Experience the Sound of the Holidays

Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 7:00 pm
North Monroe Baptist Church
210 Finks Hideaway Road
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Christmas ala Valse ... arranged by R. Wendel

Let it Snow! ... arr. C. Sayre

The Christmas Song ... arr. R. Lowden

Minor Alterations: Christmas through the Looking Glass ... arr. D. Lovrien

We Three Kings of Orient Are ... arr. A. Harris

Fantasia on Greensleeves ... Vaughan Williams/arr. Greaves

Little Bolero Boy ... arr. R. Wendel

Fanfare to Joy to the World ... arr. Randol Alan Bass

Sleigh Ride ... Leroy Anderson

Seasonal Sounds ... arr. R.A. Bass

O Little Town of Bethlehem ... arr. A. Harris

Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 3 ... arr. Shaw/Bennett

Hallelujah Chorus ... G.F. Handel

Holiday Concert

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 2:30 pm
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
Alexandria, Louisiana

NSU faculty, students, and alumni

Forero String Quartet

MUS 1500, Student Recitals
11/19/2019 at 12:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes

Fuga y misterioso .... Astor Piazzolla, arr. Coco Nelegatti

Meredith  Corales, violin
Gabriela Forero, violin
Jasmine Johnson, viola
Alejandro Restrepo, cello

L to R: Restrepo, Forero, Corales, Johnson, Christopher

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM
First Baptist Shreveport
543 Ockley Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

GREENWOOD  Suite from “There Will Be Blood”

MOZART  Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, “The Turkish”
Allegro aperto - Adagio - Allegro aperto
Adagio
Rondeau - Tempo di minuetto
Francisco Fullana, violin

SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major, D. 485
Allegro
Andante con moto
Menuetto. Allegro molto
Allegro vivace
Click here to read the program notes

11/5/2019 at 7:15 pm

Natchmusik 
1264 Canterbury Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303

PROGRAM of String Masterpieces from the Classical Era

Sonata in D Major for violin and cello ... Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)

Trio in A Major for two violins and cello ... Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170 ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Click here for Jackson Harmeyer's program notes. 

Jonathan Andino, violin
Sinae Baek, violin
Kerri Christopher, viola
Milovan Paz, cello

NSULA Cello Ensemble

MUS 1500 Student Recitals
11/5/2019 at 12:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Ave Maria, Opus 41 .... Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848-1890)

Fratres (1982) .... Arvo Pärt  (1935- )

NSULA Cello Ensemble includes:
Paul Christopher
Kevin Denks
Aill Harris
Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo
Kelton Spurgeon
Santiago Uribe-Cardona

Spurgeon, Harris, Uribe-Cardona, Chrsitopher, Denks, Restrepo

Recruiting in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Magnet High School Orchestra
11/4/2019 at 10:00 am
2825 Government Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

LSU Cello Class with Dennis Parker

Cello Sectional

10/31/2019 at 11:30 am
Syll Young-Olson, Orchestra Director
Natchitoches Central High School
Natchitoches, Louisiana

11/2/2019 at 7:30 pm

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra
 Blockbuster Movie Themes
Perot Theatre
221 Main Street
Texarkana, Texas 75503


PROGRAM includes:
Music from some of the most beloved films of all time including:  Braveheart, Titanic, The Godfather, E.T., Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond 007 films, Lawrence of Arabia and many more!

Dr. Thompson and Paul Christopher

10/29/2019 at noon

Guest Artist Master Class
Giuliano DeAnegelis, cellist
CAPA room 219
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Bach Suite No. 1 in G Major
Allemande
Aill Harris

Breval Concerto No. 2 in D Major
Rondo
Kelton Spurgeon

Bach Suite No. 5 in C Minor
Prelude and Fugue
Santiago Uribe-Cardona

Bach Suite No. 2 in D Minor
Menuets I and II 
Gigue
Alejandro Restrepo

Kelton Spurgeon

Santiago Uribe-Cardona

Aill Harris

Alejandro Restrepo

Master class participants

10/27/2019 at 7:30 pm

NSU Faculty Recital
Terrie Sanders, soprano
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Akhmatova Songs (1993) ... John Tavener
Dante 
Pushkin and Lermontov
Boris Pasternak


