In 2020-21, the School of Music’s beloved Concerts with Commentary series went entirely virtual. This summer, enjoy these uplifting, inspiring performances archived on YouTube and plan to join us again next fall for more invigorating music (the full lineup appears at the end of this story).
By: Professor of Choral Studies and Voice Kim Childs
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 on the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, or specific composer or group of instruments. Concerts are free and open to the public.
The 2020-21 Concerts with Commentary series was broadcast via the University of Tulsa YouTube Channel. Click the concert title link to access the recital; concerts were streamed at 7:30 p.m. on the day of the concert and then became available for viewing after the date.
Schubert Winterreise
Oct. 22, 2020
Kim Childs, tenor
Stuart Deaver, piano
Vintage Wildflowers in Concert
Nov. 5, 2020
Dana Fitzgerald Maher, Celtic harp, piano, vocals and Irish whistle
Audrey McSperitt Schmidt, vocals, guitar, bodhran and flute
Abby Bozarth, fiddle, vocals and accordion
French Delicacies
Jan. 21, 2021
7:30 p.m. (CT) — Virtual Live Event
Judith Pannill Raiford, soprano
Brady McElligott, bass-baritone and piano
Beethoven’s Eroica Variations
Feb. 4, 2021
7:30 p.m. (CT) — Virtual Live Event
Stuart Deaver, piano
It’s a Global Affair
March 4, 2021
7:30 p.m. (CT) — Virtual Live Event
Lorelei Barton, harp
John Rush, flute
Maureen O’Boyle, violin
Paulo Eskitch, viola
Looking ahead to 2021-22
Plan to enjoy these wonderful concerts with commentary:
EMERGING REPERTOIRE FOR BASS TROMBONE
Sept. 16, 2021 – Shelby Kifer, trombone
Meinig Recital Hall
AN EVENING OF EARLY MINIMALISM – MUSIC OF POULENC, SATIE, STRAVINSKY AND ORFF
Oct. 21, 2021 – Brady McElligott, bass-baritone and piano; Stuart Deaver, piano
Meinig Recital Hall
THE GREAT UNACCOMPANIED SONATAS OF J.S. BACH
Nov. 4, 2021 – Maureen O’Boyle, violin
Meinig Recital Hall
VINTAGE WILDFLOWERS IN CONCERT
Jan. 20, 2022 – Dana Fitzgerald Maher, Audrey McSperitt Schmidt and Abby Bozarth
Gussman Concert Hall
CLAUDE DEBUSSY – CINQ POÈMES DE CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
Feb. 10, 2022 – Kim Childs, tenor; Brady McElligott, piano
Meinig Recital Hall
FRANZ SCHUBERT’S WANDERER FANTASY
March 10, 2022 – Stuart Deaver, piano
Meinig Recital Hall