Thursday, 3/24/2011 @ 7:30 pm LSMSA Recital Hall

Guest Artist Recital:
John-Henry Crawford, cellist
Patrick Kreeger, pianist

Program features works by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Brahms and Popper.

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Thursday, 3/17/2011, at 7:30 pm in Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM

Tarantella .... Giovanni Bottesinni (1821-1889)

Fantasia II Puritani .... Bottesinni

A Carmen Fantasy .... Frank Proto (b. 1941)
I. Prelude
II. Aragonaise
III. Micacla's Nocturne
IV. Toreador Song
V. Bohemian Dance

Fantasia for Cello and Bass .... Bottesinni
Themes from Bellini's Il Puritans

BIOGRAPHIES 

A native of Honduras, Josue Ramirez began double bass studies at the age of 16 at the Victoriano Lopez Music School. There he received invaluable instrumental instruction from Maestro Ernesto G. Rodriguez. In 2002 Mr. Ramirez traveled to Costa Rica to study with Maestro Carlos Vives from the Costa Rican National Symphony as well as Professor Klaus Stoll from the Berlin Philharmonic. In 2003 Mr. Ramirez was given the opportunity to continue his double bass studies on a full scholarship at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in Music under the instruction of Yung-Chiao Wei. The following year Mr. Ramirez continued his studies at Northwestern State University and earned the Master of Music degree in Double Bass. At present, he is a candidate for the doctoral degree in music from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.  He also serves as Principal Bassist of the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and also performs in the Rapides Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, and Texarkana Symphony.

The founding  member of the Jazz group “Hibriduz” (Hybrid), Oscar Rossignoli currently lives in Tegucigalpa, Honduras where he works  as a freelance accompanist and arranger. A native  Honduran, he performs in both classical and jazz idioms.  His piano studies began at the age of  ten  with Sergio Suazo. At  thirteen, he became a student of Amalia Marin, at the Escuela de Musica Victoriano Lopez where he was awarded first prize at the Juan Tutto Diffent young artist concerto competition with Mendelssohn’s Rondo Capriccioso. Mr. Rossignoli was also awarded the second prize at the young artist concerto competition hosted by the Japan Government Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. His future plans include further studies in the U.S. with an emphasis in jazz

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

Left to right: Allen, Kuroda, Davis, Christopher

Howard Center Recital Hall
The School of the Performing Arts
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, La

PROGRAM

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano ... Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Souvenir du Val, Op. 29, No. 1
Introduction et Valse mélancolique, Op. 14
Les Larmes de Jacqueline, Op. 76

Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Bogaczova, piano

Suite for Two Cellos and Piano ... Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
Introduction: Andante maestoso, ma con moto
Scherzo: Allegro
Arioso: Lento
Finale: Allegro

Whitney Allen, cello
Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Bogaczova, piano

Sonata No. 1 in D minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 109 ... G. Fauré (1845-1924)
Allegro
Andante
Final: Allegro commodo

Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Bogaczova, piano

Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66 ... David Popper (1843-1913)

Whitney Allen, cello
Christine Davis, cello
Paul Christopher, cello
Elena Bogaczova, piano

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This program will be repeated on Friday, 3/18/2011, @ 7:30 pm at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Sunday, 3/6/2011 @ 3:00 pm

The Piatigorsky Foundation presents a concert featuring two fine artists...
Evan Drachman, cello
Mary Au, piano
Northminster Church
Monroe, Louisiana

Divertimento for Cello and Piano in D major .... FJ Haydn (1732-1809), Transcribed by Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976)
I. Adagio
II. Menuet and Trio
III. Allegro di molto

Suite No. 3 in C major for Solo Cello, BMV 1009 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bouree I & II
Gigue

Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 for Cello and Piano .... A Dvorak (1841-1904)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Allegro moderato

Romance for Cello and Piano, Op. 44 .... A Rubinstein (1829-1894), Transcribed by Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976)

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Saturday, 3/12/2011 @ 7:30 pm

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Coughlin Saunders Auditorium
Alexandria, Louisiana

Featuring Guest Conductor Alfredo Ibarra and Concerto Competition Winners
Program includes Dvorak's New World Symphony

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Thursday, 3/3/2011 @ 7:30 pm

Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Concerto Competition Winners
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

