OKLAHOMA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AffiliatedwiththeMusicTeachersNationalAssociation
88th Annual Conference
June 1 – 3, 2017
MUSIC for the
MIND
BODY and
SPIRIT
Tower Hotel, Oklahoma City
President’s Welcome:
A heartfelt welcome to officers, members, collegiate members and guests. I especially welcome our new members and those attending for the first time. We are here to celebrate OMTA’s 88th Annual Conference, entitled Music for the Mind, Body and Spirit. Each year we look forward to our state conference, because it gives us a special time to be together, to share stories and ideas, to gather information, and to renew our inspiration for teaching. My special thanks to Heather Lanners. This year she spent many hours planning our conference. She has invited renowned artists and clinicians to perform, to enlighten us, and to help us in our careers. I also thank Heather’s committee of teachers who have helped make each aspect of the conference a success. Please enjoy as many recitals and sessions as you possibly can, and share our good fortune in having great talent among us; and please visit our exhibits and support our exhibitors. To all OMTA members, I congratulate on your dedication to our profession and thank you for your continued support. Karen Harrington OMTA President AveryspecialthanksgoesouttoWaltMyrick,MikeGilliamandLarsenMusicforprovidingtheSteinwayModelBPianoforour88thAnnualStateConference!
OMTAwouldliketothankourgenerousGuidebooksponsorsfor2017;pleasecheckouttheGuidebookAppforalistofsponsors,ourconferenceartistbios,photosandmore!
WOW!DidyouknowthatOMTAisthe2017MTNAStateAffiliateoftheYear
andOUisthe2017MTNAStudentChapteroftheyear!ProgramBookContents: StateConferenceSchedule ConferenceRecitalPrograms GuestArtistBios
State Conference Schedule
Thursday,June1,20179:00-10:00a.m. FinanceCommitteeMeeting (SoonerRoom,2ndfloor)9:00-11:30a.m. AuditionsCommitteeMeeting (RoseRockRoom,2ndfloor)10:00-11:30a.m. CombinedAuditions&FinanceCommitteeMeeting (RoseRockRoom,2ndfloor)11:00-12:00 MembershipCommitteeMeeting (SoonerRoom,2ndfloor)NOON Lunch (ConciergeLounge,14thFloor)1:00-5:00p.m. SetupforExhibitors (BallroomFOYER,directlyoutsideSALONE) (DannyCalhoun,ExhibitsChair)1:00-3:30p.m. OMTAExecutiveCommitteeMeeting (PresidentialSuite,16thFloor,Room#1627)4:00-6:30p.m. OMTABoardMeeting (RoseRockRoom,2ndfloor)7:00-9:00p.m. OMTABoardDinner (“JW’s“,MainFloor)Friday,June2,20178:00-5:00 REGISTRATION (FOYERoutsideSalonE,MainFloor) TerriHlubek,presiding8:30-9:10a.m. CFFSession: (SALONFGH) JonathanNicholandSuzanneTirk,“StudentsTeaching Students:StrategiesforCreatingaCultureofExcellenceintheStudio andintheClassroom.”JeffLoeffert,presiding9:15-10:00a.m. VisitExhibits/OMTAHospitality/CollegeFacultyCoffeeTime (FOYER) 10:00-11:00a.m. MasterClasswithGuestArtist,EnricoElisi (SALONFGH) BarbaraFast,presiding11:15-12:15p.m. FacultyShowcaseRecital (SALONFGH) FeaturingFacultyMembersfromOklahomaUniversities SalliePollack,presiding12:30-1:30p.m. Luncheon(SalonE)andvisittheexhibits(FOYER) Welcome:KarenHarrington,OMTAPresident
Friday,June2,20171:30-1:50p.m. PerformanceoftheOMTACommissionedWork (SALONFGH) PhantomLimbs DavidCarter,Bbclarinet ChrissieSouza,vibraphone DavidCook,Bassclarinet RicardoCoelhodeSouza,marimbaPhantomLimbsisaboutthelossofidentityI’vestruggledwithsincedecidingtopermanentlysettledowninthecityofBaltimore,Maryland–averydifferentplacefromtheOklahomaprairiewhereIgrewup.ThepieceisinnineminiaturemovementsthateachtakesmallmusicalideasfromotherpiecesI’vewrittenatsignificantstagesinmylife,whicharethenwoventogetherintoacohesivewhole.NomatterhowfarremovedIamfromhomeandmyfamily,Itrustthatstrongmemorieswillplayanunshakeableroleinkeepingmyruralidentityintact. 2017OMTACommissionedComposerCodyCriswell SkyeGarcia,presiding2:00-2:50p.m. “Stories,ImagesandMagicfromthePianoLiterature” NeilRutman,guestauthorandpianist (SALONFGH) MichaelDean,presiding 3:00-3:30p.m. Q&A,BookSigningwithauthorNeilRutman (FOYER) VisitExhibits/OMTAHospitality3:30-4:30p.m. StudentWinnersRecital (SALONFGH) MarySallee,presiding4:30–5:30p.m. Exhibitsopen(FOYER)5:30–6:00p.m. HappyHour (SALONE)6:00-7:30p.m. BanquetandAwardsCeremony (SALONE)Welcomeandintroductionofguests: HeatherLanners,OMTAStatePresident-ElectMomentofThankfulness: KarenHarrington,OMTAStatePresident50-YearMembershipAwardPresentation JenniferTripi,NAMTAPresident MargaretBoesigerMTNAFoundationFellowAwardPresentation MichaelDean MyraSchubert,2017MTNAFoundationFellowOMTAFellowAwardsPresentations JanCulver KayeShields OMTASpecialGuest TerriHlubekonbehalfofCOMTA KarenHarrington KathyWilson,TAMTAPresidentOMTADistinguishedTeacherAwardfor2017 AnnGipson BarbaraFast8:00p.m. OMTAGuestArtistRecital,EnricoElisi (SALONFGH)
