Centenary College Flute Ensemble Concert with Director Sally Horak 4-21-2010

How often does one have the opportunity to hear 6 flautists in concert? Wednesday evening April 21, the Centenary Flute Ensemble under the direction of Sally Horak gave us all that and more.

The Centenary Flute Ensemble

The individual players from left to right are - Jennie DeLancy, Lucy Fliegel, Mary Guerrant, KA, teacher/director Sally Horak and MaLeda Cyrus.

Flute, piccolo, alto flute and bass flute were all played during the concert and several members of the ensemble had a chance to play more than one instrument.

The program consisted of Four English Madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, Overture to Nabucco by Giuseppi Verdi, Suite de Montagne by Catherine McMichael and Alborado y Son by Paquito D'Rivera,

Lucy Fliegel and MaLeda Cyrus

Mary Guerrant

Sally Horak

Jennie DeLancy

MaLeda Cyrus

Centenary Percussion Ensemble presents a FREE concert Thursday April 22, 2010 at 7:30 PM in Anderson Hall Hurley School of Music

The Centenary Percussion Ensemble with conductor Chandler Teague will present a free concert this Thursday evening April 22 - 7:30 PM Hurley School of Music. I am assured there will be a variety of music and a variety of instruments played by the members of the group, some of whom will be soloing.

I had a chance this evening to hear several of the pieces while the ensemble were in rehearsal and took the photos below to introduce you to the members. Enjoy the concert!!

Off to see the Wizard with Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet 4-18-2010

SMBMunchkins, 2 witches, a tornado, a weird wizard, a castle, a lion, a tin man, a scarecrow and a cast of . . . . . well . . . . lots of little people! SMB, Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet, presents Kermit Poling's original ballet, the Wizard of Oz this Sunday April 18 @ 3:00 PM in the auditorium of the Riverview Theatre on the riverfront. Kermit as well as being the composer of the ballet is also the conductor and Music Director for SMB. Yes, a real live orchestra has been in the pit rehearsing this week. Bring your kids, your parents, your grandparents, your cousins, aunts, uncles and friends and join us for an afternoon of music, ballet and fun.

 Artistic Director and choreographer - Kendra Meiki

Guest Artist - Jacob Sparso as the Wicked Witch

Music Director and conductor - Kermit Poling

http://www.shreveportmetropolitanballet.org/

For tickets
318.866.9916 or at the door

prices 10 - 15 - 25 - 35

Music Director Kermit Poling

OZ

SMB President Donna Davis Sibley          

with Reese Middleton - the Wizard

The SMB Orchestra

break time for Johnette

MORE TO COME

And all that jazz with Chris, Matt and Galen

I went downtown recently to the riverfront, specifically the Barnwell, to take a look around with bassist Chris Allen, pianist Matt Harris and drummer Galen Smith, members of the Symphonic Jazz Summit who say they are the best in cool jazz. We were looking for a very kool place to take photos for a cool group. Dorothy Rivette kept us all moving along the yellow brick road.

Outside the Barnwell it was beautiful but sunny and inside the atrium it was shady but humidly HOT. So while the guys posed endlessly and graciously, I shot photos until I think my hands were numb. Bridges, palm fronds, crepe myrtle, red maples, azaleas, domes, ponds, the Red River, sculptures, fountains, fish, staircases, photo galleries and of course the cool guys looking for just the right location that with a little tweeking here and there would produce just the right coolness for a cool jazz trio photo.

Symphonic Jazz Summit
for

The Best in Cooool Jazz

call Chris at 318.617.4151 for bookings

photos by sjwr

drummer Galen Smith - bassist Chris Allen, pianist Matt Harris

Galen, Matt, Chris

Come hear us at the Barnwell in June

photo by Dorothy Rivette, edited by sjwr