Violist Marcus Rose sets recital for Friday August 17, 2012

Marcus Rose will be in recital at Frost Chapel, FBC  . . . Friday August 17, @ 6:30 PM

Violist Marcus Rose - Juilliard student

Marcus Rose, a former student of local professional violist Borys Smolaga is now an undergraduate student at the prestigious Juilliard  School of Music in New York. I asked him to update me on his studies and here is his reply:

"Well , I've been home for a little over a month after finishing a half session at the Castleman Quartet Program in NY.  Other than that I've just been preparing for the recital and trying to get the word out as much as possible.  I'm at Juilliard right now studying with Steven Tenenbom, head of Chamber music at Curtis Institute, and Heidi Castleman.  I got to perform with Juilliard orchestra at Alice Tully and Avery Fischer Hall.  And I got a loaned viola from the Virtu foundation.  That's pretty much my recent life in a nutshell."

IN A NUTSHELL? Hardly! ...... Wow. Marcus is still a teen-ager.

In 2009, while still a student at Caddo Magnet School, Marcus won the TSO Youth Solo Competition held annually by the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra. He also played in the Marshall Symphony, The Longview Symphony and was an active musician in various church programs and social functions.

Marcus at the Perot Theatre in Texarkana, working with his
viola teacher Borys Smolaga before orchestra rehearsal

Marcus, a Marshall Symphony section violist

This Friday night August 17, Marcus will be giving a FREE recital at 6:30 PM at First Baptist Church, Frost Chapel. Featured are works by Bach, Faure', Paganini, Schubert, Bartok, and Dr. Todd Gabriel. 

I plan to be there and I hope you will be, too. Let's support our young musicians. They are our future!!

TSO gives back to community with youth education concerts at Perot Theatre

Educational Concerts sponsored by Target Stores - January 22-2010 Violist Marcus Rose of Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport, LA

TSO Music Director Marc-Andre Bougie rehearsing with the Educational Concert soloist violist Marcus Rose

Marcus Rose and his teacher violist Borys Smolaga

More info. and photos coming up.

TSO Concerto Competition winner violist Marcus Rose 11-'09

violist Marcus Rose rehearsing with the Marshall Symphony 11-2-09

From Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Facebook

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra
The TSO Board is pleased to announce the Winner of our First Annual Concerto Competition: Marcus Rose (viola) an 11th grader at Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport. The winner of the Competition received a $400 cash prize and will perform with the TSO on our Student Concerts in January 2010. We are also pleased to... announce the alternate for the Competition: Samantha Huang (piano) a 9th grader at Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana. The alternate received a $100 cash prize. Congratulations to all the Contestants!!

violist Marcus Rose (winner) and pianist Samantha Huang (alternate) with TSO concerto competition judges. Marcus Rose is a student of violist Borys Smolaga.