Our Crowdfunding Groups
Thank you for visiting! Contributions to this project will help our students in the OSU Symphony Orchestra, OSU Jazz Orchestra, and Spirit of OSU Vocal Ensemble to showcase their musical talent and hard work at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association Winter Conference. Thank you very much for your time, and Go Pokes!
We did it! With your help, we reached our goal of $7,500 to support the OSU Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, and Spirit Vocal Ensemble performances at OkMEA! Thank you so much to everyone who donated!
We still have three days left in our fundraiser. Please feel free to share our project with anyone who would like to donate. We thank you for your support of our students!
It is almost Thanksgiving, and we are so thankful for everyone who has donated to our PhilanthroPete so far! Through our many generous donors, we have reached 95% of our fundraising goal!
We still have six days left, so please help us spread the word about our PhilanthroPete project. As a special holiday treat, we have included one of our favorite videos of the OSU Spirit Vocal Ensemble. We hope you enjoy "All The Things You Are" arr. Ward Swingle. Thank you again for supporting our students!
We have 10 days left of our PhilanthroPete project, and we are so close to reaching our goal of raising $7500 for the OSU Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Spirit Vocal Ensemble performances at the upcoming OkMEA conference! We are so thankful for everyone who has donated and shared our project. Please continue to help us get the word out as we approach the final days of our fundraiser!
Want a sneak peek of the OSU Jazz Orchestra's OkMEA performance? We've included a video of the jazz orchestra's recent rehearsal as they prepare for their concert. Their OkMEA performance has been moved to the Aloft Hotel (200 Civic Center at 5th and Denver) in the Ballroom. This performance will be at 9:00 PM on January 20, 2022.
Please enjoy "Groove Blues" by Don Menza, featuring Jonathan Hanna and Corey Burton on trombone and Kyle Fisher on tenor saxophone.
We are so thankful for everyone who has donated to our PhilanthroPete project so far! We still have 17 days left, so please share our project with your friends and family. We greatly appreciate your continued support of our students!
We have included some photos of the recent OSU Symphony Orchestra rehearsal. In addition to their OkMEA performance in January, Dr. Thomas Dickey and his students are preparing for their final concert of the semester on Monday, November 29 at 7:30 PM in the McKnight Center Performance Hall. We hope to see you there! If you can't attend in person, you can also watch live at www.insideosu.com
Be sure to check out the attached YouTube video for a special "thank you" from our students! Thank you for supporting the OSU Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, and Spirit Vocal Ensemble! Go Pokes!
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our PhilanthroPete so far! The OSU Jazz Orchestra gave a spectacular performance last night, and that was just a taste of what's to come. Next semester, the group will be performing at the 2022 Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference in Tulsa, and we can't wait to hear them!
The OSU Jazz Orchestra also just released a new CD. You can check out Room 118 on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Pandora, and many more streaming and digital download platforms!
We've included some rehearsal photos and a promo video of Room 118. Thank you for supporting our students!
Thank you to all of our amazing donors! We are so thankful for the support we have received so far, as we have achieved over 10% of our goal! We still have 27 days left, so please share our page so that we can achieve our total goal of $7,500.
Our students have been working hard to prepare their performances for the 2022 Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference in Tulsa. We've included some great pictures of the Spirit Vocal Ensemble rehearsing their selections with Dr. Christopher Haygood this afternoon!
If you are interested in checking out the OkMEA performances, the OSU Jazz Orchestra concert is scheduled on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. The OSU Symphony Orchestra and Spirit of OSU Vocal Ensemble concerts are scheduled on Friday, January 21, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Our students in the Greenwood School of Music are very appreciative of your support. Whether you have given directly or shared our project, we thank you! We can't wait for you to hear their exceptional performances at OkMEA!
Every contribution makes an impact! For your gift, we will recognize you in our concert program at the President's Masterworks Concert on April 14.
Your contribution sponsors the cost of meals for one of our student musicians for the entire day of the conference performance. Supporters at this level will be recognized during our annual President's Masterworks Concert in the McKnight Center Performance Hall on April 14.
Performance opportunities outside of Stillwater create professional experiences for OSU students and help to showcase the excellent teaching and music-making that is taking place in the Greenwood School of Music. Performance Sponsors will be recognized on the shared OkMEA programs used by the OSU Symphony Orchestra, OSU Jazz Orchestra, and Spirit of OSU Vocal Ensemble.
All Greenwood School of Music ensembles are available to all OSU students by audition and include students from all majors throughout the University. GSM faculty are extremely proud to serve students from every college on campus. Our program supporters allow us to create memorable opportunities for our students that will last a lifetime. We will express our gratitude to Leading Sponsors by listing them on the printed OkMEA programs. We also recognize all Leading Sponsors during our annual President's Masterworks Concert, which is scheduled in the McKnight Center Performance Hall on April 14.
The Grand Sponsorship underwrites all associated expenses for the OkMEA performances for all OSU ensembles. Selection to perform at OkMEA is considered to be prestigious and provides our students with a platform to showcase their musical talent and hard work to public school music teachers, prospective students, music enthusiasts, and the public at large. The Greenwood School of Music is extremely proud to have three large ensembles selected to perform in the same year, which speaks to the current strength of the program. The Grand Sponsor would be recognized on the OkMEA programs and all Greenwood School of Music concert programs during the year. The Grand Sponsor will also be invited to a special reception prior to the OSU President's Masterworks concert.