The University of Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will celebrate another successful performance season with the “President’s” Concerto-Aria Concert on Monday evening May 5th beginning at 7:30 PM in the Lorton Performance Center’s Gussman Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The concert will feature School of Music concerto/aria competition winners: Norah Hager, trombone performing the first movement of the Trombone Concerto by Launy Grøndahl; soprano Abigail Sogn will sing the aria “Steal Me, Sweet Thief” from the opera The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti; and cellist Kiersten Schaub will perform the first movement of the Cello Concerto by Antonin Dvorak. Conductor Richard Wagner will also lead the orchestra in music by Mendelssohn and Hindemith.
The concert is free and open to the public.
More information can be found on the Events Calendar at www.utulsa.edu.
Tulsa community, join the UTulsa School of Music for a concert by the UTulsa Opera Theatre.
The University of Tulsa Symphony Orchestra continues its 2024-2025 concert season with a performance on Monday evening February 24th at 7:30 PM in the Lorton Performance Center’s Gussman Concert Hall on the campus of The University of Tulsa. The concert is titled “Symphonic Mosaic” and features how the orchestra’s many pieces and colors are ‘composed’ in different styles and genres; including “The Moldau” by Smetana; Symphony No. 101 “The Clock” by Joseph Haydn and two Slavonic Dances by Dvorak from his Op. 72. Richard Wagner and Joshua Lowery will conduct.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Join the UTulsa Wind Ensemble for a concert in the Lorton Performance Center’s Gussman Concert Hall.
UTulsa students join the UTulsa School of Music for 2025 music auditions. All UTulsa students are invited to audition. For audition registration and more information, please contact the following faculty members: Instrumental auditions: david-carter@utulsa.edu Voice auditions: judith-raiford@utulsa.edu.
2025 UTulsa School of Music Audition Dates:
The Concerts with Commentary series features award-winning music faculty who not only perform with excellence but also share the cultural background and historical context of the repertoire and composers represented in the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, composer or instrument(s).
Concerts are free and open to the public. Mark your calendars – we look forward to seeing you!
Brady McElligott, bass-baritone and piano
Stuart Deaver, piano
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra (TSO) presents the first Symphony Sessions at TU’s Lorton Performance Center Sunday, October 6, at 3 p.m. Maestro Ron Spigelman will lead the chamber orchestra through an exciting program of Warlock’s Capriol Suite, Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1.
Ron Spigelman is a Tulsa resident and native of Australia. He is an honors graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London and has held positions as Associate Conductor, Music Director, Guest Conductor, and Principal Pops Conductor in orchestras across the country. His conducting talents have been highlighted in more than 30 world premiere performances. Ron is much sought after for his exceptional skills as a conductor of live film soundtracks and is equally skilled as a pops conductor. He has conducted the entire Harry Potter series of live soundtrack productions with the Tulsa Symphony at the Tulsa PAC.
Ron is a great communicator and his lively commentary during programs provides new and interesting insights into the music and the composers.
The Symphony Sessions at TU concert series is made possible through the generosity of the David B. Waters Charitable Foundation, which funds a collaborative partnership with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and The University of Tulsa. This partnership includes student mentorship and coaching opportunities with the TSO quintet in-residence, guest artist Q&As, two free TSO String Quintet recitals, and two Symphony Sessions Chamber Orchestra concerts each academic year. This collaboration furthers TSO’s cultural and educational impact on the city of Tulsa and the reach of exceptional symphonic music throughout the entire community.
Through this mutually beneficial collaboration, TSO provides free admission to TU faculty and students and extends a warm invitation to the Tulsa Community to enjoy these entertaining and exciting musical afternoons for $30. Tickets are available at the door or through the Tulsa Symphony box office at tulsasymphony.org or 918-584-3645.
Join the School of Music for the Concerts with Commentary series features award-winning music faculty who not only perform with excellence but also share the cultural background and historical context of the repertoire and composers represented in the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, composer or instrument(s).
Concerts are free and open to the public. Mark your calendars – we look forward to seeing you!
Beethoven’s Last Sonata for Violin and Piano and Solo Piano
Maureen O’Boyle, violin
Roger Price, piano
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The Gussman Juried Student Exhibition is the capstone exhibit of the academic year, showcasing works produced by students in the School of Art, Design & Art History.
The exhibition will be on display April 4–25, 2024, in the Alexandre Hogue Gallery in Phillips Hall.
Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–4:30pm
This year’s juror is Allison Glenn, a New York–based curator and a Visiting Curator in the Department of Film Studies at the University of Tulsa, organizing the Sovereign Futures Convening.
This exhibition is endowed by The Gussman Juried Student Exhibition Endowment Fund for the School of Art, Design & Art History.
