“We are thrilled to welcome Don Byron to Quartz Mountain for the first time this summer,” said Emily Clinton, Oklahoma Arts Institute program director. “In addition to performing, he’ll give a master class in improvisation to our orchestra students. We think our students will really enjoy the addition of a jazz element to this year’s music program.”
Clarinetist and bandleader Don Byron is a Grammy nominee and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in composition. Based in New York, his music spans many genres, including classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, klezmer, rhythm and blues, and gospel, as well as any style of jazz, from swing to cutting-edge improvisation. Byron, as well as San Francisco-based actor Regina Saisi, will perform on Fri., June 15 at 7 p.m. in the Robert M. Kerr Performing Arts Center at the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center in southwest Oklahoma. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Other highlights include a variety of performances and showcases by OSAI students during ONSTAGE Weekend, Fri., June 22 and Sat., June 23. The performances represent the culmination of the Summer Institute, an intensive two-week arts academy. Institute students are selected for the program through competitive, statewide auditions and represent Oklahoma’s most talented high school students.
For a complete listing of public performances, visit www.oaiquartz.org or call (405) 605-7500. OSAI is taught on a collegiate level, and some performances may not be suitable for children under the age of 14
The Oklahoma Arts Institute is a private, non-profit organization developed in 1977, with a mission to provide exceptional multidisciplinary arts experiences that develop individual talent and inspire a lifelong passion for the arts. OAI administers a program for talented Oklahoma youth every June and a series of continuing education workshops for adults every fall.
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