MUS 1500 Student Recitals

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 12:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Cello Duet in C Major ... Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879)

Kohner Smith & Paul Christopher, cellists 

Hollywood Heroes and Heroines

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Riverfront Amphitheater

April 20, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Alexandria, Louisiana

POPS PROGRAM

Ben Hur Prelude ... M. Rosza

Themes from 007 ... arr. Custer

Gonna Fly Now ... B. Conti, arr. Holcombe

Theme from Schindler's List ... J. Williams

    Dr. Lin He, violinist

Raider's March ... J. Williams

Colonel Bogey March .. K. Alford

Magnificent Seven ... E. Bernstein, arr. Phillippe

How Far I'll Go ... L. Miranda

As Time Goes By ... H. Hupfeld, arr. Lewis

Let It Go ... R. Lopez

Over the Rainbow ... H. Arlen, arr. M. Renzi

Happy ...P. Williams, arr. Bachalis

    Claire Marie Miller, vocalist

Star Wars - Throne Room ... J. Williams, arr. Holcombe

 

56th Annual Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival

Fourth Wall Concert

First United Methodist Church

2727 Jackson Street

Alexandria, Louisiana

April 13, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Four Motivations ... Robert Owens

    I. The Cottager to her Infant (text by Dorothy Wordsworth)

    II. Hope (text by Emily Dickinson)

    III. A Complaint (text by William Wordsworth)

    IV. Could I But Ride Indefinite (text by Emily Dickinson)

Terrance Brown, baritone

From the Hearts of Women ... William Still Grant, lyrics by Verna Arvey

    Little Mother

    Midtide

    Coquette

    Bereft

Tiffany Bostic-Brown, soprano

Chialing Hsieh, piano

Three Songs on Tests of Paul Laurence Dunbar ... H. Leslie Adams

    The Meadowlark

    The Valse

    He/She Gave Me a Rose

Terrance Brown, baritone

Siying He, piano

Heart on a Wall ... Robert Owens, text by Langston Hughes

    I. Heart

    II. Remembrance

    III. Girl

    IV. Havanna Dream

    V. For Dead Mimes

Tiffany Bostic-Brown, soprano

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