On the Town: Philharmonic news music to the ears By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record May 6, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
Talented musicians of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will keep up their excellent work with a concert this weekend. They’ve also got a concert planned May 23 at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
In fact, the OKCPHIL recently announced shows for the new season, opening this fall.
So keep music in mind as you enjoy all the different ways this fantastic team, led by Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate, is enriching Oklahoma City’s cultural scene for all ages.
At 8 p.m. Saturday Mickelthwate will conduct “American Stories – ‘Tis a Gift,” featuring Valerie Watts on flute and Gaye LeBlanc-Germain on harp as they play works by composers Samuel Barber (“Adagio for Strings”); Jack Kilpatrick (“Concerto for Flute”); Hannah Lash (“Concerto for Harp”) and Aaron Copland (“Appalachian Spring”).