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Tulsa Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Rocked My World

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Rocked My World

Emanuel Ax and Maestro Lina González-Granados deliver a fire-breathing concert

Yvonne Hazelton

10 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

A Pinch-Hitting Pianist Saves The Day For The AYA Piano Trio

A Pinch-Hitting Pianist Saves The Day For The AYA Piano Trio

Plus: some tips for getting started with chamber music

Yvonne Hazelton

6 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Season Is Off To A Great Start

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Season Is Off To A Great Start

Need comfort? Need catharsis? This orchestra can do both

Yvonne Hazelton

23 Sep 2025 · 4 min read

Renée Fleming, Cringe-Free

Renée Fleming, Cringe-Free

I'm not usually a fan of classical singing in concert. Then Fleming came onstage, and my prejudices evaporated.

Yvonne Hazelton

16 May 2025 · 4 min read

I Was Wrong About Dvořák

I Was Wrong About Dvořák

Tulsa Opera brought suffering to the listeners—and that’s a good thing.

Z.B. Reeves

2 May 2025 · 3 min read

Dvořák, Strauss, And … One Other Guy

Dvořák, Strauss, And … One Other Guy

Even the TSO’s spirited rendition of Hanson’s symphony didn’t get me on board. The melodies are unmemorable; the harmonies are lush but predictable; the rhythms are standard.

Yvonne Hazelton

18 Apr 2025 · 3 min read

Thunderous Pipes Beneath the Fish's Bladder

Thunderous Pipes Beneath the Fish's Bladder

Inside a glass hatbox, or fish bladder, home to Christ, an organ bellowed thunderously. A recital of some classics, in a godly setting, for a Saturday afternoon.

Agustín Maes

3 Apr 2025 · 4 min read

The Opera Shouldn't Get Me This Riled Up!

The Opera Shouldn't Get Me This Riled Up!

Tulsa Opera’s performance of The Tragedy of Carmen was tight, taut, and only a little confusing.

Z.B. Reeves

5 Mar 2025 · 2 min read

A Symphony Concert For Snobs and Non-Snobs Alike

A Symphony Concert For Snobs and Non-Snobs Alike

Whether listening with attention to specifics or taking it all in as a wave of sound, everyone in my little party found something to enjoy.

Yvonne Hazelton

12 Feb 2025 · 3 min read

Choral Classic Reborn

Choral Classic Reborn

NHSO highlights Black American composers in moving program.

Adam Matlock

10 Feb 2025 · 4 min read

You Can’t Have Tenacity Without Triangles or Timpani

You Can’t Have Tenacity Without Triangles or Timpani

The concert was subtle, until it was exciting, until it was hard as hell, in a good way.

Z.B. Reeves

16 Jan 2025 · 2 min read

Gabriel Royal Had Me at “Cello”

Gabriel Royal Had Me at “Cello”

On his main instrument, Royal channels a fusion of Andrew Bird and John Legend: a cool, laid-back, even sensuous sensibility blended with a sense of presence and technicality.

Z.B. Reeves

6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read

tulsa, music, classical, chamber music, lowdown, chamber music tulsa

I Wasn’t the Only One Buzzed After Trio Bohémo

Concerts like this are a breath of fresh air to the genre—and to people like my friend, who might not have even known this was something she’d enjoy.

Yvonne Hazelton

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

tulsa, music, classical music, jazz

It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Dang Clarinet!

The Austin-based Miró Quartet, along with clarinetist David Shifrin, delivered a show that was by turns technically thrilling, culturally edifying, emotionally satisfying, and—wouldn’t you know it—swinging.

Z.B. Reeves

24 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

May We Interest You In Some Tasteful Trombone Sliding?

May We Interest You In Some Tasteful Trombone Sliding?

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra: Coleman, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Sept. 14, 2024 I first heard the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra at the final concert of their 2023 – 2024

Yvonne Hazelton

20 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

“Symphony Dance Party”? I Left Breathless

“Symphony Dance Party”? I Left Breathless

Oakland Civic Orchestra: Symphonic Dance Party First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Oakland Feb. 25, 2024 Classical music on the grounds of a church on a sunny Sunday afternoon — it just

Robin Lapid

1 Mar 2024 · 3 min read

The Boléro Before The Storm

The Boléro Before The Storm

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra: Ebb & Flow Tulsa Performing Arts Center Jan. 13, 2024 What if I told you that one of the most exciting pieces of classical music ever written

Z.B. Reeves

19 Jan 2024 · 3 min read

Reed Right

Reed Right

Chamber Music Showcase Berkman Recital Hall, University of Hartford West Hartford Dec. 5, 2023 I played the clarinet for six years. I was first chair in my highschool band, and

Jamil Ragland

11 Dec 2023 · 3 min read