Friday, December 25, 2009

Friday, 12/25/2009



"The Artist's Gift", world premiere recordings of Offenbach's Three Duo Concertants, Opus 21 for two celli and Melodies de "Anna Bolena" for unaccompanied cello. The best Christmas gift ever!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tuesday, 12/8/2009 @ 4:00 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recital
Magale Recital Hall, NSU

Members of String Class II, under the direction of Tina Martin, performs an assortment of holiday favorites.


Violins: Chris Bloom, Jose Bustamente, Daniel Coffmann, Ms. Tina Martin
Violas: Rance Hawthorne, Brendan Mizener
Piano: Mr. Paul Christopher



Friday, November 20, 2009

Saturday, 11/21/2009 @ 11:00-11:50 am

Louisiana Music Educators 2009 State Music Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Riverboat Room

Baton Rouge, Louisiana




"Offenbach for Cellists" a lecture /recital by Paul Christopher, cello
assisted by Elena Kuroda, piano





Friday, November 13, 2009

Tuesday, 11/17/2009 @ noon-1:00 pm

LSU Health Sciences Center
Medical School Auditorium


Do not miss the Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds clinicopathological conference on Ludwig van Beethoven presented by Philip A. Mackowiak, M.D., M.B.A., Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Chief of the Medical Care Clinical Center, VA Maryland Health Care System. “Beethoven and the Sound that Failed” will be presented on Tuesday, November 17th at noon in the auditorium, room 1-400. The presentation will be accompanied by a chamber ensemble performing selected Beethoven compositions.

Dr. Mackowiak is the author of Post Mortem: Solving History’s Great Medical Mysteries. In conjunction with the Grand Rounds, the library will be showcasing an exhibit that features Dr. Mackowiak and his book which examines the lives and deaths of twelve famous men and women. A related exhibit will focus on medical maladies of other famous people.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 7:30 pm

Paul Christopher, cello
Assisted by Mary Ann Ybarra, piano and David Schepps, cello
Keller Recital Hall
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

PROGRAM

Musette, Opus 24 .... Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

La course en traineau .... J Offenbach
                                  
Suite #1 in G major BWV 1007 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue

Ballade for the Hellenic Land (1996) .... Dinos Constantinides (1929-

Adagio for two violoncelli .... Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884)

Resonance, I-V (2009) .... Mark Prince Lee (1960-

Introduction et Valse mélancolique, Opus 14 .... J. Offenbach

Les Larmes de Jacqueline .... J. Offenbach

PROGRAM NOTES                                
                                               
The music of Dinos Constantinides has been performed throughout the world.  He is the recipient of many grants, commissions and awards, including first prize in the Brooklyn College International Chamber Opera Competition, the First Midwest Chamber Opera Conference, and the Delius Composition Contest.  He also received the American New Music Consortium Distinguished Service Award, the Glen Award of l’Ensemble of New York, several Meet the Composer grants, numerous ASCAP Standard Awards, and he was honored with a Distinguished Teacher White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.  Dr. Constantinides is presently Boyd Professor, the highest academic rank at Louisiana State University, head of the Composition area, and Music Director of the Louisiana Sinfonietta.

Ballade for the Hellenic Land (1990) for solo cello includes two contrasting sections.  The first one reflects the style of an Athenian serenade (kandatha) which was characterized by lyrical song-like tunes sung by voice and accompanied by guitar or mandolin employing fast repeated notes (tremolo).  The second one is a dance-like section that is rhythmic and fast.  Both materials are vivid in the memory of the composer from his teen aged years in his native city Athens, Greece.  This work was written for a concert of the composer’s music given at New York University in 1996.  It was premiered by cellist Ning Tien.

Mark Prince Lee received his B.M. in composition from Florida State University, and his M.M. in composition from Memphis State University.  Dr. Lee also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Vanderbilt University.  Dr. Lee did post graduate study in composition for two summers at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Germany.  Dr. Lee was also a participant in the composition and analysis seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen in the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004, in Kürten, Germany.

Dr. Lee is Associate Professor of Music and German at Columbia State College (near Nashville, Tennessee), where he teaches Theory, Composition, Piano, German Literature, directs the Student Performance Ensemble, and serves as the Music Department Chair.

