Shreveport Opera - Madama Butterfly by Puccini Saturday March 31, 2012

The Shreveport Opera presents its final opera of the 2011-2012 season on Saturday, March 31 at downtown Riverview Theater - Puccini's Madama Butterfly. From the opera pit, Jerry Shannon conducts the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra.

Graphics from the Shreveport Opera website.

Shreveport Opera for tickets and online info., including story synopsis and cast

Shreveport Opera conductor Gerome Shannon

Joe Cooper, our guy, clowning around

SSO Trumpets Dick Watson and Rick Rowell and trombonist Mark Thompson

In the pit - Dick Watson

Anthony Robinson - erasing old markings

and I have to say these parts were the absolute messiest I have ever seen

'Cellists Ruth Drummond and Paul Christopher in recital with Offenbach Sunday 3-18-2012

Ruth Drummond and Paul Christopher present more Offenbach Sunday March 18

3:00 PM Anderson Aud. Centenary College - Free and open to the public

Works by Jacques Offenbach 1819-1880
click above for Audio - Human Metronome webpage

Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College - 3:00 PM performance

Duo in B-flat major, Op. 53,  No. 1

Allegro

Adagio

Rondo: Allegro

Duo in A minor, Op. 53, No 2

Allegro: Andante: Allegro

Duo in C major. Op. 53, No. 3

Allegro moderato

Andante

Rondo: Allegretto

Ruth Drummond and Paul Christopher

'cellists Ruth Drummond and Paul Christopher play Offenbach

Ruth Drummond

Paul Christopher

violinist Laura Crawford after the recital with son, 'cellist John Henry, a student at Curtis Institute of Music

Laura and John Henry Crawford with Helen Woods

Recording and audio engineer Roger Barnes, contributors The Woods, 'cellists Ruth Drummond, Paul Christopher

Baroque Artists of Shreveport in concert Sunday March 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM - Anderson Auditorium

photo by sjwrogers

Baroque Artists of Shreveport (BAS) will present their 3rd concert of the '11-'12 season this Sunday, March 11 at Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College. The theme - "Baroque Gems"

Thanks to BAS member Daniel Santelices  for providing the following program information

  "Baroque Gems"

Artists

 Sally Horak, Flute

Theresa Zale-Bridges, Oboe

Laura Crawford and Dan Santelices, Violin

Elizabeth Grondin, Viola

Ruth Drummond, Cello

Cathy DeRousse and Gay Grosz, Harpsichord 

Program

Telemann: Trio Sonata in F

Telemann: Trio Sonata in C-minor

Bach: The Musical Offering for flute, violin and continuo

Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E-major for violin and harpsichord

Handel: Oboe Concerto in G-minor

And remember that pianist/'cellist Eliot Haas will be in recital at 7:30 PM also at Anderson 

performance photos to follow 

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Laura, Gay and Ruth

Laura Crawford                                                                    Theresa Bridges and Dan Santelices

Gay Grosz - pianist/harpsichordist

pianist/harpsichordist Cathy DeRouse

violist Elizabeth Grondin

'cellist Ruth Drummond

 

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