All tickets are general admission and cost $20.00 each.   Because this concert has always sold out well before the concert performance date those wishing to attend this concert are encouraged to purchase their tickets early.   Because of the relatively small venue, seating will be limited.   Tickets may be purchased on an "as available" basis by mailing your check along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope and a note with your name, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address to: Ragtime For Tulsa Foundation, Inc., 3111 Timberlane Ridge, Sand springs, OK 74063-5899.   Ticket orders must be received by the Foundation by February 26, 2008.   Tickets are sold on a first come first served basis.   Tickets will be available on the night of the concert for purchase at the door.

In June 1998 two ragtime concerts were held at The Philbrook's Patti Johnson Wilson auditorium.   The concerts featured pianists Frank French from Boulder, Colorado, and Scott Kirby from New Orleans.   Tulsa pianists Donald Ryan and Barbara Geary also performed.

In June 1999 Morton G. Larsen and The Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra from Norway were featured at a sold-out performance at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, John H. Williams Theatre.   Tulsa's Donald Ryan also performed.

On October 11 & 12, 1999, the Etcetera String Band from Kansas City performed at 7:00 p.m. at Hope Unitarian Church.   Also featured were ragtime pianists Bob Ault and Bill Rowland from Broken Arrow.   Bill Rowland may be reached at ragtimbill@aol.com.

In March 2000, David Thomas Roberts, renowned ragtime composer and performer, gave a house concert at a local residence with 50 ragtime lovers in attendance.

In June 2000, Mimi Blais from Quebec, Canada and Jeff Barnhart from Connecticut performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, John H. Williams Theatre.   Again, Tulsa's own Donald Ryan also performed.

In October 2000 the St. Louis Ragtimers featuring ragtime pianist Trebor Tichenor performed at the John H. Williams Theatre in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   The St. Louis Ragtimers Band included Phil Mason on coronet, Trebor Tichenor on piano, Al Striker on banjo and Don Frantz on tuba.   Playing ragtime and early jazz, the band was organized in 1961 to play on the riverboats in St. Louis.

On March 27, 2001, internationally acclaimed pianist Scott Kirby returned to Tulsa as the artist at our second house concert with 50 persons in attendance.   He performed Early American Classics including Classic Ragtime and new American music as the soloist at the House Concert.   In addition to performing at the house concert, Scott Kirby presented a free lecture/demonstration on the topic "Scott Joplin, His Life and His Music" at Tulsa's Central Library's Aronson Auditorium March 28, 2001. This lecture/demonstration was sponsored by the Ragtime For Tulsa Foundation.

On May 29, 2001, Richard Zimmerman, noted ragtime pianist and editor of the international ragtime periodical Rag Times and Tony Caramia from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York were the featured performers at the Ragtime 2001 Concert which also included Tulsa's Donald Ryan in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   In addition to the concert, Tony Caramia conducted a Master Class for eight Oklahoma and Missouri piano students the morning of the concert and Richard Zimmernam gave a lecture/performance on the History of Ragtime the following noon at the Aaronson Auditorium in Tulsa's Central Library.

On October 16, 2001 The TurpinTyme Ragsters, a six piece ragtime orchestra from Kansas City and Nora Hulse , a noted ragtime pianist from the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri were the featured performers at our Fall 2001 Ragtime Concert in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center with an afterglow at the Adams Mark Hotel after the concert.   In addition, on the following day, the TurpinTyme Ragsters gave a lecture/concert at Angus ValleyElementary School in Sand Springs, Oklahoma in the morning and Nora Hulse gave a lecture/performance on "Women Ragtime Composers and Their Music" at the Tulsa Central Library's Aaronson Auditorium during the noon hour.

On March 19, 2002, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation will held their 3rd annual House Concert featuring Jack Rummel as the ragtime piano artist.   The concert held in a private home was sold out with only 50 tickets available.   Rummel carried on the tradition of past performers Scott Kirby (in 2001) and David Thomas Roberts (in 2000).

On Tuesday, June 4, 2002 Terry Parrish from Indianapolis, Indiana and Brian Holland from the Dallas, Texas area as well as Tulsan Donald Ryan were the featured performers at the Ragtime 2002 Concert held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   Showtime was at 7:30 P.M.   In addition, earlier in the day Brian Holland and Donald Ryan conducted the 2nd annual Master Class for eight talented young pianists.   The next day, Terry Parrish gave a free noontime performance/lecture at the Tulsa Central Library's Aaronson Auditorium.

On Tuesday, October 1, 2002, Bob Milne was our featured artist at the Fall 2002 Ragtime Concert.   Bob was joined by 13 year old Emily Sprague, who had been featured in 2000 and 2001 at the Scott Joplin Internation Ragtime Festival in Sedalia.   In addition David Williams, 16, who also had performed at the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival shared the stage with Bob and Emily.   Together these performers created an exciting ragtime experience.   The fall concert was held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center with showtime at 7:30 P.M.

On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation held its 4th annual House Concert, featuring Tulsan Don Ryan as the ragtime piano artist.   Performing with Ryan was singer Michele Paradis.   The concert, held at a private residence with only 60 seats available, provided an intimate concert setting where those attending were not only in close proximity to the performer, but during intermission as well as after the performance they could readily meet and visit with the performing artists.   Ryan carried on the tradition of past performers Jack Rummel (in 2002), Scott Kirby (in 2001) and David Thomas Roberts (in 2000).