Resonance for Solo Amplified Cello (2009) duration c.15’ is an expansion of an earlier cello piece, Solo #3 for Cello, which is part of a larger work entitled Quintet for Winds and StringsResonance is divided into five Groups, each with its own fixed pitch group, derived from the final set in Group V.  The first four Groups consist respectively of 10, 8, 6, and 5 pitches, the original set not used until the final Group.  Like much of my recent music, fixed pitches receive their own dynamics and articulation, with the first four tempos organized according to their relationship to the final tempo.


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, @ 5:00 pm



Magale Recital Hall @ NSU
Junior Recital featuring Brett Andrews, cello and Lane Dunn, piano

Ghirlarzana .... Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Suite #2 in d minor for solo cello, BWV 1008 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue


Fantasie et Variations sur des motifs de l’Opera la Fille du Regiment, opus 16 .... Adrien-François Servais (1807-1866)


Tuesday, October 20, 2009, @ 4:00 pm



Magale Recital Hall @ NSU
MUS 1500 Student Recital program includes:

Suite #2 in d minor for solo cello, BWV 1008 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Lillia Lara, cello

Ghirlianza pour Violoncelle Solo .... Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Brett Andrews, cello


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.


Magale Recital Hall, NSU
Faculty Piano Trio:
Christine Allen, piano
Andrej Kurti, violin
Paul Christopher, cello


Trio in C major, KV 548 .... WA Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Andante cantabile
Allegro


Three Nocturnes .... Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Andante
Andante quieto
Tempestoso


Trio in d minor, Opus 49 .... Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Molto Allegro agitato
Andante con moto tranquillo
Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
Finale: Allegro assai appassionato



Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Saturday, 10/17/2009 @ 10:00 a.m.

MTNA Louisiana Young Artists Competition
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Angelle Hall, Room 143



Junior Strings Winner
Wesley Newton (Hammond), violin student of Jivka Jeleva



Senior Strings Winner
Catherine Owens (Shreveport), violin student of Pasha Sabouri



Collegiate Strings Winner
Kostadin Dyulgerski (LSU-Baton Rouge), viola student of Matthew Daline
Alternate:  Edward Charity (Northwestern SU), violin student Andrej Kurti


Monday, October 12, 2009

Friday, 10/16/2009


2009 Louisiana Music Teacher's Association Conference
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m., Room 143

Music for Cello and Piano by Jacques Offenbach

A lecture/recital devoted to the works for cello and piano by Jacques Offenbach

Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Kuroda, piano





11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m., Room 143

A performance of works by Fitzenhagen, Popper and Tschesnokoff under the direction of Brett Andrews.

NSU Cello Ensemble:
Brett Andrews, Kilgore, Texas
Nabor Berumen, Longview, Texas
Amber Carter, Alexandria, Louisiana
Christine Davis, Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Christina Lake, Shreveport, Louisiana
Adam Leblanc, Shreveport, Louisiana
Lillia Lara, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Hannah McEvoy, Longview, Texas
Matthew McFarlane, Arlington, Texas
Grace Moulton, Big Sandy, Texas
Edward Norwood, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jorge Rodriguez, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Micah Sasser, Shreveport, Louisiana
Eva Wilson, Sugarland, Texas





1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m., Room 147

College Faculty Forum

A panel discussion of issues facing college music teachers with Mr. Christopher and faculty from around Louisiana moderated by Tulane music professor Dr. Joan Jensen.


Sunday, October 4, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.


Van Cliburn Recital Hall
Kilgore Community College
Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Kuroda, piano

Musette, Opus 24 .... Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880

La course en traineau .... Offenbach

Suite #1 in G major BWV 1007 ....J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue


Ballade for the Hellenic Land (1996) .... Dinos Constantinides (1929- )

Introduction et Valse mélancolique, Opus 14 .... Offenbach

Les Larmes de Jacqueline .... Offenbach

Thank you to Dianna Norwood for inviting us to perform.


Saturday, October 3, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009 @ 12:30 p.m.

Performing Arts Theater
Bossier Parish Community College
Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Kuroda, piano

Musette, Opus 24 .... J. Offenbach (1819-1880)

Suite #1 in G major, BWV 1007 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue


Introduction et Valse Mélancolique, Opus 14 .... Offenbach

Les Larmes de Jacqueline .... Offenbach


Sunday, September 20, 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009, @ 11:00 am

Student Union
LSU-Shreveport

Musette and Les Larmes de Jacqueline .... Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Selections from Suite #6 in D .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

The Swan .... Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Dr. LaWanda Blakeney, piano
Paul Christopher, cello


Friday, September 18, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009, @ 4:00 pm