Couplet
The Muse
Death

Paul Christopher, cello

Recruiting at Kilgore High School

10/24/2019 at 7:55 am, 8:50 am and 10:05 am
Kilgore High School Orchestra
Sherry Paetznick, Director
Kilgore, Texas

Luke Brouillette, guitarist

Jacob Stone, NSU student

Christopher, Brouillette, Paetznick, Stone

NSU alum and luthier, Mitch Moerhing

MUS 1500 on 10/22/2019 at 12:30 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recitals
10/22/2019 at 12:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

String Quartet in D major,  Hob.III:49, Opus 50, #6  (“The Frog”)  ... F.J. Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegro

Forero String Quartet:
Meredith Corales, Violin,
Gabriela Forero,Violin
Jasmine Johnson, Viola,
Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo, Cello

String Quartet #21 in D major, K.575 ... W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegretto

String Quartet #3 in D major, Opus 18, #3 ... L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro

Brecceno String Quartet:
Dania Briceno, Violin,
Josias Ramos, Violin,
Ruth Garcia, Viola,
Santiago Uribe-Cardona, Cello

Brecceno String Quartet

Forero String Quartet

10/19/2019 at 7:30 pm

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
1202 Third Street
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy .... Tchaikovsky

Polovtsian Dances ....  Bordin

Piano Concert No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 ... Rachmaninoff
Moderato
Adagio sostenuto
Allegro scherzando

Ho-Yeul Lim, pianist

10/17/2019 at 7:30 pm

Guest Artist Recital featuring Unhi Kim, Piano
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

12 Variationen fur Klavier C Major KV. 265 ... W.A.Mozart (1756-1791) 

“Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman”                      

 

Trio for Piano No. 2 in G Major for Violin and Cello, KV. 496 ... W.A.Mozart

I.              Allegro 
II.             Andante 
III.            Allegretto 
   

Emily Owens, Violin

Paul Christopher, Cello

Unhi Kim, Piano

Liebes Traum: Notturno 3 ... Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Etude No. 3 in G♯ minor, 'La Campanella' ... Franz Liszt

based on Violin Concerto No.2, Op.7, by Paganini

from Grandes études de Paganini transcendantes pour le piano

 

Junior Cello Recital

Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo, cello
Chialing Hsieh, piano
Thursday, October 10, 2019, at 6:30 pm
LSMSA Recital Hall
715 University Parkway
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457

PROGRAM

Concerto in D Minor ... Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Prélude: Lento, Allegro maestoso
Intermezzo: Andantino con moto, Allegro presto
Introduction: Andante, Rondo: Allegro vivace

Sonata No.1 in E Minor, Opus 38 ... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro non troppo
Allegretto quasi Menuetto
Allegro

 

Recruiting at Caddo Magnet High School

October 3, 2019, at 8:20 am
Caddo Magnet High School
Elaine Webb, Orchestra Director
Shreveport, Louisiana

10/1/2019 at 7:30 pm

Faculty Recital
Paul Christopher, cello
Chialing Hsieh, piano
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Patterns in a Chromatic Field ... Morton Feldman

Program notes by Jackson Harmeyer

9/18/2019 at 11:30 am

Noel Foundation Concert
Assembly Room

LSU-Shreveport
One University Place
Shreveport, Louisiana 71115

Lawanda Blakenly, piano
Paul Christopher, cello

Faculty Showcase Recital

Tuesday, 9/17/2019, at 7:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes

Unguis Incarnatus Est (1972) ... Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008)

Paul Christopher, cello
Chialing Hsieh, piano

Corrales String Quartet

Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 7:00 pm
Many Community Center
625 San Antonio Ave
Many, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Mozart String Quartet No. 11 in E flat Major, K. 171

Paganini String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor

Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major

Jose Gabriel Velazquez, violin
Emily Owens, violin
Cesia Corrales, viola
Paul Christopher, cello
Dr. Cain Budds, guitar

