Oklahoma City Philharmonic's principal violist, Royce McLarry, began playing at age 4 Sat, May 29, 2010 | Leave a comment Desire to make music leads Royce McLarry to be principal violist of Oklahoma City Philharmonic Read More

OU music professor links art, music Sat, May 22, 2010 | Leave a comment Michael Lee, an associate professor of music at the University of Oklahoma, finds musical inspiration in the art of Robert Rauschenberg. Read More

University of Central Oklahoma alumna returns home to star in musical version of "Summer of 42” Sat, May 15, 2010 | Leave a comment Jessica Chesbro, a Coweta native now living in New York City, will play Dorothy in UCOs Broadway Tonight production of "Summer of 42.” Read More

For Lisa Fox Adams and her family, theater’s in the genes Sat, May 8, 2010 | Leave a comment For local actor/director/choreographer Lisa Fox Adams, theater has turned into a family business. Her son, Brandon, is the production manager at Norman’s Sooner Theatre while daughter Aubrey teaches dance in addition to acting and choreographing. Her youngest, Skyler, is a musical theater major at the... Read More

OU professor sings, dances to dream Sat, May 1, 2010 | Leave a comment McAllen, Texas, wasn’t exactly a hotbed of musical theater activity when Lyn Cramer grew up there in the 1960s. But she has always been the type of person who created opportunities when many thought they didn’t exist. Cramer got a full ride to Texas Tech University but declined because she wasn’t... Read More

Timpanist’s percussive pride strikes chord in Norman Sat, Apr 24, 2010 | Leave a comment NORMAN — There was a time when being labeled a percussionist meant playing the snare drum, bass drum or cymbals. Today, percussionists are expected to be proficient on dozens, if not scores, of instruments ranging from mallet percussion (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, bells) to auxiliary percussion (wood... Read More

Hearing compositions played is good fortune for composer Sat, Apr 10, 2010 | Leave a comment Whether they aspire to careers in art, literature or music, novices often struggle mightily to find their voice. Early works almost always show the influence of mentors and other successful professionals. But for those who persevere, many artists-in-training will one day create something that boasts their unique... Read More

‘King of callbacks’ finds a stage in college classroom Sat, Apr 3, 2010 | Leave a comment Nick Saverine said he once auditioned for so many shows in New York that the Johnson-Liff Casting agency jokingly dubbed him "the king of callbacks.” Yet, while many actors never make it beyond that phase, Saverine had the good fortune to be cast in numerous productions, including "Les... Read More

Music leads cellist to world of opportunities Sat, Mar 27, 2010 | Leave a comment When Tomasz Zieba was 6 years old, the archbishop of Krakow, Poland, paid a visit to the Catholic church the Zieba family attended. "What would you like to do when you’re older?” the archbishop asked the boy after Mass one Sunday. "I’m going to be a cellist,” Zieba said... Read More

OCU piano chairman has world experience Sat, Mar 20, 2010 | Leave a comment Sergio Monteiro, the newly installed chairman of the piano department at Oklahoma City University, believes an artist has an obligation to spread the word about composers with whom he feels a particular kinship. For Monteiro, that’s the music of his native Brazil, and in particular, that of the prolific Heitor... Read More

Noted teacher helps stars refine performing voices Sun, Mar 14, 2010 | Leave a comment Walk past Florence Birdwell’s studio at Oklahoma City University and you might just hear a Broadway star in the making. Considered one of the region’s pre-eminent voice teachers, Birdwell counts among her many successes such talents as Lara Teeter, Susan Powell, Stacey Logan, Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli... Read More

UCO director gives students world of experience Sat, Mar 6, 2010 | Leave a comment When Ralph Morris was about to complete his undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University, one of his teachers encouraged him to think about continuing his studies in Europe. He auditioned for Eduard Melkus at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna, Austria. "After being accepted by Melkus, I jobbed around a... Read More