Faculty Showcase Recital
Magale Recital Hall

Program includes:
Music for Cello (2009)
Paul Christopher, cello

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009, at 6:00 pm

New Music for Cello
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Music for Cello (2009)

Reoccurrence (1990) .... Al Benner

Ballade for the Hellenic Land (1996) .... Dinos Constantinides

Resonance for Amplified Solo Cello, Groups I-V (2009) .... Mark Lee

Paul Christopher, cello

Composer Biographies and Program Notes

The music of Al Benner has been performed frequently throughout the US and Canada, with overseas performances in several countries. He has received numerous commissions from organizations, institutions, and individuals, such as the Louisiana Association of Symphony Orchestras and the Louisiana Sinfonietta, to name a few. His awards include ASCAP Standard Awards, two Composers Commissioning Awards from the Louisiana Music Teacher’s Association, and the Audience Choice Award from the Louisiana Sinfonietta, among others. He is the founder of the Louisiana Composers Consortium, the Commissioning Chair for LMTA, the editor and National Board member of ComposerUSA, and on the Advisory Board of the Louisiana Sinfonietta. He has three degrees from Tulane University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from LSU. Benner is on the music faculty of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Natchitoches.

Reoccurrence (1990) mixes unmeasured sections, played as cadenzas, with specific rhythmic areas. Thus the title refers to the constant "re-occurrence" of material. Spanning a range of over four octaves, the work explores various advanced cello techniques.

The music of Dinos Constantinides has been performed throughout the world. He is the recipient of many grants, commissions and awards, including first prize in the Brooklyn College International Chamber Opera Competition, the First Midwest Chamber Opera Conference, and the Delius Composition Contest. He also received the American New Music Consortium Distinguished Service Award, the Glen Award of l’Ensemble of New York, several Meet the Composer grants, numerous ASCAP Standard Awards, and he was honored with a Distinguished Teacher White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Dr. Constantinides is presently Boyd Professor, the highest academic rank at Louisiana State University, head of the Composition area, and Music Director of the Louisiana Sinfonietta.

Ballade for the Hellenic Land (1990) for solo cello includes two contrasting sections. The first one reflects the style of an Athenian serenade (kandatha) which was characterized by lyrical song-like tunes sung by voice and accompanied by guitar or mandolin employing fast repeated notes (tremolo). The second one is a dance-like section that is rhythmic and fast. Both materials are vivid in the memory of the composer from his teen aged years in his native city Athens, Greece. This work was written for a concert of the composer’s music given at New York University in 1996. It was premiered by cellist Ning Tien.

Mark Prince Lee received his B.M. in composition from Florida State University, and his M.M. in composition from Memphis State University. Dr. Lee also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Lee did post graduate study in composition for two summers at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Lee was also a participant in the composition and analysis seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen in the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004, in Kürten, Germany.

Dr. Lee is Associate Professor of Music and German at Columbia State College (near Nashville, Tennessee), where he teaches Theory, Composition, Piano, German Literature, directs the Student Performance Ensemble, and serves as the Music Department Chair.

Resonance for Solo Amplified Cello (2009) duration c.15’ is an expansion of an earlier cello piece, Solo #3 for Cello, which is part of a larger work entitled Quintet for Winds and Strings. Resonance is divided into five Groups, each with its own fixed pitch group, derived from the final set in Group V. The first four Groups consist respectively of 10, 8, 6, and 5 pitches, the original set not used until the final Group. Like much of my recent music, fixed pitches receive their own dynamics and articulation, with the first four tempos organized according to their relationship to the final tempo.


Sunday, September 6, 2009

Christine Davis is the cellist on a soon-to-be released CD featuring Jessie Brooks of Hammond, Louisiana.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009










We are starting an American String Teacher's Association chapter at NSU! If you are interested in string music, then please join our group. Contact Brett Andrews for more information. Paul Christopher is the faculty advisor.

Monday, August 31, 2009












Welcome to Josue Ramirez as our new instructor of double bass! Josue graduated in May 2009 with a Master of Music degree.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Welcome 2009 low string students!









