Guest Artist Recital

Paul Christopher, cello

Wednesday, 2/22/2023 at 3:30 pm

Stephen W. Slaughter Theatre

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Au Crepuscle
Musette, Op. 24 . . . Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Gulya Chandler, piano

Spring Rain for solo cello . . . Augusta Thomas Read (1964-)

I Will Tango (2021) . . . Jane Kozhevnikova (1987-)
1. I Will Tango with You
2. Closer Than I’ve Ever Been
3. Finding a Smile in Your Eyes
4. Until the Night Will Part Us

Sonata in B flat Major, RV 47. . . Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Gulya Chandler, piano

About the Guest Artist

Paul Christopher received his Bachelor of Music Education from the New England Conservatory of Music and his Master of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Memphis.

In 2005 Mr. Christopher joined the string faculty at Northwestern State University of Louisiana where he currently serves as Associate Professor of Violoncello and Music Theory. He has appeared as clinician, adjudicator, and guest artist throughout the United States and internationally. 

Mr. Christopher’s articles have been published in American String Teacher, Bass World, the Jacques Offenbach Society Newsletter and Strings. In 2017 he was
awarded the Mildred Hart Bailey Research Award in recognition of his exceptional scholarship as a faculty member at NSU. In the summers of 1991-2014, Mr. Christopher performed as Assistant Principal Cello with the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Mr. Christopher performed on numerous recordings as a member of the Nashville String Machine with artists such as Faith Hill, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Springsteen and George Strait. He has recorded works by a variety of contemporary composers, as well as the cello duos of Jacques Offenbach, with seven CD's available
on the Human Metronome label. Please visit http://www.paulchristophercello.com.

American Inspirations

Marshall Symphony Orchestra

East Texas Baptist University                  First Baptist Church
Marshall, Texas                                       Jefferson, Texas
February 18, 2023, at 7:30 pm                February 19, 2023, at 3:00 pm

PROGRAM

Othello Suite, Op. 79 ... Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912)

Dance

Children's Intermezzo

Funeral March

Willow Song

Military March

Miss Sally's Party-Ballet ... William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Introduction

Square Dance

Tia's Dance

Toby and Tip's Dance

Country Dance

Miss Sally's Dance

Jim Slick's Dance

The Cake Walk Contest

Adagio for Strings ... Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Some Enchanted Evening ... Richard Rogers

Old Man River ... Jerome Kern

His Love is All I See ... Brooklyn Tabernacle

Dancescapes

Spring Dance Concert 2023

A.A. Fredericks Auditorium
February 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 pm
Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Winter Solstice ... Julia Kent

Dancers: Jaeda Barrett, Jullian Duggan, Gabrielle Marino, Carleigh Murphy, Makenzie Scroggs, Kerrie Spillman

A Minimalist Coupling ... Jlin

Dancers: Ashley Averette, Elizabeth Cook, Kwincy Pierre, Makenzie Scroggs, Journey Wills

Musicians: Joshua Jones, Harmony Marsh, Jack Overby, Sam Ward

Changing Tides ... Joshua Webb

Dancer: Gabrielle Marino

Solace Through Harmony ... Ben E. King

Dancers: Ashley Averette, Cullen Barrilleaux, Joy Davis, Jillian Duggan, Julia Kuchler, Gabrielle Marino, Trevor VanEaton, Grace Williamson

Paper Island ... J.S. Bach

Dancers: Jaeda Barrett, Cullen Barrilleaux, Jullian Duggan, Gabrielle Marino, Carleigh Murphy, Kwincy Pierre, Makenzie Scroggs, Kerrie Spillman

Prelude from Solo Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor

Prelude from Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Paul Chrisopher, cellist

A Sunday Serenade

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
First United Methodist Church
Alexandria, Louisiana
February 5, 2023, at 2:30 pm 

PROGRAM

Lyric for Strings ... George Walker

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, Op. 9, No. 2 ... Tomaso Albinoni

Allegro e non Presto

Adagio

Allegro

Leah Forsyth, oboe

Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 ... Antonin Dvorak

Moderato

Tempo di Valse

Scherzo

Larghetto

Finale: Allegro Vivace

Abstractions

Rapides Symphony Orchestra
January 31, 2023, at 7:30 pm
Richard Gwartney Theater at LSU-Alexandria
Alexandria, Louisiana

PROGAM

The Great Train Race ... Ian Clarke

    Alexandria Parra, flute

Andante Espressivo ... Charles Wuorinen

    Paul Christopher, cello

    Chialing Hsieh, piano

Moody Garden ... Rob Smith

    Rebecca Allen, dancer

    All musicians listed.