Saturday,June3,20177:30-8:15a.m. PastPresidentsBreakfast:Upperlevelinhotelrestaurant“Bistro” BarbaraFast,presiding8:00-4:00 REGISTRATION (FOYERoutsideSalonE,MainFloor) TerriHlubek,presiding8:30-9:30a.m. “TheBestSeatintheHouse;HowtoSitComfortablyatthePiano” Sittingcomfortablycanbeeasyandpain-free.Thisclasswillshare waystoregainnaturalpoiseinsittingsothatlonghoursatthepiano won’tcausepainorstiffness. PhyllisRichmond,AlexanderTechniquesession (SALONFGH) DavisDorrough,presiding9:30-10:00a.m. VisitExhibits,OMTAHospitality (FOYER) 10:00-11:50a.m. “FromPublicStagetoPrivateParlor:AnIntroductiontoRarely PerformedPianoWorksfromRossini’s"YearsofSilence”(This doublesessionwillincludea20-25min.performanceofRossini’s pianoworks) EnricoElisi,ConferenceArtist (SALONFGH) ThomasLanners,presiding 12:00-1:20p.m. Lunch/BusinessMeeting (SALONE) KarenHarrington,OMTAStatePresident,presiding INMEMORIAM: RobertaLewis,TAMTA DonnaMiller,COMTA EllenJaneWheeler,COMTA1:30–2:45p.m. “LessisMore;DoLesstoPlayBetter” Manyofususetoomuchtensionandmisdirectedeffortwhenwetry todosomethingwell.Wepracticethesepatternsoftensionaspartof practicingthepiano––wepracticeinterferingwithourown technique!Whenwestopcreatingunnecessarytensionandeffort, wecanbemoreefficientinourmuscularuseandplaymore effectivelyandexpressively. PhyllisRichmond,AlexanderTechniquesession (SALONFGH) KarenHarrington,presiding 2:45-3:15p.m. VisitExhibits,OMTAHospitality (FOYER)3:15-4:15p.m. StudentWinnersRecital (SALONFGH) GloriaJohnson,presiding4:15-4:30p.m. ClosingRemarks (SALONFGH)
CONference recital programs
MasterClass:Friday,June2,10:00a.m.–11:00a.m.
OMTA State Conference 2017
Piano Masterclass
Enrico Elisi, Clinician University of Toronto
Friday, June 2, 10:00 am Tower Hotel, Oklahoma City
Scherzo No. 3 in C# minor, Op. 39 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Kayla Cao
Student of Thomas Lanners and Tatyana Lantos Winner MTNA Junior Piano, Division Alternate
Ballade No. 3 in Ab major, Op. 47 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Andrew Vargas
Student of Jennifer Song and Tamás Ungár Winner MTNA Senior Piano, Division Winner
OMTA Faculty Showcase Recital Friday, June 2, 2017, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Prelude from Requiem da Camera Gerald Finzi (1901- 1956) Kathy Thompson and Paula Hutton Oklahoma Christian University Scherzo No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.31 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Joengwon Ham University of Oklahoma Sonata for Violin and Piano Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
1. Con moto
Sergio Monteiro and Sophia Ro Oklahoma City University Iberia, Vol. 1 Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
1. “Evocación”
Thomas Lanners Oklahoma State University
I. Aisling Éireann Ársa William Roger Price (Dreams of Ancient Ireland) from Mystic Images: A Triptych William Price and Stuart Deaver Tulsa University Waltzes, Op. 39 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 15
Joengwon Ham and Edward Gates University of Oklahoma
OMTA Student Competition Winners Recital Friday, June 2, 2017 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
The Rovin' Gambler………………………………………………………John Jacob Niles
Cadence LeBoeuf, Baritone, OMTA Senior Competition (Manuel Antonio Carrillo, Midwest City), Leon Whitesell, piano
Le Violette……………………………………………………….……Allessandro Scarlatti
Mykah Snyder, Mezzo-soprano, OMTA Senior Competition (Manuel Antonio Carrillo, Midwest City), Leon Whitesell, piano
Pur dicesti, o bocca bella …………………………………………...……….Antonio Lotti
Kathryne Pham, Soprano, OMTA Senior Competition Winner MTNA Senior Performance Voice/Division Alternate (Manuel Antonio Carrillo, Midwest City), Leon Whitesell, piano
Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20, No. 1……………………………..…………Frédéric Chopin
Abby Lilite, OMTA Senior Competition (Dephanie Lilite, Shawnee)
Waltz in Bb major, a cello duet……………………………………………….Sophie Deng
Sophie and Laura Deng, cellists - MTNA Elementary Composition Competition (Igor Karaca, Stillwater)
FromMyHeart……………………………………………………………………………BenjaminBenderBenjaminBender,Piano,MTNASeniorCompositionRepresentative/Division
HonorableMention(Young-EunChung,Tulsa)
Bolero, Op. 62……………………………………………………….Jean-Henri Ravina
Eric Chen, OMTA Marilyn Witcher Competition (Leon Whitesell, Edmond)
Nocturne in B Major, Op.32, No. 1 ………………………………………Frédéric Chopin
Michael Hwang, OMTA Senior Competition (Gloria Johnson, Tulsa)
Sonata in C Major, Hob, XVI/50……………………………………Franz Joseph Haydn I. Allegro
Kayla Cao, MTNA Junior Competition State Winner, Division Alternate (Thomas Lanners, Stillwater, Tatyana Lantos, Tulsa)
Ballade No. 3 in Ab Major, Op. 47 ……………………………………….Frédéric Chopin
Andrew Vargas, MTNA Senior Competition State and Division Winner (Jennifer Song, Oklahoma City, Tamás Ungar, Dallas)
OMTA Student Competition Winners Recital Saturday, June 3, 2017 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Impromptu in Ab Major, Op. 90, No. 4…………………………………….Franz Schubert
