Barbara Geary programs of ragtime and early American music are available for presentation at a limited number of Tulsa area schools. Barbara Geary, an accomplished pianist and former OSU faculty member presents a program lasting up to 50 minutes. She performs on the piano, gives a history of each piece and answers student questions. The pieces she performs span the time from Abraham Lincoln to the Jazz age. Composers represented included: Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Louis Moreau Gottschalk and James P. Johnson. She explains that ragtime music is written down and played pretty much as written by all performers, while most jazz involves some improvisation. The program has been well received by schools at which Geary has performed. The program is appropriate for school assemblies and gatherings of students who are involved in music programs or history of music.
For more information about these programs and available dates, please call the Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation at:
Piano students must qualify to participate in this
year's Master Class which will be held at 9:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at the Hope Unitarian Church,
8432 South Sheridan Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Qualified participants in the Master Class are
selected from students who audition for the limited
number of places in the Master Class. The exact
date (usually near the end of March) of the auditions
will be announced soon. Up to eight eight students
and two alternates will be selected. Students
participating should prepare a piano rag from the original
version (unarranged, unsimplified). The students
will be required to perform their solo ragtime piece by
memory not only for the auditions but also when
participating in the Master Class.
The public is invited to attend the Master Class.
There is no admission charge.
Piano teachers in northeast Oklahoma will be sent
announcements concerning the Master Class. There
is no charge or fee for those who participate in the
Master Class as it is underwritten by the Ragtime For
Tulsa Foundation. If you are a piano Teacher
or Student and would like to know more about this
extraordinary event contact the Ragtime for Tulsa
Foundation at:
October 29, 2002 - Tulsan Donald Ryan made a
presentation about ragtime music at Tulsa Central Academy
Elementary School in Tulsa. Don serves as Musical
Advisor on the Ragtime for Tulsa Board of Directors and
is on the faculty of Oral Roberts University.
October 2, 2002 - Bob Milne. our featured artist
for the Foundation's Fall 2002 Ragtime Concert made a
morning ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at Tulsa Central High School.
October 2, 2002 - Bob Milne. our featured artist
for the Foundation's Fall 2002 Ragtime Concert made an
afternoon ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at Sand Springs Central Junior High School.
March 28, 2002 - Tulsan Donald Ryan made a
presentation about ragtime music at Owen Elementary
School in Tulsa. Don serves as Musical Advisor on
the Ragtime for Tulsa Board of Directors and is on the
faculty of Oral Roberts University.
January 16, 2002 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Clinton Elementary School in Tulsa.
October 17, 2001 - A lecture at the Aaronson Auditorium
in the Tulsa Central Public Library on "Women Ragtime
Composers and Their Music" was given by Dr. Nora Hulse,
one of the performers for the Fall 2001 Ragtime Concert.
October 17, 2001 - The TurpinTyme Ragsters, a featured
ragtime ensemble at the Foundation's Fall 2001 Ragtime
Concert made a ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at Angus Valley Elementary School in Sand Springs.
May 30, 2001 - A lecture at the Aaronson Auditorium
in the Tulsa Central Public Library on the History of
Ragtime was given by Richard Zimmerman, one of the performers
for the Ragtime 2001 Concert.
May 29, 2001 - Tony Caramia, Professor of Piano and
Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies at the prestigious
Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and one of
the performers for the Ragtime 2001 Concert conducted a
"Master Class" to provide instruction to eight selected piano
students who prepared a ragtime piano solo to perform at
the Master Class. The Master Class was held at
9:30 a.m. until noon at the Hope Unitarian Church in Tulsa.
April 5, 2001 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a 10:00 a.m.
presentation about ragtime and early American music at Oak
Park Elementary School in Bartlesville.
April 5, 2001 - Scott Kirby, the artist at the
Foundation's Spring 2001 House Concert made a 10:00 a.m.
presentation about ragtime and early American music for
students at Washington High School in Tulsa.
April 4, 2001 - Scott Kirby, the artist at the
Foundation's Spring 2001 House Concert held an afternoon
lecture/concert for music students and the general public
at the University of Tulsa Tyrrell Hall.
April 4, 2001 - Scott Kirby, the artist at the
Foundation's Spring 2001 House Concert made an 8:30 a.m.
presentation about ragtime and early American music for
students at Holland Hall School in Tulsa.
March 28, 2001 - Scott Kirby, the artist at the
Foundation's Spring 2001 House Concert gave a
lecture/performance made at the Aaronson Auditorium
in the Tulsa Central Public Library on Scott Joplin, His
Life and His Music.
January 11, 2001 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Eliot Elementary School in Tulsa.
December 15, 2000 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Thoreau Demonstration Academy in Tulsa.
November 29, 2000 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Berryhill Elementary Elementary School in Tulsa.
October 25, 2000 - The St. Louis Ragtimers, the
artists at the Foundation's Fall 2000 Ragtime Concert
made a ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at Central High School in Tulsa.
May 9, 2000 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Sandburg Elementary Elementary School in Tulsa.
May 4, 2000 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Wright Elementary Elementary School in Tulsa.
May 2, 2000 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Leonard Elementary Elementary School in Tulsa.
October 12, 1999 - The Etcetera String Band, from
Kansas City, Missouri, and Bob Ault from Sedalia, Missouri,
the artists at the Foundation's 1999 Fall Ragtime Concert
made an ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at the Mayo Demonstration School in Tulsa.
October 12, 1999 - The Etcetera String Band, from
Kansas City, Missouri, and Bob Ault from Sedalia, Missouri,
the artists at the Foundation's 1999 Fall Ragtime Concert
made an ragtime music performance/presentation for
students at Clinton Middle School in Tulsa.
October 19, 1999 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Twin Cities Elementary Elementary School in Tulsa.
September 21, 1999 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Central High School in Tulsa.
December 4, 1997 - Tulsan Barbara Geary made a
presentation about ragtime and early American music at
Washington High School in Tulsa.
During the late 1997 and 1998, in addition to the engagements
listed above, four ragtime programs were presented at Carver
Middle School, Central High School, East Central High School,
and Edison High School, all in Tulsa.
© 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
and 2008 by Ragtime For Tulsa Foundation, Inc.
The Ragtime for Tulsa Foundation is sponsoring its fourth
Master Class this coming spring for students of piano who
are interested in ragtime music. Nationally
recognized ragtime pianist from Camden, Maine, Glen
Jenks, will be conducting this Master Class for
young ragtime pianists.
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Rod Tillman at RodTillman@worldnet.att.net