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2501 N Blackwelder Avenue
Oklahoma City,Oklahoma 73106
405.208.5980
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Bachelor of Music Education in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Arts in Music


The Wanda L. Bass School of Music prides itself on fostering a creative environment that encourages exploration and collaboration. Faculty members at Oklahoma City University are active musicians and scholars whose first priority is teaching and mentoring. Performance opportunities abound with more than 250 events staged throughout the academic year, ranging from solo recitals to full-scale choral and orchestral works, and including six opera and music theater productions. Our degree programs stress virtuosic versatility – integrating performance skills, music scholarship, pedagogy, and professionalism – to prepare students for music careers in the 21st century.

Acceptance Rate:

The Oklahoma City University Wanda L. Bass School of Music has a 59%


Faculty Info:

Dr. Mark Belcik, JoBeth Moad, Dean Mark Parker, John Allen, Dr. Mark Belcik, Tony Gonzalez, Jeffrey Grogan, Dr. Keith Hendricks, Dr. Matthew Mailman, Dr. Randi Von Ellefson, Dr. Edward Knight, Jamie Whitmarsh, Dr. David Easley, Dr. Erik Heine, Dr. Lisa Kachouee, Katy Kinard, Dr. Kate Pritchett, Dr. Sarah Sarver, John Allen, Michael Anderson, Brian Belanus, Dr. Genevieve Clarkson, Dr. Michael Davis, Dr. Anna Resnick Henson, Dr. Lisa Kachouee, Dr. Stephen Lochbaum, Dr. Michael Mann, Faith O'Neal, Parthena Owens, Kyle Patterson, Dr. Kate Pritchett, Dr. Luis Rivera, John Schimek, Dr. Benjamin Shute, Dr. Joseph Wenda, Dr. Shaohong 'Betty' Yuan, Tomasz Zieba, Anastasia Abu Bakar, Claudia Carroll-Phelps, Dr. Heejin Jang, Dr. Kimberly Jensen, Dr. Sergio Monteiro, Peggy Payne, Dr. Melissa Plamann, Tony Gonzalez, Peter Markes, John Schimek, Dr. Christa Bentley, Dr. Beth Fleming, Dr. Jake Johnson, Jan McDaniel, Dr. David Herendeen, Charles Koslowske, Dr. Matthew Mailman, Jan McDaniel, Karen Coe Miller, Rachel Barnard, Mary Brozina Wierick, Dr. William Christensen, Dr. Courtney Crouse, Susan Dillard, Davy Green, Brenda Holleman, Dr. Kelly Holst, Larry Keller, Dr. Catherine McDaniel, Jeffrey Picón, Dr. Autumn West, Joe Fitzgerald, Eric Frei, Charles Koslowske, Jan McDaniel.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES in Broadway Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES
(4/11/25 - 4/13/25)
Oklahoma City University
Head Over Heels: Music of The Go-Go's in Broadway Head Over Heels: Music of The Go-Go's
(2/14/25 - 2/16/25)
Oklahoma City University
The Ballad of Baby Doe in Broadway The Ballad of Baby Doe
(11/15/24 - 11/17/24)
Oklahoma City University
RENT in Broadway RENT
(4/19/24 - 4/21/24)
Oklahoma City University
The Merry Wives of Windsor in Broadway The Merry Wives of Windsor
(2/16/24 - 2/18/24)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica in Broadway Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica
(11/17/23 - 11/19/23)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
The Light in the Piazza in Broadway The Light in the Piazza
(11/3/23 - 11/5/23)
Oklahoma City University
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Broadway Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(9/29/23 - 10/1/23)
VIDEOS
Oklahoma City University
Hansel & Gretel in Broadway Hansel & Gretel
(11/18/22 - 11/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
Little Women: The Opera in Broadway Little Women: The Opera
(2/18/22 - 2/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
The Normal Heart
(2/10/22 - 2/13/22)
CAST
Oklahoma City University
Children of Eden in Broadway Children of Eden
(10/1/21 - 10/3/21)
Oklahoma City University
Spring Awakening in Broadway Spring Awakening
(4/23/21 - 4/24/21)
Oklahoma City University
GOOD KIDS in Broadway GOOD KIDS
(12/1/18 - 12/2/18)
PHOTOS
CAST
Oklahoma City University
Bug
(4/28/11 - 4/30/11)
Oklahoma City University
Tallgrass Gothic
(3/5/11 - 3/5/11)
Oklahoma City University
Necessary Targets
(2/17/11 - 2/19/11)
Oklahoma City University
The Boys Next Door
(11/18/10 - 11/20/10)
Oklahoma City University
Othello
(11/11/10 - 11/13/10)
Oklahoma City University

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