Saturday, August 29, 2009

September 2009 Events and Concerts Ark-La-Tx

Upcoming orchestral concerts in September

September 12 - South Arkansas Symphony - Tribute to The Eagles, Music Director and Conductor Kermit Poling

September 12 - Monroe Symphony - Grieg Piano Concerto with Ruben Reyes, Shostokovich Symphony #9, Music Director and Conductor Clay Couturiaux

September 19 - Marshall Symphony Jeans 'N Classics in the square, the music of Led Zeppelin, Music Director and Conductor Leonard Kacenjar

September 26 - CODA and the OPUS Orchestra will present its first concert of the 2009-2010 season including the I-49 Brass Ensemble, the Claude Bolling Jazz piece featuring flutist Sally Horak and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 at First Baptist Church of Shreveport. 7:00 PM performance.

* Special Note - the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Ballet production of The Nutcracker will be accompanied by live music this year, concerts scheduled December 12 and 13

Sunday, August 23, 2009

More on G & S Golden Legend


The Golden Legend



G&S choir members



Larry Holbert and wife - - other concert members


And even more audience members


Intermission at St Joseph's


my mom on the right with other audience members


photographer Thurmond Smith




more audience members


Bassoonists Dan and Doug and hornist Tom



G&S Choir members and the G&S orchestra

Conductor and soloists


John Goddard

bassists Chris Allen,Deb Scarlato - brass Mike,Terry,Rick


sjw Rogers and Mom Jo Price

Ever wonder what percussionists do with all those instruments afterwards? Ask Anthony and Doug
Can't believe I'm seeing what I'm seeing


checking the score and rehearsing

Rehearsal photos from the G & S concert production of The Golden Legend Cantata presented with soloists, orchestra and chorus Saturday August 22 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, conducted by Marc-Andre Bougie.

Concert photos coming. If you missed the concert, you missed a good one.


Principal violist Borys Smolaga


Chorus members


Henry Edwards and Edward Charity


OK, Joe!!!! What have you done this time? Clarinetists Sandra and Tom


Chorus rehearsing and some lonely bassoons


oboists Bethany Eustis, Theresa Zale Bridges and chorus members


soloists Erin Roth, Susan Roggiero,


soloists Ryan McDonald and Steven McDonald



Marc-Andre Bougie


St. Joseph's Catholic Church and 'cellist Claudia Sullivan


Lianne Huff


Gary and Henry and Arthur and Sally


violist Lianne Huff


John Goddard with Gary Bruns

violinist Russell Lewis with Marc-Andre Bougie