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.
