Senior Cello Recital featuring Alonso Restrepo

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 7:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Sonata in D Minor, Opus 40 …. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Allegro non troppo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Opus 49 …. Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Allegro moderato
Scherzo: Allegro molto
Elegia: Adagio
Finale: Allegro non troppo

Alonso Restrepo, cello
Jose Gabriel Velazquez, violin
Chialing Hsieh, piano

L ti R: Hsieh, Restropo, Christopher, Velazquez

Santiago Uribe-Cardona's Cello Recital

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 5:30 pm
Recital Hall
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and Arts
715 University Parkway
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Dvoark Cello Concerto in B Minor, Opus 104
Allegro
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegro moderato

4/6/2019 at 7:30 pm

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Black, guest conductor
Perot Theatre

Wizard of Oz - 1939 movie shown with its soundtrack played live by the orchestra

4/2/2019 at 7:15 pm

3/31/2019 at 6:00 pm

NNSO Symphony Gala
1972 Williams Avenue
Natchitoches, La

PROGRAM includes:

Akhmatova Songs ... John Tavener

Dr. Terrie Sanders, soprano
Paul Christopher, cello

March 27, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Faculty Oboe Recital

Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM includes:

Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 ... WA Mozart
Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau Allegro

Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 ... B. Britten

Leah Forsyth, oboe
Emilo Castro, violin
Cesia Corrales, viola
Paul Christopher, cello

CAPA on the CANE

3/23/2019 at 4:00 pm
Movie Music Concert
Natchitoches Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Featuring NSU Alumnus and Guest Cello Soloist Brett Andrews

PROGRAM included:

William Tell Overture ... G. Rossini
Juan Pablo Paternina Paez, Graduate Assistant Conductor

Crouching Tiger Concerto ... Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Through the Bamboo Forest
Silk Road: Encounters
Eternal Vow
Farwell

Brett Andrews, cello

Biography

Brett Andews is currently principal cellist of the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and is an active musician in the Ark-La-Tex area, frequently playing as a member of the Emerald Piano Quartet/Trio. Brett is also a founding member of Dynamix String Quartet, an innovative ensemble aiming to offer popular and new music for string quartet in venues outside of the traditional concert hall.

Soon after beginning his cello studies in Kilgore, TX, he became an inaugural member of the Honor Orchestra of America at age 15, performing under the of Scott O'Neill and Benjamin Zander. After receiving his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying with Paul Christopher, he continued to serve his alma mater by instructing courses in the Fine Arts. He formerly directed the string programs at Parkway High School in Shreveport and Elm Grove Middle School in Bossier City.

Brett is currently finishing his Doctor of Arts in Music Performance degree under the direction of Dr. Gal Faganel at the University of Northern Colorado.

LMEA District 4 Large Ensemble Assessment

Multi-District Orchestra Day
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Stage judges included:
Paul Christopher (NSULA), Dr. Yung-chiao Wei (LSU), and Amy Thiaville (Loyola U).

L to R: Christopher and Frazier

3/19/2019 at 12:30 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recitals
Magale Recital Hall
3/19/2019 at 12:30 pm
Natchitoches, LA

PROGRAM includes:

Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 ... J.S. Bach
Prelude
Sarabande

Aill Harris, cello 

String Trio Performance

Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Home of Helen and Beecher Wood
Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Beethoven String Trio in E flat major, Op. 3
Allegro con brio
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Adagio
Menuetto. Moderato
Finale. Allegro

Beethoven String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Allegro con spirito
Adagio con espressione
Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
Finale. Presto

 Sinae Baeck, violin
Cesia Corrales, viola
Paul Christopher, cello