Thursday, June 4, 2026

A Decade of New Music

New Music on the Bayou 10th Anniversary
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 1:00 pm

PROGRAM includes:

A Tree Portrait ... Xu Zheng
I. Standing Still, a Tree
II. With Rugged Bark
III. Branches Reaching towards the Stars
IV. The Silence between Leaves
V. Drawing Light from the Eclipse
VI.  Thousands of Crescents
VII. As Growth Rings across Time, Year after Year

Paul Christopher, cello

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1:00 pm
Biedenharn Museum & Gardens
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes: 

Forget harmony ... Norberto Oldrini
I. Meditation
II. Piazzolla

Paul Christopher, cello
Richard Seiler, piano

Friday, June 5, 2026, 7:00 pm
Dixie Center for the Arts
212 N. Vienna Street
Ruston, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Tempo, Terra, Trama ... Igor Leao Maia
I. Primeiro Tempo
II. Terra-floresta
III. Tempo dos sonhos
IV. Arvores de cantos

Lea Baumert-Patterson, flute
Katrina Clements, clarinet
Megan George, trumpet
Mia Detwiler, violin
Michael Capone, viola
Paul Christopher,  cello
Gregory Lyons, percussion
Diana Thacher, piano
Christopher Heidenreich, conductor

Saturday, June 6, 22026, 11:00 am
Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge Amphitheater
480 Richland Place
Monroe, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

BayouLuminance ... Jeremi Edwards
I. Phosphorescence
II. Incandescence

Anne Maker, flute
Scot Humes, clarinet
Katrina Clements, bass clarinet
Wade Dillingham, alto saxophone
Samantha Parker, violin
Kathleen Crabtree, viola
Paul Christopher, cello
Jose Saavedra, double bass
Chris Heidenreich, conductor

Xu Zheng