Recitals 4 You

Monday, November 18, 2024

NNSO Concerto Competition

Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 2:00 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Auditionees included:

Maira Lizeth Avellaneda Pabon, cello .... Haydn Cello Concerto, movement 1

Anselmo Mata Erick Cabrera, piano

Jesus Calderon, cello .... Elgar Cello Concerto, movement 1

Dr. John Price, piano

Santiago Rovira, cello .... Faure Elegy

Dr. John Price, piano

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Celebration of Diversity

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Varnado Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Epitaph ... Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)

Dedicated to Tom Phillips, former SSO principal clarinetist

Paul Christopher, cello

Monday, October 21, 2024

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

RiverView Theater

October 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 ... Rachmaninoff

Allegro vivace

Largo

Allegro vivace

Ilya Shmukler, Wideman Gold Medalist

Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique," Op. 74 ... Tchaikovsky

Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Allegro con grazia

Allegro molto vivace

Finale: Adagio lamentoso

Monday, October 14, 2024

A Time for Choosing

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

October 12, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

DUKAS ... Fanfare from "La Peri"

CHAUSSON .... Poeme, Op. 25

Lin He, violin

DEBUSSY .... Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

ROSSINI .... Overture to William Tell

NSU musicians

Jasmine, NSU alumna

Ricky, NSU alumnus

Friday, October 11, 2024

2025 Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition

Cello Chat with Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb

Cello Chat: an Interview Podcast Series

Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb, Professor of Cello

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

October 11, 2024, at 5:00 pm on fb

The basic theme is inspiring young cellists to practice. Here are the questions I tend to ask:
• Introduce yourself; tell about your musical background
• What inspires you for teaching, practicing, and performing?
• Other than leading by example, what are some ways that you try to infuse enthusiasm in your students?
• What effect has your breadth of musical experience had on your approach to performing, or to musicianship?
• Any additional words of advice or inspiration?

Once an episode it broadcast it gets archived at these websites as well:

https://www.youhadmeatcello.com/cello-cast

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8vurOMoq-CfdZIEvmF6bnQ

https://open.spotify.com/show/5t4t0IdG1KX6EJXt0VfiJc