Christmas Eve Service

Holy Eucharist Celebrating the Nativity of Our Lord

Trinity Episcopal Church

533 Second Street

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Sunday, December 24, 2023, at 7:00 pm

L to R: Sam Stokes and Christopher

Christmas Music Service

First United Methodist Church

400 East 6th Street

Texarkana, Arkansas

December 17, 2023, at 10:30 am

PROGRAM

A Carol Suite ... Hal H. Hopson

Carols ... Heather Sorenson

 

Holiday Pops with Broadway Star Laura Osnes

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

RiverView Theatre

December 16, 2023, at 7:30 pm

Singing John Williams' Movie Masterpieces

Magnificat!

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 7:00 pm

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

4505 Elizabeth Street

Texarkana, Texas

PROGRAM

Coronation Mass, K. 317 ... WA Mozart (1756-1791)

    Kyrie

    Gloria

    Credo

    Sanctus

    Benedictus

    Agnus Dei

    Dona nobis pacem

Magnificat (World Premier) ... MA Bougie (b.1976)

    Magnificat

    Quia respexit

    Et misericordia

    Esurientes

    Sicut locutus est

    Lord, now dismiss your servant

    Gloria Patri

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 2:30 pm

PROGRAM

Carol of the Bells ... M. Leontovich, arr. Hayman

Variations on a Shaker Melody ... A. Copeland

Sleigh Ride ... F. Delius

March of the Toys ... V. Hebert

Skater's Waltz ... E. Waldteufel

Ma'oz Tzur, a Hannukkah Quodlibet ... arr. William Rose

Polar Express ... A. Silvestri, arr. Brubaker

Gloria, first movement ... A. Vivaldi

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind ... J. Rutter

The Holly and the Ivy ... arr. Rutter

Sweet Little Jesus Boy ... MacGimsey, arr. Hamlett

Star of Bethlehem ... J. Williams

Holiday Greetings Sing Along ... arr. Swearingen

We Wish You a Merry Christmas ... arr. Harris

 

Masterclass with Dr. David Rosen, New Orleans Philharmonic cellist

Friday, November 24, 2023, at 10:30 am

CAPA annex, room 219

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Solo Cellos Suite #3 by J.S. Bach

    Prelude

    Allemande

    Courante

Santiago Rovira Ortiz, cellist

 

MUS 1500 Student Recitals

Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 12:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major ... Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
    Movement III, “Notturno”

Carlos Diaz del Valle, Violin I
Oscar Andres Carballo, Violin II
Ronald Zaldana Sanchez, Viola
Jesus Calderon Pena, Cello

Coached by Paul Christopher

Guest Artist Recital

Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 4:00 pm
Masterclass with Paul Christopher
William Carey University
Winters School of Music
Recital Hall
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

PARTICIPANTS

String Quartet Op. 18, No. 1 in F major ... LV Beethoven

    Cesia Pupo, Cecilia Escobedo, Tracis Ostiano, Emilia Fernandez

Suite No. 1, Courante ... JS Bach

    Emilia Fernandez

Cello Concerto, Allegro ma non tanto ... C Saint-Saens

    Sofia Fortin

Suite No. 5 with scordatura, Fugue ... JS Bach

    Juan Marco Robledo

Guest Artist Recital at 7:30 pm

Bass Chapel

PROGRAM

Suite No. 1 in G major ... JS Bach

    Prelude

    Allemande

    Courante

    Sarabande

    Minuet I and II

    Gigue

Cello Suite Variation (2000) ... Christian Wolff

    Tempo of Prelude

    Tempo of Saraband

    Tempo of Gigue

Cello Duo in D major, Op. 50, No. 6 ... J Offenbach

assisted by Dr. Jose Ottonello

Clarinet Quintet Recital

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

University of Louisiana at Monre

November 9, 2023, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM

Quintet in A, KV 581 ... WA Mozart

Allegro

Larghetto

Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II

Allegretto con Variazioni

Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34 ... CM von Weber

Allegro

Fantasia - Adagio ma non troppo

Menuetto - Capriccio presto

Rondo

Scott Humes, clarinet

Kermit Poling, violin

Samantha Parker, violin

Emily Townsend, viola

Paul Christopher, cello

Scot Humes, clarinet

Guest Artist Recital

Guest Artist Recital, Paul Christopher, cello
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, Louisiana
November 1, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

PROGRAM

Suite #1 in G major ... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuet I and II
Gigue

Cello Suite Variation (2000) ... Christian Wolff (b. 1934)

Tempo of Prelude
Tempo of Saraband
Tempo of Gigue

Duo for Violoncello and Contrabass in D major ... Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Allegro
Andante molto
Allegro

Dr. Darren Cueva, bass

Student Recitals

MUS 1500, Student Recitals

Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 12:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV. 1007 ... JS Bach

    Prelude

    Sarabande

    Gigue

Jesus Calderon, cellist

Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV. 1009 ... JS Bach

    Prelude

    Allemande

Santiago Rovira Oritz, cellist

Recruiting in Texas

Recruiting at Kilgore High School

711 North Longview Street

Kilgore, Texas

October 24, 2023

 

A Hungarian Rhapsody

 Monroe Symphony Orchestra

Church of the Redeemer

October 14, 2023, at 7:00 pm

Philip Mann, conductor

PROGRAM

Dvorak ... Symphony No. 8

Recruiting in Alexandria, Louisiana

October 12, 2023

Bolton High School

Jasmine Johnson, Director of Orchestra, NSU alumnus

2101 Vance Avenue

Alexandria, Louisiana

Hope for Eternity

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Five Variants on "Dives and Lazarus" ... Vaughn-Williams

