Longview Symphony Orchestra opens 2009-2010 season at LeTourneau College October 10

LSO Music Director Tonu Kalam

LSO Percussion section Robert, Anthony, Melissa, Scott, Doug, Chan

More photos of the LSO Oct 10 concert coming along with some comments about the upcoming season. Program included Respighi's Pines of Rome, Christopher Rouse' Rapture and Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde. Offstage periphery brass for Pines of Rome was provided by the East Texas Symphonic Band Ensemble.

East Texas Symphonic Band Ensemble

Tonu Kalam conducting the off-stage brass ensemble

Gary Bruns asking for paperwork

Music Director Tonu Kalam and violist Borys Smolaga

Tubist Jarrod Robertson

lower brass section

Trumpet - Lewis Smith

Brenda Hinton assisting

'cellists Elizabeth Fortner and Maomao Zhang

Bassoonist Anne Power and Sara Scurry

Concertmaster Isidor Saslav and asst. C.M. Renee Ward

Percussionist Doug Parmelee

Percussionist Scott Harris

Pr. Perc Chan Teague

Anthony Robinson 

Break time

Percussionist Robert Crutchfield

LSO Trombone section