Friday, Jun 6, 2025 at 10:00am
Join us for the 41st Annual OKM Music Festival, a beloved tradition in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, celebrating the transformative power of music and the arts! From June 6-8, 2025, experience world-class performances from the world’s most renowned classical musicians. This year, we are celebrating Norway’s art, culture, and music, featuring famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Greig.
Schedule of Events:
Mainstage:
7:00pm: Grady Nichols
Throughout a career spanning over two decades, Grady Nichols has crafted ten highly acclaimed albums and performed extensively, opening for such luminaries as Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Charles, Al Green, Wayman Tisdale and The Beach Boys. A riveting live act, his repertoire runs the gamut from his own original songs to pop/rock classics and Motown hits. His songwriting and musicianship have earned him the respect of his peers, and his albums have featured such acclaimed guest vocalists as Chicago’s Bill Champlin, Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer, Andy Chrisman of 4Him and award-winning songwriter Zac Maloy.
8:30pm: Manhattan Chamber Players
The Manhattan Chamber Players are a chamber music collective of New York-based musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Formed in 2015 by Artistic Director and violist Luke Fleming, MCP is comprised of an impressive roster of musicians who all come from the tradition of great music making at the Marlboro Music Festival, Steans Institute at Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival and Perlman Music Program, and are former students of the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School, Colburn School, and the New England Conservatory.
Doors Open at 6:00pm
Location: Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Center, 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road, Bartlesville, OK 74003
Showcase Series:
The Showcase Series at the OKM Music Festival is a vibrant celebration of local talent, providing a platform for emerging artists, youth performers, and community groups to shine. This collection of free concerts highlights the rich musical diversity of the region, offering a variety of performances ranging from classical to contemporary, jazz to folk, and everything in between.
10:00am: Bartlesville Ringers
11:00am: Trinity Recorder Consort
1:00pm: Wade Daniels
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 505 Dewey Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74003
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