Monroe Symphony Orchestra - 2011-2012 Preview

My colleague Dr. James Boldin, Principal Horn of the Monroe Symphony and a Professor of Music at NLU has just provided me with the Monroe 2011-2012 concert schedule. MSO now has a new website.

Monroe Symphony Orchestra, Clay Couturiaux, Music Director presents

Saturday October 22, 2011 7:00 PM - Legends and Landscapes - guest artist - pianist, Minjeong Kim, the Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition winner - - Sibelius, En Saga, Op.7 - Smetana, Vlata (The Moldau) - and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bflat m - Jack Howard Theatre, Monroe Civic Center

Saturday December 10, 2011 7:00 PM - Sounds of the Season - an evening of treasured holiday classics at the West Monroe Convention Center

Saturday March 24, 2012 7:00 PM - Pines and a Premiere - guest artist, violinist, Andrew Wang - - Shostakovich, Festive Overture - Glazunov, Violin Concerto in a minor - Live Oak, a world premiere by Roger Jones - Respighi, Pines of Rome - Jack Howard Theatre, Monroe Civic Center

Saturday April 28, 2012 7:00 PM - Spring Pops featuring Trout Fishing in America, an eclectic folk band playing reggae, Latin, jazz, blues, classics - at Kiroli Park

for tickets and more information

new website

http://www.monroesymphonyorchestra.com/

Monroe Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 season preview

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - 2011-2012 Season Preview

Concerts at a Glance

SASO 2011-2012

Kermit Poling, Music Director

- all concerts at both venues are on Saturday evening, 7:30 PM -

Kermit Poling - Music Director

September 10, 2011 - Classical Mystery Tour - A Tribute to the Beatles - at the El Dorado Mun. Aud.

October 1, 2011 - The Planets in HD - film footage and images, SASO with the EDHS Women's Chorus -  Holst, the Planets - Strauss, Theme from 2001, A Space Odyssey - Saint-Saens,  Piano Concerto with Wideman Competition winner Ko-Eun Lee - at the El Dorado Mun. Aud.

November 5, 2011 - Haydn Seek - soloists Elizabeth O'Bannon, violin and Theresa Bridges, oboe -

Resphighi, Ancient Aires and Dances, No.3 - Bach, Concerto for Oboe and Violin in Cminor,  Haydn, Symphony No.84 "Surprise Symphony" - in Magnolia

December 10, 2011 - The Nutcracker Ballet with the Shreveport Ballet - at the El Dorado Mun. Aud.

January 9, 2012 - MLK Celebration Concert with soloist Awadagin Pratt, piano, and the Gospel Workshop and Community Choirs - at the  El Dorado Mun. Aud.

February 18, 2012 - Broadway Today - old and new Broadway shows such as Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Jeckyll and Hyde, Little Mermaid - at the El Dorado Mun. Aud.

April 14, 2012 - Video Games Live - Music from the best Video Games with orchestra and choir, live action, video and audience interaction, special lighting effects - host/creator/producer Tommy Tallarico - at the El Dorado Mun. Aud.

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**** JUST ADDED to the 2011-2012 schedule ****

a concert by The Vienna Boys' Choir

SUNDAY February 26, 2012 6:00 PM @ El Dorado Municipal Auditorium

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Customer Service Information for all concerts

870.862.0521

www.southarkansassymphony.org

St. Pius X Chorale with other area choirs and orchestra present the F.J. Haydn Mariazeller Mass August 21, 2011

The second concert I attended yesterday (the first, SSMF at 2:00 PM) was at Shreveport St. Pius X Catholic Church, a performance of F. J. Haydn's Missa Cellenis in C (Mariazeller Mass) along with two other period pieces, Bach's Orchestral Suite No 3 in DM and G.F. Handel's Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah. The performance was one to raise goose bumps, and it wasn't because of the new church's AC.

Soloists were Candace Taylor, Carol McReynolds, Ton Burns, Ryan McDonald and Don Howren

Director Marc-Andre Bougie

Concertmaster Kiril Laskarov, Dan Santileces,  Edward Charity and Diana Norwood

Violists Borys Smolaga, Principal, and Adrienne Gabriel

Bassoonist Doug Bakenhus

Principal 'Cellist Eugeny Raychev

Principal Bass Chris Allen

Clay Mills



Principal Trumpet Rick Rowell

Michael Scarlato



Timpanist Douglas Parmelee

Soprano Candace Taylor and choir members

Dr. Robert Minniear



oboists Theresa Bridges and Leah Forsyth

Harpsichordist Mary Scott Goode

organist Justin Ward

Leonard Kacenjar




SSMF grand finale concert at the Waterford - August 21, 2011 - tribute to Eddie Kozak

Leonard Kacenjar, director of the Shreveport Summer Music Festival, introduces the ensembles for the SSMF grande finale concert of this summer season at the Waterford in a tribute to longtime Shreveport musician Eddie Kozak,  pianist, percussionist, composer and educator who passed away last September having performed on the SSMF finale concert last August, 2010.

