Piano duo will perform at OBU
SHAWNEE — The Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts and Oklahoma Baptist University Division of Music will welcome the internationally acclaimed Manno-Dean piano duo to perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Raley Chapel on the OBU campus.
The program will feature works by Aaron Copland, Manuel Infante, Witold Lutoslawski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johann Strauss and Nancy Beach.
Composed of Terrie Manno, professor of piano at Minnesota State University Moorhead, and Michael Dean, associate professor of music at OBU, the duo is in its seventh season of performing as the Manno-Dean piano duo. The two pianists have entertained audiences nationally and abroad with a repertoire that spans more than 400 years of music.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Conference on poverty is set
EDMOND — The Oklahoma Charitable Clinic Association (OCCA) will host its 2018 statewide conference “Speaking the Language of Poverty: Understanding the Challenges of Those We Serve” on Friday at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, 1200 E Interstate 35 Frontage Road.
Industry leaders will look at understanding the impact poverty plays in the lives of many free clinic patients.
Speakers scheduled to speak and their topics include: Steve Noblett, executive director of Christian Community Health Fellowship, “I Have a Name: Helping the Community See Poverty as People, Not Issues”; Dr. Reid Hebert, director of Christ Community Health Coalition, “Learning to Speak the Language: The Christ Community Story”; Pam Remmel, executive director of Health Alliance for the Uninsured, “Health Care Changes — Impact and Opportunity”; and Vanessa Morrison, MRCP, Palomar operations manager, “Providing Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care.”
“The 2018 Conference is for anyone who works or volunteers in a charitable clinic,” said OCCA Chairman Teresa Myers, of the Good Shepherd Community Clinic in Ardmore. “In fact, the information pertains to anyone who works in any type of medical field. Our conference committee has worked hard to make sure the content is relevant and timely.”
Sponsors for the event include Americares, Full Plate Living, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, Delta Dental of Oklahoma Oral Health Foundation, McConaghie Dental Lab and Variety Care. Conference registration is $50 for nonmembers (OCCA Members receive a 50 percent discount) and free for students. Organizations with more than one attendee will receive a discount for each additional person registered. Vendor space also is available for $50. For more information, go to www. okcharitableclinics.org.
Faith patriarch Abraham will be focus
EDMOND — The Herbert W. Armstrong College Choral Union will host the world premiere of a new oratorio based on the life of the biblical patriarch Abraham at 7:30 p.m. April 19 at the Armstrong Auditorium, 14400 S Bryant Road.
Celebrated by three of the world’s major religions, the illustrious history of one of the Old Testament’s most revered figures — Abraham — is brought to life in this modern choral-orchestral work. The composition, by Herbert W. Armstrong College Music Director Ryan Malone, explores the tragedies and miracles, the complications and triumphs, that test the faith of this devout patriarch and his family.
The 70-member choral group and the Herbert W. Armstrong College are both based in Edmond. The members will be conducted by Mark Jenkins, the college’s assistant music director. Jenkins also will be at the helm of a 31-piece professional orchestra. Professional soloists also will help relate the biblical narrative.
Tickets to see the Herbert W. Armstrong College Choral Union’s production on Abraham begin at $23. For more information regarding ticket options, subscriptions or group rates, call 285-1010 or go to www. ArmstrongAuditorium.org.