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 cellist Valorie Tatge’s weekly work schedule is a balancing act
Tatge, a Norman native, has been playing with OKC Phil for the last 25 years.
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Two local orchestras welcome internationally renowned conductor Jeffrey Grogan
Grogan will work with both the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra and the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra.
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Holly Jones uses her UCO Jazz Lab debut to celebrate a new release
The Edmond-based composer recently returned from a trip to Europe recording with Czech National Symphony 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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Music from The Legend of Zelda links nostalgic gamers to the past with live symphony event
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses starts 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Civic Center Music Hall.
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Shen Yun World Tour 2017 stops at Civic Center Music Hall Dec. 22-23
Shen Yun celebrates 10 years of Chinese dance, music, art and storytelling this year.
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Voters weigh $180 million bond package for OKC schools
Read more Oklahoma Gazette election coverage here and here. As Maintain OKC Schools coalition sees it, the $180 million proposed bond package calling for major facility improvements to the state’s largest school district is a straightforward decision. “It is about taking care of what we already have,” said Roy Williams, a member of the steering […]
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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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Native composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate wrote what is believed to be the first Chickasaw-language oratorio
The piece is for a full orchestra, a full adult chorus, a children’s chorus and three vocal soloists (a soprano, a tenor and a baritone).