Concerto in D Minor .... E. Lalo
    Prelude: Lento-Allegro maestoso

Milovan Paz, cello

    Introduction: Andante

    Rondo: Allegro vivace

Lillia Lara, cello

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Friday, 2/25/2011 @ 7:30 pm in Magale Recital Hall

Andrew Giller, Malena McClaren, Christine Burczyk Allen, Whitney Allen

PROGRAM

Sonata in A minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione" .... Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

I.                    Allegro moderato

II.                  Adagio

III.               Allegretto

 Andrew Giller, contrabass
Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Pampeana, No. 2, Opus 21 .... Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

Whitney Allen, violoncello
Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Trio in A Minor, Opus 114 .... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

I.                    Allegro

II.                  Adagio

III.               Andante grazioso

IV.                Allegro

Malena McClaren, clarinet

Whitney Allen, violoncello

Christine Burczyk Allen, piano

Romantico Idilio .... Astor Piazzola, adapted by Derek Snyder (1921-1992)

Whitney Allen, violoncello
Andrew Giller, contrabass

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Thursday, 2/24/2011 @ 7:30 pm

Guest Artist Recital
Sally Horak, Flute
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, LA

Sonata No. 8 in F Major .... C.W. Gluck (1714-1787)

Moderato ed expressivo
Allegro

Dr. Dennette McDermott, Sally Horak, flutes

Paul Christopher, cello

Dr. Francis Yang, harpsichord

Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabande
Bourée anglaise

Sally Horak, flute

LLEF .... Hilary Tann (1947- )

Sally Horak, flute

Paul Christopher, cello

Trio in G Minor, Opus 63 .... C.M. von Weber (1786-1826)
Allegro moderato
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Shepherd’s Lament: Andante espressivo
Finale: Allegro

Sally Horak, flute

Paul Christopher, cello

Dr. Francis Yang, piano

Sally Horak has been principal flutist of the Shreveport Symphony since 1989. She has appeared as a soloist with the orchestra numerous times, a highlight being her performance in 2004 as the Pied Piper in John Corigliano’s The Pied Piper Fantasy. An active performer in the Shreveport area, Ms. Horak is principal flutist of the Marshall, Longview, Texarkana, and South Arkansas Symphony Orchestras, is a member of the Shreveport Symphony Woodwind Quintet, Baroque Artists of Shreveport, and frequently appears with the Shreveport Summer Music Festival and the Opera East Texas orchestra. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Flute Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Maurice Sharp. Her orchestral career has taken her to the San Francisco Bay area, Minneapolis (her hometown), Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She has also participated in the Classical Music Seminar in Eisenstadt, Austria, the Superior String Alliance in upper Michigan, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. Ms. Horak is on the adjunct faculty of Centenary College and maintains a private flute studio. She was the recipient of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship in Music for the year 2000. She is married to French hornist/composer Tom Hundemer.

Friday, 2/18/2011 @ 12:20 pm

Bach's Lunch Series

First Presbyterian Church

1301 N. Center Street

Longview, Texas

Suite No.1 in G major for solo cello, BWV 1007 .... J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Menuet I and II

Gigue

Paul Christopher, cello

Aú Crépuscle .... J. Offenbach (1819-1880)

Introduction et Valse mélancolique, Opus 14 .... J. Offenbach (1819-1880)

Paul Christopher, cello

Elena Kuroda, piano

Elen Kuroda, originally from the Czech Republic, comes from a family of professional musicians. She received her Bachelor Degree of Music in 2005, and her Master Degree in Piano Performance in December 2007 from Northwestern State University where she currently serves as a collaborative pianist and class piano instructor.


Paul Christopher is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Low Strings at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches Louisiana. He serves as Principal Cello of the Longview Symphony Orchestra and in the summers he performs as Assistant Principal Cello with the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. His articles have been published in the Jacques Offenbach Society Newsletter, Strings, American String Teacher and Bass World. Mr. Christopher is also recording the cello duos of Jacques Offenbach with four CDs available at www.cdbaby.com

Thursday, 2/10/2011 @ 9:30 am

University of Alabama at Huntsville
New Music Festival 2011
Roberts Recital Hall

Composer Concert #1 includes Resonance for amplified solo cello .... Mark Lee

Paul Christopher, cellist

David Hall, Engineer, and Mark Lee, Composer, recording Resonance in Franklin, TN