Springtime Pops

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

April 25, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Riverfront Amphitheater

Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

American Salute

Dear Enemy ... Nettie Chenaux 

Lincoln Portrait ... Copland

    Sherman Deselle, narrator

Colonel Bogey ... Kenneth J. Alford

Washington Post March ... Sousa

Andrews Sisters Medley

    The Victory Belles

Shoo Shoo Baby

    The Victory Belles

As Time Goes By

    The Victory Belles

Salute to the Armed Forces (Medley)

    The Victory Belles

1812 Overture ... Tchaikovsky

Old American Songs

Shenandoah ... North American Folk Song

Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

 

 

Out of this World: a Journey through Grief

Tim Pursell, Junior Saxophone Recital

April 21, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Varnado Ballroom

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Mai ... Ryo Noda (b. 1948)

Vignette No. 20 ... Remy Le Boeur (b. 1986)

Spiegel im Spiegel ... Arvo Part (b. 1935), transcribed by Tim Pursell

    Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Outburst ... Chris Evan Haas (b. 1993)

Out of this World ... David Maslanka (1943-2017)

    Paul Christopher, cello

    Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Graduate Collaborative Piano Recital

Victor Anselmo Mata Zepeda, pianist

April 19, 2026, at 3:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Sonata for Flute and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 ... S. Prokofiev

    Moderato

    Scherzo

Lennon Coke, flute

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 ... R. Schumann

Robert Cardwell, baritone

Sonata for Cello and Piano ... M. Ponce

    Allegro Selvaggio

Paul Christopher, cello

Despedida ... Maria Grever 

Lhareen Lazo, soprano

Master Class with Dr. Hsinyi Wang of Tarrant County College

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 12:30 pm

CAPA room 219

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Master Class Participants included:

Jesus Calderon, cello

Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 ... J.S. Bach

Prelude

Maira Avellaneda, cello

Apres un reve ... G. Faure

Santiago Rovira, cello

Adagio and Allegro, Opus 70 .. R. Schumann

Alejandro Restrepo, cello

Cello Suite No. 1 ... B. Britten

Fugue

Season Finale

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

Church of the Redeemer

West Monroe, Louisiana

Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM

Semiramide Overture ... G. Rossini

Piano Concerto No. 1, S. 124 ... F. Liszt

    Allegro maestoso

    Quasi Adagio

    Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato

    Allegro marziale animato

Elijah Asmussen, pianist

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 ... J. Brahms

    Adagio non troppo

    Adagio non troppo

    Allegretto grazioso - Presto ma non assai

    Allegro con spirito

    

 

Guest Artist Recital at LSU

LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts

LSU School of Music presents

Paul Christopher, cellist

School of Music, room 118

Monday, April 6, 2026, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Composition for Violoncello Solo ... Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016)

I. Broadly 

II. Capricious 

III. With tenderness 

IV. With energy

Theme and Variations on “Draw the Sacred Circle Closer” ... Adolphus Hailstork  (b. 1941)

Cello Suite Variation ... Christian Wolff (b. 1934)

I. Tempo of Prelude 

II. Tempo of Saraband 

III. Tempo of Gigue 

 

Cello Variations II ... Charles Wuorinen  (1938-2020)

Other Monday, April 6, 2026, events:

12:30 - 2:30 pm Masterclass with Dennis Parker's Studio Class

4:30 - 5:30 pm Mara Gibson's Composition Student Readings

Tuesday, April 7, 2026, event:

1:30 - 3:00 pm Jeff Perry's Post-Tonal Class

Student Chamber Music Recital

Armonia String Quartet

LSMSA Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

March 26, 2026, at 5:30 pm

PROGRAM

STRING QUARTET IN D MINOR, OP. 76, NO. 2:

“QUINTEN QUARTET”

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN  (1732-1809)

Allegro

Andante o piu tosto allegretto

Minuet. Allegro

Finale. Vivace assai

STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR, NO. 8, OP. 110

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH  (1906-1975)

Largo

Allegro molto

Allegretto

Largo

Largo

Armonia String Quartet:

OSCAR ANDRES CARBALLO TORRES, VIOLIN
CARLOS DIAZ DEL VALLE, VIOLIN
RONALD ZALDANA SANCHEZ, VIOLA
JESUS A. CALDERON PENA, CELLO
SANTIAGO ROVIRA ORTIZ, CELLO

Recruiting in Tyler, Texas

Bishop Gorman Catholic School

1405 E. Southeast Loop 323

Tyler, Texas

March 24, 2026

Dwight Anderson, Orchestra Director

Guest Artist Recital at UNT

University of North Texas

College of Music

Recital Hall

March 23, 2026, at 6:30 pm

Denton, Texas

PROGRAM

Invocation for Cello Solo (1987) ... Mel Powell (1923-1998)

Sintra for Alto Flute and Cello (1969) ... Ursla Mamlok (1923-2016)

    With intensity

    Very fast

    Calmly

Cello Suite Variation (2000) ... Christian Wolff (b.1934)

    Tempo of Prelude

    Tempo of Sarabande

    Tempo of Gigue

Enchanted Preludes for Flute and Cello (1988) ... Elliott Carter (1908-2012)

Cello Variations II (1975) ... Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020)

Elizabeth NcNutt, flute

Paul Christopher, cello

Lagniappe Chamber Series Concert

Bayoux Arts Piano Quartet

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

March 19, 2026, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM

Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 ... WA Mozart (1756-1791)

    Allegro Andante

    Rondo:Allegro

Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 ... Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

    Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo

    Scherzo: Molto vivace

    Andante cantabile

    Finale: Vivace

Richard Seiler, pianist

Samantha Parker, violin

Evan Korn, viola

Paul Christopher, cello