Student Cello Duo Recital

Santiago Rovira and Jesus Calderon

Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 5:30 pm

Varnado Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

FEATURING JS Bach 

Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major ... BWV 1007

    Prelude

    Allemande

    Courante

    Sarabande

    Minuet I and II

    Gigue

Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major ... BWV 1009

    Prelude

    Allemande

    Courante

    Sarabande

    Bourree I and II

    Gigue

Congratulations to Santiago Rovira Ortiz

Dear Santiago,

Based on your audition materials, we are pleased to be able to offer you a position at the 2024 Renova Music Festival! 

The dates of the festival are Sunday evening, June 2 through Saturday night, June 15.  

We will be in touch with more details in the coming weeks.

I look forward to seeing and working with you,

Joshua Zona, Music Director

A Conference for Portable Chamber Duos

2024 International Duo Symposium

April 5-6, 2024

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included

Riding to School with Samuel Becket ... Neal Endicott

Malena McLaren, bass clarinet

Paul Christopher, cello

Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle) ... Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Allegro ma non troppo

    Adagio

    Vivo

Stephen Clark, flute

Paul Christopher, cello

 

Faculty Guitar Recital

Luke Brouillette with special guests

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included

Douce Ambience ... Django Reinhardt

Minor Swing ... Reinhardt/Grapelli

Gypsy Jazz Trio Luke Brouillette, Patrick Bordelon, and Paul Christopher

Double Bass Master Class with Dion Pierre

April 2, 2024, at 1:00 pm

Room 219

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Congratulations to Jesus Calderon Pena

 

Aill Harris III Senior Cello Recital

 

PROGRAM

Duo in G major, Opus 37, No. 1 ... Sebastian Lee (1805-1887)

Allegro non troppo

assisted by Paul Christopher

Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 ... JS Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Menuette 1 and 2

Gigue

To The Victors

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

An Overture to Spring ... Daniel Perttu

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, op. 64 ... Mendelssohn

    Allegro molto appassionato

Kelsey Jones, violin 

Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, op.14 .... Larsson

    Allegro molto moderato

    Adagio

    Allegro scherzando

Preston Hernandez, alto saxophone

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 ... Beethoven

    Allegro con brio

    Andante con moto

    Scherzo: Allegro

    Allegro - Presto

  

Shattering the Glass Ceiling Recital

Diversity Recital Series 2024

Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Knocking to Silence ... Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987)

Paul Christopher, cello

White & Red from Four Personalities ... Alyssa Morris (b. 1985)

Leah Forsyth, oboe

Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Sonata for B-flat Clarinet and Piano ...  Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)

    Gently, Playful

Dr. Malena McLaren, clarinet

Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Drs. McKee, McLaren, Hsieh & Christopher, Forsyth

 

2022 Wideman Piano Competition Gold Medalist

Parker Van Ostrand, pianist

Shreveport Symphony Special Event

Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 3:30 pm

RiverView Theatre

Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Prelude in B Minor ... Bach (1685-1750), trans. A. Siloti (1863-1945)

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 10 ... Beethoven (1770-1827)

    Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio expressivo

    Prestissimo

    Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

La Valse, M. 72 ... Ravel (1875-1937)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 ... Brahms (1833-1897)

Dr. Hsieh's Piano Studio Class

NSU alumni: Ramos, Andrews, Castro