Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Celebration of Diversity

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm
Varnado Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Epitaph ... Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
Dedicated to Tom Phillips, former SSO principal clarinetist
Paul Christopher, cello


 

Monday, October 21, 2024

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique

RiverView Theater
October 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 ... Rachmaninoff
Allegro vivace
Largo
Allegro vivace

Ilya Shmukler, Wideman Gold Medalist

Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique," Op. 74 ... Tchaikovsky
Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Allegro con grazia
Allegro molto vivace
Finale: Adagio lamentoso





Monday, October 14, 2024

A Time for Choosing

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
Alexandria, Louisiana
October 12, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

DUKAS ... Fanfare from "La Peri"

CHAUSSON .... Poeme, Op. 25
Lin He, violin

DEBUSSY .... Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

ROSSINI .... Overture to William Tell

NSU musicians

Jasmine, NSU alumna

R
Ricky, NSU alumnus


Friday, October 11, 2024

2025 Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition

 


Cello Chat with Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb

Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb, Professor of Cello
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 
October 11, 2024, at 5:00 pm on fb

The basic theme is inspiring young cellists to practice. Here are the questions I tend to ask:
• Introduce yourself; tell about your musical background
• What inspires you for teaching, practicing, and performing?
• Other than leading by example, what are some ways that you try to infuse enthusiasm in your students?
• What effect has your breadth of musical experience had on your approach to performing, or to musicianship?
• Any additional words of advice or inspiration?

Master Class with John-Henry Crawford

September 23, 2024, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Master Class with John-Henry Crawford:
 
Santiago Uribe
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme,  Opus 33

Jesus Calderon
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Opus 85
Movement 4: Allegro

Aill Harris and Maira Avellandea
J.S Bach: Suite #2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Prelude