Rebellious melodists
Melodic Masters 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Saint Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St.
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Progressive notes
Intimate Portraits in Chamber Music June 6-11 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$50 Titled Intimate Portraits in Chamber Music, Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble’s eighth Summer Festival concert series is all about small talk. “The idea this year was to focus on programs of music that are smaller in terms of number of personnel […]
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‘Mostly Mozart’
Deciding to build a concert program with the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is easy enough; determining which of the composer’s hundreds of compositions to play is not. “Mozart is, without question, one of the biggest names in music, classical music or otherwise,” said Chad Burrow, clarinetist and co-artistic director of Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble. “He’s […]
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Romance language
Russian Romantics 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$20 In its two previous concerts this season, Oklahoma City’s Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble paid tribute to the underappreciated viola and gave listeners a tour of Beethoven’s Vienna. For its third concert of the season and first of 2019, Brightmusic is highlighting […]
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Added texture
Voilà: Viola! 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$20 What’s the difference between a radio and a viola? A radio plays music. How do you know there’s violist at the door? They can’t find the key and don’t know when to come in. What’s the definition of “perfect pitch”? […]
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Summer Guide: Movie music
Brightmusic Goes Hollywood: The Chamber Music of Film Composers 7:30 p.m. June 14, 16-17, 19 and 4 p.m. June 17 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org 405-550-1484 Free-$20 Picture someone getting stabbed in the shower and odds are good you’ll hear a specific song. Bernard Herrmann’s theme for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is so […]
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Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble channels influence from home and abroad in Lands Near and Far
Poetry from Sara Teasdale and A.E. Housman was also used as the program’s creative inspiration.
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Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble’s 2016-17 season is already underway. This year, the group aims beyond its traditional repertoire.
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble’s 2016-17 season is already underway. This year, the group aims beyond its traditional repertoire.
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Local chamber ensemble samples Queen
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble presents Quintets, Sextets & Queen 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.