Cancao Simples de Tambor ... Carlos Stasi

    Oliver Molina, percussion

4'33" ... John Cage

    All musicians listed.

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

December 12, 2022, at 7:30 pm
Perot Theatre
Texarkana, Arkansas

 

Monroe Symphony Orchestra

Amanda Roberts, Hammered Dulcimer National Champion
with MSO Strings and Percussion
January 26, 2023, at 7:00 pm
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
University of Louisiana at Monroe

PROGRAM

Planxty Fanny Po'er ... Turlough O'Carolan

Planxty Irwin ... Turlough O'Carolan

Trip It Upstairs ... traditional Irish

Shadon Bells ... traditional Irish

Fair Jenny ... Peter Barnes

Carolan's Draught ... Turlough O'Carolan

Sangshyttevalsen ... Eva Saether & Mats Eden

Wilson's Wilde ... Anonymous, 16th century

Morgan Magan ... Turlough O'Carolan

Planxty George Brabazon ... Turlough O'Carolan

The Ash Grove ... traditional Welsh

Summer Storm ... Amanda Roberts

What Wondrous Love is This ... traditional American

Be Thou My Vision (SLANE) ... traditional Irish

Cooley's Reel ... traditional Irish

Ryan's Rant ... traditional Irish

Southwind ... traditional Irish

As the Snow Gently Covers the Green ... Amanda Roberts

Sail Away ... traditional American/arr. Malcomlm Dalglish, trans. Amanda Roberts

Dancing in the Clouds ... Amanda Roberts

L to R: Samantha Parker, violin

Amanda Roberts, hammered dulcimer

Paul Christopher, cello

Larry Anderson, percussion

 

Faculty Recital

Paul Christopher, cello
Chialing Hsieh, piano
January 23, 2023, at 5:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

A Program of Cello Music by Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020)

Cello Variations I (1970)

Cello Variations II (1975)

Cello Variations III (1997)

Andante Espressivo (2001)

Chialing Hsieh, piano

Wuorinen was a prolific American composer and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship as well as the Pulitzer Prize, being the youngest composer to receive the latter award.  Wuorinen served as Professor of Music at Rutgers University. Additionally, he was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

Adjudicator for 2023 Monroe Symphony League

Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 7:00 pm

PROGRAM of the Finalists Concert

Suite de Trois Morceaux, Op. 116 ... Benjamin Godard
III. Valse

Darick Harris, flute

Richard Seiler, piano

Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 ... Tchaikovsky

I. Allegro moderato

Samuel Garcia, violin (Grand Prize Winner)

Richard Seiler, piano

"Prendi, per me sei libero" from L'elisir d'amore ... Donizetti

"Comme autrefois" from Les Pecheurs de perles ...Bizet

Sierra Shoemaker, soprano

Richard Seiler, piano

Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3 ... Koussevitzky

I. Allegro

Matheus Henrique Ferreira de Souza, double bass

Nick Joslin, piano

Concerto for Euphonium ... Vladimir Cosma

Clayton Moses, euphonium

Richard Seiler, piano

Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 ... Beethoven

III. Rondo

Yinghan Zhang, piano

Ellen Elder, piano

Judge for the String Division:

Paul Christopher, Associate Professor-Cello

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Holiday Concert in Monroe

Monroe Symphony Orchestra
North Monroe Baptist Church
December 10, 2022, at 7:00 pm

Kristen and Blake Oden, vocal soloists

PROGRAM

Hark the Herald Angels Sing ... F. Mendelssohn

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ... J.S. Bach

Candles and Dreidels ... arr. Kermit Poling

Toy Symphony ... F. Haydn

The Skater's Waltz ... E. Waldteufel

Sleigh Ride ... Leroy Anderson

Christmas ... Spector & Barry

O Holy Night ... A. Adam

Jesu Bambino ... P. Yon

A Cradle in Bethlehem ... Byran & Stock

The Prayer ... Sayre & Foster

Holiday Greetings ... arr. Swearingen

Let There Be Peace on Earth ... S. Miller