Texarkana Symphony Orchestra visits The Planets Saturday, 2-19-2012

The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Marc-Andre' Bougie conducting, takes you on a tour into outer space including the Planetary Solar Systems this Saturday evening February 19, 2012 at the Perot Theatre in downtown Texarkana.

Concert begins at 7:30 PM........ Concert preview at 6:40 PM

TSO Music Director Marc-Andre' Bougie

 

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Concert info and tickets

Earth and Pluto are not part of Holst Suite because all of the Planets were named after Roman Gods. Earth was not and Pluto had not been discovered yet.

Marc-Andre' Bougie rehearsing  The Planets with the TSO

Mercury -the inner most planet and the smallest

Mars - 4th planet from the Sun - 

 

 Jupiter - 5th planet around the Sun and the largest

Saturn - 6th planet from the Sun and second largest

Venus - 2nd planet from the Sun

 

 Neptune - the 8th planet and farthest from the Sun

Uranus - the 7th planet from the Sun

Mentoring with the Huntington High School Band Horns - Feb 2012

Last week I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Roderick Jefferson, band director at Huntington High School. I had been asked by the Shreveport Symphony's Cathy Sholar to work with his Horn students as a part of SSO's Educational Outreach Program. Unfortunately, only one student was available at a time when I was available, but the experience managed to bring back memories of another time when I practiced  my student teaching with both Ridgewood Junior High Band and Orchestra director Dave Hardin and Southwood High School Band and Jazz Band director Leon Anderson, two very accomplished directors, each with a different but successful teaching method. I hope to have a chance to work with all the Horn students at Huntington before the annual band festival which will be held at the end of March.

Huntington HS Band Director Roderick Jefferson

Huntington H S horn player sophomore, Lynn Green

- More later along with more photos -