Magale Recital Hall
Conductors: Dr. Bakenhus, Lincoln Hall, Mario Torres
Soloist: Dr. Coreil, French horn
According to Dr. Bakenhus, due to growth in the strings and orchestral program at Northwestern State, this year’s orchestra will feature two string sections, the Philharmonic Strings and the Symphony Strings. The combined sections have more than 60 musicians.
“We have a large number of talented freshman and sophomores due to the work faculty members Andrej Kurti and Paul Christopher have done in recruiting and teaching students,” said Bakenhus. “Creating an additional string section gives our music education students an additional opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience.”
Bakenhus said the growth was also made possible by the support of the Northwestern State administration and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society. “The administration has been very supportive of the orchestral program and the private support provided by the Symphony Society is so valuable,” said Bakenhus. “The community has also aided the orchestra through their attendance at concerts. We had some of our best attended concerts last year and I hope this trend continues.”
The program is “Russian Sailor’s Dance from ‘The Red Poppy’” by Reinhold Gliere and arranged by Issac, “Suite No. 1” from “Carmen” by Georges Bizet with Torres conducting, “Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major” by Richard Strauss and Symphony No. 8 in G Major” by Antonin Dvorak and featuring Coreil.
Coreil has been a member of the Northwestern State faculty since the fall of 1994, teaching horn and music theory and conducting the Natchitoches-Northwestern Horn Choir. She has played with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Beloit-Janesville (Wisc.) Symphony Orchestra, the Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival Orchestra in Santa Cruz, Calif., the Longview Symphony, the Texarkana Symphony, the Meridian Symphony and the Rapides Symphony. Coreil is a current member of the Shreveport Symphony, playing in the horn section for the past 14 years.
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