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We are moving so my blog will be taking a vacation while 

we move and settle in to a new place.

The Longview Symphony Orchestra opens its 2013-2014 Season Saturday October 12, 2013 with Movies and Spooks

photo by sjwR

Ready for the LSO new season with three guest conductors?

I am, and the first performance on Saturday October 12 will be a mixture of favorite movie themes, a prelude to the Halloween mystique we look forward to this time of the season plus Wagner and Grieg,

 FROM the Longview Symphony webpage

 Classic Movies and Spooky Tunes

with guest conductor, Dr. James Snowden

Saturday, October 12, 2013, Belcher Center

Opening Notes 6:30 pm; Concert 7:30 pm

Under the baton of guest conductor and founder of the Longview Symphony, Dr. James Snowden, our season opener promises to be a thriller! Featuring orchestral scores from classic movies and repertoire for the orchestra from 19th and 20th century composers whose music portrays those spine-tingling moments in literature, fantasy, and spooky stories, this season opener promises to keep us on the edge of our seats from the opening notes until the finale! Don't miss this gala evening of musical fun, fantasy, and film! 

Program
Single concert ticket prices*
Level A $40
Level B $30
Student $10
*Plus applicable fees per ticket

Order online through the Belcher Center, or by calling the Box Office at 903-233-3080, M-F 10-5.

FROM the Longview Symphony webpage

LSO Program, Oct. 12, 2013

“Classic Movies and Spooky Tunes”

Overture, Der Freischutz…………………………….Carl Maria von Weber

Pirates of the Caribbean………………………………Hans Zimmer

Arr. Ted Ricketts

Symphonic Dances, Op.64, No. 2,3…………………..Edward Greig

Jurassic Park Medley…………………………………John Williams

Prelude to Die Meistersinger…………………………Richard Wagner

********Intermission********

Olympic Fanfare and Theme…………………………John Williams

Dance Macabre……………………………………….Camille Saint-Saens

Band of Brothers, Main Theme………………............Michael Kamen

Arr. Phillipe

Night on Bald Mountain………………………………Modeste Moussorgsky

The Cowboys………………………………………….John Williams

NEWS FLASH - The Arkansas Symphony begins 2013 -14 with a huge BANG - Stravinski's The Rite of Spring, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Oh, my goodness! 

Look at the opening season concert by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Little Rock!! Could it get any better? Not hardly! Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22. Not one, but two opportunities to see and hear a smashup, smashing live performance by the ASO. Performances with some (h)ear catching pieces including pianist Martina Filjak. The brass parts alone should make your hair stand on end. I've played all three pieces and I can readily testify to the hair spray horn parts. :)

But, hey, the string, woodwind, piano, percussion and harp parts are worth your other ear.

Fasten your seatbelts

and do NOT miss it

Shostakovich - Festive Overture, Op. 96

 

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23

Stravinski - The Rite of Spring - Le Sacre du printemps

FROM the ASO webpage - photo of pianist Martina Filjak with concert ticket information

September 21, 2013 Saturday at 8:00 PM Order Tickets September 22, 2013 Sunday at 3:00 PM Order Tickets

Tchaikovsky & Rite of Spring Location: Robinson Center Music Hall (directions) Price Range: $14 - $53 Philip Mann, conductor Martina Filjak, piano

Marshall Symphony Orchestra - Jeans 'n Classics 2013 and next season ??

A Big question for which I have no answer!!

Does anyone know the answer? I don't.

I truly have no idea why I have not been asked to play Marshall Symphony Orchestra's annual Jeans 'N Classics concert in the square this September nor why I haven't received a contract for the MSO 2013-2014 Season as I have in previous years.

I am completely and totally in the dark and have received no answers from either MSO management or the music director despite several queries requesting information.

Susan

srogershorn2@yahoo.com

I am happy to speak with you personally

Thank you very much,

Susan W Rogers 

We are moving to another home - only our 5th home in 50 years of marriage

We are downsizing this month

Yes, we'll be gardening, flowering and vegetableing again soon, and practicing and doing what we do.

Celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on 7-7-2013

My hubby and I on our 50th wedding anniversary

 Susan and Harold Rogers

Posted this photo on FB in July, but just felt like re-posting tonight for special reasons

Baroque Artists of Shreveport anounce 2013-2014 season - See FB page for more info.

BAS, the Baroque Artists of Shreveport, has announced the coming 2013-2014 season. Be sure to check out their Face Book page online.

Performance dates are as follows

September 29 at Hurley Hurley School of Music, Centenary College

January 12 at St. Marks Cathedral

February 16 at Hurley School of Music, Centenary College

March 16 at St. Marks Cathedral

grapics by sjwr