Our Mission
To provide quality live music to the largest possible audience.

The Members
Starlight Band is Oklahoma's only professional concert band and includes over 40 musicians. Starlight members can also be heard playing in the Signature Symphony, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and the Bartlesville Symphony. 

The Music
Starlight Band performs music ranging from light classics and patriotic music to jazz, Broadway and current pop selections. There is "something for everyone" at each concert and we guarantee to get your feet tapping.

The Setting
Starlight Band's outdoor venue (Tulsa River Parks Amphitheater) provides a unique outdoor setting that is both relaxed and comfortable. People of all ages will enjoy hearing old favorites and new as they sit under the Oklahoma stars and gaze at the Tulsa downtown skyline.

Guest Artists
Starlight Band invites local guest artists to perform at Starlight concerts. These special guests add another dimension to the evening as they perform the National Anthem, special selections and featured solos. You never know who might make an appearance at a Starlight concert!

The Conductors
L. Dale Barnett is the Conductor and Music Director of the Starlight Band. Mr. Barnett is no stranger to the ensemble, having played trombone and euphonium in the band since 1971. 

He is the retired director of bands and instrumental music supervisor at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and currently serves as the Director of Bands at Holland Hall.

He has worked as a free-lance trombonist in the Tulsa area for over 30 years, and also served as principal trombonist of the Tulsa Philharmonic for 15 years.

Scott Senter has been leading bands and playing trumpet in the Tulsa area for nearly 50 years. He played for the very first Starlight Jazz Concert in 1958 and is Starlight's Jazz Concert Director.

Mr. Senter is a double graduate of the University of Tulsa, including an MBA in 1991. He is currently adjunct professor of music (Jazz Studies) at Tulsa Community College and a member of the International Association of Jazz Educators.

For more than 10 years he has led an 18-piece big band that has played for jazz festivals and private functions throughout northeastern Oklahoma.

Junior Board
Our Junior Board is comprised of talented high school musicians who are selected through an application process which requires the endorsement of their band director or private lesson teacher. They assist in administrative capacities helping with programs, memberships, and distribution of promotional materials. They also bring family and friends to the concerts. In return for their service, the Junior Board performs side-by-side with professional musicians at one of Starlight's season concerts. 

For more information
For more information on Starlight Band or the Junior Board, please visit the Contact Us section.