Shreveport Opera begins 2010 -2011 season with Mozart's Don Giovanni October 30, 2010

ShreveportMozart's Don Giovanni will be presented by the Shreveport Opera Saturday October 30, to begin its new season. The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra musicians will be playing in the pit for the first time since the end of the 2008-2009 season. During last years work stoppage/strike the musicians were contracted separately to play the opera and ballet seasons.

Artistic Director for the Shreveport Opera is Steve Aiken. Jerome Shannon will be on the conductor's podium once again.

Riverview Theatre on the Shreveport riverfront

7:30 PM Saturday Oct 30

for ticket information
http://www.shreveportopera.org/

2 of my photos from the May 2010 production of La Boheme



S.O. Artistic Director Steve Aiken

Conductor Jerome (Jerry) Shannon

Don Giovanni 10-2010

orchestra rehearsals begin for us Sunday Oct. 24

which clarinet to use - hmmmm

We go into the pit

oboist Cindy Barbanera

SSO trumpets - Principal Dr. Rick Rowell in the forground and Dick Watson, Second Trumpet

Eric Oleksiak

Chris Moore

Bassoonists Dr. Susan Nelson and Dr. Doug Backenhus

COME JOIN US Saturday night Oct 30 at Riverview Theatre

Bass trombonist Dr. J. Mark Thompson

Don Giovanni trombone section - The Wrath of God

Josh Pepper, choral director and rehearsal pianist

Curtain calls

Michael Mayes (Don Giovanni) with the Don Giovanni cast

Music Director Jerry Shannon with "bows" for the orchestra in the pit

bows for the Don Giovanni production staff

Longview Symphony begins season with Fireworks and Brahms Violin Concerto in D

Orchestra rehearsals have begun with Music Director Tonu Kalam on the podium for the 2010-2011 season and the October 2 concert promises to be a Musical "BLAST" with Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, the Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings, Bartok's Romanian Dances and the Brahms Violin Concerto in D with guest artist, violinist Shannon Lee.

Begin your Fall Season in Longview with the LSO and enjoy the evening, the delightfully cool weather and the Fireworks. 7:30 PM Concert Time


http://www.longviewsymphony.org/concerts/musical-fireworks

Maestro Tonu Kalam in rehearsal for the October 2nd concert at LeTourneau College
Belcher Center

Shannon Lee rehearsing the Brahms Violin Concerto in D with the Longview Symphony Orchestra in the new Fine Arts Center at Longview High School

Enjoying the "Fireworks" are L-R   LSO's Wayne Smith 1st Vice President and LSO long time supporter Dick Miller with President Randy Maines

LSO Concertmaster Isidor Saslav

Joe and Gary

Tacet time

Shane

Alex

LV High School Lobo band room - New Fine Arts center

 Henry and Callie

 LV violas

Art - the piccolo solo in Romanian Dances

Pete



Chris A

Chris P

DRESS REHEARSAL

Dress rehearsal Brahms Violin Concerto

Maestro Tonu Kalam, Shannon Lee, Concertmaster Isidor Saslav and L.V. Personnel Manager Gary Bruns

CONCERT NIGHT

Michael Scarlato

Glenn Bessinger

The LSO Royal Fireworks trumpets, Dick Watson, Michael Scarlato and Glenn Bessinger, Oct 3, 2010

Percussionist Anthony Robinson with Principal Chandler Teague rehearsing Royal Fireworks

In concert, Tonu Kalam conducting Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings,

an absolutely gorgeous piece

violin soloist Shannon Lee with LSO Concertmaster Isidor Saslav and Music Director/Conductor Tonu Kalam Oct 3, 2010

A beautiful Brahms Violin Concerto in D

Next LSO concert "Holiday Fireworks" will be December 17, at the Belcher Center with the Kilgore College Chorale and the East Texas Community Chorus.