I-49 Brass Boys serving up local Christmas cheer December 5, 2011

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GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT

The I-49 Brass serves up some Christmas cheer for the benefit of the Salvation Army at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church Monday evening December 5 @ 7:00 PM. The special holiday performance of these talented symphony musicians is their gift to a wonderful organization w/o whose efforts many families in need would not be celebrating this year. If you haven't heard these guys you've missed out on the spirit of  the holidays.

Ticket are $10.00 at the church or at the door the night of the performance.

Broadmoor Presbyterian Church

1915 Grover Place

Marshall Symphony Orchestra presents bassist Christopher Allen Monday November 14, 2011

Monday night November 14, MSO presents a variety of music for everyone including bassist Chris Allen playing the Dittersdorf Concerto for Contra Bass in E Major. Guests will be the Panola College Chorale, Sandra Bauer Director, the Liberty-Eylau High School Concert Choir, Sherilyn Stewart, Director and the Texas Strings from the Texas Strings Festival. Vocal soloists are Natalie Scott and Alyssa Chapman.

Performance time at 7:00 PM - ETBU spritual Life Center 

In memory of Marjorie Perkins

MSO Music Director Leonard Kacenjar and Chris Allen rehearsing with the Marshall Symphony Orchestra at ETBU band room

Other music on the program - Overture to William Tell, A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein, a Tribute to John Williams

Lenny Kacenjar with Local 116 AFM President John Howe

MSO Concertmaster Russell Lewis

Michael Scarlato and Douglas Lockard

violinists Lydia Davis and Evanne LeBlanc

MSO Flutists - Sally Horak Hundemer (Principal) and Arthur Williams (second and piccolo)

MSO 2nd trombonist Clifton Walker

Christopher Reed, MSO 1st violinist               Maestro and soloist consulting the score during reh

 Texas String Festival 'Cellists in rehearsal with MSO

 2nd Bassoonist Les Sellers

MSO trombone section Douglas Peterson, Clifton Walker and Terry Hopkins

3rd Horn Craig Pratt - getting the bowtie tied just right



MSO trumpet section, Mike Scarlato, Doug Lockard and Mark Crim

  2nd Clarinet Victoria Aubrey

the Panola College and Liberty Eylau Choirs

Chris Allen and Dorothy Rivette at the after concert reception

Old friends Dr. and Mrs. Robert Spencer (right) with friends at the after concert reception

Chris Allen warming up for Marshall ISD Educational performance at ETBU 11-15-2011

Maestro and an MSO violinist

Violist Zackery Grant

An impromptu spectacle clip

Ah - waiting for lunch at Central Perks in Weisman's store
Craig, Lydia, Henry and Judy - Not in photo, Chris Reed

Central Perks

My Roast Beef, cheese and spinach sandwich

Henry and me - photo by Judy Causey w/ editing by moi

Rolling down Hwy 59 to Carthage with Judy and Craig for our second education performance at Carthage Jr. High

MSO percussionists

Anthony Robinson - MSO percussion, board member and Assistant Conductor

vocal soloists for the Marshall concert series performance and both educational programs, Alyssa Chipman and Natalie Scott

SSO Brass Duo entertains students at Mooretown Elementary Wednesday Nov 9, 2011

SSO Principal Trumpet Rick Rowell and I (the SSO Brass Duo) played movie music, a little jazz and ragtime and demonstrated our orchestra instruments to several classes of exuberant and enthusiastic students at Mooretown Elementary School yesterday afternoon. We were welcomed warmly by students and faculty who treated us to smiling faces, questions about our instruments and the orchestra and requests for ticket information.

The SSO ensembles will present several performances in the elementary schools this season as part of its educational outreach programs.

Photos of the Brass Duo performances provided by Mooretown Elm and edited by sjwr

Introductions by the Mooretown staff

Demonstrating the history of the development of the Trumpet and the Horn

demonstrating the various mutes we use to change the sound of our instruments

Questions and answers about our instruments, the orchestra, ourselves, how we learned to play

more photos available

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra blends music and acrobatics Saturday and Sunday November 12 and 13, 2011

This Saturday and Sunday for me brings visions of the distant past, a time when the Shreveport Symphony produced two masterwork performances in a single week-end, a Saturday night premiere and the Sunday afternoon repeat.

photo of Michael Butterman by sjwr Jan 2010

On Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13 the SSO will present Cirque de la Simphonie, two performances of an act which sold out in the 2010-2011 season. If you missed it last season, you won't want want to miss it this time. And you can enjoy the show on Saturday or Sunday. Or better yet attend both performances. Bring the family, a friend, your neighbors!

SSO Music Director Michael Butterman will be on the podium once again conducting such favorites as Finlandia, Les Toreadors, Danse Macabre, Russian Sailor's Dance, Waltz from Sleeping Beauty and many more.

Riverview Theatre

Saturday performance Nov 12 @  7:30 PM

Sunday performance Nov 13 @  2:30 PM

for ticket info online

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

or at the box office

318. 227.8863

Baroque Artists of Shreveport Sunday November 6, 2011

Hurley School of Music, Centenary College of Shreveport hosts BAS' first concert of the 2011-2012 season.

The concert is free and open to the public at Anderson Auditorium Sunday afternoon November 6 at 3:00 PM.

'Cellist and BAS co-ordinator  Ruth Drummond

Sally Horak, Theresa Bridges, Gay Grosz, Cathy DeRouse, Ruth Drummond

 Suite in G minor by Martin Marais

Laura Crawford, Dan Santelices, Ruth Drummond, Cathy DeRouse

Balletto from Balletto e Sonata a Tre - Tomaso Albinoni

Dan, Cathy, Ruth 

 Mystery Sonata #1 for Violin and Continuo for "The Annunciation" - Heinrich I. Franz Biber

Paris Quartet No.3 in A Major - Georg Philipp Telemann

Sally. Laura, Dan on viola, Ruth and Gay

'cellist Ruth Drummond

violinist Dan Santelices

violinist Laura Crawford

harpsichordist Gay Grosz

harpsichordist Cathy DeRouse

harpsichordist Gay Grosz

Dr. Morgan and friends

Drummond and Drummond