Starting out with death metal on guitar, a Northeastern State University pianist influenced the Tahlequah music scene through the River City Players and the Tahlequah Mandophonics.
Farren Mayfield has been on the NSU music faculty since 2009 and has served as director of the River City Players for a decade and a half.
“It’s awesome. I’ve seen a lot of changes. There’s been a lot of changes in the last 15 years,” Mayfield said. “I graduated from NSU in 2000 and did my master’s degree at the University of Oklahoma for two years and taught in the Jenks area for a few years and then moved here. I was offered a position to play for the choirs. Now I play for the choirs and the opera workshop program, and I also play for any music school that needs a pianist.”
In addition to teaching and offering music lessons to students at the university, Mayfield is also a member of the Bear Creek Troupe, a group that plays traditional Celtic music, and a mandolin octet, called Tahlequah Mandophonics. The latter has been performing for about 12 years, while the Bear Creek Troupe has been around for about 14 years.
The Bear Creek Troupe was formed after the Good Company group disbanded, prompting several members to form the new group with Mayfield. Mayfield was asked to help form the Tahlequah Mandophonics after he and several others traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to participate in a similar group.
Before playing with the Tahlequah Mandophonics or helping with NSU music, Mayfield was 13 years old and interested in music and was looking to play death metal on guitar. Shortly after, he began taking piano lessons, which is his primary instrument of choice. Today, 35 years later, Mayfield also plays the mandolin, bouzouki guitar, accordion, and more.
“I feel like I'm pretty good at it. I've spent a lot of time working on it, so it's something I'm comfortable with and have a lot of fun with,” Mayfield said.
For those who want to learn to play music, Mayfield suggests giving it a try.
People always think that you can be too old to start music lessons, but that's kind of absurd. It's never too late to start an activity. It's a great way to relieve stress and anxiety for many people.
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Mayfield will play auxiliary keyboard for the production of Nanyehi: The Story of Nancy Ward, Oct. 11-12 at Hard Rock Live Tulsa. River City Players performs every Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. at the NSU Playhouse through Aug. 3. Bear Creek will perform July 13 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Tahlequah Farmers Market.
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