Lillia, Alfredo, Edward, Nabor, Adam, Justin and Matthew.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Really Terrible Orchestra

This article titled, "And the Band Played Badly" appeared in the _New York Times_ on March 9, 2008, written by op-ed contributor Alexander McCall Smith.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Drew McManus, orchestra consultant, commented on the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra on his blog with a posting titled, Let’s See If Recent Changes Can Shake Things Up In Shreveport

Sunday, July 26, 2009

July 13-14, 2009



Kerri and I visited with Robert Folstein. He is the editor of the Jacques Offenbach Society Newsletter and an Offenbach scholar.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009, @ 7:30 pm


DMMO Chamber Music Concert
Lekburg Recital Hall
Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa




PROGRAM includes:

Nostalgica, Opus 60 (1998) .... Manuel del Anguila

II. Blue
IV. Happy End


Rudi Heinrich, bassoon
Chung-Yon Hong, violin I
Desiree Cedono-Suarez, violin II
Nonoko Okada, viola
Paul Christopher, cello

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009, @ 9:00 pm

Public Broadcasting Service aired a fascinating 2-hour special last Wednesday. If you missed it, then check out the below link:

The Music Instinct: Science and Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism--and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos--is moved by the undeniable effect of music. This follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music's deep mysteries.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

June 7-July12, 2009

I have the good fortune to play principal cello with the Des Moines Metro Opera. The performances include Puccuni's Tosca, Weber's Der Freischutz and Rossini's Barber of Seville. Come and visit me in Indianola, Iowa!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Tuesday, 4/21/2009 @ 4:00 pm


MUS 1500 Student Recital
Magale Recital Hall @ NSU

PROGRAM includes:

Fade to Black .... Metallica, arranged by Apocalyptica

NSU Cello Studio Class:
Brett Andrews
Amber Carter
Christine Davis
Christina Lake
Hannah McEvoy
Grace Moulton
Jorge Rodriguez
Micah Sasser
Eva Wilson

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Friday, 4/3/2009 @ 1:00 pm


Santa Fe International Festival of Electroacoustic Music
Society for Composers, Inc.
St. Francis Auditorium
College of Santa Fe

PROGRAM includes:

Solo #3 for Cello .... Mark Prince Lee

Paul Christopher, cello

Friday, March 27, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, @ 4:00 pm


MUS 1500 Student Recital
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

The Train Whistle .... Aaron Minsky

Christine Davis, cello

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sunday, March 29, 2009, @ 6:00 pm


SYMPHONIC GALA PROGRAM includes:

The Carnival of the Animals .... Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Hens and Roosters
Wild Asses; quick animals
Tortoise
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Characters with Long Ears
The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Aviary
Pianists
Fossils
The Swan
Finale

Dr. Christine Allen, piano
Dr. Francis Yang, piano
Dr. Dennette McDermott, flute
Dr. Malena McLaren, clarinet
Mr. Ken Green, percussion
Dr. Andrej Kurti, violin
Mr. Raúl Antonio Munguía, violin
Mr. Mario Alejandro Torres, viola
Mr. Paul Christopher, cello
Mr. Josué Elías Ramírez, Double Bass

This work will be repeated on Monday, March 31, 2009, @ 4:00 pm for MUS 1500

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009, @ 7:30 pm


Magale Recital Hall @ NSU

Bach Solo Cello Suites played on a variety of different instruments

PROGRAM

Suite #1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Josué Ramirez, bass

Suite #2 in d minor, BWV 1008
Masahito Kuroda, euphonium

Suite # 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Dr. Paul Forsyth, saxophone

INTERMISSION

Suite #4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
Dr. J. Mark Thompson, bass trombone

Suite #5 in c minor, BWV 1011
Dr. Douglas Bakenhus, bassoon

Suite #6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Paul Christopher, cello

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ 3:00 pm


Concerto/Aria Competition Winners Concert
Natchitoches/Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

Carmen Fantasy .... Frank Proto (b. 1941)
Prelude
Aragonaise
Nocturne
Toreador Song


Josue Ramirez, bass

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ 4:00 pm


MUS 1500 Student Recitals
Magale Recital Hall, NSU

PROGRAM

Suite #2 in d minor .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Menuett I and II
Gigue


Brett Andrews, cello

Friday, March 6, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

Southeastern Composers League: 58th Annual Composer's Forum
Recital Hall, School of Music
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PROGRAM

Music for Cello 2009
[Untitled for solo cello] 2008 .... Dr. Mark Prince Lee (b. 1960)

Paul Christopher, cello

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES

Mark Prince Lee received his B.M. in composition from Florida State University and his M.M. in composition from Memphis State University. He also holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Lee did post-graduate study in composition for two summers at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Germany where he studied with Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissey, and attended the master classes of John Cage. Dr. Lee was also a participant in the composition and analysis seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen in the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004. Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor of Music and German at Columbia State College, where he teaches theory, composition, piano, German literature, directs the Student Performance Ensemble, and serves as the Music Department Chairman.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Writing Viola Transcriptions by Lianne Huff


Lianne Huff, guest author, published The Tradition of Writing Viola Transcriptions in the February 2009 winter issue of Score, an online newsletter of the Louisiana Music Teachers Association.

