OSU Arts and Humanities Lecture Series Continues
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra member to perform and give free talk on entrepreneurship.
Oboist Tenly Williams, a member of the Boulder (Colo.) Philharmonic Orchestra, will
perform Saturday, Jan. 30 at Oklahoma State University.
The recital, which is free and open to the public, starts at 2:30 p.m. at the Seretean
Center for the Performing Arts. Williams, along with members of the OSU music community,
will combine elements of art, literature and theater in the performance.
“In addition to being a great performer and musician, Ms. Williams is an entrepreneur,”
said Celeste Johnson, a music professor at OSU. “She has extensive experience in speaking
to musicians about freelancing, which will be valuable information for our music majors.
Musicians often are only focused on performing so this is an interesting niche that
will prove useful.”
Williams, a Colorado native, is the principal oboist of the Steamboat Springs Orchestra
and is a founding member of the Mountain Music Ensemble. Her career has included positions
with the Binghamton Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony, as well as performances
with the Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Austin (Texas) Symphony, Cheyenne (Wyo.) Symphony
and San Antonio Symphony orchestras.
She is a commercial reed maker for Midwest Musical Imports.
The Jan. 30 recital will include Williams, OSU music professors Celeste Johnson on
oboe, and John Seesholtz as narrator. Sam Magrill, a faculty member at the University
of Central Oklahoma, will accompany the group on the piano.
Lectures and the recital are free and open to the public. To learn more, phone (405)
744-4497 or e-mail johnscn@okstate.edu..
The activities are funded by the Arts and Humanities Lecture Series in the OSU College
of Arts & Sciences.
Schedule of Events:
Lecture
Thursday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. in Room 118 of the Seretean Center for the Performing
Arts. “Freelancing Crash Course: Freelancing Crash Course: Everything You Need To
Know BEFORE You Win the Big Audition.”
Lecture
Friday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. in Room 107 of the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts.
“Oboe Reed-Making Class, Making Every Reed Work.”
Recital
Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Seretean Center for the
Performing Arts.