Edwin Ding, OMTA Senior Competition (Gloria Johnson, Tulsa)
Nocturne in B Major, Op 32, No. 1 ………………………………………Frédéric Chopin
Anna Byrd, OMTA Senior Competition (Young-Eun Chung, Tulsa)
Pour le Piano …………………………………………………………….ClaudeDebussyI. Prelude
Gracelyn Walls, OMTA Senior Competition(Joy Shrader, Broken Arrow)
Kol Nidre………………………………………………………………………Max Bruch
Anne Montgomery, Cello, MTNA Senior Strings State Winner /Division Alternate
(Kari Caldwell, Tulsa), Gloria Johnson, piano
MorceauxDeFantaisie,Op.3,No.1,“Elegie”…………………………….SergeiRachmaninoff Aaron Phung, OMTA Senior Competition
(Gloria Johnson, Tulsa)
Estampes……………………………………………………………………………………….ClaudeDebussyI.Pagodes
Connor Young, OMTA Senior Competition (Mary Chung, Shawnee)
Sea Moods…………………………………………………………………..Mildred Tyson
Jason Schroeder, Baritone, Winner OMTA B Collegiate Voice (Junior/Senior) (Don Clark, Shawnee), Ron Lewis, piano
Images, Book I ……………………………………………………………Claude Debussy I. Reflets dans l'eau
Grace Jackson, OMTA Senior Competition (Margo Jones, Yukon)
Ciclo Brasileiro ………………………………………………………..Heitor Villa-Lobos II. Impressões seresteiras
Sandra Coursey, Winner OMTA B Collegiate Piano (Junior/Senior) (Sergio Monteiro, Oklahoma City)
ENRICO ELISI Guest Artist Recital Friday, June 2, 2017 8:00 p.m.
Partita in B-flat Major, No. 1, BWV 825 (1726–31) Johann Sebastian Bach
Praeludium (1685–1750) Allemande Corrente Sarabande Menuets I and II Giga
Two Preludes from Préludes, Vol. I, L. 117 (1909–1910) Claude Debussy (1866–1916)
Danseuses de Delphes (Dancing Girls of Delphi) (1909) Lent et grave Voiles (Veils or Sails) (1909) Modéré
Pièce pour l’oeuvre du “Vêtement du blesse,” L. 133 (1915) (Album Page for the Dressing of the Wounded) Fantasia (Sonate écossaise) in F-sharp Minor, Op. 28 (1828–9) Felix Mendelssohn
Con moto agitato – Andante (1809–1847) Allegro con moto Presto
I n t e r m i s s i o n
Embryons desséchés (Dried Embryos) (1913) Erik Satie d'holothurie (Of the Holothurian) (1866–1925)
d'edriophthalma (Of the Edriopthalma) de podophthalma (Of the Podophtalma)
Polveri laterali (Lateral Dust) (1997) Salvatore Sciarrino (b.1947) Brin (1990) Luciano Berio Wasserklavier (1965) (1925–2003) Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 (1845–6) Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Ungarische Rhapsodie (Hungarian Rhapsody) in A Minor, Franz Liszt No. 13, S. 244 (1846–85) (1811–1886)
OUR 2017 Guest Artists:
Enrico Elisi EnricoElisiregularlyappearsinimportantmusicalcentersinAmerica,Europe,andAsia.HighlightsofrecentseasonsincludeaMozartalbumrecordingandrecitalsattheBanffCentrefortheArts,WeillHallatCarnegieHall,theNewYorkPublicLibrary,NewYork’sMorganLibrary,Washington’sNationalGalleryofArtandtheItalianEmbassy,andtheCentroCulturaldeEspañainLima,Peru.HeperformedinhistoricsettingssuchasLaFeniceTheatre,Venice;PalazzoVecchio,Florence;BibienaTheatre,Mantua;PavarottiOperaHouse,Modena;TeatroComunaleandSalaBossi,Bologna.HealsoperformedwithvariousensemblesincludingtheFlorenceSymphony,Italy;OrchestraClassicadePorto,Portugal;BayAtlanticSymphony,GreeleyPhilharmonic,WilliamsportSymphony,USA.FirstprizewinnerinmanycompetitionsinItalyandtheUS,amongElisi’sawards,aretopprizesinthePremioVenezia(Italy)andtheOportoInternationalCompetition(Portugal).RadioandtelevisionbroadcastincludeViaClassica(Germany),MontebeniClassicaFM(Italy),WCLVCleveland,UNC,KCNVNevadaPublicRadio,KGCS,WPSU(USA)andRTP-TV(Portugal).Asachampionofnewmusic,hecommissionedandpremieredworksfromcomposersofmanynationalitiesandperformedduringattheUniversityofTorontoNewMusicFestivalduringSciarrino’sresidence.HerecentlypremieredPaulChihara’sTwoImages,atWeillHall—acompositionhelaterrecordedforAlbanyRecords.Anavidchambermusician,ElisiperformedattheTaosandRaviniaFestivalsandcollaboratedrenownedsoloistsandprincipalplayersoftheChicago,Baltimore,andAmericanSymphonyorchestras.HeoftenappearsandperformsinsuchsettingsasCincinnati“ArtofthePiano,”Montecito,LeeUniversity,InterlochenCenterfortheArts,TexasStateUniversityfestivals,AmericanLisztSociety,andtheChautauquaInstitution(USA);AmalfiCoastFestival,AssociazioneUmbriaclassica,AmiCaFest(Italy);ValenciaInternationalPerformanceAcademyandFestival(Spain);Ameri-ChinaFoundationandSichuanInternationalPianoFestival(China).HavingpreviouslyservedonthefacultiesoftheEastmanSchool,PennStateUniversity,andUNLV,herecentlyjoinedtheFacultyofMusicoftheUniversityofToronto.Hepresentedlecture-recitalsandmasterclasses,bothwithhisperformingengagements,atmostmajoruniversitiesintheUSA,Canada,Italy,Turkey,Singapore,Indonesia,HongKong,Korea,wherehehasbeenteachinganannualworkshopsince2012,andChina,wherehealsoheldaguestprofessorshipattheChinaZhejiangArtSchool.HeservedonthejuriesofseveralcompetitionsinItaly,China,USA,andCanada.ElisistudiedwithLeonFleisherLazarBerman,AlexanderLonquich,BorisPetrushansky,FrancoScala,andGiuseppeFricelli.
