When:     Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 10:00pm–Midnight

Where:    Blue Nile, 532 Frenchmen St., New Orleans

Come hear live contemporary music in a laid-back nightlife atmosphere. Performances by Joe L. Alexander, tuba; David Cortello, guitar; Lindsey Hartman, flute; Nick Hwang, laptop; Lindsey Jacob, saxophone; J. Corey Knoll, laptop; and Susannah Montandon, cello.

Featuring pieces by Joe L. Alexander, David Cortello, Lindsey Jacob, J. Corey Knoll, Jeff Lipscomb, and Liduino Pitombeira.

The concert features works by members of the National Association of Composers/USA Mid-South Chapter. The concert is a part of the Open Ears Music Series. There is no cover charge.

LSU Viola Professor Matthew Daline presents an evening of 20th Century chamber music words: “I would like to invite you to a contemporary chamber music recital at the LSU School of Music recital hall on Saturday, March 20th at 8pm. We will present a wide variety of repertoire that spans the 20th century; Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night”, the Quintet of Walter Piston for flute and string quartet, and the “Carolina Reveille”, a relatively new piece by Paul Schoenfeld. It is always a pleasure to offer these concerts at LSU and I hope that you will join us.”

LSU Philharmonia

with Concerto Competition Winners

Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8 p.m.

LSU School of Music Recital Hall

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Raul Gomez, conductor

Alex Wise, conductor

Claire Mashburn, flute

Michael Brook, violin

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Elgar: Serenade for Strings

Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes

Mozart: Concerto No. 2 for flute

Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 for violin

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On Thursday, March 18 at 8 pm
in the beautiful LSU School of Music Recital Hall The Incense Merchants will put you back in touch with your true nature!

Folks, it doesn’t get any better than this!
Go get yourself an early dinner and then head on
over to the LSU School of Music.

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“While the sweet, smoky scent of curling incense rises into the air, six musicians create a sound that has never been heard before and will never be heard again…creating cohesive magic.”
- Lindsay Nunez, LSU Reveille
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“unquestioningly genre-free and sublimely mystical.”
- Travis Leeper, Tiger Weekly
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“Jon Hassell meets David Sylvian at the wrong speed, in a good way. In the spirit of Les Baxter. In other words, sounds like Alice Coltrane.”
- Alex V. Cook – Author, Journalist, Critic
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“The Incense Merchants is an improvisational ensemble. Although nothing is predetermined in any detail, there are certain tendencies to the performances that reflect the various backgrounds and interests of the musicians–classical, conceptual, ambient, free jazz, pop, etc.

Although somewhat counterintuitive, this in practice results in a fairly consistent sound: a cinematic fusion of genres and periods that is frequently a melodic minimalism at base, with some self-indulgence free form expressionism on top, something akin to the Lounge Lizards, Kronos Quartet, and John Zorn. ”
- Chip Osborne
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Hear their work at http://incensemerchants.com

The Incense Merchants are a creative musician’s chamber ensemble consisting of:

Raul Gomez, violin – http://rgomezmusic.com/
Marcelo Vieira, cello – http://cellomartinez.com/
Brad Walker, saxophone
Chip Osborne, guitar
Eric Shuster, percussion
Bill Kelley, keyboard – http://wdkelley.com

Paris Paraschoudis, Greek violinist and DMA candicate in Violin Performance (LSU),  will give a Chamber Music Recital on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m.

The recital will take place at the Recital Hall of the LSU School of Music. He will be assisted by Stefka Ilieva, violin; Prof. Espen Lilleslåtten, viola; Koko Dyulgerski, viola and Pedro Huff, cello.

PROGRAM:

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043

1. Vivace
2. Largo ma non tanto
3. Allegro

Stefka Ilieva, violin I
Paris Paraschoudis, violin II

String Orchestra:

Violins: Raul Gomez, Michael Brook, Paula Bujes, Milena Rusanova, Cheng-Yin Lin, Maria Arrua, Chung-Hui Hsu, Joel Martinez.

