Sunday, February 20, 2011

Friday, 2/25/2011 @ 7:30 pm in Magale Recital Hall

Andrew Giller, Malena McClaren, Christine Burczyk Allen, Whitney Allen
PROGRAM

Sonata in A minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione" .... Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
I.                    Allegro moderato
II.                  Adagio
III.               Allegretto
 Andrew Giller, contrabass
Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Pampeana, No. 2, Opus 21 .... Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Whitney Allen, violoncello
Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Trio in A Minor, Opus 114 .... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I.                    Allegro
II.                  Adagio
III.               Andante grazioso
IV.                Allegro
Malena McClaren, clarinet
Whitney Allen, violoncello
Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Romantico Idilio .... Astor Piazzola, adapted by Derek Snyder (1921-1992)

Whitney Allen, violoncello
Andrew Giller, contrabass

Friday, February 18, 2011

Thursday, 2/24/2011 @ 7:30 pm

Guest Artist Recital
Sally Horak, Flute
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, LA







Sonata No. 8 in F Major .... C.W. Gluck (1714-1787)
Moderato ed expressivo
Allegro
Dr. Dennette McDermott, Sally Horak, flutes
Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Francis Yang, harpsichord

Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabande
Bourée anglaise
Sally Horak, flute

LLEF .... Hilary Tann (1947- )
Sally Horak, flute
Paul Christopher, cello

Trio in G Minor, Opus 63 .... C.M. von Weber (1786-1826)
Allegro moderato
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Shepherd’s Lament: Andante espressivo
Finale: Allegro
Sally Horak, flute
Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Francis Yang, piano

Sally Horak has been principal flutist of the Shreveport Symphony since 1989. She has appeared as a soloist with the orchestra numerous times, a highlight being her performance in 2004 as the Pied Piper in John Corigliano’s The Pied Piper Fantasy. An active performer in the Shreveport area, Ms. Horak is principal flutist of the Marshall, Longview, Texarkana, and South Arkansas Symphony Orchestras, is a member of the Shreveport Symphony Woodwind Quintet, Baroque Artists of Shreveport, and frequently appears with the Shreveport Summer Music Festival and the Opera East Texas orchestra. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Flute Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Maurice Sharp. Her orchestral career has taken her to the San Francisco Bay area, Minneapolis (her hometown), Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She has also participated in the Classical Music Seminar in Eisenstadt, Austria, the Superior String Alliance in upper Michigan, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. Ms. Horak is on the adjunct faculty of Centenary College and maintains a private flute studio. She was the recipient of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship in Music for the year 2000. She is married to French hornist/composer Tom Hundemer.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Friday, 2/18/2011 @ 12:20 pm

First Presbyterian Church
1301 N. Center Street
Longview, Texas






Suite No.1 in G major for solo cello, BWV 1007 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue
Paul Christopher, cello

Aú Crépuscle .... J. Offenbach (1819-1880)

Introduction et Valse mélancolique, Opus 14 .... J. Offenbach (1819-1880)

Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Kuroda, piano


Elen Kuroda, originally from the Czech Republic, comes from a family of professional musicians. She received her Bachelor Degree of Music in 2005, and her Master Degree in Piano Performance in December 2007 from Northwestern State University where she currently serves as a collaborative pianist and class piano instructor.


Paul Christopher is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Low Strings at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches Louisiana. He serves as Principal Cello of the Longview Symphony Orchestra and in the summers he performs as Assistant Principal Cello with the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. His articles have been published in the Jacques Offenbach Society Newsletter, Strings, American String Teacher and Bass World. Mr. Christopher is also recording the cello duos of Jacques Offenbach with four CDs available at www.cdbaby.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Thursday, 2/10/2011 @ 9:30 am

University of Alabama at Huntsville
New Music Festival 2011
Roberts Recital Hall

Composer Concert #1 includes Resonance for amplified solo cello .... Mark Lee
Paul Christopher, cellist

David Hall, Engineer, and Mark Lee, Composer, recording Resonance in Franklin, TN

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Saturday, 2/5/2011 @ 7:30 pm

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Riverview Theater
A Pair of Fives

A pair of 5’s—two of the most dramatic symphonies in the repertoire. Beethoven's famous Fifth is a journey from darkness to light, from turmoil to victory. Shostakovich's Fifth has a similar arc, but was written under duress as the composer had to satisfy a tyrannical Stalin. The result is a tour-de-force of ironic protest and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

Join SSO cellist Paul Christopher for a free pre-concert talk in the hall at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 2/1/2011 @ 4:15 pm

McCutcheons Honor Recital
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes Lillia Lara, cellist

Suite No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1002 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
IV.  Sarabande