Oklahoma Strong (OKC Bombing 30th Anniversary Commemoration Concert)

Name: Oklahoma Strong (OKC Bombing 30th Anniversary Commemoration Concert)
Start: 2025-04-05T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-05T20:15:00-05:00
Location: First Church-OKC

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

First Church-OKC | Oklahoma City, OK

What’s Special About This Concert:
Composer in Residence, Clint Williams, gives the world premiere performance of a requiem composed specifically for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the OKC Bombing. OCS will give a performance of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings in the hall built due to the damage our venue sustained in the bombing. Dvořák’s A Hero’s Song tells the story of the Oklahoma Standard; a people rising and helping their neighbors to overcome tragedy.
The Program:
BARBER: Adagio for Strings, op. 11 (1936) | 10 mins
CLINT WILLIAMS: Requiem (2025) | 20 mins
World Premiere Performance
DVOŘÁK: A Hero’s Song, op. 111 (1897) | 23 mins
RICHARD ROGERS: Oklahoma! (1943) | 4 mins
Featured Musicians:
Kaleb Benda, Music Director & Conductor
Clint Williams, Composer in Residence
Musicians of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony
Additional Information:
Admission is free.
Approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.
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https://www.okchambersymphony.com/concertschedule/oklahoma-strong-okc-bombing-30th-anniversary-commemoration-concert