Sunday, December 18, 2016

12/17/2016 at 7:30 pm

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
RiverView Theater
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Holiday Swing with Byron Stripling

Byron Stripling lights up the stage with his infectious yuletide joy, blazing trumpet virtuosity, engaging vocals, and everyone’s favorite seasonal tunes.

With Joy to the World, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, White Christmas, Silent Night, an unforgettable audience sing-along, and a few swingin’ surprises, Byron and the SSO will help you ring in the holidays in style!

L to R: Elizabeth O'Bannon, Christopher, Sally Horak

Sunday, December 11, 2016

12/11/2016 at 10:30 am

Noel Memorial United Methodist Church
Bryan Bierbaum, Music Director and Organist
520 Herndon Street
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Sing Noel: A Carol Service

L to R: Bierbaum & Christopher



Wednesday, December 7, 2016

12/5/2016 at 11:00 am and 12:20 pm

Recruiting at Lafayette High School
Molly Goforth, Orchestra Director
Lafayette Performing Arts Academy
3000 West Congress Street
Lafayette, Louisiana

Molly Goforth, Orchestra Director



Tuesday, December 6, 2016

12/6/2016 at 6:30 pm

In Sync Piano Trio Recital featuring:
Lin He, violin, Paul Christopher, cello and Greg Sioles, piano
Nachtmusik von BrainSurge
1260 Suite G, Texas Avenue
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat major, K.V. 502 . . . . W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegretto

Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 . . . . J. Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro
Andante con moto
Scherzo (Presto)
Finale (Allegro giocoso)


L to R: Drs. He, Sioles, LSU and Mr. Christopher, NSU

Monday, December 5, 2016

12/5/2016 at 4:00 pm

Senior Double Bass Recital featuring Cameron Norman
LSMSA Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Romance for Double Bass and String Quartet . . . . J.M. Sperger (1750-1812)

String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 22 . . . . Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885)
Allegro Risoluto
Andante Quasi Adagio
Allegro Risoluto
Allegro

Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3 . . . . Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951)
Allegro
Andante

Passione Amorosa . . . . Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
Allegro Deciso
Andante
Allegretto

assisted by: Jonathan Andino, violin 1, Paul Monroy, violin 2, Casie Ford, viola, Collin Horton, cello, Carlos Garcia, double bass, and Robyn Tan, piano

L to R: Garcia and Norman

Mr. Haas and Norman


Sunday, December 4, 2016

12/4/2016 at 2:30 p.m.

Celebrating the Holidays with Jazz
Allen Vizzutti, Trumpet
Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Fanfare & Christmas Celebration . . . . D. Culcross

Travel Sketches . . . . N. Chenevert

Fantasia on Greensleeves . . . . R. Vaughan Williams

'Twas the Night Before Christmas . . . . B. Holcombe
Karen Burns, narrator

Concert Suite from the Polar Express . . . . Silvestri & Ballard, arr. Brubaker

Joy to the World . . . . arr. Newsome

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas . . . . arr. Newsome

Snow Scenes . . . . A. Vizzutti

The Christmas Song . . . . M. Torme, arr. Newsome

Holiday Gems . . . . arr. Vizzutti

Carnival of Christmas . . . . arr. Staigers

Jazz trio: Oscar Rossignoli, piano
Josepf Butts, double bass
Kim Kolacek, drums


Monday, November 28, 2016

11/29/2016 Masterclass & Guest Artist Recital

Guest Artists: Milovan Paz and Paul Christopher
Stephen F. Austin State University
Cole Recital Hall
Nacogdoches, Texas

4:00 pm Masterclass with cello students from the studio of Dr. Evgeni Raychev, Professor of Cello

7:30 pm The Cello Duos of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Duo in C major, Opus 19, No. 1
Allegro moderato
Allegretto

Duo in C major, Opus 20, No. 1
Allegro
Andantino
Rondo:Allegro

Duo in g minor, Opus 54, No. 1
Adagio religioso

Duo in D major, Opus 19, No. 3
Largo: Allegretto.Thema
    Variation 1
    Variation 2
    Variation 3
Andante
Allegretto

