Texarkana Symphony Orchestra to open its season Saturday October 13, 2012 at the Perot Theatre

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TSO Music Director Marc-Andre Bougie

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Saturday, October 13, 2012 

7:30PM at the Historic Perot Theatre

Featuring:  Jean-François Normand

Repertoire:

       Mozart: Figaro Overture
  Mozart: Titus, Overture

            Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

            Haydn: Symphony No. 93            Beethoven: Symphony No. 1

Friday night rehearsal - Music Director Marc-Andre Bougie with guest artist Jean-Francois Normand and TSO Executive Director Andrew Clark

Etienne  Stoupy, Principal Trumpet

our timpanist Russell Roberts, Principal

clarinetist Jean-Francois Normand with Marc-Andre Bougie
backstage after the concerto

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




Texarkana (TSO) Symphony Orchestra Holiday concert - Sullivan Performing Arts Center

The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra performed its first Christmas Holiday Concert December 20 in the new Sullivan Performing Arts Center at Texas High School, Texarkana, TX. The mood was festive, the music a mixture of the old and the new and the opportunity to play in the new arts center proved to be the right choice. More information to come on the new theatre.


Marc-Andre Bougie in rehearsal with the TSO


Concertmaster Gary Bruns

the Sullivan performing Arts Center