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!
Dana Mahar, piano
Allyson Eskitch, piano
This event was originally scheduled for February 20th and was postponed due to weather.
Yolanda F. Johnson, soprano and Michael Eisenberg, piano. Open to students, faculty, and the community.
A Spirituals Experience.
Why “Wade in the Water?” Was there a reason to tell the chariot to “Swing Low?” Yolanda F. Johnson explores the emotional, spiritual journey and hidden communication traditional African American spirituals conveyed for enslaved Africans in America and the influence of spirituals on American music, including the debate on viewing them as part of the American Art Song canon. First premiered in Harlem in February 2011 for Black History Month, Yolanda continues to offer special insight on traditional spirituals with performances of A Spirituals Experience. Part lecture, part recital, the program also includes a sing-along for audience members to gain a new understanding of these well-known and beloved songs.
Music She Wrote: A Celebration of Women Composers.
The concert takes the audience on a musical journey from the Middle Ages, with chant by prolific composer, abbess, and mystic Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), to the present day, with compositions by Lucy Coolidge and Lena McLin. Other featured composers include Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677), Florence Price (1887-1953) and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847). The program notes alone are worthy of saving, as they include a trove of knowledge related to the composers, their lived experiences and what influenced their music as women at various times in history.
Performance of the 2nd annual miscast musical-theatre themed cabaret-style event. We have all worked so hard to get here and we hope you enjoy the show! The TU Theatre Union is excited to invite those interested in a night of theatre and music.
New chamber music, including works by Alican Çamci, Assistant Professor of Music and Film Studies at The University of Tulsa.
The Tulsa community is invited to join the School of Music for a performance by the TU Jazz Ensemble. This event is free and open to the public.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the men’s music fraternity, is hosting a music trivia night in the Student Alcove in the Student Union. The trivia will encapsulate all genres of music from Mongolian Throat Singing to Taylor Swift’s worst album, so it really could be anything! The Night will start off with a Kahoot, then break up into teams, then end off with “Does that PMA guy know the song?” All UTulsa students are welcome and we hope to see you there!
If you have any questions for us, we are happy to answer at utulsasinfonia@gmail.com.
UTulsa Faculty Recital featuring Maureen O’Boyle, violin, and Stuart Deaver, piano. Free and open to the public.
Stephen Truelove will present a talk with piano performances about the music and chess career of Bela Rozsa (1905-1977). Truelove is a pianist, composer, and chess player who graduated from Rozsa’s music program in 1970 at UTulsa. He will play one of Rozsa’s piano pieces, two fugues he wrote for Rozsa’s counterpoint classes, and premiere to recent compositions he wrote especially for this occasion in honor of Rozsa.
The Honors Student Association invites UTulsa Honors students to a formal night in the clouds. The Celestial Soirée will be an ethereal night of dancing, refreshments, and light hors d’oeuvres. Formal dress expected.
Open to UTulsa Honors students and their guests. Purchase tickets online to attend.
The University of Tulsa Jazz Band and Combo will perform a concert that is free and open to the public. The Big Band will perform a tribute to the great Count Basie, featuring the world premiere of “Tulsa Tippin,” composed by Nick Mancini and arranged by Aaron Spiers. Don’t miss this evening of Jazz directed by UTulsa faculty!
