Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Guest Artist Cello Recital

Molly Goforth, cellist
Dr. Greg Handel, pianist
Friday, 1/26/2018 at 7:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Program

Sonata No. 14 in a minor.......Antonio Caldara (ca. 1670-1736)
   Largo
   Allegro
   Aria
   Allegro e spiritoso

Suite No. 1 in G Major..... J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
   Prelude
   Allemande
   Courante
   Sarabande
   Minuet I & II
   Gigue

Sonata for Violoncello Solo.... Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
   Dialogo
   Capriccio

A Tale.....Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
  I. Con moto-un poco piu mosso
  II. Con moto-adagio
  III. Allegro




Molly Goforth, cellist





















Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Faculty Cello Recital

Paul Christopher, cellist
Thursday, 1/25/18 at 6:00 pm
LSMSA Recital Hall
Free and open to the public


Sonata for Violoncello solo, Opus 25, No.3 (1922)... Paul Hindemith 
I. Lebhaft, sehr market
II. Mäßig schnell, Gemälich
III. Langsam
IV. Lebhafte Viertal
V. Mäßig schnell

Fantasy Variations for solo violoncello (1982)... Ursula Mamlok 
I. Pensive
II. Eighth=60
III. Always quarter = 30, but with increasing excitement
IV. Dreamy

Songs and Poems for solo cello (2007) ... Phillip Glass (1937- )
I. Quarter=92
II. Quarter=104
III. Quarter=140
IV. Quarter=76
V. Quarter=69
VI. Quarter=76
VII. Quarter=54

Thanks for attending!


Sunday, January 14, 2018

Scholars' College Research Award Scholarship

Congratulations to Kevin Denks for earning a Research Award Scholarship from the Louisiana Scholars' College. This scholarship was awarded based on his cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher at the end of the Fall 2017 semester.

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Music of the Rolling Stones

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
1/13/2018 at 7:40 pm
RiverView Theater
Shreveport, Louisiana

Hundemer, Horak, Jankowski, Christopher

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

12/19/2017 at noon

Advent Noonday Noel
First Presbyterian Church of Shreveport
900 Jordan Street
Shreveport, Louisiana

Cello Duos by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Andante from Opus 50, No. 4

Opus 51, No. 3
Allegro
Andante
Allegro non troppo

Rondo from Opus 49, No. 2

Ruth Drummond and Paul Christopher, cellists

R. Drummond, Holly Watson, P. Christopher

Monday, December 18, 2017

12/17/2017 at 3:00 pm

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Performing Arts Center
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas

PROGRAM

A Christmas Festival Celebration ....  Snyder
Nutcracker Suite Excerpts .... P. I. Tchaikovsky
Marche, Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, Russian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers
The Bells of Christmas .... Kermit Poling
The Grinch Song .... Hague/Suess
Christmas Cornucopia .... Poling
Candels & Dreidels .... Poling
O Holy Night .... Adam
The Prayer .... Foster
White Christmas .... I. Berlin
Christmas Festival .... Leroy Anderson

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12/16/2017 at 7:30 pm

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
100 West Eighth Street
El Dorado, Arkansas

PROGRAM

A Christmas Festival Celebration ....  Snyder
Do You Hear What I Hear? .... Regney
The Bells of Christmas .... Kermit Poling
The Grinch Song .... Hague/Suess
Nutcracker Suite Excerpts .... P. I. Tchaikovsky
Marche, Arabian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers
Shepherd's Pipe  Carol .... John Rutter
Christmas Cornucopia .... Poling
Candels & Dreidels .... Poling
Home for the Holidays .... Hayes
O Holy Night .... Adam
The Prayer .... Foster
White Christmas .... I. Berlin
Christmas Festival .... Leroy Anderson

NSU musicians with Maestro Poling



Sunday, December 10, 2017

12/10/2017 at 4:00 pm

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra
Perot Theater
221 Main Street
Texarkana, Texas

A Texarkana tradition!  Join the TSO, the Texarkana Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Texarkana Regional Chorale, the Texas High Highsteppers, and Santa Claus, for this holiday concert for the whole family.

PROGRAM

Dan Goeller: A Christmas Festival of Carols

John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby

Edvard Grieg: Prelude from Holberg Suite, op. 40

J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata no. 147

Jan Sibelius: Finlandia, op. 26

Bob Krogstad: The Bells of Christmas

Randal Alan Bass: Twas' the Night Before Christmas

Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Gary Fry: Sing the Carols of Christmas (Audience Sing-Along)

Brett Andrews

Jorge Rodriguez and Emilio Castro

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Recruiting in Monroe, Louisiana

West Monroe High School
201 Riggs Street, West
Monroe, Louisiana
John Jowers, Orchestra Director
12/7/2017 at 11:55 am


12/3/2017 at 2:30 pm

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Natalie Gallo, Broadway Guest Vocalist
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ... arranged by Rickets

Candles and Dreidels ... arranged by Poling

Ma Mere L'Oye (Mother Goose) Suite ... Maurice Ravel

Thunder and Lightning Polka ... Johann Strauss Jr.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ... Pola & Wyle

Jesu Bambino ... Yon, arranged by Ryden

"He Shall Feed His Flock" from Messiah ... George Frideric Handel

Sleigh Ride ... Leroy Anderson

The Christmas Song ... Mel Torme & R. Wells

We Wish You a Merry Christmas ... arranged by Harris