Monday, April 27, 2026

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




Sunday, April 12, 2026

Season Finale

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
    






 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Guest Artist Recital at LSU

LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts
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









Friday, March 27, 2026

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





































Thursday, March 26, 2026

Recruiting in Tyler, Texas

1405 E. Southeast Loop 323
Tyler, Texas
March 24, 2026
Dwight Anderson, Orchestra Director



Saturday, March 21, 2026

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




Friday, March 20, 2026

Lagniappe Chamber Series Concert

Bayoux Arts Piano Quartet
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
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




Guest Lecturer at ULM

Orchestration Class
March 18, 2026, at 11:00 am

Paul Christopher met with Dr. Mel Mobley's Orchestration class for a discussion of score reading and performance practices in 20th and 21st century works.













Thursday, March 19, 2026

Louisiana Piano Series International

Master Class with Asher Ian Armstrong
March 17, 2026, at 11:30 am
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included

Ponce: Cello Concerto, movement I, Allegro Selvaggio
    Anselmo Mata, pianist
    Paul Christopher, cellist