4/30/2016 at 7:30 pm

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
RiverView Theater
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

LIAS . . . . Gates of the Arctic
DEBUSSY . . . . La Mer
HEITZEG . . . Ghosts of the Grasslands
RESPIGHI . . . . Pines of Rome

Alonso Restrepo

4/27/2016 at 4:00 pm

Twenty-Second Annual MUS 2160 Composition Recital
Featuring works by students enrolled in Dr. Hudlow’s Music Theory IV class
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Vengo Pronto . . . . Ricardo Ventura

Amanda Mustian, soprano
Luis Gallo, oboe
Francisco Ballestas and Carlomagno Leon, trumpet
Moisés Florez, trombone
Jonathan Andino and Bella Triminio, violin
Casie Ford, viola
Alba Maloff, cello
Carlos Garcia, double bass
Ricardo Ventura, conductor

RUBIS . . . . Daniela Salas

Daniela Forero and Aura Hernandez, violin
Daniella Angulo Martinez, viola
Colin Horton, cello

Renato . . . . Ronald Rodgriquez

Paul Monroy, violin
Colin Horton, cello
Ronald Rodriguez, piano

The Arrival . . . . Fabian Correa

Angelo Vergara, horn
Francisco Ballestas, trumpet
Carlos Camargo, trombone
Jerry Periñan, tuba
Aura Hernandez, Paul Monroy, and Juan Pablo Paternina, violin
Daniella Angula Martinez and Casie Ford, viola
Colin Horton and Allison McCloud, cello
Luz Arrieta, double bass
Fabian Correa, conductor

4/24/2016 at 5:30 pm

Sunday Afternoon Musicale
Elena Bogaczova, piano and Paul Christopher, cello
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Cello Sonata No. 3 in A minor, RV. 43 . . . . A. Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Spiegel im Spiegel . . . . Arvo Part (b. 1935 - )

Etude Tableaux in D minor, Opus 39, No. 8 . . . . S. Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV. 1007 . . . . JS. Bach (1685 - 1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I and II
Gigue

Six Studies in English Folksong . . . . R. Vaughn Williams (1872 - 1958)
Lovely on the Water
Spurn Point
Van Dieman's Land
She Borrowed Some of her Mother's Gold
The Lady and the Dragon
As I Walked Over London Bridge

4/21/2016 at 8:20 am

29th NSU Annual Research Day 
Morrison Hall
Natchitoches, LA

Program includes:

Session 1C, Room 227: Special Music Performances by

8:20 Paul Christopher: An Introduction to the Music of Elliott Carter

8:50 Dennette McDermott: “Empfindsamkeit:” An expression of the human heart; A performance of C.P.E. Bach's "Poco Adagio" of "Solo flute sonata in A minor"

To attend via WebEx, please use the following links at the time shown above:

Room 227: https://nsula.webex.com/meet/events4

4/19/2016 at 5:30 pm

Milovan Paz, Graduate Cello Recital
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM of Works by Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Drei leichte Duos für zwei Violoncelli Op. 19

1. C major
Allegro moderato
Allegretto

2. G major
Allegro maestoso
Andantino
Minuetto (Allegretto)

3. D major
Largo
Allegretto. Thema
Variations 1, 2 and 3
Allegretto

Paul Christopher, Cello I
Milovan Paz, Cello II

Les Larmes de Jacqueline für Violoncello und Streichorchester Op. 72

Musette: Air du Ballet du XVII siècle Op. 24

Violins: Emilio Castro, Jonathan Andino, Roman Carranza, Bella Trimino
Violas: Daniela Martinez, Casie Ford
Celli: Colin Horton, Jorge Rodriquez
Bass: Carlos Garcia

4/14/2016 at 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Louisiana Music Educators Association
2016 Orchestra State Assessment
Magale Recital Hall
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, Louisiana

9:00 am NSU Middle Lab 6th Grade Orchestra, Katrice LaCour, Director
St. Lawrence Overture . . . . del Borgo
Ballad of the Silver Spur . . . . Frost
Fancy Fiddles . . . . Williams

9:25 am Natchitoches Magnet 6th Grade Orchestra, Evan Korn, Director and NSU alumni
Apollo Suite (#4 Dance) . . . . Isaac
Fiddling-A-Round . . . . Caponegro
St. Anthony Chorale . . . . Haydn/Dackow

10:40 am NSU Middle Lab 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra, Katrice LaCour, Director
Gauntlet . . . . Spata
Canyon Sunset . . . . Caponegro
Theme from Vivaldi's Gloria . . . . Alshin

11:05 am Natchitoches Magnet 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra, Evan Korn, Director and NSU alumni
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 . . . . Bach/Isaac
Sakura Sakura . . . . del Borgo
March of the Bowmen . . . . Caponegro

12:20 pm Caddo Middle Magnet, Elaine Webb, Director and NSU alumni
Celtic Force . . . . Frankenpohl
Bells! . . . . Rebel/Gazda
Danza . . . . Nelhybel

2:30 pm Caddo Magnet High School Chamber Orchestra, Elaine Webb, Director and NSU alumni
Prelude from "The Holberg Suite" . . . . Greig
Hoedown from Rodeo . . . . Copland
Drifen . . . . Atwell

3:30 pm Southwood/Walnut Hill Combined Orchestra, Zackery Grant, Director and NSU alumni
Danza . . . . Nelhybel
Follow the Drinking Gourd . . . . arr. Gruselle
Baila Conmigo . . . . Wollstenhulme

4:40 pm Natchitoches Central High School Orchestra, Director, Syll-Young Lee Olsen
Toccata . . . . Fescobaldi/Higgins
Nimrod . . . . Elgar/Bender
Nightbeat . . . . Daniels

Stage Judges included Paul Christopher, NSU Cellist
Sight-Reading Judge included Mitch Moehring, Kilgore Independent School District, NSU alumni

Paul Christopher, Dr. Josh Zona (RSO Music Director), Dr. Maxim Samarov (Tulane University)

4/9/2016 at 6:00 pm

The Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches
Commemorates the Timeless Friendship Between
Clementine Hunter and Gala Honoree Robert Wilson
Melrose Plantation

Homecoming Gala 2016:
Celebrating the Return of Clementine Hunter's African House Murals, 
the Restoration of the African House, and a Special Presentation to Robert Wilson