I attended the performance yesterday to pay my respects to a former teacher of mine as two ensembles took the stage and entertained a good sized, appreciative audience with some old and new favorites from the movies and television genre.

SSMF Director Leonard Kacenjar

Brad Kozak                                                        Michael Lebban (also a SSMF board member)

River Breezes

Kern Courtney

Liz West                                                                           Bill Carpenter

                                                            Philip Bradbury
Bruce Downs

SSMF Vice President Zackery Grant (violist) and Eileen Grant (violinist and board member) with family - dancing to the music

Good Vibrations

Brad Kozak on Piano                                                            pianist Matt Harris

Brad Kozak on Vibes

Two concerts of interest this week-end - Make it a two-concert Sunday - both FREE

 Shreveport Summer Music Festival, 

Leonard Kacenjar, Music Director, presents

its Grand Finale concert of the 2011 summer season in memory of the versatile and multi-talented Shreveport musician 

Edward "Eddie" Kozak

A FREE CONCERT

 Sunday August 21, 2011 @ 2:00 PM
 

featuring

Live music from the movies, television and all that Jazz

with son Brad Kozak and Michael Leddan together with River Breezes and Good Vibrations

at the Waterford in South Shreveport

2222 East Bert Kouns near E. Kings Hwy

St. Pius X Choir presents F. J. Haydn's Mariazeller Mass conducted by Marc-Andre Bougie

Sunday August 21, 2011 4:00 PM

 @ St. Pius X Catholic Church, Shreveport

4300 N. Market

featuring Shreveport Chorale and Orchestra

and the Texarkana Regional Chorale

ADMISSION IS FREE

Marshall Symphony preview for 2011-2012 season

The Marshall Symphony announces its 2011-2012 orchestra season

with Maestro Leonard Kacenjar

September 17, 2011 7:00 PM - Jeans and Classics Band performing the music of Frankie Valli, Bruce Springstein and Bon Jovi - It came from the Jersey Shore - an outdoor performance in historic Marshall Square. For advance tickets contact Marshall Regional Ats Council, Marshall Convention Center, Charley and Bellas, KGAS Radio Station in Carthage, KMHT Radio Station in Marshall, Books and Java, Marshall Mall and also at the door. Table sponsorships available to seat 10 or 8 persons

November 14, 2011 7:00 PM - The Texas Strings Festival Concert in memory of Marjorie Perkins - Performance at ETBU, Ornelius Spiritual Life center.   For tickets, contact Becky Palmer @ 903.938.2284

February 20, 2012  7:00 PM - Icy Simpson, soprano and Kerone Jackson, baritone - presented in memory of  Dr. Shirley Handler - Performance at ETBU, Ornelius Spritual Life Center -   For tickets , contact Becky Palmer @ 903. 938.2284

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra - 2011-2012 preview

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012

Marc Bougie Music Director

www.texarkanasymphony.org/

870.773.3401

Presents Symphonic Gems

MASTERWORKS SERIES - all concerts at the Historic Perot Theatre in down town Texarkana

MW 1 September 24, 2011 7:30 PM - Heroic Beethoven, Stephen Beus, Piano
Concert preview at 6:40 PM 

Egmont Overture
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

MW 2 November 19, 2011 7:30 PM - Go For Baroque with Terrence Brown, TSO's Kiril Laskarov, Edward Charity and Daniel Santelices with the TSO Chamber Singers
Concert preview at 6:40 PM

Concerto for Three Violins, Antonio Vivaldi
Dettingen Te Deum, G.F. Handel
Sinfonia from Solomon "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", G.F. Handel
Double Violin Concerto, J.S. Bach

MW 3  December 18, 2011 4:00 PM Christmas at the Perot - Celebrity Conductor Competition Winner, the TSO Regional Chorale and special guest, Santa Claus

a musical setting of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,
repertoire of Christmas carols and Winter scenes

MW 4  February 18, 2012 7:30 PM - The Planets, a multimedia Experience w/ Over the Edge Studios 
Concert preview at 6:40 PM

The Planets, Gustav Holtz
Main Theme from Star Trek, Goldsmith
E.T. Suite, John Williams
Main Theme from Star Trek, John Williams
Nocturne, Borodin

MW 5  April 21, 2012 7:30 PM - Bravo Broadway with Anne Runolfsson, Debbie Gravitte and Doug LeBracque
concert preview at 6:40 PM

Music from Funny Girl, Wizard of Oz, Crazy for You, West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun, Cats, Hairspray, Cabaret, Chicago, Les Miserables, Mama Mia, Jesus Christ Christ Superstar, Lion King, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera

SPECIAL SERIES CONCERT - at the Perot Theatre

Oct 30, 2012 3:00 PM - Creepy Classics, a family special - a side by side concert with the Texarkana Youth Symphony Orchestra

Mussorgsky, Gounod, Dukas, Saint-Saens, Grieg
Spiderman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Theme from the Adams Family

Rockin' Halloween, The Dark Knight, Hall of the Mountain Kings with the TYSO