On Tuesday, June 3, 2003 the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation featured the Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra directed by pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen in its Ragtime 2003 Concert.   This concert was be held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   This was the second appearance of the Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra in Tulsa.   They had previously performed in 1999 before a sold out house.   In conjunction with thieir apparance in Tulsa, pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen and vocalist Borre Frydenlund conducted a noon lecture program "RAGTIME AND EARLY JAZZ SONGS" at Harwelden on the following Wednesday.

On Friday, August 15, 2003 Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart performed together at a 7:30 P.M. Ragtime Concert held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center as the featured artists for this Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation event.   This was a new time for our "Fall" concert.   It was scheduled at this time, rather than later in the fall to be included with the Performing Arts Center Summer Arts Series.   This was the second Tulsa appearance for both Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart.   Brian had appeared with Terry Parrish in the Foundation's June 2000 concert at the PAC John H. Williams Theatre and Jeff had appeared with Mimi Blais at the Foundation's June 2000 concert.

On Monday, March 8, 2004, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation co-sponsored, with the Tulsa Arts and Humanities Council, their spring Chautauqua featuring Frank French as Louis Moreau Gottschalk.   This free event was held in the auditorium on the OSU Tulsa campus at 7:30 p.m.   Frank French is one of the foremost interpreters of the music of the Americas.   As a performer, composer and teacher his work has encompassed the broad scope of musical experience from the mid-nineteenth century to the new millennium.   His literary and dramatic talents flourished in his rendition of the life and music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, based on the composer’s diaries, published after his death in 1869 under the title, "Notes of a Pianist."   This personal enactment and one-man show by Frank French brought to life the music and spirit of this great American musical pioneer of the 19th century.

On Tuesday, March 9, 2004, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation held its 5th annual Parlor Concert (or House Concert), featuring Frank French as the ragtime piano artist.   This sold out concert, held at Harwelden, 2212 S. Main St., Tulsa, OK, provided an intimate setting where those attending were not only in close proximity to the performer, but during intermission as well as after the performance were able to readily meet and visit with the performing artist.

On Tuesday, June 1, 2004, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation featured Dan Grinstead and Glenn Jenks, ragtime pianists as well as the Evergreen Ragtime Trio with Pete Devine.   This concert was held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   Ragtime pianists Glenn Jenks and Dan Grinstead returned to Tulsa after an absence of six years.   This time Dan brought the Evergreen Ragtime Trio plus Pete Devine, to perform as well.   During the concert, in addition to his solo and The Evergreen Trio performances, Grinstead played ragtime duets with Glenn Jenks.

On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation featured David Thomas Roberts and Tom Roberts in A CELEBRATION OF JELLY ROLL MORTON'S RAGTIME.   This concert was held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   David Thomas Roberts and Tom Roberts presented an evening of Jelly Roll Morton's music for the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation's 8th annual Fall Concert.   The celebration of Jelly's ragtime explored many facets of Morton's solo piano compositions and featured his music as solos and duets on two grand pianos.   The two Roberts were eminently qualified to represent the composer, having studied, played and lived in his New Orleans roots, and both have recorded their own versions of the unique "Jelly Roll" style.

On Tuesday April 26, 2005, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation held its 6th annual House Concert, this year featuring John Petley as the ragtime piano artist.   This concert was rescheduled to this date because John Petley was unable to make the previous date due to his illness.   It was held at a private home in Tulsa, providing an intimate concert setting where those attending were not only in close proximity to the performer, but during intermission as well as after the performance they could readily meet and visit with the performing artist.

On Tuesday, June 7, 2005, the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation featured pianist Mimi Blais, violinist Sophie Rivard and pianist Sue Keller in THOSE RAGTIME WOMEN.   This concert was held in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center with the performance starting at 7:30 P.M.   After the concert, an afterglow was held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel just west of the Performing Arts Center.   New arrangements had been made with the hotel so we would have a seperate private room with a small grand piano.   The room was set up to accomodate 40 persons, more than enough based on previous afterglows.   This time however, apparently as the result of better publicity and the new room, we, and the hotel, were quite surprised that over seventy persons showed up and squeeezed into the room until midnight for a great afterglow experience.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2006, the BUTCH THOMPSON TRIO, comprised of Butch Thompson on piano and clarinet, Marty Eggers on piano and string bass, and Hal Smith on drums, performed at the John H. Williams Theatre in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.   All of these performers are highly regarded worldwide.  Also, at 2:30 PM, Sunday June 11, the BUTCH THOMPSON TRIO presented a free-to-the-public program at the Tulsa Historical Society building tracing the "Evolution from Ragtime to Jazz in the period from 1910-1929."

On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation's Fall Ragtime Concert featured BRIAN HOLLAND and PAUL ASARO.   Held in the Kathleen P. Westby Pavilion at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Brian and Paul performed for a sold out crowd.   In addition, the previous day Brian Holland served as clinician at the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation 2006 Master Class/Contest at Hope Unitarian Church.   The public was invited to hear young people, our future ragtime performers, from northeast Oklahoma perform, compete for prize money, and learn under the personal guidance and commentary of Brian at this Master Class/Contest.   Then on Wednesday, Paul Asaro gave a free-to-the-public lecture/performance, on the "Transition form Ragtime to Stride Piano" at Harwelden.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation's Parlor Concert was changed to a full-blown Winter Ragtime Concert which was held in the very comfortable Patti Johnson Wilson auditorium at the Philbrook Museum.   Pianist Tom Roberts gave a superb performance on their wonderful Steinway grand piano.