Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Guest Artist Recital

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)



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

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

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




Carnival of the Animals

Alexandria Zoo
Concert Pavilion
March 15, 2026, at 2:30 pm

PROGRAM

Carnival of the Animals ... Saint-Saens
    Chialing Hsieh and Michael Young, pianists
    Karen Riley Simmons, narrator





Aspiration

Rapides Symphony Orchestra with the Red River Chorale and Northwestern Choral Artists
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
1202 3rd Street
Alexandria, Louisiana
March 14, 2026, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, mvt 1 
    Jose Luzuriaga, Youth Division Winner

Franz Liszt - Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Elijah Asmussen, Young Adult Division Winner 

Aaron Copland - "The Promise of Living"

Randall Thompson - Frostiana “The Road Not Taken”

Frederick Delius - Appalachia (Ending)

Leonard Bernstein - “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide






Thursday, March 12, 2026

Masterclass with Cellist Selin Demeril

Saturday afternoon, March 7, 2026
Old CAPA Building, Room 219
Natchitoches, Louisiana

REPERTOIRE:

B Britten Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 (1964)
    Canto Primo: Sostenuto e largemente
Alejandro Restrepo, cellist

JS Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
    Prelude
Maira Avellaneda, cellist

J Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2, in D Major, Hob. VIIb/2
    II. Adagio
Jesus Calderon, cellist