NEIL RUTMAN: TheWashingtonPosthaswrittenofNeilRutmanthathisplaying“metthehigheststandardsandhisspotlessarticulationgavethewholeprogramunusualpolishandvirtuosomarks,”andtheNewYorkTimesstatedthat“hewontheaudienceoverforhimselfwithexquisiteperformances-bothcommandingandfullofcharacter.”
NeilRutmanhasdistinguishedhimselfasatopprizewinnerinseveralinternationalcompetitionsincludingtheBusoni,Kapell,Casadesus,JoannaHodges,ConcertArtistGuild,andInternationalJohannSebastianBachCompetition.Mr.RutmanhasreceivedawardsfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandforArtisticExcellencefromtheAstralFoundation.HehasappearedinCarnegieHall,AliceTullyHall,QueenElizabethHall,Tokyo’sBunkaKaikanandtheScholaCantoruminPariswithconcerttoursoftheUnitedKingdom,Europe,NewZealand,Japan,andthePersianGulf.RecordingsincludetwoMozartPianoConcerti,anallPoulencCD,withEmmyAwardwinningactorTonyRandallprovidingthenarrationin‘TheStoryofBabartheLittleElephant’,andhis2008allChopinreleaseon
theProMusicalabel.Mr.RutmanhasrecentlyauthoredarticlesforthePianoQuarterly,ThePianoTeacher,aninterviewwithAikoOnishiinClavier,andisacontributingauthortothebook‘PianoMasterpieces’publishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.Duringthesummerof2011Dr.RutmanwasinvitedtogivetheclosingconcertattheWorldConferenceoftheEuropeanPianoTeachersAssociationConferenceinSerbia.
AnativeofCaliforniaandgraduateoftheEastmanSchoolandPeabodyConservatory,NeilRutmanisArtist-in-ResidenceattheUniversityofCentralArkansas.Since2005hisstudentshavewontopprizesintheKappellInternationalCompetition,theEastWestArtistAuditionsinNewYorkCity,andtheClaraWellsCompetition,theMemphisBeethovenClub,andtheTulsaNationalRotaryCompetition.Dr.RutmanteachesclassesonToneProductioneachsummerinSanFrancisco.
Aformercollegiateboxer,Dr.RutmanalsocoachestheUniversityofCentralArkansasBoxingTeamandisavolunteerProbationOfficerforjuvenileoffendersinFaulknerCounty.FormoreinformationaboutMr.Rutman,viewhisDVD’sonYouTubeorvisitwww.neilrutman.net.
Phyllis Richmond: PhyllisRichmond,MA,CertifiedTeacheroftheAlexanderTechnique,recentlymovedtoChicagofromNorthTexas,whereshetaughtsince1991:intheCollegeofMusicattheUniversityofNorthTexasandofferingprivatelessonsandsummerworkshopsinDallasandArlington.SheiscurrentlyteachingprivatelessonsinEvanston,IL
Ms.RichmondhastaughttheAlexanderTechniqueforuniversitiesandprofessionalprogramsincluding:UniversityofNorthTexas,SouthernMethodistUniversity,Rice,Baylor,Vanderbilt,Oklahoma,Louisiana,TexasWomen’sUniversity,UniversityofTexas,AmericanHarpSociety,NationalAssociationofTeachersofSinging,KeyboardWellnessSeminar,TexasCelloAcademy.Shehastaughtworkshopsabroad,mostrecentlyinItalyandTaiwan.ShealsoteachesTheShawMethodofSwimming(AlexanderTechniqueappliedtoswimming)andTaiChiChuan,certifiedbytheInternationalYangTaiChiMartialArtsAssociationinTaiwan.Ms.RichmondisamemberofboththeAmericanSocietyfortheAlexanderTechnique(AmSAT)andtheBritishSocietyofTeachersoftheAlexanderTechnique(STAT).SheistheEditorofAmSAT'sprofessionaljournal,AmSATJournal.
