The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Coalition has never done quite as much outreach as it’s doing this year. The coalition is going the extra mile as it readies to celebrate four decades honoring the late civil rights icon with the theme “40 Years — Better Together.” Anthony Sherrod, the group’s volunteer coordinator, has […]
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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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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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Cover: Getting religion
Seven years ago, Tim and Christie Mannin had a conviction. God was calling them to start a church. At first, the husband and wife, who had been involved in Oklahoma City-area churches for years, fought it off. After all, there were plenty of churches in OKC. Following much prayer, they came around to the calling. […]
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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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Downtown church tour raises funds for health services
Good Shepherd Ministries provides medical, dental and pharmacy services to those in need.
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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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Oklahoma Conference of Churches explores right to farm issue
Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ second Evenings of Listening event explores the right to farm debate.