The Concert Truck

from Intermission December 2021

A Christmas Tradition

Tulsa, the TPAC has a present for you! This holiday season, we are incredibly proud to bring you The Concert Truck! This mobile music venue consists of a converted 16-foot box truck, which comes complete with its own fully functional stage, lights, sound systems, a piano and two wondrously talented artists. It has toured across the country, performing concerts in city streets, music and arts festivals, schools, neighborhoods, parks and anywhere else one could think to park a truck.

Nick and Susan — the wondrously talented artists we promised — have incredible backgrounds, touring all over the world and possessing aweinspiring lists of accomplishments. Nick Luby prides himself on being an artist who breaks boundaries and challenges the status quo. He has won prizes in numerous competitions, most recently the 2019 Prix Ravel. He has concertized throughout the U.S., France, Italy, and the Czech Republic, and his recordings have been broadcast on public radio.

Acclaimed as a pianist with “astounding musical authority” by the Columbia Free Times, Susan Zhang made her orchestral debut at the age of 12 with the Augusta Symphony. She has since been featured as a soloist with the South Carolina Philharmonic, the Aiken Civic Orchestra, the University of South Carolina Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. She has performed in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre and Woodruff Arts Center as well as numerous other venues in North America, Europe, and Asia, and her recordings have been featured on SC Public Radio.

The two and their truck feature original programming and have been featured by Voice of America – VOA, Minnesota Public Radio, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, WYPR Maryland as well as many local TV news stations and online publications and syndicates.

Why all the buzz and why are we so excited to bring them to you? We love putting art on our stages, but it is hard to be fully involved and engaged in the community from inside our own four walls. That is why we are taking the show to as many areas in our community as possible. We want to share and create art in parts of our city that don’t always get to experience art and to as many diverse populations as we can.

The Concert Truck is a perfect opportunity to do just that. The project was founded out of Nick’s and Susan’s love for music and their belief in its emotional power. Intended as a mobile music venue that strengthens communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to all, it engages diverse communities and audiences nationwide with thoughtful, timely programming.

Want to see the concert truck in person? Stay tuned on our social channels and website for specific concert dates and locations. Want to help us create more incredible art in our community for more people than ever before? Visit the donation page on our website.