To The Victors

Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 7:30 pm

PROGRAM

An Overture to Spring ... Daniel Perttu

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, op. 64 ... Mendelssohn

    Allegro molto appassionato

Kelsey Jones, violin 

Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, op.14 .... Larsson

    Allegro molto moderato

    Adagio

    Allegro scherzando

Preston Hernandez, alto saxophone

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 ... Beethoven

    Allegro con brio

    Andante con moto

    Scherzo: Allegro

    Allegro - Presto

  

Shattering the Glass Ceiling Recital

Diversity Recital Series 2024

Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included:

Knocking to Silence ... Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987)

Paul Christopher, cello

White & Red from Four Personalities ... Alyssa Morris (b. 1985)

Leah Forsyth, oboe

Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Sonata for B-flat Clarinet and Piano ...  Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)

    Gently, Playful

Dr. Malena McLaren, clarinet

Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Drs. McKee, McLaren, Hsieh & Christopher, Forsyth

 

2022 Wideman Piano Competition Gold Medalist

Parker Van Ostrand, pianist

Shreveport Symphony Special Event

Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 3:30 pm

RiverView Theatre

Shreveport, Louisiana

PROGRAM

Prelude in B Minor ... Bach (1685-1750), trans. A. Siloti (1863-1945)

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 10 ... Beethoven (1770-1827)

    Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio expressivo

    Prestissimo

    Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

La Valse, M. 72 ... Ravel (1875-1937)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 ... Brahms (1833-1897)

Dr. Hsieh's Piano Studio Class

NSU alumni: Ramos, Andrews, Castro

Recruiting in Monroe

Neville High School

600 Forsyeth Avenue

Natalie Johnson, Music Director & NSU Alumnae

Monroe, Louisiana

 

Leap Year Day Recital

Student Chamber Music Recital

Watson Memorial Library, room 201

February 29, 2024, at 5:30 pm

PROGRAM

Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 ... Bach (1685-1750) 

    Prelude

Jesus Calderon, cello

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 ... Bach

    Adagio

Carlos Diaz Del Valle, violin

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009

    Prelude

Santiago Rovira Sanabria, cello

String Trio in E-Flat major, Op. 3 ... Beethoven (1770-1827)

    Allegro con brio

Abigail Morales, violin

Ronald Zaldana, viola

Santiago Rovira Sanabria, cello

String Quartet No. 2 in D major ... Borodin (1833-1887)

    Allegretto moderato

    Nocturne: Andante

Carlos Diaz Del Valle, violin I

Oscar Andres Carballo, violin II

Ronald Zaldana, vola

Jesus Calderon, cello

Lenten Worship

First United Methodist Church

400 East 6th Street

Texarkana, Arkansas

February 28, 2024, at 12:15 pm

Musical Meditation

 Elegle in C minor, Op. 24 ... Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2 ... Beethoven (1770-1827)

    Adagio con molto sentiment d'affetto

Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 ... Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

    Andante

Paul Christopher, cello

Dr. Chialing Hsieh, piano

Guest Artist Recital

 

Faculty Oboe Recital

Leah Forsyth, Oboe

Monday, February 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM included: 

Trio for Oboe, Violin, and Cello ... Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

    Adagio - Molto Allegro - Adagio

    Andante - Agitato - Adagio

    Vivo

Emilio Castro, violin

Paul Christopher, cello

 

Guest Artist Guitar Recital

Cain Budds, Louisiana Tech University

Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 5:30 pm

Varnado Hall

Natchitoches, Louisiana

PROGRAM

En Los Trigales ... Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Four Venezuelan Waltzes ... Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)

    El Marabino

    Angostura

    Carora

    Maria Luisa

Six Balkan Miniatures ... Dusan Bogdanoic (B. 1955)

    Jutarnje Kolo (Morning Dance)

    Zalopojka (Lament)

    Vranjanka

    Makedonsko Kolo (Macedonian Dance)

    Siroko (Wide Song)

    Sitni Vez (Tiny-knit Dance)

El Decameron Negro ... Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)

    El Arpa de Guerrero

    La huida de los Amantes por el Valle De los Ecos

    Ballada de la Donecella Enamorada

Three Fantasies ... Mark Anthony Cruz (b. 1963)

    Fantasy on Instrumental Motifs by Led Zeppelin

    Fantasy on Instrumental Motifs by Yes

    Fantasy on Instrumental Motifs by Rush

 

Christopher, Drs. Sanders, Budds, Brouillette

Guest Artist Recital

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

Monroe, Louisiana

Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 11:00 am

PROGRAM featuring solo cello works by Christian Wolff (b.1934)

Cello Suite Variation (2000)

    Tempo of Prelude

    Tempo of Saraband

    Tempo of Gigue

One Cellist (2013)

Small Pieces for Cellist (Anton) (2018)