2/25/2012 at 7:30 pm

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
David Cho, Guest Conductor
Wideman Piano Competition Finalists

PROGRAM

Piano Concerto in C minor, No. 2, Op. 18 .... S. Rachmaninoff
Yejin Noh, from Korea studying at Indiana University

Piano Concerto in G minor, No. 2, Op. 16 .... S. Pokofiev
Xixi Zhou, from China studying at New England Conservatory of Music

Piano Concerto in D minor, No. 3, Op. 30 .... S. Rachmaninoff
Yue Chu, from China studying at Curtis Institute of Music

2/11/2012 @ 7:30 pm

Longview Symphony Orchestra
Tonu Kalam, Conductor
First United Methodist Church

PROGRAM

Rounds for String Orchestra .... David Diamond (1915-20050
Allegro molto vivace
Adagio
Allegro vigoroso

Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor .... Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro molto

Two pieces for Strings from the Film Music Henry V .... Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
Death of Falstaff
Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449 .... W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro vivace
Andantino
Allegro ma non troppo

Ann Heiligman Saslav, piano

2/9/2012 @ 7:30 pm

A Night of Sopranos featuring Terry Sanders and D'Nissa Hester

Program includes Bachiana Brasileiras No. 5 .... Villa-Lobos

Mario Torres, Conductor
Brett Andrews and Milovan Paz, Cello I
Julia Lee and Christine Davis, Cello II
Jorge Rodriguez and Adam Leblanc, Cello III
Lillia Lara and Micah Sasser, Cello IV

2/7/2012 @ 7:30 pm

Works by Jacques Offenbach 1819-1880

Duo in B-flat major, Op. 53,  No. 1

Allegro

Adagio

Rondo: Allegro

Duo in A minor, Op. 53, No 2

Allegro: Andante: Allegro

Duo in C major. Op. 53, No. 3

Allegro moderato

Andante

Rondo: Allegretto

Paul Christopher, cello

Ruth Drummond, cello

2/7/2012 @ 12:30 pm

McCutcheson Awards Recital
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, LA





PROGRAM includes:

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 .... E. Elgar
Andante
Allegro molto

Milovan Paz, cello
Min Jeong Kim, piano

1/28/2012 @ 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Kermit Poling, conductor
Colton Peltier, piano
Elisabeth Bordelon, violin

Two concerts in two different cities featuring two tremendous prodigal talents. Join us to hear these upcoming musical stars.

PROGRAM

Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
Mozart: G Major Violin Concerto No. 3
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Liszt: Concerto for Piano No. 1

First Methodist Church in Camden, AR at 2:30 pm
El Dorado High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm

1/25/2012 @ 5:30 pm

L to R: Marcela Fernandez, Milovan Paz, Emilio Castro, Roman  Carranza

Giufiti String Quartet
Magale Recital Hall
Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Quartet No. 4 in C major, K.V. 157 .... WA Mozart
Allegro
Andante
Presto

String Quartet No. 2 in D major .... Alexander Borodin
Allegro moderato
Scherzo (Allegro)
Notturno (Andante)
Finale (Andante - Vivace)

1/21/2012 @ 7:30 pm

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Michael Butterman, Music Director and Conductor
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major .... J. Brahms
Norman Krieger, solo pianist

Symphony No. 2 in D Major.... J. Brahms

1/17/2012 @ 7:00 am @ 12: 00 pm

Recruiting at McKinnley and Baton Rouge High Schools
Chris Frazier, Orchestra Director
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

L to R: me, Chris Frazier, David Hinson

1/14/2012

2012 Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition
Young Adult Division: college freshman through age 30
Monroe, Louisiana

This an annual event was established by the Monroe Symphony League and the Monroe Symphony Orchestra to promote and encourage excellence in musical performance and to provide orchestral performance opportunities for youth and young adults residing in Louisiana.  Low string students who competed were Brett Andrews, Julia Lee, and Milovan Paz. 

Saint Saens Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 - Brett Andrews
Hayden Cello Concerto in D major: movement 1 - Julia Lee
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: movements 1 and 2 - Milovan Paz

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