Kenneth Olson biography

Ricercare per Quattro Violoncelli .... Kenneth Olson (1950-

Kenneth Olson originally trained as a Russian linguist at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. From 1980-1986 studied composition/theory at the University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany, with concurrent studies in conducting at the Herbert Von Karajan Foundation in Berlin and the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. Prizewinner in composition competitions in Berlin, Munich, Dresden and Boston. In 1991 awarded a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. Since 1991 instructor of Russian, German and Fine Arts at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts.

Strings @ LMTA Convention

Hurley School of Music
Centenary College
2901 Woodlawn Avenue
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 23, 2008









1:00-2:00 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
Evangeline Trio .... “Quatuor pour la fin du Temps”
Presenters: Jennifer Carsillo, violin; Ruth Drummond, cello; Gay Grosz, piano; Eric Thomas, clarinet

2:00-3:00 pm Hurley Building, Room 201
Mental Practice: The Key to Successful Memorization
Presenting: Christopher Thompson









3:15-4:15 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
String Music by Todd Gabriel
Presenter: Todd Gabriel and End of Time performers








4:15-4:15 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
Concertante Works of Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1887)
Presenter: Josue Ramirez

Friday, October 24, 2008









8:30-9:30 am Hurley Building, Room 201
Suzuki Violin from Age Zero
Presenter: Samara Humbert









9:30-10:45 am Whited Room, Bynum Commons Dining Hall
A Balancing Act: How to get it all done!
Moderator: Joni Jensen
This session is a panel discussion on college teaching concerns.

12:00-1:15 pm Brown Bag Lunch Whited Room, Bynum
The Ark-La-Tex Chamber Music Project
Presenter: LaWanda Blakeney

1:15-2:15 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
Practical and Efficient Ways of Learning Left-Hand and Right-Hand Techniques on the Violoncello.
Presenter: Evgeni Raychev













2:15-3:15 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
New Music for Low String Ensemble
Presenter: NSU Low Strings Studio Class of Paul Christopher









3:30-4:30 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
French Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Presenters: Lin He, violin and Gregory Sioles, piano









4:30-5:30 pm Hurley Building, Anderson Recital Hall
The Violin-Cello Duets: A Fun and Rewarding Experience,
Presenters: Evgeni Raychev, cello and Jennifer Dalmas, violin

Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Faculty and student recital featuring the NSU Low Strings Ensemble debuting world premier performances of two original commissioned works indicated by bold font in the program listed below.







PROGRAM

Seven Ricercari for Unaccompanied Cello .... D Gabrielli

Number 1 in g minor
Number 3 in D major
Number 6 in G major

Paul Christopher, cello

Ricercare per Quattro Violoncelli .... Kenneth Olson (1950-

Paul Christopher, cello I
Christina Lake, cello II
Grace Moulton, cello III
Jorge Rodriguez, cello IV

INTERMISSION


Suite Number 1 in G major for Unaccompanied Cello .... JS Bach

I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Menuets I and II
VI. Gigue

Paul Christopher, cello


Pauli’s Prelude .... Thomas Hundemer (1954- )

NSU LOW STRINGS ENSEMBLE conducted by MARIO TORRES

Bassi:

Michael Herron of Bossier City, Louisiana

Natalie Johnson of Shreveport, Louisiana

Mitchell Moerhing of Bossier City, Louisiana

Josué Ramirez of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Brian Williams of Shreveport, Louisiana

Celli:

Richard Campbell of Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Amber Carter of Alexandria, Louisiana

Christine Davis of Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Roger Hall of Marshall, Texas

Laura Helton of Pineville, Louisiana

Christina Lake of Shreveport, Louisiana

Hannah McEvoy of Longview, Texas

Grace Moulton of Big Sandy, Texas

Jorge Rodriguez of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Micah Sasser of Shreveport, Louisiana

Eva Wilson of Sugarland, Texas


Composition of Pauli’s Prelude was made possible through the generous support of Northwestern State University’s Enrichment Fund Grant Program (NEF PD 07-08 R3-002).

This program was repeated on 10/24/2008 @ LMTA Convention.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Douglas Bakenhus, Music Director
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM

Overture to the "Barber of Seville" .... G. Rossini (1792-1868)

Duo Concertant sur les themes des "Puritains" .... G. Bottesini (1821-1889)

Josue Ramirez, double bass
Paul Christopher, cello

Symphony #7 in A Major .... L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827)

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 4:00 pm

Faculty Recital in Magale






Joseph Lindsay, organ
Paul Christopher, cello

Prière, Opus 158 ..... Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Welcome new low string musicians!

Standing from left to right: Richard Campbell, Michael Herren, Micah Sasser, Hannah McEvoy and Eva Wilson. Front row: Christine Davis and Laura Helton.

Musical Farm Equipment from the University of Iowa

Turn your sound on for this video from the University of Iowa. This is almost unbelievable! See how all of the balls wind up in catcher cones. This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Amazingly 97% of the machines components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of Bancroft, Iowa. Yes, farm equipment! It took the team a combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment, calibration, and tuning before filming this video but as you can see it was WELL worth the effort. It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at the University and is already slated to be donated to the Smithsonian.

Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 2:30 pm

Britt Music Festival Chamber Music Program
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Medford, Oregon

PROGRAM includes:

Libertango ..... Astor Piazzolla

Whitney Allen, Rebecca Thornblade,
Ida Mercer and Paul Christopher, celli

Tango Fugue ..... Patrick Horn

E-Chen Hsu, clarinet
Daniela Sheterva, violin
Patrick Horn, viola
Paul Christopher, cello
James Chubet, piano

Duo in D Major ..... Gioachino Rossini
Allegro
Andante molto
Allegro

Bert Witzel, bass and Paul Christopher, cello

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