Movie Music Concert
Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Featuring NSU Alumnus and Guest Cello Soloist Brett Andrews
PROGRAM included:
William Tell Overture ... G. Rossini
Juan Pablo Paternina Paez, Graduate Assistant Conductor
Crouching Tiger Concerto ... Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Through the Bamboo Forest
Silk Road: Encounters
Eternal Vow
Farwell
Brett Andrews, cello
Biography
Brett Andews is currently principal cellist of the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and is an active musician in the Ark-La-Tex area, frequently playing as a member of the Emerald Piano Quartet/Trio. Brett is also a founding member of Dynamix String Quartet, an innovative ensemble aiming to offer popular and new music for string quartet in venues outside of the traditional concert hall.
Soon after beginning his cello studies in Kilgore, TX, he became an inaugural member of the Honor Orchestra of America at age 15, performing under the of Scott O'Neill and Benjamin Zander. After receiving his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying with Paul Christopher, he continued to serve his alma mater by instructing courses in the Fine Arts. He formerly directed the string programs at Parkway High School in Shreveport and Elm Grove Middle School in Bossier City.
Brett is currently finishing his Doctor of Arts in Music Performance degree under the direction of Dr. Gal Faganel at the University of Northern Colorado.
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