Recitals 4 You

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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

Monday, October 5, 2026

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

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Telling Our Story

Benton Methodist Church

4615 Palmetto Road

Benton, Louisiana

October 4, 2026, at 8:15 am

Charles Regauer, violin, Hannah Spataro, Choir Director & NSULA alumna

Saturday, October 3, 2026

American Landscapes: from Sea to Shining Sea

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

El Dorado Municipal Auditorium

100 West 8th Street

El Dorado, Arkansas

October 3, 2026, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM

To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond ... Kermit Poling (b.1960)

Violin Concerto, op.14 ... Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Allegro

Andante

Presto in moto perpetuo

Kinga Augustyn, guest violinist

Adagio for Strings, op.11 ... Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Suite from Appalachian Spring: Ballet for Martha ... Aaron Copland (1900-1999)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Guest Artist Recital in Sewanee, TN

Paul Christopher, cello

Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 7:00 pm

Guerry Auditorium

Department of Music

The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee

PROGRAM of Songs, Dances & Variations

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

Dance Etudes for Cello Solo (2025) ... Vera Ivanova (b. 1977)

Cello Tango

Waltz of Whispers and Sighs

Songs and Poems for solo cello (2007) ... Philip Glass (b. 1937)

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Nashville Recording

Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 1:00 pm

Brad Bass Productions

Nashville, Tennessee

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Guest Artist Lecture Recitals

Columbia State Community College

Monday, September 21, 2026,

8:30 am, and 9:30 am

FAAT Auditorium

Franklin, Tennessee

Cellist Paul Christopher will give a 30-40 minute lecture/recital featuring sections from J.S. Bach's Suite no. 1 for cello, and Songs and Poems by Phillip Glass that is free and open to the public.

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Columbia State Community College

Tuesday, September 22, 2026,

9:30 am and 11:30 am

Hickman Fine Arts Building, Room 146

Columbia, Tennessee

Cellist Paul Christopher will be attending Eric Burgess's Introduction to Music classes repeating the lecture/recital featuring sections from J.S. Bach's Suite no. 1 for cello, and Songs and Poems by Phillip Glass.