A former English professor specializing in medieval and early modern English literature, Otice was trained at the University of Texas-Austin, the University of North Texas, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After his retirement from Cameron University in Oklahoma, he returned to graduate school for museum studies training and is currently Museum Curator and Librarian of the Percussive Arts Society. Otice was a cello section player with...

An Afternoon with Words&Music! Join us on Sunday, March 10 at 3 PM for a delightful afternoon of songs and duets by composers such as Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weil, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and more! Words&Music will be joined for this program by special guest artist Otice Sircy. For information regarding tickets and location, please visit:...

This video features excerpts from our performance of Lori Laitman’s “Are Women People?” in March 2018.  

This has been a wonderful year of music making for Words&Music. We have been fortunate to make new friends and perform in new venues. At the same time, we have greatly enjoyed making music with our long standing friends in familiar venues. This video features excerpts from our Star of the Morning program.

Because our Star of the Morning programs were early this season, we added several songs celebrating Hanukkah. “Ravta et Rivam” is a gorgeous prayer of thanks. We hope you enjoy it!

Please enjoy this selection from our program Love Americas Style. Quiet Fuera Como El Jazmin is from the Indianas Suite by Carlos Guastavino.

Se Equivoco La Paloma is, perhaps, the most well known song by Carlos Guastavino. Sometimes referred to as “The Schubert of the Pampas”, Guastavino wrote over 200 hundred songs. Se Equivoco was written for solo voice and piano in 1941. The poet is Rafael Alberti.