Saturday, March 31, 2012

First Baptist Church Minden presents its Easter program with Choir and Orchestra Sunday, April 1st 2012 at 6:00 PM



Rehearsing at FBC for their annual Easter season program



keyboardist Alicia Dubose

Music Minister Todd Dubose rehearsing the choir

violinists Diana Hector Norwood and Chris Reed

trombonist Ray Horton

The Combo with Alicia Dubose

alto sax - Colby Hennington and Horn player Kent Gibson

flutist Maribeth Howard

The Dubose family munching down after the performance


More photos to come

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

A Concert in Memory of SSO founding Music Director Maestro John Shenaut presented by the Wideman International Piano Competition


Friday, March 30, 2012 The Wideman International Piano Competition will present a concert tribute for founding SSO Music Director, Maestro John Snenaut. Guest soloists will be 'cellist John Henry Crawford, student at Curtis Institute of Music and the 2011 Wideman Competition Gold medalist, pianist, Yue chu. Music by Beethoven, Chopin and Martinu.


Where: Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College, Hurley School of Music


When: 7:30 PM

Concert is FREE and open to the public






2011 Wideman Competition Winner, pianist Yue Chu

'Cellist John Henry Crawford, Curtis Institute


Wideman Competition Director Lester Senter Wilson
Full House at Anderson Auditorium





The faces of young talent

























Saturday, March 24, 2012

Shreveport Opera - Madama Butterfly by Puccini Saturday March 31, 2012

The Shreveport Opera presents its final opera of the 2011-2012 season on Saturday, March 31 at downtown Riverview Theater - Puccini's Madama Butterfly. From the opera pit, Jerry Shannon conducts the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra.





Graphics from the Shreveport Opera website.


Shreveport Opera conductor Gerome Shannon

Joe Cooper, our guy, clowning around

SSO Trumpets Dick Watson and Rick Rowell and trombonist Mark Thompson

In the pit - Dick Watson

Anthony Robinson - erasing old markings
and I have to say these parts were the absolute messiest I have ever seen