The streamers are hung, the punch has been spiked, and the cake is just begging to be eaten! Now all Bill has to do is wait for his guests to arrive. Bill’s 44th is an original comedic show created and puppeted by Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck to create one very worried leading man - Bill. Many styles of puppetry, raucous balloons, and a cheeky piece of crudité all collide to examine the pitfalls of impatience, the wonder of loneliness, and the universal passage of time.

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Bill's 44th

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center

When an American basketball team travels to Beijing for a “friendship game” in the post-Cultural Revolution 1980s, both countries try to tease out the politics of this newly popular sport. For two men with a past and one teen with a future, the game is a chance to claim personal victories on and off the court. Tensions rise right up to the final buzzer as a pivotal moment in history collides with the action in the arena. Driven by rapid-fire dialogue, this perceptive new play explores the cultural and political risks of raising your voice and standing your ground.

The Great Leap

Musical Transcendence

First Baptist Church of Oklahoma

In our Opening Night we are starting with a bang. A Big Bang. Metaphorically. You all remember Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey 2001. It’s not only an epic story but also features epic classical music, from Johann Strauss to Richard Strauss. The sunrise of our civilization burnt itself into my memory through the open Fifth and following timpani notes of Richard Strauss’ deeply romantic tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra. We are welcoming back Garrick Ohlsson, one of the world’s most formidable piano soloists with Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto in E flat major. Grandiose. Timeless. A true classic.”

Opening Night

Civic Center Music Hall

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

“In our second Classics of the season, we are once again going to delve into Gustav Mahler. This time: his Symphony No. 5. In last season’s performance of his Symphony no. 1 the music started with the cosmos, zeroing in to the hero, going through pain and death until he broke through to the other side. His symphony no. 5 on the other hand is starting with a funeral march. The third movement is simply the expression of incredible energy. The Adagietto is a love letter to Alma. He finishes with utter joy. To put the composition in context, we are going to resurrect some sounds of the Vienna of the late 19th century, a time where everything, the entire life of every part of society was focused around the emperor and around a deep-rooted system of nobility, bourgeoisie, workers and farmers without any options of vertical development. Yet, music connecting everybody, being the life blood of society.”

Mahler’s Vienna

Join us for a lively film exploring the Orchestra as the OKCPHIL performs the soundtrack live.  Guided by a magical Sprite, see violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air, and drum heads resonate.

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra

Celebrate John Williams’ 90th birthday with a concert of cinematic proportions. Featuring some of John Williams’ greatest melodies, our inaugural film music festival will bring out the film fan in everyone. Members of the Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion will be in attendance.

Film Music Festival: John Williams Birthday Celebration

First Church OKC

We join orchestras across the country in celebrating the 90th birthday of the legendary composer John Williams. He has written some of the most iconic film scores in cinematic history, from Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park, E.T. to Schindler’s List, and so many more. Come to hear some of those soaring orchestral scores performed by your Oklahoma City Philharmonic!

Happy 90th, John Williams

“Our guest conductor this season is Joseph Young, music director of the Berkley Symphony in California. Young put together a program of exciting music coming right from the ballet stage. And our guest soloist is the master of the guitar, Pepe Romero. He made his first recording back in 1959, and has since recorded more than 60 albums! Pepe has performed with symphonies across the country and throughout the world. Performing in Oklahoma City, his music leads us from Mexico to Spain and France as he communicates the richness and beauty of the classical guitar.”

Bolero

Join members of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony and the First Church OKC Music Department in a joint fundraising concert. This concert will feature a variety of ensembles including the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony String Quartet, the First Church OKC Choir, the First Church OKC Handbell Ensemble, and more!

Christmas Concert

Kick off your holiday season with a special performance of Home Alone in Concert! Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, this beloved holiday favorite features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the OKC Philharmonic under the baton of Guest Conductor Jayce Ogren!  Since its debut in 2013, Home Alone in Concert has become a seasonal favorite with orchestras and audiences around the world!

Home Alone in Concert

The Holidays are all about family and friends enjoying the magical sights and sounds of the season. And at Christmas, all roads lead back home. The OKCPHIL presents a spectacular program of Holiday favorites with Grammy & Emmy nominee Michael Feinstein, Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate, Oklahoma’s own Susan Powell & your Oklahoma City Philharmonic!

Coming Home for Christmas

Kick off the holiday season with our annual Sounds of the Season concert. This seasonal favorite is sure to get you in the holiday spirit with a program featuring settings of traditional Christmas music, music from the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and our traditional Christmas Carol sing-along. Our parting gift is the gift you know can’t fail, Oklahoma’s unofficial Christmas Carol.

Sounds of the Season

Join us for a spectacular night of festive music performed by the OKCPHIL’s Society of Strings!  The concert is on Monday, December 12th at 7:30PM at Watchorn Hall at First Presbyterian Church of OKC.  Society of Strings is an adult amateur strings program, part of the Education and Community Engagement programs of the OKCPHIL.

Society of Strings Winter Concert

First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City

Join in the only annual Messiah sing-along in the State of Oklahoma. Messiah sing-alongs have become holiday traditions around the world. Participate in a performance of the magnificent work, concluding with a rousing Hallelujah Chorus. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own scores, scan QR codes at the concert to access an online score, or download the music here.

Events in Oklahoma City, OK

Bill's 44th

Oklahoma City Repertory Theater

The Great Leap

Oklahoma City Repertory Theater

Musical Transcendence

Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma

Opening Night

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

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Mahler’s Vienna

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

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Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Film Music Festival: John...

Oklahoma Chamber Symphony

Happy 90th, John Williams...

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Bolero

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Christmas Concert

Oklahoma Chamber Symphony

Home Alone in Concert

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Coming Home for Christmas...

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Sounds of the Season

Oklahoma Chamber Symphony

Society of Strings Winter...

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

Messiah Sing-Along

Oklahoma Chamber Symphony