PhyllisRichmond,CertifiedTeacheroftheAlexanderTechniqueTelephone:214-769-4502E-mail:[email protected]:www.alexandertechniquechicago.comFormoreinformationabouttheAlexanderTechnique:TheAmericanSocietyfortheAlexanderTechnique1-800-473-0620www.AmSATonline.orgOMTA Commissioned Composer: Cody Criswell (b.1988)isacomposerandpercussionistfromElkCity,Oklahoma.HehasaB.M.inpercussionperformancefromtheUniversityofOklahomawherehestudiedwithMarvinLambandRicardoCoelhodeSouzaandanM.M.incompositionfromthePeabodyInstituteoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversitywherehestudiedwithSeanShepherdandKevinPuts.HeiscurrentlypursuinghisD.M.A.atthePeabodyInstitutewhereheisthegraduateassistanttothecompositiondepartment,studyingunderMichaelHersch.HismusicisinformedbyhisexperiencesgrowingupinruralwesternOklahoma,theyearshespentworkingintheoilfield,andthecollisionofhisself-taughtmusicalbeginningswithhisformalconservatoryeducation.Asaresult,helikesthesoundsofwindinwheatandcricketsatnight,theoppressiveexactitudeofheavymachinery,andtheexpressiveconcisionofAmericanmusic.HelivesinBaltimore,Maryland,withhiswifeanddaughter.CFF Session Clinicians:
Dr. Suzanne Tirk isAssociateProfessorofClarinetattheUniversityofOklahoma,memberoftheOklahomaWindQuintet,andDirectoroftheOUClarinetSymposium.Adynamicperformerandteacher,Dr.TirkhasestablishedanationalandinternationalreputationwithnumerousperformanceandmasterclasspresentationsthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,Brazil,Australia,Kazakhstan,China,Panama,andGreatBritain.ShehasservedasprincipalclarinetwiththeWichitaSymphonyOrchestraandNormanPhilharmonicOrchestra,andrecentlyperformedwiththeClassicalMusicFestivalOrchestrainAustriaandHungary.Dr.TirkhasbeenaguestrecitalistatseveralInternationalClarinetAssociationClarinetFests®,theMidwestClariFest,theSouthernMississippiUniversityClarinetSymposium,thePotsdamClarinetSummit,theOUClarinetSymposium,andtheXi'an,ChinaInternationalClarinetandSaxophoneFestival.Dr.TirkhasservedonthefacultyoftheInterharmonyInternationalMusicFestivalinArcidosso,Italy,WichitaStateUniversity,andBemidjiStateUniversity.DuringhertenureatWichitaStateUniversity,shereceivedtheCollegeofFineArtsExcellenceinTeachingAwardandperformedwiththeensembleinresidence,LieuranceWoodwindQuintet.ShecanbeheardonthemostrecentrecordingoftheLieuranceQuintet,MusicfromtheAmericas,releasedbySummitRecordsin2011.Dr.TirkisactiveinseveralprofessionalorganizationsincludingtheInternationalClarinetAssociation,theCollegeMusicSociety,theNationalAssociationforMusicEducation,OklahomaMusicEducatorsAssociation,andPhiKappaPhi.Dr.TirkwaswrittenanarticleforTheInstrumentalistmagazineonclarinetfundamentals,andhasbeeninvitedtopresentclinicsfortheMidwestClinic:AnInternationalBandandOrchestraClinic,theMontanaMusicEducatorsAssociation,theIowaBandmastersAssociationConference,theKansasMusicEducatorsAssociation,theKansasBandmastersAssociation,theSenseneyMusicTotalBandDirectorWorkshop,andtheWichitaMetropolitanMusicTeacher'sAssociation.Dr.TirkholdsaBachelorofMusicdegreefromLawrenceUniversity(WI),andaMasterofMusicdegreeandDoctorateofMusicalArtsdegreefromMichiganStateUniversity.HerteachershaveincludedElsaLudewigVerdehr,CharlesNeidich,TheodoreOien,ColinLawson,FanLei,andRichardFaria. Dr. Jonathan Nichol istheAssociateProfessorofSaxophoneattheUniversityofOklahoma.HeholdsbothaDoctorofMusicalArtsdegree(2010)andMasterofMusicdegree(2007)fromMichiganStateUniversity,andaBachelorofMusicEducationdegreefromCentralMichiganUniversity(2005).Nichol'sprimaryteachershavebeenJohnNichol,JosephLulloff,RobSmith,DiegoRivera,andRodneyWhitaker.JonathanNicholwasasemi-finalistinthe2009InternationalConcertArtistGuildCompetitionandafinalistinthe2012InternationalConcertArtistGuildCompetitionwithh2quartet.HeisarecipientoftheprestigiousMichiganStateUniversityDistinguishedFellowshipandisaPresserScholar.NicholwasthewinneroftheCentralMichiganUniversityConcertoCompetitionandtwo-timewinneroftheMichiganStateUniversityConcertoCompetition.HehasperformedMichaelTorke'sSaxophoneConcertowiththeAlmaSymphonyOrchestraandWilliamBolcom'sConcertSuitewiththeGrandValleyStateUniversitySymphonicWindEnsemble.JonathanNicholisamemberoftheacclaimedh2quartet,recipientsoftheprestigiousGoldMedalatthe2007FischoffNationalChamberMusicCompetitionandtheFirstPrizeAwardattheinauguralNorthAmericanSaxophoneAllianceChamberMusicCompetition.h2Quartet'sCDGenerations(BGR185)wasreleasedinAugust2008ontheBlueGriffinRecordingslabel.h2'ssecondCD,TimesandSpaces(BGR211)andtheBlueGriffinLabelreceiveda2010AaronCoplandFundRecordingGrant.InMarch2012,h2quartetreleaseditsthirdalbum,GrooveMachine(BG245),whichwasnamedtothe2012AmericanRecordGuideCriticsChoiceList.Dr.NicholhasalsorecordedwithBillband,aNewYorkbasedmixed-chambergroupdedicatedtorealizingGrandValleyStateUniversityProfessorBillRyan'scompositions.Sparkle,fromBillband's
albumTowardsDaybreak(Innova841)wasselectedbyNPRmusicasoneoftheBest50Songsof2013.JonathanNicholisaYamahaPerformingArtistandaVandorenPerformingArtist.OMTA Faculty Showcase Recital Artists in program order: Kathy Thompson hasjustretiredfromherroleasDepartmentChairandProfessorofMusicatOklahomaChristianUniversity.Overthelast30yearsshehastaughtcoursesinpiano,musictheory,chamberorchestra,andelementarymusicmethods,andhassupervisedstudentteachersinmusic.SheholdsKodálycertificationforelementarymusicandnationalcertification(NCTM)forpianothroughtheMusicTeachersNationalAssociation.SheinitiatedOC’spianopedagogycoursesandtheOCMusicAcademy.Alsoaviolist,sheperformswiththeOklahomaCommunityOrchestra.Paula Hutton hastaughtpianoforover40years,thelast29ofthematOklahomaChristianUniversitywhereshealsoteachesMusicTheory,MusicAppreciation,andMusicHistory,aswellasClassPiano.Shecompletedherbachelor’sdegreeinpianopedagogyfromtheUniversityofNewMexico,herMaster’sdegreeinMusicEducationfromtheUniversityofCentralOklahoma,andherPhDinMusicEducationfromtheUniversityofOklahoma.SheisamemberofNAfME,MTNA,CollegeMusicSociety,andtheOKCPianists’ClubwheresheenjoysperformingpianoduetswithhercolleagueKathyThompson.