Ms. Huff is a graduate violist at NSU.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Tuesday, 3/3/2009 @ 7:30 pm @ NSU











Mr. Ramirez is a graduate student from the studio of Paul Christopher.
PROGRAM

Carmen Fantasy .... Frank Proto (b. 1941)
Prelude
Aragonaise
Nocturne
Toreador Song
Bohemian Dance
Cello Suite No. 1 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Menuet 1
Menuet 2
Concerto in b minor .... G Bottesini (1821-1889)
Allegro Moderato
Andante
Allegro

Northwestern Strings
Raúl Munguía, Conductor

Violin
Petra Bubanja
Saul Carcamo
Edward Charity
Javier Laya
Angelique Milliken
Marquis Montgomery
Jenny Ramos
Matt Rudd
Mario Torres


Viola
Lianne Huff
Evan Frederick Korn


Cello
Jorge Rodriguez

Bass
Natalie Johnson
Mitch Moehring


This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Thursday, 2/26/2009 @ 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, La

The NSU Contemporary Music Ensemble
under the direction of Edward Charity
with assistance from Paul Christopher




PROGRAM

In C .... Terry Riley (b. 1935-)

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sunday, 2/15/2009 @ 3:00 pm


Anderson Auditorium
Hurley School of Music
Centenary College
Shreveport, LA

Paul Christopher and Ruth Drummond, Cellists

PROGRAM

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Three Duos Concertants for Two Violoncellos, op. 21

Duo I
Allegro
Adagio religioso
Allegretto


Duo II
Allegro maestoso
Cantabile
Rondo (Allegretto)


Duo III
Adagio-Tempo di Marcia, Variation I-IV
Scherzo


This concert will be repeated on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, @ 12:30 pm @ BPCC.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Wednesday, 2/11/2009 @ noon

Tulane University's Music at Midday Series
Rogers Memorial Chapel
New Orleans, Louisiana

Paul Christopher, Cello
Josué Ramirez, Bass
Elena Kuroda, Piano

PROGRAM

Souvenir du Val, opus 29, #1 .... J Offenbach (1819-1880)
Sérenade, opus 29, #2
Ballade, Opus 29, #3
Musette, Opus 24

Suite #1 in G major, BWV.1007 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue


Duo Concertant sur les themes des Puritains .... G Bottesini (1821-1889)

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Thursday, February 5, 2009 @ 7:30p

Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Guest Artists' Recital



Peter Minkler, Viola

Paul Christopher, Cello

Lura Johnson, Piano




Duet “With Two Eyeglasses Obligato" .... Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
for Viola and Cello
Allegro

Elegie for unaccompanied Viola (1944) .... Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Lento

Sonata for Viola and Piano (1979) .... George Rochberg (1918-2005)
Allegro moderato
Adagio lamentoso
Fantasia: Epilogue



INTERMISSION


Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” .... Beethoven
Adagio
Allegretto
Presto


Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 .... Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Moderato
Allegretto
Adagio



Funding for this recital was provided through the generosity of the NSU Department for Student Activities and the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Mr. William Brent, Director.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Saturday, 1/31/2009 @ 7:30 pm

First Annual Flute Clinic featuring Eldred Spell
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

Sonate en Concert, opus 17 .... Jean-Michel Damase (b. 1928)

Eldred Spell, flute
Paul Christopher, cello
Francis Yang, piano

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 @ 7:30 pm








Raul Munguia, Conductor

PROGRAM

Souvenir de France
Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos .... Tchaikowski
IV Movement

Adagio for Strings .... Samuel Barber

Musette Op. 24 for Cello and String Orchestra .... Offenbach
Paul Christopher, Cello

Zapateado
Spanish Dance #6 For Violin and Orchestra .... Sarasate
Andrej Kurti, Violin

Brandenburg Concerto III .... JS Bach

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Tetrafusion: Dark Matter

Mr. Christopher is playing on a track in Tetrafusion's upcoming album. Brooks Tarkington, NSU music student, is the guitarist in the band.

Dark Matter Intro Draft from Gary Tubbs on Vimeo"