The Shreveport Symphony announces its 2010-2011 season on its new website

After signing a new two year collective bargaining agreement with the SSO musicians of Local 116 Shreveport in July, the SSO has announced this Labor Day week-end its new season of music via a revitalized webpage. Want to peruse the season brochure with details on the 6 Masterwork's concerts being presented? You got it. Feel the need to donate money or volunteer your services, buy tickets? There's a page for you. Want to HEAR the music for upcoming concerts (not excerpts, but the real music from beginning to end)? You got it. Just turn up your speakers. How does Mahler Symphony No. 1 (the Titan), Barber's Adagio for Strings and Knoxville Summer 1915 sound to you? That's the program scheduled for the SSO opening night Concert, Saturday November 13, 7:30 PM Riverview Theatre.

You don't want to miss this long awaited and anticipated first concert of the new season. Bring your friends to the musical event of the year, November 13.

See SSO new website below for more info.

www.shreveportsymphony.com

As we musicians say "Sharing music is our passion". We welcome back our devoted and much appreciated audience!

Sjw Rogers - Second Horn, SSO

Centenary Summer Band continues tradition Tuesday June 22 in the outdoor band shell 8:00 PM

2010 Horn section Chad, Kristine, Suzanne and Centenary Wind ensemble Director Dr. Tom Stone. (Minus me who is taking the photo). In rehearsal at Feazel Hall for Tuesday night 8:00 PM concert in the band shell.

son David and girlfriend Nancy at the concert

horn player Kristine packing up after the concert

A bit bedraggled aren't we, Chad? Nothing like a hot humid outdoor concert to finish off your day.

End of the season '08-'09

The SS(O) presented three concerts in April and May of this year, none of which required the services of the its symphony orchestra musicians.

The SS(O) presents
Magical Mystery Tour (the Beatles) May 21, 2009

Where's the Orchestra?

The SS(O) presents April 23, 2009

Five by Design

But NO orchestra members are on stage

walking the walk

The SS(O) presents April 16, 2009

But NO Orchestra members are on stage

still walking the walk

Being interviewed. So why aren't we on stage?

It is almost the end of the season for us here in Shreveport, LA., May 26.2009. Many of us will be heading out of state or out of the country for summer music festivals while others will be playing locally in summer opera, summer musicals, summer music festivals, wind ensembles and other special events which always seem to crop up during the summer.

It seems an appropriate time to focus on some of the activities which have kept us busy this past season even though not one note was played for the Shreveport Symphony. The Symphony eventually presented three programs, 2 in April and 1 in May, none of which required our services.

I am new to blogging so if you will bear with me, please, while I learn the necessary language, I hope to create an information center we can all enjoy, musicians and supporters of the musicians and the arts.

Best to all of you this summer, and stay in touch