Louisiana Classical Music

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

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