Duo in G major, Opus 20, No. 2
Allegro non troppo
Lento
Rondo: Allegretto

Grave et Fuga . . . . G. Handel
SFA Cello Ensemble and Guest Artists





Saturday, November 26, 2016

11/27/2016 at 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Festival de Noel 2016
Broadmoor United Methodist Church
3715 Youree Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Messiah . . . . GF Handel

L to R: Adam Hudlow, Kerri & Paul Christopher


Saturday, November 19, 2016

11/19/2016 at 7:30 p.m.

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Michael Berkowitz, Conductor
Carmen Bradford, Vocalist
RiverView Theater
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM is A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

NSU faculty and alumni

Sunday, November 13, 2016

11/12/2016 at 7:35 pm

Shreveport Opera presents La Boheme
Keith Chambers, Conductor
RiverView Theater
Shreveport, La

L to R: Maestro Chambers, Dr. Bakenhus, Christopher

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Guest Artist Recital

11/2/2016 at 2:00 pm
Music at Midday
Rogers Memorial Chapel
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

Suite for Solo Cello . . . . J.S. Bach

Fantasy for Cello (1987) . . . . Malcolm Arnold

Spectroscope (1987) . . . . Nigel Clarke
Quasi Recitativo
Con Fuoco
Largo








Guest Artist Recital

11/2/2016 at 2:00 pm
Music at Midday
Rogers Memorial Chapel
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

Suite for Solo Cello . . . . J.S. Bach

Fantasy for Cello (1987) . . . . Malcolm Arnold

Spectroscope (1987) . . . . Nigel Clarke
Quasi Recitativo
Con Fuoco
Largo








Guest Artist Recital

11/2/2016 at 2:00 pm
Music at Midday
Rogers Memorial Chapel
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

Suite for Solo Cello . . . . J.S. Bach

Fantasy for Cello (1987) . . . . Malcolm Arnold

Spectroscope (1987) . . . . Nigel Clarke
Quasi Recitativo
Con Fuoco
Largo







Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Saturday, October 29, 2016

10/30/2016 at 2:00 pm

Treen Auditorium
Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts
Natchitoches, La

PROGRAM

Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi . . . . . Puccini

Low string orchestra musicians



Thursday, October 27, 2016

10/26/2016 @ 7:30 pm

Junior Cello Recital
Alonso Restrepo, cello
Robyn Tan, piano
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Program
  
Concerto in E minor, Opus 85 . . . . E. Elgar

Adagio: Modearto
Lento: Allegro molto
Adagio
Moderato: Allegro, ma non troppo
  
Robyn Tan, Piano

Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 . . . . J.S. Bach

Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte 1 and 2
Gigue


Monday, October 24, 2016

10/24/2016 at 3:00 pm

Guest Artist Recital
Paul Christopher, cello
Emily Gaskill, piano
Cherry Theater
Columbia State Community College
Franklin, Tennessee

Program

Malcolm Arnold . . . . Fantasy for Cello (1987)
(1921 - 2003)

John Tavener . . . . Threnos (1990)
(1944 - 2013)

Nigel Clarke . . . . Spectroscope (1987)
(1960 - )
Quasi Recitativo
Con Fuoco
Largo
Allegro spiritoso

Ralph Vaughan Williams . . . . Dark Pastoral (2010)
(1872-1958)
David Matthews
(1943- )

Emily Gaskill, piano


Sunday, October 23, 2016

NNSO Concerto Competition

 For String Instruments, and Piano

DATE:  Sunday, November13, 2016

APPLICATION DUE: November 5, 2016

PERFORMANCE DATE: March 13, 2017

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

10/15/2016 Young Artist String Competition Winner and Alternate

2016 Louisiana Music Teachers National Association
Young Artist String Competition
Centenary College
Shreveport, Louisiana

Winner: Carlos Garcia, double bass
Alternate: Alonso Restrepo, cello

PROGRAM played by Mr. Garcia:

