Sunday, 8/14/2011, at 2:00 p.m.

Chamber Music Concert
Britt Festival Orchestra musicians
First Presbyterian Church
Medford, Oregon

PROGRAM includes Prologue to Capriccio .... Richard Strauss

Debra Akerlund, violin I
Becky Soukup, violin II
Eliseo Rene Salazar, viola I
Monica Reilly, viola II
Paul Christopher, cello I
Whitney Allen, cello II

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Saturday, 8/13/2011 @ 8:00 p.m.

PROGRAM

Dances from Galanta .... Kodaly

Concierto de Aranjuez .... Rodrigo
Sharon Isbin, guitar

Symphony No. 2 .... Sibelius

Friday, 8/12/2011 @ 8:00 p.m.

Britt Festival Orchestra

PROGRAM: Time for Three

Don Juan .... R. Strauss

Concerto 4-3 .... Higdon

Symphony No. 5 .... Beethoven

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Saturday, 8/6/2011, at 8:00 p.m.

Britt Festival Orchestra

Rehearsing

Peter Bay, Music Director and Conductor

PROGRAM

Aida: Sinfonia . . . . Verdi

Violin Concerto No. 1 . . . . Paganini
James Ehnes, violin

Scheherazade . . . . Rimsky-Korsakov
 

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Friday, 8/5/2011 @ 8:00 p.m.

Britt Festival Orchestra
Peter Bay, Music Director and Conductor

PROGRAM

Les Preludes . . . . F. Liszt

Fantasia on Motives from Beethoven's The Ruins of Athens . . . . Liszt

Piano Concerto No. 1 . . . . Liszt
Muza Rubackyte, piano

Capriccio Italien . . . . P. Tchaikovsky

Joy and Milovan visit

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July 12-17, 2011 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, C.A.

Cello Recital

La Escuela De Musica "Victoriano Lopez"

July 15, 2011, at 6:00 pm

Paul Christopher, Jorge Rodriguez, celli and Dino Henriquez, piano

PROGRAM

Suite No. 1 in G major for Violoncello solo, BWV 1007 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Menuet I and II

Gigue

Au Crepescule, Op. 29, No.2 .... J Offenbach (1819-1880)

Musette, Op. 24 .... J Offenbach

Duo for Two Violoncellos in C major, Op. 52, No. 3 .... J Offenbach

Theme: Tempo di Marcia

Variation I

Variation II

Variation III

Variation IV (Adagio)

Mouvement de Valse

Suite No. 4 in E flat major for Violoncello solo, BWV 1010 .... JS Bach

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Bouree I and II

Gigue

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Thanks to Mario Torres and his family for their wonderful hospitality while I was in beautiful Honduras. Also many thanks to the excellent students at Escuela de Aplicacion Musical and at La Escuela de Musica "Victoriano Lopez". It was an honor and pleasure to teach and work with such a talented group of musicians.

Rapides Symphony Auditions

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Zona - Music Director  
2011-2012 Concert Season                                            

ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

CONCERTMASTER *** (PRELIMINARY AUDITION)
SECTION VIOLIN
CO-PRINCIPAL VIOLA
SECTION CELLO
ALL INSTRUMENTS -- SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS

*** - QUALIFIED AUDITIONEES WILL BE ASKED TO PLAY A
CONCERT IN THE CONCERTMASTER POSITION DURING THE 2011-12 SEASON

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011
NATCHITOCHES, LA
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV. SCHOOOL OF MUSIC
140 CENTRAL AVE.
6:30 – 8:00 P.M.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
• ONE MOVEMENT OF A CONCERTO
▪      THREE STANDARD ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS OF YOUR CHOICE
• SIGHT READING MAY BE ASKED OF ALL AUDITIONEES
• A CURRENT RESUME

TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION OR FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL 318-442-9709, EXT. 2 OR E-MAIL jowens@rapidessymphony.org

The Rapides Symphony Orchestra is a per-service professional orchestra based in Alexandria, Louisiana that performs several subscription, educational, and special events concerts each year.

For more information, please visit our web site www.rapidessymphony.org

Saturday, 7/2/2011 @ 7:00 pm

America the Beautiful: a Celebration of American Music
First Baptist Church of Shreveport Sanctuary
543 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana
Free of charge

Sanctuary Choir and a Symphonic Orchestra will present a variety of music by American composers, including Mack Wilberg, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, and John Williams.

Saturday, 5/28/2011, at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

SYMPHONY ON THE SQUARE

Join us for another unforgettable patriotic experience as we celebrate the freedoms our country affords us.

Chamber Music Competition for pre-college musicians

Chamber Music Competition
November 5, 2011
Monroe, LA
sponsored by Louisiana Music Teacher's Association

GENERAL INFORMATION:

There will be two categories:

Category I: Piano duo/duet/trio/quartet

Category II: Mixed chamber groups. 

Each category will encompass two age divisions:

Lower division (Grades 6-8)

Upper division (Grades 9-12)

Cash Prizes will be award to First, Second, and Third place winners for each category.