Violas: Koko Dyulgerski, Teodora Peeva, Simina Renea

Cellos: Marcelo Vieira, Susannah Montandon

Double Bass: John Madere

Harpsichord: Jose Mauricio Brandao

• Giacomo Puccini (1855-1924)

String Quartet “Crisantemi” (1890)

-  Andante mesto

Paris Paraschoudis, violin I
Stefka Ilieva, violin II
Koko Dyulgerski, viola
Pedro Huff, cello

INTERMISSION

• Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)

Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 (1919-1920)

1. Allegramente – Sostenuto ma non troppo
2. Lento ma non troppo
3. Vivo

Paris Paraschoudis, violin I
Stefka Ilieva, violin II
Espen Lilleslåtten, viola

WHEN: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: LSU School of Music, Recital Hall

We would like to welcome Acadiana Symphony Orchestra to the growing community of LouisianaClassicalMusic.com! Lead from the podium by Maestro Mariusz Smolij, Acadiana Symphony is a great presence in the Louisiana music scene. Check out their website and go to their concerts!!

Here’s an excerpt from their website, written by Tish Johnson, President, ASO Board of Directors:

We are a vibrant and dynamic organization of which I’m proud to be a part. Please consider joining us to help promote the presentation of live music from Master Works to Pops, from small ensembles, to chamber groups, and from educational concerts to Opera! Come to the ASO to hear some of the most outstanding guest artists on the planet!

How do we do it? We are governed by a Board of Directors, ably assisted by the Acadiana Symphony Women’s League, administered by our Executive Director and staff, and supported by friends, patrons, and corporate sponsors. We operate with a small payroll and depend heavily on volunteers from all walks of life, interests, and backgrounds. The cost of supporting a professional symphony orchestra is surprising. It takes constant attention from asking our corporate partners for sponsorships for all our performances, writing and submitting grants, appealing to individuals for contributions, and constantly searching for ways to reduce cost. Our subscribers care deeply about the preservation of our symphony and know that the investment in season tickets and the investment in time attending our concerts is an investment in the quality of life in Acadiana.

And we also work diligently on fundraisers! Our fund raisers are truly FUN: Symphony Suppers, Decorators ShowHouse, the Artchestra Project (a painted violin event), MadHatter’s Luncheon, our Symphony Scramble golf tournment, and our never-ending search for creative ways to support our symphony have brought our volunteers together in a very successful year. Please join us! Help us make the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory of Music thrive!

An All-Star lineup will join your Acadiana Symphony Orchestra a for a special concert to benefit the Conservatory of Music. Renowned Cajun artists Sonny Landreth, Zachary Richard and Roddie Romero will perform along with the Orchestra as they “let the good times roll” while benefiting a worthy cause.

Proceeds from the Acadiana All-Star Concert are to benefit the Conservatory of Music. The Conservatory was established to educate and form the musical minds of all ages. Since then, the Conservatory has grown to offer private music instruction in all instruments including voice, strings, Cajun fiddle & accordion, woodwinds, brass, percussion, guitar, piano and Suzuki Instruction in violin, viola, cello and piano. Also offered are many group instruction classes such as Musik Garten, Young Voices Class, Beginning Group Guitar, Intro to Piano and Music Theory. The Conservatory of Music is operated by the Director of Education and faculty is made up of ULL graduating students, musicians of the ASO, and local music teachers.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

7:30 PM

Heymann Performing Arts Center

Tickets: www.acadianasymphony.org

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra with special guest artist, Adam Makowicz (jazz pianist) perform Chopiniana, Symphony No 42 “Jupiter” & Jazz impressions on Chopin.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

3:00 PM

UL Lafayette Angelle Hall

Tickets: (337) 232-4277, extension 1

Marcelo M Vieira, Brazilian cellist and singer based in Baton Rouge will give a Workshop on improvisation and creative playing for bowed strings at the Grace Notes Violin Studio. Marcelo is a graduate student at LSU, majoring in in Jazz Studies. Crossover artist (classical/popular) for more than 10 years, in this workshop he will be introducing the up-to-date topic of improvisation for bowed string players. He will talk (and play) about how to start improvising, ways of exploring your own creativity through your playing and techniques to write and/or play your own lines in songs and instrumental music . The games and methods he will work on can be useful for any musical style. Besides playing, Marcelo has been performing his original Cello&Voice works, singing and playing his own songs and arrangements.

How much: $10 (free if you`re a Grace Notes student)

When: Feb 22nd, 7:00pm

Where: Grace Notes Violin Studies - 2223 Quail Run Dr. Building A-2, right off of

Perkins Road.

Baton Rouge – LA

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