Concerto in D Major . . . . J.K. Vanhal
Allegro moderato

Fantasy on Themes from La Sonnambula by Vencenzo Bellini . . . . G. Bottesini

A Suite in the Olden Sytle . . . . H. Fryba
Gavotte I and II

PROGRAM played by Mr. Restrepo:

Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 . . . . J.S. Bach
Prelude
Sarabande

Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5 . . . . A. Dvorak

Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 . . . . E. Elgar
Adagio: Moderato
Lento: Allegro molto

L to R: Restrepo and Garcia


Sunday, October 16, 2016

10/15/2016 at 7:30 pm

Rapides Symphony Orchestra "Celebrating Greatness"
Coughlin Saunders Performing Arts Center
1202 Third Street
Alexandria, Louisian

PROGRAM

The Devil's Radio . . . . Mason Bates

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 34 . . . . S. Rachmaninoff
Orli Shaham, pianist

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 . . . . P. Tchaikovsky

NSU faculty and students

10/13/2016 at 3:40 pm

Louisiana Music Teachers Association
64th Annual Convention
Centenary College
Shreveport, Louisiana

PRESENTATIONS include:

Jacques Offenbach's "Ecole du Violoncelle" Opp. 19-21 and Op. 34
Presenters: Paul Christopher and Milovan Paz
Location: Choral Room
Presiding: Dr. Pamela Pike

Known as the creator of French Operetta, Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) began his career as a virtuoso cellist, composing a large quantity of solo, ensemble and pedagogical works for the cello.

L to R: Christopher, Paz, Wood

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

10/11/2016 at 7:30 pm

Jewish Temple of Alexandria
2021 Turner Street
Alexandria, Louisiana

Erev Yom Kippur

Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Opus 47

Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano



Saturday, October 1, 2016

10/4/2016 at 6:30 pm

Josue Ramirez, bass and Paul Christopher, cello
Nachtrnusik "Joyous Sounds"
1260-F Texas Avenue
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM Notes

Sonata No. 5 in E Minor . . . . A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Solo Cello Suite No.1 in G Major . . . . J.S. Bach (1865-1750)
Josue Ramirez, bass

Souvenirs de Bellini (1849)  . . . . J. Goltermann (1825-1876)

Mythos . . . . Sam Stokes (b. 1980- )

L to R: Christopher, Stokes, Ramirez

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Recruiting on 9/26/2016

Marshall High School at 11:15 am
Orchestra Director, Megan (NSULA alumn)
Marshall, Texas


L to R: Roman Carranza, Christopher, Megan Womack




























Longview High School at 1:30 PM
Joan Russell, Orchestra Director
Longivew, Texas



Saturday, September 24, 2016

7/24/2016 at 7:30 pm

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Alexandria Riverfront Ampitheatre
1000 Main Street
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

American Salute

I Got Rhythm

Someone to Watch Over Me

S'Wonderful

The Man I Love

Deep River

Lincoln Portrait

National Emblem

Washington Post March

Armed Forces Medley

Eternal Father Strong to Save

Three Centuries of American Song

You're a Grand Old Flag

God Bless America

1812 Overture

Stars and Stripes Forever

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Faculty Showcase Recital

9/20/2016 at 7:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Andante Espressivo for Cello and Piano . . . . Charles Wuorinen

Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Christine Allen, piano

L to R: P Christopher & Dr. Christine Allen

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

9/19/2016 at 7:30pm

Faculty Recital
Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Francis Yang, piano
Magale Recital Hall
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, La

Program

Malcolm Arnold . . . . Fantasy for Cello (1987)
(1921 - 2003)

John Tavener . . . . Threnos (1990)
(1944 - 2013)

Nigel Clarke . . . . Spectroscope (1987)
(1960 - )
Quasi Recitativo
Con Fuoco
Largo
Allegro spiritoso

Ralph Vaughan Williams . . . . Dark Pastoral (2010)
(1872-1958)
David Matthews
(1943- )

Dr. Francis Yang, piano

L to R: Dr. Yang and P. Christopher



Monday, September 12, 2016

9/12/2016 Recruiting in Kilgore, TX and Shreveport, LA

8:00 am and 8:50 am
Kilgore High School
Tristan Roberts and Mitch Moehring, Orchestra Directors and NSU alumni
Kilgore, Texas












12:45 pm
Southwood High School
Zachery Grant, Orchestra Director and NSU alumus
Shreveport, Louisiana





Sunday, September 11, 2016

Congratulations to Alonso Restrepo!

