Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is in Oracle on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch…
No stranger to SaddleBrooke, Mark Freshwater will be performing at the Oracle Center for the Arts (OrCA) on November 18 at 4:00 p.m. Mark has performed in and around SaddleBrooke, AZ for over 15 years including solo engagements over the last eight years. Mark performs at country clubs, retirement communities, art galleries and private parties…
On Saturday, March 19, the Oracle Piano Society (OPS) Director Mark Freshwater will be performing at the Society’s Performing Arts Center in Oracle. The event is a charity fundraiser to benefit the Society with 100% of the proceeds going to the charity. Freshwater will perform music from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. to include selections from…
Mark Freshwater Continuing with its mission to provide cultural enrichment and musical experiences for young and old, a special event is to be held on December 19 at the new Oracle Center for the Arts from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Come celebrate the season while enjoying music, art, festivities and refreshments. This event, its third since October,…
Val Bembenek Keeping true to its youth education and community outreach mission, Oracle Piano Society showcased local young musicians at its season opener in October and the following day delivered a donated piano to a six-year-old piano student in San Manuel. The works of Maurice Ravel, performed by OPS founder and artistic director Dr. Stephen…
Val Bembenek The Oracle Piano Society, widely known for presenting high caliber classical music performance events along with sponsoring regional youth music education programs, has announced it will soon have its own permanent home in Oracle. The three year old nonprofit is purchasing the former Oracle Masonic Lodge, a 3,600 square foot building for $200,000,…
Stephen Cook and Mark Freshwater “I recall seeing Van Cliburn play when I was eight years old and it had a huge impact on my continuing classical lessons from my mother, the instructor,” says Freshwater, pianist/singer and easy listening songwriter. At The Oracle Piano Society November board meeting Freshwater was asked to join the non-profit…
Mark Freshwater It has been called the most difficult piano work ever written requiring “wrists of steel, fingers with eyes in them.” It is a work of stunning imagination and transcendent virtuosity and the focal point of a March 1 concert featuring The Oracle Piano Society’s own founder and Artistic Director Dr. Stephen Cook. It…