Shreveport Symphony presents "Luck O' the Irish" with pianist John O' Conor March 17, 2012

Pianist John O'Coner will join the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Saturday evening March 17, for the "Luck O' the Irish" - a concert featuring Concerto No. 6 by Irish composer John Field, Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Dairy (Danny Boy) and the magnificent Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major . . . . Ahhhhh, such glorious Horn parts! 

Vintage piston F Horn Melophone

Luck O' the Irish

@ Riverview Theater

Saturday March 17, 7:30 PM perf

pre-concert conversation at 6:30 PM 

 Tickets and info online

or

call 318.222.TUNE (8863)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOE
you missed St Paddy's by one day

The Music of Thomas Hundemer - a recital at Hurley Music Building 3-6-2012

Tuesday evening in the recital hall at Centenary College, we had the opportunity to hear some of the music compositions of  SSO Principal Horn Thomas Hundemer who teaches horn and composition at Centenary College. Below are a few photos of the musicians who helped make this recital possible. The composer, Thomas Hundemer, flutist Sally Horak (his wife), violist Mario Torres, 'cellist  Paul Christopher and his NSU 'cello students under the direction of NSU Orchestra Director, Dr. Douglas Bakenhus

Tom Hundemer  introducing the NSU 'cello students of former SSO Principal 'cellist Paul Christopher

Paul Christopher and Dr. Douglas Bakenhus with the NSU 'cello students

A few more photos to follow

'Cellist/Pianist Eliot Haas - in recital Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Anderson Auditorium on the campus of Centenary College - 7:30 PM

Eliot Haas, son of Kristina and Peter Haas of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, plays both 'cello and piano and at the young age of 15 has been a musician since the age of three, playing in ensembles with his brother Issac and his parents. He is a sophomore at Magnet High School, has won honors in piano and participated in the Louisiana Allstate orchestra for two years. In recent months he has played in several professional orchestra performances such as FUMC, Marshall and FUMC, Shreveport.

Playing both piano and 'cello in his recital Sunday March 11 he will be accompanied on two selections by his piano teacher Joy Ratcliff.

Sunday March 11, 7:30 PM Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College

The Program is free and open to the public

La Cathedrale engloutie for Piano - by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Sonata in A Major, Op 69 for 'Cello - by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827

accompanied on piano by Joy Ratcliff

Sonata Op. 40 for 'Cello - by Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

accompanied on piano by Joy Ratcliff

The Haas 'Cello Ensemble At Barnes and Noble - March 2003

Peter, Kristina, Eliot and Issac Haas

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Performance photos
 more photos to follow

Joy Ratcliff

 Eliot, Kristina, Issac, Peter

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the 3 Wideman Piano Competition finalists bring music to your Heart and Soul Saturday, February 25 at Riverview Theatre - 7:30 PM

Three Concerti, two by Rachmaninoff and a third by Prokofiev, are the choices for this year's Wideman Piano Competition Finalists - all-time favorites on anyone's list of classical piano music although the Prokofiev is less known.

Guest Conductor David In-Jae Cho will be on the podium to conduct the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra for the event which features three extremely talented young pianists. From what I heard and saw on-stage at last evening's first rehearsal from my position in the back of the orchestra in the Horn section, which BTW, has a marvelous view of  soloists and conductor, we are in for an audio and visual treat. An on-stage camera will highlight close-up views of each of the candidates' piano work and, (yes), on occasion orchestra members and conductor.

David In-Jae Cho - Newly appointed Music Director of the Lubbock Symphony

Finalists are:

Yejin Noh – RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 

(update) Bronze medal winner

 XiXi Zhou – PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

(update) Silver medal winner

Intermission

                         Yue Chu – RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

(update) Gold medal winner

                                              Concert time 7:30 PM - Pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM


                                          Tickets are available at 318-222-TUNE

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Photos of the finalists

Kermit Poling interviews the finalists while the judges convene in the decision making process

Yue Chu,Yejin Noh, Xi Xi Zhou, Kermit Poling

                                                                                The judges have made their decision        

 

Guild members are ready to make the medal presentations

Lester Senter Wilson, Executive. Director of the Wideman Competition, and Carl Pendley of Pendley Piano Gallery will announce each winner and present the certificate

Bronze Medal Winner Yejin Noh

Silver Medal Winner Xi Xi Zhou with Lester Wilson

Gold Medal presented to Yue Chu by Margaret Shehee

Medal winners and judges with Lester Senter Wilson

Guest Conductor David In-Jae Cho and his wife

Great job, Maestro

Carl Pendley and Kermit Poling

Steinway Pianos furnished for the competition by Pendley Piano Gallery

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra & guest artists WOW kids at annual Youth Concerts at the Perot Theater 2-15-2012

Peter and the Wolf, a Haydn Piano Concerto, Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and a Rossini Overture fill the program bill for the annual Youth Concerts this morning at the Perot Theater in Texarkana. The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra along with the student Concerto Competition Winner pianist Hunter Mabery and actor Michael Boudewyns brought the house down - TWICE!

 Actor/Artist Michael Boudewyns with a wonderful and innovative performance in Peter and the Wolf

Music Director Marc-Andre' Bougie with guests actor Michael Boudewyns and pianist Hunter Mabery, 2012 winner of the TSO Concerto Competition

Marc-Andre Bougie with concerto competition winner, pianist Hunter Mabery

TSO Executive Director Andrew Clark with Board President Remeca Gray and actor Michael Boudewyns

After the TSO Youth concerts

Actor/Artist Michael Boudewyns

TSO Principal Trumpet Clayton Harris - practising before rehearsal for Maple Leaf  Rag

pianist Hunter Mabery and TSO Assistant Concertmaster Edward Charity

Percussionists Anthony Robinson and Russell Roberts - THE HUNTERS

Love Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin

Janelle Ott and Sara Scurry - Bassoon - The bassoon portrays Grand Father

Rosetta Stalcup - Perot Theater Stage Manager

AHHHH!! Lunch between shows at Merfelds

Rosetta getting dessert - I bought raspberry cheesecake, but took it home - Yummy!!!

What's left of Chris' lunch

TSO Third Horn David Renfro - one of three BIG BAD WOLFIES

2nd clarinet Adam Myers and Principal, Rebecca Wenck - the clarinet portrays the Cat

The strings portray Peter

'cellist Milovan Paz

violist Mario Torres

Principal Bass Peter Haas and Alfredo Portillo

Algimanthas Staskevicius and Arthur Busby

Michael Boudewyns signing autographs for the students after the program