THEATRE MUSIC OF
HENRY PURCELL, 
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
CONCERT AT OU

THEATRE MUSIC OF HENRY PURCELL,

A COLLEGIUM MUSICUM CONCERT AT OU

 

NORMAN— The University of Oklahoma School of Music presents THEATRE MUSIC OF HENRY PURCELL, performed by the OU Collegium Musicum as part of the Sutton Concert Series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 15 in the Grayce B. Kerr Gothic Hall of the Catlett Music Center.

 

“During the last few years of his life, Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was the most popular composer of theatre music in London,” says Eugene Enrico, OU Reaugh Professor of Musicology and director of the OU Collegium Musicum. “In our concert you’ll hear a choice collection of this wonderful music.”

The concert presents The Four Seasons Maske from THE FAIRIE QUEEN, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; along with The Witches’ Scene from DIDO AND AENEAS; The Frost Scene from KING ARTHUR; The Incantation Scene from THEODOSIUS; and The Maske of Fame and Envy from THE INDIAN QUEEN. An orchestra of violins, viola, cello, bass, recorders, oboes, trumpets, timpani and harpsichord will accompany a select group of ten singers, including sopranos Skye Singleton and Rachel Snapp; mezzo-soprano Melissa Delgado, countertenor Zachary Malavolti, tenors Hunter Birkhead, Paul Whitehead and John Morrow, baritones Robert Hartfield and Dylan Madous, and bass Dorian McCall.

 

All Sutton Series performances are in OU’s Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd, in your OU Arts District! Tickets for Sutton Series events are $9 for adults and $5 for students, faculty, staff and senior adults. For tickets and up-to-date information call the Fine Arts Box Office at (405) 325-4101.

Many concerts are scheduled for live stream via Internet, to see a schedule visit http://music.ou.edu/calendar. Please visit http://music.ou.edu/ for a full calendar of events and performances at the School of Music. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please call the Box Office at (405) 325-4101.