9/10/2016 Section Cello Auditions
Longview Symphony Orchestra
Gene Moon, music director and conductor
Kilgore,  Texas

Alonso Restrepo auditioned for Longview Symphony Orchestra conductor, Gene Moon, and then was offered a section cello position for the 2016-2017 season!


Wednesday, September 7, 2016

9/7/2016 at 7:30 pm

Luke Brouillette
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Prelude from Solo Cello Suite No. 2 . . . . J.S. Bach (1685-1770)

Tango en Skaï . . . . Roland Dyens (1955- )

Purple Haze . . . . Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
with Paul Christopher, cello

Road Song . . . . Wes Montgomery (1923-1968)

Blue Train . . . . John Coltrane (1926-1967)
with The Diabolic Fusion Band: Luke Brouillette - guitar, Sammy Nix – drums, Antoine Stewart – bass, James Armstrong – keyboards

Squirrels On Acid . . . . Luke Brouillette (1957- )
with The Diabolic Fusion Band and The D-Monic String Quartet: Jonathan Andino – Violin, Bella Marlyn Triminio Guiterrez – Violin, Cesia Corrales – Viola, Paul Christopher – Cello

Gave it to the Water . . . . Luke Brouillette (1957- )
with The Purple Gang Rock Band featuring Billy O’Con: Luke Brouillette – Guitar, Sammy Nix – Drums, Antoine Stewart – Bass, Billy O’Con – Vocals

The D-Monic String Quartet and Luke Brouillette

Monday, September 5, 2016

9/6/2016 at 6:30 pm

String Quartet Recital
Natchmusik von BrainSurge
1260 Texas Street, Suite F
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Adagio and Fugue in C Minor. K. 617 . . . . W.A. Mozart

String Quartet No. 7 in F# Minor, Op. 108 . . . . D. Shostakovich

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major . . . . A. Borodin

Emilio Castro, Jonathan Andino, violins
Cesia Corrales, viola
Milovan Paz, cello

Click here for Jackson Harmeyer's program notes: http://media.wix.com/ugd/551327_609f763526524d27a7c3b36c0b52b65c.pdf

504 String Quartet




Sunday, August 28, 2016

9/2/2016 at 7:30 pm

Guest Artist Recital
Joy Keown Bedillion, Cellist
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte 1 and 2
Gigue™

Suite No. 1, Opus 72 .... B. Britten (1913-1976)
Canto Primo
Fuga
Lamento
Canto Secondo
Serenata
Marcia
Canto Terza
Borodone
Moto Perpetuo E Canto Quarto

Master Class at 3:00 pm in Room 219 of the Music Building with Alba Maloff and Alonso Restrepo.

Masterclass with Alonso Restrepo & Alba Maloff

Sunday, August 7, 2016

8/8/2016 - 8/13/2016 Recruiting in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Milovan Paz and Paul Christopher, cellists
Marcela Fernandez, Host and NSULA alumn

8/8/2016
8:00 am Lecture: Tools and Techniques on How to Be a Good Music Teacher

9:00 - 11:00 am Masterclasses at Escuela de Aplicacion Musical

11:00 am Recital

2:00 - 4:00 pm Masterclasses at Escuela de Musica Victoriano Lopez

4:00 - 7:00 pm Orchestra Rehearsal

8/9/2016
8:00 am Auditions

11:00 am Masterclasses at Escuela de Musica Victoriano Lopez

2:00 pm Lecture: Tools and Techniques on How to Be a Good Music Teacher

3:00 pm Auditions

4:00 - 6:00 pm Orchestra Rehearsal

6:00 pm Recital
Marcela Fernandez, NSULA alum

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Auditions on 8/26/2016


Acadiana Symphony Orchestra
       Mariusz Smolij, Music Director


AUDITIONS
August 26, 2016

Positions Available
Subs for all instruments
Violin - Associate Concertmaster
Violin - Principal Second
Violin - Section
Viola - Principal
Viola - Section
Cello - Assistant Principal
Bass Trombone


