Maestro Joel Levine’s farewell concert8 p.m. Saturday Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcphil.org 405-594-8300 $19-$73 There is no telling which direction fate might take us. The angst of uncertainty is palpable in the first movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, penned by the Russian composer […]
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Heat conductor
Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s 2018-19 season sounds off Saturday with a classic selection featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor conducted by a new leader in music director Alexander Mickelthwate. Though the baton was officially passed to Mickelthwate in May 2017, the German-born maestro has spent the last year acclimating to OKC, diving […]
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Back in black
Ben Folds w/ OKC Phil 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave.0 okcphil.org 405-842-5387 $29-$283 A sold-out concert nearly seven years ago with superbly talented pianist and suburban poet laureate Ben Folds proved an important moment for Oklahoma City Philharmonic, which gained citywide pop cred overnight through the collaboration. As Folds […]
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OKC Phil announces new music director
In late May, Oklahoma City Philharmonic named Alexander Mickelthwate its music director designate. Current music director Maestro Joel Levine, who founded the orchestra in 1988, plans to retire in May 2018. The appointment comes after a season-long tryout process in which OKC Phil brought in six total candidates, including Mickelthwate, to guest conduct the orchestra. […]
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Oklahoma City Philharmonic teams with stage talents for its Broadway’s Best concert
Ryan Silverman and Rachel York will help guide OKC Phil’s look into Broadway’s most popular tunes.
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Oklahoma City Philharmonic will select its new music director from six guest conductors
The new conductor and music director will replace Maestro Joel Levine, who founded OKC Phil in the ’80s.
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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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Kristin Chenoweth comes back home
Kristin Chenoweth lends her voice to Oklahoma City Philharmonic in a one-night-only concert at Civic Center Music Hall.
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Red, White and Boom! provides soundtrack to Fourth of July celebration
OKC Phil’s annual Independence Day celebration returns to State Fair Park.
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OKC Philharmonic celebrates life, spring with Sun-Drenched Celebrations
Spring is here and OKC Phil wants to salute it with you.