OHF History
Initial conversations about starting a music festival celebrating the works of Haydn began in the summer of 2011. A passionate group of old college friends met to discuss the fact that an Oklahoma City-based music festival dedicated to the works of a single composer would fill a need for both audiences and musicians. The music of Haydn was natural choice, and a bit of research revealed the absence of an annual Haydn festival anywhere in the United States. We considered the extensive catalog of orchestral, chamber, choral, and operatic works available, and the myriad of programming options seemed both limitless and exciting.
Telephone calls were made, and many former contacts were re-established, as the inaugural orchestra concert took place in June of 2012.The next two seasons expanded literature to include chamber music and choral performances. While the majority of the 70-plus musicians who have performed with OHF have been Oklahomans, the festival has also drawn performers from 8 states. New projects continue to be added: in 2014, the festival began performing outreach chamber concerts; in 2016, the OHF collaborated with Painted Sky Opera to produce La Canterina; and in 2017, and a pub series was added. Oklahoma Haydn Festival has commissioned three works based on themes by Haydn, and plans to continue supporting the work of up-and-coming composers in the coming years.
Future plans include chamber music performances in all 77 Oklahoma counties. We hope you will join us in our continuing exploration of this underrated, humorous, and astonishing composer.
Telephone calls were made, and many former contacts were re-established, as the inaugural orchestra concert took place in June of 2012.The next two seasons expanded literature to include chamber music and choral performances. While the majority of the 70-plus musicians who have performed with OHF have been Oklahomans, the festival has also drawn performers from 8 states. New projects continue to be added: in 2014, the festival began performing outreach chamber concerts; in 2016, the OHF collaborated with Painted Sky Opera to produce La Canterina; and in 2017, and a pub series was added. Oklahoma Haydn Festival has commissioned three works based on themes by Haydn, and plans to continue supporting the work of up-and-coming composers in the coming years.
Future plans include chamber music performances in all 77 Oklahoma counties. We hope you will join us in our continuing exploration of this underrated, humorous, and astonishing composer.
Performance History
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Orchestral Music
Symphony No. 4 (2016) Symphony No. 10 (2012) Symphony No. 11 (2015) Symphony No. 13 (2021) Symphony No. 14 (2017) Symphony No. 17 (2015) Symphony No. 18 (2023) Symphony No. 21 (2019) Symphony No. 25 (2018) Symphony No. 27 (2013) Symphony No. 37 (2016) Symphony No. 47 "Palindrome" (2022) Symphony No. 52 (2021) Symphony No. 58 (2024) Symphony No. 69 (2015) Symphony No. 73 "The Chasse" (2017) Symphony No. 82 “The Bear” (2012) Symphony No. 85 "La reine" (2024) Symphony No. 87 (2023) Symphony No. 90 (2022) Symphony No. 92 "The Oxford" (2018) Symphony No. 93 "The Bell" (2017) Symphony No. 95 (2016) Symphony No. 97 (2015) Symphony No. 100 “Military” (2013) Symphony No. 101 "The Clock" (2019) Symphony No. 104 “London” (2014) March for the Royal Society of Musicians (2014) Deutschland über Alles (2014) Overture to Windsor Castle (2016) Overture to Armide (2019) Overture to Il Mondo de la Luna (2022) Overture to Lo Speziale (2022) Overture to La vera costanza (2023) Divertimento No. 11 (2016) Divertimento in G (2021) Concerti Organ Concerto in C (2012) Keyboard Concerto in D (2013) Concerto for Two Horns (2014) Keyboard Concerto in F (2015) Concerto for Two Liren in F (2015) Flute Concerto in D (2016) Horn Concerto in D (2017) Organ Concerto in D (2017, 2022) Violin Concerto in C Major (2018) Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (2018) Piano Concerto in D (2019) Cello Concerto in D (2019) Horn Concerto No. 2 in D (2024) |
Vocal/Choral/Opera
Mass in a Time of War (2013) Te Deum in C (2014) Arianna à Naxos (2014) Missa Brevis Joannis de Deo “Little Organ Mass” (2014) La Canterina (2016) Cantilena pro adventu (2019) Guest Artists/ Soloists Richard Jobe, Organ (2012, 2014, 2015, 2022) Paul Sweet, Piano (2013) Karl Nelson, Conductor (2013) John Blackwell, Bass-Baritone (2013) Josh Phelps, Tenor, (2013) Roxane LaCombe, Soprano, (2013) Tracey Gregg-Boothby, Mezzo-soprano, (2013) Evan Chancellor, Horn (2014) Matthew Evans, Horn, (2014) Andrea Hanson, Soprano (2014) Andrea McKerlie Luke, Flute (2015) Lane Edwards, Flute (2015) Matthew Haire (2016) Evan Chancellor, Horn (2017) Dustin Borjas, Violin (2018) Christi Wans, Trumpet (2018) Eden Dickerson, Piano (2019) Zach Reaves, Cello (2019) Caroline Carter, Soprano (2019) Afton Wooten, Soprano (2020) Lucy Kimbell, Soprano (2020) Chelsea Waddelow, Piano (2020) Joe Charlton, Horn (2024) Commissioned Compositions Celka Ojakangas, The Rule of 5 (2017) Robbie Hanlin, Theme and Variations on a "Farewell" of J. Haydn, (2018) Steven Stark, (2022) |