Detailed information, application form, and
printable music excerpts are available online at:




Application Deadline - August 12, 2016


The ASO will be holding its annual orchestra auditions on August 26 2016, at the ASO building located at 412 Travis in the Lafayette Oil Center. Please visit our website at to complete an online application.

Emil Ivanov
Personnel Manager/Librarian
Acadiana Symphony Orchestra 
337.232.4277 ext. 6 (office)
337.237.4712 (fax)

Sunday, July 17, 2016

7/16/2016 at 7:30 pm

Morris & Dickson Company 
Music & Milestones featuring Craig Schulman, tenor, Tamara Hayden, soprano, Gary Mauer, tenor
Municipal Auditorium
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Dance of the Comedians . . . . Smetana

Give My Regards to Broadway . . . . Cohan

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life . . . . Herbert

Indian Love Call . . . . Friml

Ol' Man River . . . . Kern

I Got Rhythm . . . . Gershwin

Night and Day . . . . Porter

Nothin' Like a Dame . . . . Rodgers & Hart

Almost Like Being in Love . . . . Lerner & Lowe

Anything You Can Do . . . . Berlin

Jump Swing Fever . . . . Ellington

Fugue for Tinhorns . . . . Loesser

Ya Got Trouble . . . . Willson

Love Me Tender . . . . Darby

Folsom Prison Blues . . . . Cash

The Impossible Dream . . . . Leigh & Darion

Don't Cry for Me Argentina . . . . Lloyd-Webber

Bring Him Home  . . . . Schonberg & Boublil

Music of the Night . . . . Lloyd-Webber

Defying Gravity . . . . Schwartz

Jersey Boys Medley . . . . Valli

NSU cello section: Christopher, Restrepo, Paz


Sunday, June 5, 2016

2016 New Music on the Bayou Summer Festival

The New Music on the Bayou Summer Festival is a festival of contemporary solo & chamber works. It affords an opportunity for contemporary composers to work with professional musicians during the rehearsal process and have their original compositions performed during an intense four-day festival. All compositions will be eligible for the Black Bayou Composition Award monetary prize.

6/2/2016 at 6:30 pm in The Palace, Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

The Garden of Live Flowers . . . . Philip Schuessler
Milovan Paz (NSU alum)

Excursions . . . . Charles Corey
through the forest, at night
crossing the river, at morning
ascending the mountain, at dawn
Milovan Paz (NSU alum)

6/3/2016 at 7:30 pm in Biedenharn Hall at University of  Louisiana at Monroe

PROGRAM included:

Swept . . . . Suzanne Sorkin (3rd Prize)
Scott Humes (ULM) and Paul Christopher (NSU)

L to R: S. Humes, O. Molina, P. Christopher




















6/4/2016 at 12:00 pm at the Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

topograhies . . . . John Teske (1st Prize)

In C . . . . Terry Riley



6/4/2016 at 7:30 pm at the Dixie Center for the Arts
Ruston, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Sonata for Violoncello and Piano . . . . Peter Dayton
Paul Christopher and Richard Seiler

Flat Earth Man Ape . . . . Noberto Oldrini (2nd Prize)
Paul Christopher, Sandra Lunte, and Richard Seiler






L to R: Norberto Oldrini (composer/Italy), Richard Seiler (piano, ULM), Mel Mobley (Festival Director, ULM), Paul Christopher (cello, NSU), Peter Dayton (composer/USA), Sandra Lunte (flute, ULM).