Requiem ... Mozart

Red River Chorale

Members of University of Louisiana Chamber Singers

Flora Hawk, soprano

Susan Shafer, alto

Robert Wagner, tenor

Blas Canedo-Gonzales, baritone

Rosh Hashanah Service

Congregation Gemulit

Rabbi Jordan Parr

Alexandria, Louisiana

September 17, 2023

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 .. Max Bruch

 

75th Anniversary Opening Concert

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

September 23, 2023, at 7:30 pm

RiverView Theatre

Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Global Warming ... Michael Abels

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ... Mendelssohn

    Allegro molto appassionato

    Andante

    Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Simone Porter, guest violinist

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 ... Tchaikovsky

    Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima

    Andantino in mondo di canzona

    Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

    Finale - Allegro con fuoco

    

September 21, 2023, Recruiting Trips

Caddo Magnet High School

Shreveport, Louisiana

Chance Whatley, string director, NSU alum

Marshall High School

Marshall, Texas

Megan Parks, string director, NSU alum

10/31/2023 NSU campus visit

MUS 1500 Student Recitals

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 12:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Duo No. 1 in C Major ... Beethoven (1770-1827)

    Allegro con moto

    Larghetto

    Rondo: Allegretto

Carlos Diaz Del Valle, violin

Jesus Calderon, cello

Faculty Recital with dedications to Dr. Joe Alexander and Zendra J. White

 

PROGRAM

Cinco pour Fünf: Partita #8 for unaccompanied cello (2018-19)... Joe Alexander (1958-2023)
    Allegro
    Allegro
    Lento
    Adagio
    Moderato

This performance is dedicated to the composer, Joe L. Alexander

Mirrors for flute and cello (1997) … Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)

Kelsey Wright McDonald, flute

This performance is dedicated to Zendra J. White

Krosnick Soli for Solo Cello (1983) … Ralph Shapey (1921-2002)

Cello Sonata No.5 in D major, Opus 102, No.2 (1815) ... Beethoven (1770-1827)
    Allegro con brio
    Allegro-Allegro fugato

    Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto-Attacca

Chialing Hsieh, piano

2023 Music Faculty Showcase

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 7:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Brevi Atmosfere "Serali" (2010 revised 2016) ... Ugo Raimondi (b. 1989)

    I. Riflesso nella Luna (Reflections in the Moon)

    II. L'irascibile (The irascible)

    III. Graffio nell'anima (A scratch in the soul)

Paul Christopher, cello

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Never a Story of More Woe

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

September 9, 2023, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Overture to La Forza del Destino ... Verdi

Suite No. 1 from Carmen ... Bizet

    Prelude

    Aragonaise

    Intermezzo

    Seguedille

    Les Dragons d'Alcala

    Les Toreadors

Suite from Romeo and Juliet ... Prokofiev

    Montegues and Capulets

    The Young Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Death of Tybalt

    Romeo and Juliet before parting

    Romeo and Juliet's Grave

Guest Performers from the Play On Theatre Company

 

Spotlight on Opera

Sunday, July 9, 2023, at 2:00 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Hurley School of Music

Centenary College

Shreveport, Louisiana

Concert Version of Madame Butterfly .... Puccini

 

 

Surprise Visit by Former Students on Father's Day

 

Alonso Restrepo Cardona and Brett Andrews

Pre-Professional Musicians Summer Festival

Renova Music Festival

Villa Maria Community Center

New Castle/Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

June 1-17, 2023

Cafe Soiree

Friday, June 16, 2023, at 7:30 pm

The Confluence, New Castle, PA

Program included:

String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 ... F. Schubert

Allegro ma non troppo

Gracie Hayes, violin

Ilana Thacker, violin

Qahtan Ahmed, viola

Jesus Calderon, cello

Gavin Nist, cello

Jesus Caldron, cellist

New Music on the Bayou 2023 Summer Festival

 Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
University of Louisiana Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209

PROGRAM

Brompton and Braeswood ... Timothy Roy (2021 Commissioned Work)

In the House of the Glass King ... João Pedro Oliveira
Kathryn Irwin, Gregory Lyons, Oliver Molina, percussion
Gustavo Miranda, vibraphone, Joe W. Moore III, marimba

Di(a)sociaciónes ... Iván-Manuel Tapia Bruno
Lea Baumert-Patterson, flute – Trevor Davis, clarinet – Lisa Withers, piano

grain vi | fogging ... James May
Richard Seiler, piano

Groove for Plarinet and Ciano ... Paul Berlinsky
Scot Humes, clarinet – Tania Tachkova, piano

The History of Anonymity (texts) ... Oswald Huỳnh (2022 Commissioned Work)
Elizabeth McNutt, flute – Trevor Davis, clarinet – Martha Muehleisen, violin
Paul Christopher, cello – Megan Ihnen, mezzo-soprano
Tim O’Brien, conductor

Program Notes

The History of Anonymity

I first discovered Jennifer Chang’s poetry shortly after the world shut down in 2020 and approached her about setting her poems to song in 2021. Due to many delays and cancellations, the work never came to be. Like many people during lockdown, I found myself doing a fair amount of soul searching and questioning my own values. At the time, I felt like there was this tectonic social shift happening. Fast forward to 2023, I finally have an opportunity to set this poem, but I feel ambivalent about how much has changed, both myself and the world. Using nature as a locus, Chang’s book The History of Anonymity explores identity and authenticity, while blurring the line between the internal and external self. The title piece of this collection, the poem that I am setting, tackles the vastness and mystery of the ocean. The interaction of these seaside landscapes and the speaker’s identity are often ambiguous and lead to more questions than answers. Sprawling across ten pages, I have divided the text into eight sections to create a song cycle from a single poem. Revisiting Chang’s poems after two years has given me a newfound perspective on her words, and they resonate even more heavily than they did when I first read them.