An Alumni Sampler
Oklahoma City University
Bass School of Music
The Bass School’s creative, collaborative energy has educated generations of alumni
who excel across the musical spectrum as performers, as educators, as composers,
in venues ranging from Broadway to Bayreuth.
Merav Askayo
Roy Bean
David Beasley
Mark Blakeman
Barbara DeMaio Caprilli
Kristin Chenoweth
Paul Childs
Sarah Coburn
Kevin Cordova
Edgar Cruz
David Diggs
Scott Ellis
Jennifer Fox
James Gardner
Demetra George
Marcellus Hankins
Andrea Hanson
Julie Hanson
Ray Harris
Harry Haynes
Robyn Srjema Hilger
Beverly Hoch
Jayne Jayroe
Nathan Jones
Marquita Lister
Timothy Long
Jeff Luke
Kristine Woolly Markes
Mike McFerron
Rebecca McNutt
Chris Merritt
Leona Mitchell
Kelli O’Hara
Destan Owens
Susan Powell
Ron Raines
Amanda Schubert
W. Stephen Smith
Gerald Steichen
Lara Teeter
Eitan Teomi
Linda Twine
Daniel Webb
Mason Williams
Midge Woolsey
Lei Zhang
Percussionist, Jerusalem Philharmonic
Longtime co-star in Chicago on Broadway
Staff arranger/composer, USAF Heartland of America Band
VP and General Manager, Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Principal voice instructor, Salem College, North Carolina
Tony-winning singer/actress; orchestral soloist
Author, historian, authority on violins and their makers
Met Opera, NY City Opera soprano; 2001 Met National Grand Finalist
Production manager, Lion King; Jim Henson public affairs
Classical guitarist/composer-arranger/recording artist
Oboist, New York City Opera Orchestra, NYC Philharmonic
Operations manager, Cirque de Soleil - Amsterdam
Artistic administrator, Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
Chair, Dept. of Music, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia
Soprano with Los Angeles Pops, Sofia (Bulgaria) State Orchestra
2000 Milken Foundation’s National Educator Award winner
Associate Professor of Voice, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh
Christine in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
Arranger/trumpeter, Shoji Tabuchi Show, Branson
Director of Bands Emeritus, West Texas State University
2006 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year
Soprano with Bach Aria Group, Spoleto Festivals
Former Oklahoma Director of Tourism, Miss America 1967
Featured performer, national tour of Blast!
Soprano, Houston Grand Opera, NYC Opera, Opera National de Paris
Pianist, Pacifica String Quartet; Conductor, BAM Next Wave Festival
Associate principal trumpet, Utah Symphony; Atlantic Brass member
Education coordinator, Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Composer; founder and co-director, Electronic Music Midwest
Professor of music, Sweet Briar College, Virginia
European-based bel canto tenor; Rossini, Donizetti specialist
Legendary Metropolitan Opera spinto-soprano
Tony nominee, Light on the Piazza; co-star Pajama Game, Dracula
Tom Collins in Rent on Broadway
Host of Discovery's Home Matters, Miss America 1981
Showboat; recording artist, ‘Guiding Light’ star
Violinist Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Maui Symphony
Juilliard School faculty; Houston Grand Opera vocal instructor
Pianist/conductor NYC Opera, Phantom of the Opera; CATS.
Tony nominee; chair of musical theater, Shenandoah Conservatory
L.A.-based sound designer; founder handheldsound.com
Composer, Broadway music director/conductor/arranger
Colline in Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme on Broadway
Grammy and Emmy winner; composer of Classical Gas
Host/commentator for WQXR, classical radio station of The N.Y. Times
Concertmaster, Huashi Chamber Orchestra; founder, Zhang Academy