Sunday, May 29, 2016

5/28/2016 at 7:30 pm

Symphony on the Square
South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
El Dorado County Court House
101 N. Washington Ave
El Dorado, Arkansas

PROGRAM

National Anthem
American Salute
Highlights from Phantom of the Opera
Je Veux Vivre
Tonight from West Side Story
Harry's Wonderful World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Johnny B. Goode
Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
Sabre Dance
Liberty Bell March
Pink Panther Theme
Stardust
Jump, Jive and Wail from Jump Spring Fever
George M. Cohan Salute
God Bless America
1812 Overture
Stars and Stripes Forever March

So proud of my former students.

Friday, May 20, 2016

Interested in participating in the 2016 Summer Jazz Camp held in Shreveport?

Christopher Allen will be presenting his 4th Annual Summer Jazz Camp this June. If you know young musicians who are interested in jazz or just want to be better musicians please recommend this camp to them. There will also be some free jazz concerts in conjunction with the camp that we know you will love. Below is some information about the camp and the concerts.

Week 1:  June 20 – 25
Week 2:  June 27 – July 2
Camp Location:  LSU-Shreveport, Bronson Hall, 1st Floor

Registration Deadline:  June 15, 2016
Cost per week:  $160
Early Registration : Early Bird Special #2:  $150 per week, Deadline May 31

Camp sessions are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, with concerts being held Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. as noted below.

Student Requirements:
Knowledge of their instrument of choice
Must bring their own instrument and music stand
Must have completed at least one year of study on the instrument
Must know one/two octave scales (major and minor) on the instrument

Louisiana Jazz Camp supports the future generation of jazz lovers and enthusiasts, and fosters and preserves Louisiana’s cultural heritage. Jazz Camp is a collaboration of the Shreveport Summer Music Festival, Project String Power Inc., and Louisiana State University Shreveport. Jazz Camp serves to enhance local music education programs and music curriculum, and also the musical knowledge, skills, and performances of student participants. Jazz Camp is an annual event, and we look forward to many future jazz-filled summers.

Free Concerts at the LSUS University Center Theater:

Jazz Cats Student Concert – Friday, June 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Jazz Cats Student Concert – Friday, July 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Jazz Camp Faculty Concert – Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Jazz Camp Faculty Concert – Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m
.
For more information contact: Chris Allen at callenbass@yahoo.com or (318) 626-7996

You can also find out more about the 2016 Shreveport Summer Music Festival Jazz Camp at: http://www.shreveportsummermusicfestival.com/index.html/splash/jazz-camp/ 

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Samuel Stokes (b.1980) Scion of Eisenach




This is Paul Christopher performing the solo cello piece "Scion of Eisenach" composed by Samuel Stokes at the Sugarmill Music Festival in Alexandria, LA on May 15, 2016.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

5/15/2016 at 3:30 pm

Sugar Mill Music Festival
Rosalie Plantation
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM NOTES by Jackson Harmeyer

W.A. Mozart . . . . Divertimento in B flat Major, K. 254
(1756-1791)
                    Allegro assai
                    Adagio
                    Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto

Al Benner . . . . Grace Variations for Violin and Cello
(1955- )

Samuel Stokes . . . . Scion of Eisenach for Solo Cello
(1980- )

A. Dvorak . . . . Piano Trio in G Minor, op. 26
(1841-1904)
                     Allegro moderato
                     Largo
                     Scherzo. Presto
                     Finale. Allegro non tanto

Rosalie Piano Trio: Lin He, violin, Elena Bogaczova, piano, Paul Christopher, cello



Tuesday, May 10, 2016

5/10/2016 at 6:30 pm

A Recital at the H
ome of Helen and Beecher Wood
Shreveport, Louisiana

A PROGRAM of CELLO DUOS by JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880)

Trois Duos Faciles, Opus 20:

Duo I in C Major
Allegro
Andantino
Rondo: Allegretto


Duo II in G Major
Allegro non troppo
Lento
Rondo: Allegretto


Duo III in D Major
Allegro maestoso
Minuetto: Trio