Inspiration Point Center for the Arts, situated east of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is home to Opera in the Ozarks and a vibrant center of summer learning for vocalists and instrumentalists since 1950.
Every year since 2021, when we responded to the needs of high school instrumentalists and their teachers during COVID isolation, the principal players of the Opera in the Ozarks Orchestra have recorded inspiring and informative teaching videos of the required audition excerpts for the music festivals in five states in our home region: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas. Below you will find links the videos for the 2024-25 school year festival auditions.
Students, in these YouTube videos you will find excellent lessons performances by professionals you may emulate. These teacher/performers offer helpful demonstrations and insights that will assist you to surmount challenges as you prepare a strong and successful all-state audition. Directors and Teachers, you may freely share these videos and use them as part of your teaching.
We send our best wishes to all for a vibrant season of music-making in your school ensembles and then regional and all-state festivals.
Thomas Cockrell
Artistic Director, Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point
