May 1 - Longview Symphony Orchestra season finale - Pipes and Strings. Soloist Mary Preston plays Poulenc Concerto in Gm for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani. Also on the program, music by Holst, Purcell, Sibelius, and Arensky. FUMC Longview 7:30 PM.
May 2 - Festival Encore with Orchestra - FUMC Shreveport, LA. Free concert with the First United Methodist Church Choir conducted by Will Andress and the Centenary College Choir conducted by David Hobson. Featured soloists Lori Lusted, soprano, Sara Wilkerson, soprano, Janet Coughlin, mezzo and Margaret Williams Jones, soprano. Excerpts from Carmina Burana, Battle Hymn of the Republic, traditional Spirituals, excerpt from Mendelssohn's Elijah, excerpts from Faure's Requiem and Mack Wilberg's arrangement of "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing". FUMC Organist E.Ray Peebles will be featured in the last movement from Josef Rheinberger's Organ Concert No. 1 in F. 4:00 PM Sunday.
May 8 - Texarkana Symphony (TSO) presents an Italian Evening at St James Church 5th and Olive in Texarkana 7:00 PM featuring two International Artists. Tickets at 1.870.773.3401 or andrewtso@windstream.net
May 9 - Gilbert and Sullivan Orchestra presents an Italian Festival at St Joseph's Church, Shreveport, LA at 3:00 PM featuring two International Artists. Tickets at 1-800.957.8667 or http://www.gsnla.org/
May 15 - SSO - Keyboard Extravaganza - piano soloists Alon Goldstein and Stanislav Ioudenitich. FBC organist Sherry Upshaw playing Saint Saen's Concerto No. 3 (Organ Concerto). @ FBC Shreveport, Highland at Ockley 7:30 PM Saturday.
May 29 - SASO South Arkansas Symphony - Two FREE concerts 2:00 PM First Financial Bank Senior Concert and 4:00 PM Symphony on the Square at 7:30 PM. Two very popular concerts featuring Patriotic Music.
If you know of another concert in the month of May, let me know and I will post it.
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