Graduate Assistant Conductors

Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

A PROGRAM of American Reflections

Maira Avellaneda Pabon conducted Lullaby ... William Hofeldt (b.1951)

Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo conducted "John Henry," A Railroad Ballad for Orchestra ... Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Invited Performance for the Lesche Club

Monday, November 2, 2026, at 6:45 pm

Lemee House

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

Orbit ... Philip Glass

Georgia Elegy ... Henry Mollicone

Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer" ... Adolphus Hailstork

Santiago Rovira's Senior Cello Recital

Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 5:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 ... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

    Prelude

    Sarabande

Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 ... Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

    Adagio

    Allegro

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

    Variation I

    Variation II

    Variation III

    Variation IV

    Variation V

    Variation VI

    Variation VII 

Influence

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Sanders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

October 17, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Scott E. Woodard, Guest Conductor

PROGRAM

Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman (1986) ... Joan Tower (b. 1938)

Rhapsody in Blue ... George Gershwin (1898-1937)

    Spencer Myer, Pianist

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World" ... Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

    Adagio-Allegro molto

    Largo

    Scherzo: Molto vivace

    Allegro con fuoco

2027 LMEA Professional Development Conference

Maira Lizeth Avellaneda Pabon was invited to present her research poster at the
Louisiana Music Educators Association's Research Poster Session
Saturday, January 16, 2027, at 1:00 pm
Hilton Riverside Hotel
2 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

KUDOS to Maira!!!

Italian Journey

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

October 10, 2026, at 7:00 pm

Church of the Redemer

715 Cypress Street

West Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM  

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 ... Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Concerto No. 2, in G minor, Op. 63 ... Sergey Prokofiev

Allegro moderato

Andante assai

Allegro ben marcato

Carlos Suarez, solo violinist

Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artist Competition Winner

Symphony No. 4, in A major, Op. 90, “Italian” ... Felix Mendelssohn

Allegro vivace

Andante con moto

Con moto moderato

Saltarello: Presto

Recruiting for NSULA

West Monroe High School

201 Riggs Street

West Monroe, Louisiana

Friday, October 9, 2026, at 11:45 pm

L: Mr. John Pirkey, Strings Director

 

Guest Artist Master Class

Yung-chiao Wei, LSU School of Music, Professor of Double Bass

October 7, 2026, at 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

CAPA Room 217

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Double Bass Concerto in F major ... Antonio Capuzzi

    I. Allegro moderato

Jairo Cabrera, double bass

Double Bass Concerto in G major, op. 1 ... Domenico Dragonetti

    III. Allegretto

William Shupak, double bass

Double Bass Concerto in G major, op. 1 ... Domenico Dragonetti

    I. Allegro

Jose Morel, double bass

Graduate Student Conductors

MUS 1500 Student Recitals

October 6, 2026, at 12:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Don Quixote Suite ... Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture

    Le reveil de Quichotte

    Son attaque des moulins a vent

    Ses soupirs amoureux apres la Princesse Dulcinee

    Le galope de Rosinante

    Celui d'ane de Sanche

    Le couche de Quichotte

String Ensemble Conducted by 

Maira Lizeth Avelleneda Pabon and Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo

Graduate Student Chamber Music Showcase

October 6, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Trio Number 1 ... Edgar Girtain IV (b.1988)

    Shengzhi Gao, flute

    Andrej Balaz, violin

    Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo, cello