9/6/2019 at 6:00 pm

Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony for an Angel of Hope
An Angel of Hope for America's Rose Garden
American Rose Center
8877 Jefferson Paige Road
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major ... J.S. Bach
Prelude
Sarabande

Paul Christopher, cello

9/9/2019 at 7:30 pm

Guest Artist Chamber Music Recital
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Opus 38          
Allegro non troppo
Allegretto quasi Menuetto
Allegro

Sonata No. 2 in F major, Opus 99
Allegro vivace
Adagio affettuoso
Allegro passionato
Allegro molto

Guest Artist: Robert Sacks
Cellist: Paul Christopher
Click here for Program Notes written by Jackson Harmeyer.

Many of you are aware that I performed on a concert last September in Louisiana, consisting of the 2 Brahms Sonatas for Piano and Cello.  My partner is an old friend from my home town of Syracuse, with whom I first collaborated in the middle 1970s, and then not again until 2018 in Colorado.

Tuesday, 9/3/2019 at 12:30 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recitals
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Study in G Major, Op. 73, No. 22 .... D. Popper (1843-1913)

Santiago Uribe Cardona, Cello I
Paul Christopher, Cello II

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Corrales String Quartet
Helen and Beecher Wood
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

String Quartet No. 11 in E flat major, KV 171 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Adagio-Allegro assai
Menuetto
Andante
Allegro assai

String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, MS 20/1 by Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
Allegro maestoso
Minuetto: Allegretto
Adagio
Rondeau: Allegretto con brio

Guitar Quintet No.4 in D major, G. 448 by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Pastorale
Allegro maestoso
Grave assai-Fandango

Dr. Cain Budds, Guitar
Jose Gabriel Velazquez, Violin I
Emily Owens, Violin II
Cesia Corrales, Viola
Paul Christopher, 'Cello

New Music on the Bayou

2019 Summer Music Festival
6/8/2019 at 7:00 pm
Biedenharn Museum and Gardens
2006 Riverside Drive
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

One Last Note .... Brett Dietz

Alonso Restrepo, cello

Water Sapphires .... Tao Li

Paul Christopher, cello

Two Aphorisms of Birds and Bushes .... Thomas Hundemer

Brian Dunbar, flute
Gabriela Gomez Esteves, flute
Paul Christopher, cello

New Music on the Bayou

2019 Summer Music Festival
6/8/2019 at 11:00 am
Black Bayou Lake Wildlife Refuge
480 Richland Place
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Lamentation .... Matthew Slayton

Paul Christopher, cello

L to R: Slayton and Christopher

New Music on the Bayou

2019 Summer Music Festival
6/7/2019 at 7:00 pm
Ruston Artisans
203 West Alabama Avenue
Ruston, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Skulptures I - III .... Daniel Fawcett *

Paul Christopher, cello

Click here for a video of the performance.

L to R: Fawcett, Christopher

* The Black Bayou Composition Award was given to Daniel Fawcett for Skulptures I - III, because it reflects the connection between music and the natural world. This award includes a cash prize and a commission for the 2020 New Music on the Bayou festival.

This piece was written for cello, gesture controllers, and electronics. In 2012 it began as a stand-alone piece written for cello and electronics alone exploring micro-scale form. In 2018, it was edited and expanded by adding two additional pieces. Inspired by performance art extended with technology in the manner of Nam June Paik's TV Cello of 1971, gesture controllers and a homemade Arduino audio rig were added. Utilizing these elements led to the inclusion of choreographic notation to facilitate the performer's interpretation. The result of these elements is meant to create a focused event experience for both listener and performer.

New Music on the Bayou

2019 Summer Music Festival
6/6/2019 at 1:00 pm
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
University of Louisiana at Monroe
319 Trenton Street
West Monroe, LA

PROGRAM includes:

Raccoon Lunaire ... Kyle Lewis

Arithmetic .... Jonathon Newmark

Dr. Terrie Sanders, soprano
Dr. Oliver Molina, percussion
Alonso Restrepo, cello

L to R: Newmark, Molina, Sanders, Restrepo