Horn players out to dinner at Copland's 5-18-2012

Judy and Bill  Causey, myself and my husband, Harold, had a chance to chat and talk old times with Buffalo 4th Horn player (now retired) Milton Kicklighter who played in the SSO with us in the late 50's and early 60's. Milton subsequently won an audition in San Antonio and later Buffalo. Judy and I continued to play with SSO. What we have in common, Centenary scholarships for band and orchestra and summer band concerts.


We are so pleased that Milton was able to visit all of us again on his way to the IHS Symposium at UNT in Denton, TX. Would like to have been able to participate, but family and business obligations prevented my being able to leave town even for a few days. Whoa is me. So close and yet so far, a missed opportunity.

3 Horn players - Susan Rogers, Milton Kicklighter, and Judy Causey - Horns4ever

At Copland's in Shreveport

Bill Causey and Harold Rogers

Bill plays trumpet and is the owner of Band House in both Shreveport and Texarkana. Harold was a danseur with SMB and owner of H.D. Rogers and Sons, Bossier City, an Import and sports car repair business, the best anywhere in the area.

Bill and Harold met on the Centenary Tennis Courts located next to my dorm, Hardin Hall. Yes, we all played tennis at one time. Yes, we had wood rackets then.


Trying out horns - 2 Alex's and 2 Conn's

The Longview Symphony Orchestra closes its 2011 - 2012 season with the Van Cliburn 2001 Silver Medalist Antonio Pompa-Baldi

Haochen Zhang, 2009 gold medal winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition, was to be guest soloist for the Longview Symphony on this the final performance of the 2011 - 2012  season. However, he had been ill for several days and had to cancel just a few days ago. Luckily, the Van Cliburn Association stepped in to locate an equally gifted competition winner, Antonio Pompa - Baldi, the 2001 Silver Medalist. He will be playing the Grieg Piano Concerto, always an audience favorite. Also on the program, Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka and Dvorak's Symphony No. 5 in F Major, Op. 76. 

Longview Music Director and Conductor Tonu Kalam will be on the podium

 Belcher Performing Arts Center on the campus of LeTourneau College, Longview, TX

Saturday May 12, 2012

concert @ 7:30 PM

opening notes @ 6:30 PM

For tickets

call the box office at the Belcher Center 903.233.3080

or toll free 1. 866.550.LETU

Cliburn Silver Medalist Antonio Pampa-Baldi with Concertmaster Mark Miller and LSO Music Director Tonu Kalam

in rehearsal at Hallsvill
e H.S.Band Room




Belcher Hall at LeTourneau College

LSO Concertmaster Mark Miller - about to tune the orchestra

Henry Edwards and Ann Reid

Antonio Pompa- Baldi in rehearsal with Longview Symphony at the Belcher Arts Center

violist Sherry Paetznick

violinists Paul Palmer and Jean Avery

violist Kerri Christopher

'cellists Alexander Djinov and Milovan Paz

violinist Christopher Reed

Second Clarinet Sandra Clark

bassoonist Dr. Doug Bakenhus

River City Repertory Theatre, Shreveport Symphony and Shreveport Opera collaborate with a Broadway Musical evening 5-5-2012

Kermit Poling, Associate Conductor of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and Steve Aiken, Executive Director of the Shreveport Opera chat during Saturday evening's intermission.










Kermit Poling and singer/actress Dina Bennett

my husband Harold Rogers with  his former dance partner from Ballet Lyrique, Dina Bennett, now an international recording artist

soprano Dr. Gale Odom - dean of  The Centenary College of Music

SSO horn player Craig Pratt and cousin violinist Robert Shaumburg

Reed guys Bill  Nichols and Tom Philips

Baroque Artists of Shreveport - Big Band Baroque at St Marks Sunday, May 6 2012

BIG BAND BAROQUE with The Baroque Artists of Shreveport

Free and open to the public

St Marks Episcopal Cathedral

Kings Hwy @ Fairfield

Sunday - 5-6-2012 - 3:00 PM

Featuring the Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

Handel Concerto Grosso, op. 6, No. 11

Corelli Concerto, Op. 6, No. 4

with works by Galliard and Loeilliet

orchestra members

Sally Horak, Arthur Williams, Douglas Bakenhus, Laura Crawford, Daniel Santelices, Angela Russell, Elizabeth Grondin, Adrienne Gabriel, Ruth Drummond, Christopher Allen, Gay Grosz and Cathy DeRouse

BAS violinists Laura Crawford and Angela Russell, also 'cellist Ruth Drummond

on Baroque Bassoon - Doug Bakenhus

violists Adrienne Gabriel and bassist Chris allen

violinist DanSantelices

harpsichordist Gay Grosz

flutists Sally Horak and Arthur Williams - an incredible job

harpsichordist Cathy DeRouse

violinist Elizabeth Grondin

Jazz/Blues at 2Johns 2nite - 5-3-2012 Chris, Winston and george

Join Chris Allen, Winston Hall and George Hancock at 2Johns tonight for a Thursday May 3rd treat - Jazz and Blues - 6-10 PM.

with Special guest George Hancock - flute/pic/sax