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PMI provides a unique blend of services to artists, arts organizations, and institutions of higher education. We represent a diverse collection of quality artists in music, theatre, and dance as an artists management agency. Please consider one or more of our international artists by going to our Artists Roster and let us assist you in building your programs and audiences. For arts organizations, we provide a variety of services ranging from programming an entire series according you your specifications and using artists available through any management company. We also offer support with grant writing, marketing, website development, and organizational development needs. To learn more about how we can support your needs go to Services. For higher education, in addition to all of the services available to arts organizations, we can assist in globalizing your institution and curriculum through our expertise in this area. PMI is led by Dr. Manuel Prestamo, an internationally recognized arts administrator with over 30 years of experience in arts management, higher education, and artistic direction. He serves on the boards of the Harrison Academy for the Performing Arts, Honorary Advisory Board of the Respect Diversity Foundation, International Council of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, the Oklahoma Governor’s International Team and the Oklahoma Israel Exchange. He is past president of the Oklahoma Global Education Consortium, the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges, and the Central Oklahoma Fulbright Association. He served as a board member of the Conductors Guild and the American Council for International Intercultural Education, for whom he chaired three national conferences.
In 1998, he created the Oklahoma Film Institute at Oklahoma City Community College, in collaboration with the Lt. Governor's Office, and has served as Executive Director of Arts Festival Oklahoma, the OK MOZART International Festival, and the Cultural Awareness Series at Oklahoma City Community College, where he was also a dean for 12 years. In 2004 he was one of 65 leaders in higher education and the arts invited by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters to serve in the American Assembly at Columbia University. His services have been utilized by organizations in the United States, Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, and the Far East.
Some of the artists with whom he has worked and presented include the following:
Authors/Lectures/Readings Dr. Jim Barnes, Author and expert on Native American culture and writing style Mario Godoy, Author and Fulbright Scholar, Ecuador Hiroko Fujita & Fran Stallings – storytelling from a Japanese/American perspective Dr. N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Gwyn Williams & Arnold Goren – the days of radio in the US and the UK Dr. Cartagenova, Director of the Fulbright Commission of Ecuador Grey Frederickson, Co-Producer, “The Godfather” Mark Medoff, “Children of a Lesser God” Billie Letts, “Where the Heart Is”
Brass Bravo Brass Dale Clevenger – Principal French Horn, Chicago Symphony Adolph Herseth, Principal Trumpet, Chicago Symphony Saint Louis Brass Quintet in a fun program for all ages
Chamber Music Moscow String Quartet Trio Montevideo, Uruguay, “A Night of Tangos” The Newstead Trio Calico Winds – Woodwind Quintet Serapion Duo, Germany, Cello/Piano duo Beaux Arts Trio
Choral / Vocal Marilyn Govich, Soprano Moscow Boys Choir King's Singers, England “LOOK,” Light Opera Oklahoma Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee U. S Air Force Academy Choruses University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Choruses Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Chorus University of Central Oklahoma Choruses Oklahoma Christian University Choruses Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra Choruses, Argentina
Composer/Conductor Composer/Conductor John Zdechlik Composer/Conductor Dr. W. Francis McBeth Composer Donald Erb Vietnamese Composer Pham Duy Composer León Biriotti, Uruguay Composer/Conductor John Wasson Samuel Magrill Max Lifchitz Ney Rosauro, Brazil
Conductors Lukas Foss Joel Levine Andreas Delfs Emilio de Cesar, Brazil Guillermo Figueroa Reinaldo Zemba, Argentina Mario Benzecry, Argentina Emir Saul, Italy Luis Gorelik, Israel
Dance The Little Angels from Korea Brasil/Brazil –Brazilian music and dance Ballet Folklorico Mexico
Flute Oscar Piluso, Principal Flutist, Orchestra of the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires Luciano Carrera, Ecuador Yossi Arnheim, Principal Flute, Israel Philharmonic
Guitar Christopher Parkening Edgar Cruz & Ruben Romero David Burgess - performing works of the Americas Ron Radford Brad Richter Werner Stiefel, Germany
Harp Danis Kelly, Principal Harp, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Gaye LeBlanc, Principal Harp, Oklahoma City Philharmonic Christopher Sidenius, Principal Harp, Hong Kong Philharmonic Julia Sverdlov, Principal Harp, Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra Oklahoma City Philharmonic BBC – Wales Symphony Orchestra National Orchestra of Ecuador National Radio and Television Orchestra of Uruguay Banco Mayo Orchestra, Buenos Aires, Argentina Youth Orchestra of the Americas Teatro Colon Symphony Orchestra, Buenos Aires, Argentina Baden-Baden Symphony Orchestra, Germany State Symphony Orchestra of Sao Paolo, Brazil
Percussion Pablo Valarezo, Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony of Ecuador Chen Zimbalista, Israel
Piano Lorin Hollander Sonia Munez, Brazil Jamanis Piano Duo - specialists in the music of Gershwin Ruth Serrão, Brazil Luis Ascot, Switzerland and Argentina Veri & Jamanis, Piano Duo The Russian Duo Piano Team of Pavel Nersessian & Andrei Pisarev Andre Watts Martin Morales, Argentina Gary Graffman I-Lin Cheng, Taiwan Joyce Yang, Van Cliburn Piano Competition, Silver Medalist 2005
Strings Jorge Saade-Scaff, Violinist, Ecuador Alexei Bruni, Violinist, Russia Eugene Fodor, Violinist Lukas David, Violinist, Germany Ruben Gonzalez, Concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Leslie Parnas, Cellist Richard Davis, Double Bass and Jazz Gary Karr, Double Bass Virtuoso Marcus Thompson, Viola
Theatre Joseph Kaknes in his own production about Vincent Van Gogh Montana Repertory Theatre in Steel Magnolias Salzburg Marionette Theatre – Austria Jack Eddleman – Actor/Singer/Director from the New York City Opera Mary Lou Fallis, soprano, in a hilarious comic show about the Primdona - Canada 2 x 4 Productions - theatre company in a show about women authors Ruby Perez, actress/playwright - Mexico Gene McFall as Will Rogers Classical Kids
World Music Ensembles Habrera Hativit, Middle Eastern music, Israel Simbirsk Trio, Russia Barroco Andino – an ensemble from the Andes ESTA – the best of Middle-Eastern music by way of Israel East Wind Duo – a tour of the world through music for flute and harp
Popular Music The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra The Lettermen The Kingston Trio Jovino Santos Neto and his trio performing jazz with a Brazilian twist Ronald McDonald and the McDonald Land Characters Byron Berline and The Byron Berline Bluegrass Band Mason Williams, Composer of “Classical Gas” Jimmy Webb, Singer/Pianist/Composer – “By the Time I get to Phoenix” The Platters |
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