Jeongwon Ham,aProfessoratOU,haswontopprizesatnumerouscompetitionsincludingtheBartok/KabalevskyInternationalandPaulHindemith,SimonBelsky,ArturSchnabel,andtheEpinalInternationalcompetitionsaswellasthebestinterpretationawardsattheHindemithandEpinalcompetitions. Hermajorappearancessince2007includesoloandchamberrecitalperformancesinBeijing(China),Berlin,Bochum,andMeissen(Germany),Sheffield(England),Seoul(Korea),amongothers.ShehasbeenfeaturedatinternationalandnationalconferencesandfestivalsincludingtheHawaiiInternationalConferenceonArtsandHumanities,FestivalInternationaleIncontriMusicalidiSorrentoinItaly,andtheWorldPianoConferenceinSerbia.Asaneducator,sheservedastheArtistinResidenceattheRenminUniversityofChinainBeijing,asafacultymemberattheAsiaInternationalPianoAcademyandFestival(Korea),theClassicalMusicFestivalinEisenstadt(Austria),andtheKlavierFestivalinLindlar(Germany).ShestudiedwithProfessorsSequeiraCosta,LudgerMaxsein,KlausHellwig,andHansLeygraf.Dr.HamhasheldteachingpositionsinGermanyandtheU.S.
Sergio Monteiro,headofthepianoprogramatOklahomaCityUniversity'sBassSchoolofMusic,wasborninNiteroi,Brazil.Hebeganpianostudyattheageof4,withhismother,andwentontoworkundertheguidanceofMyrianDauelsbergattheNationalMusicSchoolofRiodeJaneiro,wherehecompletedthebachelor'sandmaster'sDegrees.Duringthisperiod,hewonseveralBrazilianandotherSouthAmericanpianocompetitions.In2000,hewasawardedascholarshipbytheMinistryofCulturetostudyattheEastmanSchoolofMusicintheU.S.,whereheearnedhisDoctorofMusicalArtsunderNelitaTrue.Hewonimportantprizesattheinstitution,includingthePerformanceCertificateandtheConcertoCompetition.In2003,Dr.Monteirowonthe2ndAnnualMarthaArgerichInternationalPianoCompetitioninBuenosAires.HewasinvitedtoplayattheopeningConcertoftheMarthaArgerichFestivalwiththeBuenosAyresPhilharmonicconductedbyCharlesDutoit,thuslaunchinghisinternationalcareer.Afterthecompetition,hewasselectedtotakepartintheInternationalPianoAcademy,atComo,Italy,whereheworkedfortwoyearswithpianistsandteacherssuchasBashkirov,AndreasStaier,FouT'song,ClaudeFrankandWillianGrantNabore. Dr.MonteirohasappearedwithsomeofthemostprestigiousorchestrasinSouthAmerica,EuropeandNorthAmerica,underthedirectionofCharlesDutoit,RafaelFruhbeckdeBurgos,PedroIgnacioCalderon,MarkParker,NeilVaron,JoelLevine,EduardSchmieder,MishaRaschlevsky,IraLevin,
AntonNanut,GrahanJackson,GaborHollerung,amongothers.AmongBrazilianconductors,hehasplayedunderthedirectionofIssacKarabitchevsky,LigiaAmadio,RobertoTibirica,CarlosMoreno,RobertoDuarte,FlavioFlorence,DiogoPacheco,NorthonMorozowicks,andmore. Amonghismorerecentartisticengagements,hegavetheBrazilianpremiereofJohnCorigliano'sPianoConcerto;gavethepremiereofAlmeidaPrado'sGravurasSonorasaD.JoaoVI-forpianoandorchestra;performedattheKremlininMoscowwiththeKremlinChamberOrchestraandinRiodeJaneirowiththeDrednerPhilarmonic;andgaverecitalsatthePalestrinaHall,inRoma,attheKonzerthausandatthePhilarmonie,inBerlin,attheMozarteumArgentino,inBuenosAyres,attheSibeliusAcademy,inHelsinki,attheMilleniumStageinKennedyCenterandattheSteinwayHallsinNewYorkandDallas.IntheSpring/2011,amongothercommitments,Dr.MonteiroperformedattheCivicCenter,OklahomaCity,withtheOklahomaCityPhilharmonicandattheTorontoCenterfortheArtswiththeTorontoOrchestra.InadditiontorecitalsinSwitzerland,Italy,Holland,Germany,BrazilandperformanceswiththeTurmalinTrioinHollandandGermany,hehaslectured,adjudicatedandledmasterclassesatschoolsaroundtheworld.AnenergeticchampionofBrazilianmusic,Dr.Monteirohasbeenhonoredbymanycomposerswithinvitationstogivepremieresofcompositionswrittenforanddedicatedtohim.In2008,hereleasedaCDfeaturingVilla-Lobos'completecycleofProledoBebe.In2010,Dr.MonteirowasinvitedtojointheSteinwayArtists'Roster.
