WT Opera to Open Season with Sampler Platter of Iconic Works

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]

CANYON, Texas - West Texas A&M University Opera will offer bite-sized samples of beloved works during a special Sept. 11 performance.

WT Opera's "One-Ounce Operas" will feature 17 students offering solos, duets and scenes from such operas and musicals as "La Bohème," "The Marriage of Figaro," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Man of La Mancha" and more.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT's Canyon campus. Pondaseta Brewery will provide pizza and an open bar of its signature beers.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $50 for premium seating.

Tickets are available at cur8.com/22281/project/141117.

"Last year's sold-out event was such a hit that we knew we wanted to do it again," said Dr. Sarah Beckham-Turner, assistant professor of music and WT Opera director for WT's School of Music in the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. "The students love the opportunity to learn and perform opera scenes; it expands their repertoire and gives opportunities to more students. This casual, fun evening, is sure to be a blast again."

Performers include Anya Jeanne Brown, a sophomore music performance major from Quinlan; Korbin Cole, a senior music education major from Pampa; Jincy Fuller, a graduate music performance student from McKinney; J.P. Galib, a graduate music performance major from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Kelton Harbison, a senior music performance major from Canyon; Oscar Hample, a graduate music performance student from Wasilla, Alaska; C.J. Hernandez, a sophomore music education major from Amarillo; Kyler Hilton, a senior music performance major from Canyon; Abigail Hite, a graduate music performance student from Nashville; Isaac Joiner, a freshman music education major from Pampa; Erin Hinds Lafferty, a senior music performance and education major from Amarillo; Joshua Moreno, a graduate music performance major from Canyon; Emilia Park, a senior music performance major from Plano; Paige Elizabeth Preston, a graduate music performance student from Amarillo; Mamie van Meter, a junior music therapy major from Belfair, Washington; Grayson Wesbrooks, a junior music education major from Canyon; and Raul Zuniga, a senior music performance and business major from Amarillo.

Performance opportunities offer students invaluable skills to help them graduate and succeed, WT's key mission.

About West Texas A&M University

West Texas A&M University is a Regional Research University in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers multiple options for students to graduate and succeed: 65 undergraduate degree programs, including eight associate degrees; and 41 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor's and master's degree, a specialist degree and three doctoral degrees. WT recently earned a Carnegie Foundation classification as a Research College and University. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 16 men's and women's athletics programs.

Photo: Carlos Williams, from left, Deborah Weiss, Paige Preston and Elliott Lewis perform "A Hand of Bridge" at the 2025 "One-Ounce Operas" concert. The 2026 edition is set for Sept. 11 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B. Kelley Student Center at West Texas A&M University.

-WT-