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