Dr. Sophia Ro joinedtheBassSchoolofMusicatOklahomaCityUniversityasanAdjunctInstructorofViolinin2013.SheisalsoamemberoftheOklahomaCityPhilharmonic,theLawtonPhilharmonicOrchestra,andtheFortSmithSymphony.
BorninSeoul,Korea,Dr.RobeganhercareerasafeaturedsoloistwiththeSeoulSymphonyOrchestraandtheKoreanChamberOrchestrawhileshewasattheKae-WonArtsHighSchoolinKorea.In1996shestudiedwithHyoKangattheAspenMusicFestival,afterwhichshedecidedtocontinueherstudiesintheUnitedStates.In1999Dr.RomovedtoNewYorkCitytostudywithLucieRobert,CurtisMacomber,andGrigoryKalinovskyattheManhattanSchoolofMusic,wheresheobtainedaBachelor’sDegree.ShecontinuedhermusiceducationattheBostonUniversitywithYuriMazurkevich.WhilecompletingherMaster’sDegreeandPerformanceDiploma,Dr.RowasascholarshiprecipientfromtheCollegeofFineArtsandperformednumeroussolorecitals,chambermusicrecitals,andpremieresofcontemporaryworksbycomposersintheBostonarea.Dr.RocontinuedherstudiesattheUniversityofNorthTexasunderthedirectionofJuliaBushkovaandobtainedaDoctorofMusicalArtsDegreeinViolinPerformance.ShehasheldTeachingAssistantshippositionsattheUniversityofNorthTexasasamemberoftheConductors’QuartetandtheNovaQuartetensemble,whereshepremierednumerouscontemporaryworksandwasselectedtobeonarecentreleasedCDbythecomposerAdrianaManas.
HerparticipationinsummermusicfestivalsincludestheAspenMusicFestival,AriaMusicFestival,theTexasMusicFestival,andtheSummitMusicFestival.Dr.Ro’sinterestinBaroquemusicledhertopursueanEarlyMusicminordegreeattheUniversityofNorthTexas.ThereshestudiedBaroqueviolinwithCynthiaRobertsandactivelyperformedintheUNTCollegium,chambermusicrecitals,masterclasses,andmusicfestivalssuchastheInternationalBaroqueInstituteatLongyandtheBostonEarlyMusicFestival.WhilestudyinginTexas,Dr.RohasservedasGuestConcertmasterandasPrincipalSecondViolinwiththeShermanSymphonyOrchestra.ShehasalsobeenanactiverecitalistandchambermusicianintheDallas-FortWorthareaaswellasaregularmemberofthePlanoSymphonyOrchestra,theIrvingSymphonyOrchestra,andtheSanAngeloSymphonyOrchestra.Dr.Roalsoheldaprivateteachingstudio,andmanyofherstudentsparticipatedintheAll-StateOrchestraatTMEA,GDYOandwonlocalcompetitions.
Dr.RohasbeeninvitedtogivemasterclassesatschoolssuchastheBookerT.WashingtonHighSchool,theUniversityofNorthTexasSummerStringProgram(internship),andtheKae-wonArts
HighSchoolinKorea.Sheisanactivechambermusician,performsregularlywiththeOCUFacultyStringQuartet,anddirectstheviolinensemble“OCUsticks”atOklahomaCityUniversity.
Thomas Lanners hasperformedthroughouttheU.S.andabroad,presentinghisNewYorksolodebutinWeillRecitalHallatCarnegieHallin2004.HisperformanceshavebeenbroadcastnationallyandinternationallyonprogramssuchasAmericanPublicMedia’sPerformanceToday.Hewasnamedthe2014DistinguishedMusicTeacherbytheOklahomaMusicTeachersAssociation.
