News from the Music Industry

Canterbury Choral Society will open its 28th season on Saturday, Oct. 19, with Durufle’s Requiem and Poulenc’s Gloria. This concert, French Post-Impressionist exemplified, is described as two masterpieces of sonic luxuriousness.

The traditional Christmas With Canterbury concert, featuring carols and other seasonal favorites, is scheduled Sunday, Dec. 8. The final concert of the season will be music from around the world, sung a capella by Canterbury, on Tuesday, May 6. Once again, Canterbury will join the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra for “Yuletide Festival,” Dec. 5, 6 and 7, for which separate tickets must be purchased. All concerts are in Civic Center Music Hall. Canterbury also will participate in a multimedia presentation of the Russian film epic, Alexander Nevsky, Feb. 8.

Incidentally, all singers in Canterbury Choral Society must audition every year to continue with the outstanding group. Auditions will be Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 6-10 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. For more information, call the Canterbury office at (405) 232-7464. The president of Canterbury is Noel Kirch, and president elect is Dr. Donald R. Resler.

Another musical presentation is the Kemp Concert Series, which offers five concerts in its season. All concerts are in the First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25th St.

Greg Sauer, cellist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra and cello instructor at the University of Oklahoma, will present a recital on Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. He will be assisted by Amanda Stringer, pianist, and John L. Edwards, flutist.

The annual Music for the Nativity concert will be Jan. 5, featuring Mary Margaret Layton, pianist, and Edwards. QUINK, a Dutch a capella vocal ensemble, will present a concert Feb. 21, followed on April 25 by the Oklahoma City University Chamber Choir. Concluding the season will be Gale Enger in an organ recital.

Celebrity Attractions has announced its new season of Broadway musicals, all of which will be staged at Civic Center Music Hall. Opening the season will be the one and only Carol Channing, who will star in Hello, Dolly! Oct. 11-13. The season will continue with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, an Andrew Lloyd Webber creation based on the Old Testament, playing Nov. 26-28. The Sound of Music is scheduled Dec. 30-Jan. 2, and concluding the season will be Grease!, April 1-3.

Season ticket information is available by calling (405) 297-3000.

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