From Jenks, Oklahoma to New York Broadway, Cody Davis has truly lived the “dream,” yet here he is, back in his hometown making a way in the arts for others at his Alma Mater. 

Almost two years since releasing her global record-breaking album Midnights, international singer/songwriter/performer Taylor Swift has swept the charts once again and stolen everyone’s attention with her brand-new double album that broke even her own records. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, a double album, has 31 songs filled with some of the most heartbreaking and vulnerable songs that Swift has ever released. In the wake of not one, but two public relationships crumbling into pieces with all eyes on her, the media has made endless theories about what and who these songs are really about.

“I wanted to be a songwriter: I never imagined I would turn into a rock star.” - Billy Joel

Known by many as the “Piano Man,” Billy Joel is an American cultural icon. The Grammy-Award winning legend has released 13 studio albums, sold 160 million albums worldwide, and is the 3rd highest-selling solo artist of all time.

Walking into the music building, you would expect every classroom to be filled with sound, but one is different. In one classroom you’ll be met with 24 students playing instruments silently. Each one is a piano student. Immersed in their own musical world with a keyboard each, they play into their headphones diligently.