Since2012,he’sgivennumerousmasterclassesandperformancesinBeijing,Shanghai,Bangkok,attheNYU-SteinhardtSchool,SouthernMethodistUniversity,andtheUniversitiesofMiami,Texas-Austin,andZacatecas,Mexico,andservedasaDistinguishedGuestArtistattheLeeUniversityInternationalPianoFestivalandCompetitioninTennessee.Thomasgaveamasterclass,lessons,andtwolecturesduringaresidencyattheEastmanSchoolin2008.HehaspresentedseveralsessionsatMusicTeachersNationalAssociationconferences,andforMusicEdConnect.comonlineconferences.ClavierandAmericanMusicTeachermagazineshavepublishedseveralofhisfeaturearticles.LannersreceivedhisMaster’sandDoctoraldegreesfromtheEastmanSchool.HismajorteachersincludeBarrySnyder,JohnPerry,andJeromeLowenthal. Lanners’latestrecording,NedRorem:PianoWorks,Volume2,wasreleasedworldwidebyCentaurRecords.DonaldRosenberg’sreviewintheClevelandPlainDealerraved:“ThomasLannersbringsexceptionaldetailandurgencytotherepertoire.Grade:A.”AmericanRecordGuide’sreviewofLanners’NedRorem:TheThreePianoSonatasrecordingread:“Anyonewhocaresaboutmainstream20thCenturypianomusicshouldseekoutthissuperlativerecording.”JedDistlerofClassicsToday.comwroteofTouchesofBernstein:TheCompletePublishedPianoMusicofLeonardBernstein:“Lanners’lovingmasteryeasilyholdsitsowninanycompany.Warmlyrecommended.”HischampioningofAmericanpianomusicwasthetopicofa2010interviewinFanfare.ThomascurrentlyservesasProfessorofPianoatOklahomaStateUniversity.Ed Gates
DuringfortyyearsonthepianofacultyoftheUniversityofOklahoma,EdGatestaughtundergraduateandgraduatepianoperformance,chambermusic,andgraduateseminarsinpianoliterature.Hailedas"asplendidpianist"byTheNewYorkTimes,hehasperformedinrecitalsandchamberconcertsintheUS,China,Austria,andtheUK.AgraduateofOberlinConservatoryandIndianaUniversity,healsostudiedattheMozarteumAkademieinSalzburgandattheHochschulefürMusikinVienna,wherehespecializedinthepianomusicofHaydn.HehasgivenworkshopsacrosstheUnitedStatesandinTaiwanandthePeoplesRepublicofChina.HewashonoredasOMTATeacheroftheYearin2004.NowretiredandlivinginOklahomaCity,hecontinuestoteachbothatOUandprivately. Stuart Deaver Classicallytrainedpianist,musiceducatorandresearcher,StuartDeaver,beganplayingthepianoatage11.Bytheageof16hewasthefirst-placewinneroftheTulsaPhilharmonic'sYoungArtistCompetition. HehassincewonnumerousawardsandhasperformedacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasinternationalperformancesinPortugalandJapan.HeperformedthecompletesolominimalistworksbyAmericancomposerJohnAdamsatPalácioFozinLisbon,Portugal(2010),andasolorecitalconsistingofmusicbyMozart,JoséViannadaMotta,andJohnAdamsatWestminsterChoirCollegeinPrinceton,NewJersey(2011).RecordingsofthisperformancewereselectedforradiobroadcastandheardonWWFM,whichservesthegreaterNewYorkCityarea. HealsomaintainsanactiveperformancescheduleasachambermusicianandhascollaboratedwithesteemedmusiciansaroundthecountrysuchasviolinistMaureenO'Boyle,clarinetistPaulGarritson,
cellistDianeBucchianeri,clarinetistAndrewDeBoer,andsopranoKaterinaMina. DeaverisalsoinvolvedinresearchandhaspresentedhisworkatconferencesanduniversitiesthroughouttheUnitedStates.AttheFifteenthMusicTheoryMidwestConferenceattheOberlinConservatoryofMusicinOhio,hewasawardedtheArthurJ.KomarAwardforoutstandingresearchandpresentationofhispaper"MusicalEquivalencyofAlphabeticalOrderinTorke'sTelephoneBook."DeaverpresentedhiscurrentresearchonthemusicofNorwegianelectronic/producerduo,Röyksopp,fortheInternationalMusicologicalSociety(IMS)conferenceinStavanger,Norway(2016).Othercurrentresearchareasinclude:developingresearchmethodsforelectronic/popularmusic,advancedtranscriptiontechniques,analyticaltoolsandmodelsthatdemonstrateproductionasamusicalparameter,understandingandimplementingthesostenutopedalinpianoliterature,andatechnicalapproachinvolvingequalleverageinrelationtosittingposition. HeiscurrentlytheAppliedAssistantProfessorofPianoattheUniversityofTulsa.HeholdsaDoctorofMusicalArtsdegreefromtheUniversityofKansaswherehestudiedtheoryunderScottMurphyandpianoperformanceexclusivelywiththerenownedpianistSequeiraCosta.
William Roger Price servesasProfessorofMusic(PianoandComposition),CoordinatorofPianoStudies,andpianistwithTrioTulsa,theresidentchamberensembleattheUniversityofTulsa.Price’sworkfortwopianosentitled“Winds,FlamesofFire”wascommissionedbytheO’Hea/AndresPianoDuowhopremiereditonthe2006EuropeanPianoTeachersAssociationInternationalConferenceinMadeira,Portugal.Thesameduolatercommissionedhimtoexpandtheworkintoasuiteentitled“MysticImages,”thefirstmovementofwhichheandDr.Deaverareperformingtoday.
Hewasrecentlycommissionedforaworkforchoir,vocalsoloists,chamberplayersandorganbyTheBartlesvilleChoralSociety,whichalsopremieredtheworkinBartlesvilleinNovember2016.HealsogavefoursolopianoperformancesinsuburbsofParis,France,duringthesamemonth,includingaperformanceinan11th-12thcenturychurch.Heperformed“Messiaen’sQuartetfortheEndofTime”threetimeswiththeTulsaCameratainJanuaryandFebruaryof2017.Heappearsoftenassoloist,composer,clinicianand/oradjudicatorinTheUnitedStatesandEurope(includingPoland,PortugalandFrance).OneperformancewasbroadcastbyRadio/TelevisionPortugalonsixcontinents.IntheUS,hehasappearedtwiceonPerformanceToday,NPR’snationally-broadcastradioprogramofliveperformances.HehasperformedwiththeWarsawPhilharmonicOrchestra,OrquestraClassicadaMadeira,SolistiNewYork,TheNewYorkAmici,TheTulsaPhilharmonic,TheOklahomaCityPhilharmonic,andtheBartlesvilleSymphony.
PriceholdstheDoctorofMusicalArtsDegree(PianoPerformance)fromtheUniversityofKansas,wherehestudiedwithSequeiraCostaandfurtherstudieswithLeonFleisherandMenahemPressler.HisBachelorandMasterofMusicdegreesinPianoPerformancearefromOklahomaCityUniversitywherehestudiedwithDr.ClarenceBurg,firstpresidentofOMTA.HeteachescoursesintheareasofPiano,Composition,ChamberMusic,andstudiesinMusicHistory,Theory,andTheologicalAesthetics.HehasworkedonthefacultyoftheUniversityofTulsasince1989.
