Family Day Concert

Wind Ensemble

Magale-Fredericks Concert Band

Magale Recital Hall

April 26, 2026, at 2:00 pm

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

In My Father's Eyes  ... Julie Giroux

    Paul Christopher, cello

 

Springtime Pops

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

April 25, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Riverfront Amphitheater

Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM 

American Salute

Dear Enemy ... Nettie Chenaux 

Lincoln Portrait ... Copland

    Sherman Deselle, narrator

Colonel Bogey ... Kenneth J. Alford

Washington Post March ... Sousa

Andrews Sisters Medley

    The Victory Belles

Shoo Shoo Baby

    The Victory Belles

As Time Goes By

    The Victory Belles

Salute to the Armed Forces (Medley)

    The Victory Belles

1812 Overture ... Tchaikovsky

Old American Songs

Shenandoah ... North American Folk Song

Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

 

 

Out of this World: a Journey through Grief

Tim Pursell, Junior Saxophone Recital

April 21, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Varnado Ballroom

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Mai ... Ryo Noda (b. 1948)

Vignette No. 20 ... Remy Le Boeur (b. 1986)

Spiegel im Spiegel ... Arvo Part (b. 1935), transcribed by Tim Pursell

    Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Outburst ... Chris Evan Haas (b. 1993)

Out of this World ... David Maslanka (1943-2017)

    Paul Christopher, cello

    Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Graduate Collaborative Piano Recital

Victor Anselmo Mata Zepeda, pianist

April 19, 2026, at 3:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Sonata for Flute and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 ... S. Prokofiev

    Moderato

    Scherzo

Lennon Coke, flute

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 ... R. Schumann

Robert Cardwell, baritone

Sonata for Cello and Piano ... M. Ponce

    Allegro Selvaggio

Paul Christopher, cello

Despedida ... Maria Grever 

Lhareen Lazo, soprano

Master Class with Dr. Hsinyi Wang of Tarrant County College

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 12:30 pm

CAPA room 219

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Master Class Participants included:

Jesus Calderon, cello

Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 ... J.S. Bach

Prelude

Maira Avellaneda, cello

Apres un reve ... G. Faure

Santiago Rovira, cello

Adagio and Allegro, Opus 70 .. R. Schumann

Alejandro Restrepo, cello

Cello Suite No. 1 ... B. Britten

Fugue

Season Finale

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

Church of the Redeemer

West Monroe, Louisiana

Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM

Semiramide Overture ... G. Rossini

Piano Concerto No. 1, S. 124 ... F. Liszt

    Allegro maestoso

    Quasi Adagio

    Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato

    Allegro marziale animato

Elijah Asmussen, pianist

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 ... J. Brahms

    Adagio non troppo

    Adagio non troppo

    Allegretto grazioso - Presto ma non assai

    Allegro con spirito