Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra 2007-2008 Season
CLASSICS
Saturday, Dec 8th, 2007 Piazzolla With Quint WHO: Caries Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint, violin WHAT: Coreill: "Christmas Concerto"; Bach: Violin Concerto, A Minor; Handel: Concerto Grosso, D War; Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires WHERE: Dixon Hall, Tulane University
Friday, Jan. 4th and Saturday, Jan. 5th, 2008 Tchaikovsky's Little Russian WHO: Dustin Gledhill, piano WHAT: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, "Little Russian"; Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3 WHERE: Roussel Hall, Loyola University
Thursday, Jan 17th and Friday, Jan. 18th, 2008 Creation WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor WHAT: Haydn: The Creation WHERE: First Baptist Church of New Orleans
Thursday, Jan 24th and Friday, Jan 25th and Saturday, Jan. 26th, 2008 Humor in Music WHO: Howard Shelley, conductor and piano WHAT: Haydn: Symphony No. 60, "The Absentminded Gentleman" ; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17; Haydn: Symphony No. 94 "Surprise Symphony" WHERE: Thursday and Saturday performances - Roussel Hall, Loyola University WHERE: Friday performance - First Baptist Church, Covington
Wednesday, Feb 13th, 2008 Mississippi River: Pathway of Culture Presented in collaboration with The Historic New Orleans Collection. WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor WHERE: St. Louis Cathedral
Wednesday, Feb 16th, 2008 Pan-American Life - Fiesta Sinfonica Mosaico Mexicano WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor, Tlen Huicani WHERE: Dixon Hall, Tulane University
Friday, Feb 22nd, 2008 Festa d'Italia WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Vance Woolf, trumpet WHAT: Respighi: The Fantastic Toy Shop; Tartini: Trumpet Concerto; Rota: Suite from La Strada; Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino; Respighi: Pines of Rome WHERE: McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University
Friday, March 7, 2008 Nadia Plays Barber WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin WHAT: Kodly: Dances of Galanta; Barber: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 WHERE: McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University
Thursday, March 27th and Saturday, 29th, 2008 Themes of Home WHO: Klauspeter Sabel, conductor; Angela Cheng, piano WHAT: Dvorak: In Nature's Realm; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 WHERE: Roussel Hall, Loyola University
Thursday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Requiem WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor WHAT: Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem WHERE: Roussel Hall, Loyola University
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Bogue Falaya Park Concert Concert begins at 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Bogue Falaya Park Rain date: April 13th, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Ochsner Swing in the Oaks WHO: Rebecca Miller, conductor WHERE: City Park Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Rain date: April 24th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Appalachian Spring WHO: Daniel Hege, conductor; Roberto Diaz, viola WHAT: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Bartok: Viola Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 WHERE: McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Heritage Park Concert Concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Rain Date: May 4th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Heritage Park, Slidell
Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Gershwin Revue WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor WHAT: Gershwin: American in Paris; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Gershwin: Selections from "Porgy and Bess" WHERE: May 9th performance at First Baptist Church, Covington WHERE: May 10th performance at First Baptist Church, New Orleans
Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th, 2008 Resurrection WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor WHAT: Mahler; Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection" WHERE: First Baptist Church of New Orleans
CASUAL CLASSICS
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Arias and Overtures WHO: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Cleona Torres, soprano WHAT: Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La furze del destine; Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana; Charles Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust; and various opera arias, presented in collaboration with the Jefferson Performing Arts Society WHERE: First Baptist Church, Kenner
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Northern Lights WHO: LPO Associate Conductor; Soyeon Lee, piano WHAT: Carl Nielsen: Overture to Maskarade; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, A Minor; Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, "Fingal's Cave"; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, op. 11; Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise WHERE: Pontchartrain Center, Hall C (Ballroom)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Classics: Season ticket packages of 14 concerts range from $910 to $315, with half-season ticket packages ranging from $299 to $166. Single tickets for Classics range from $25 to $65 and go on sale in August.
Casual Classics: Ticket packages for the five concerts range from $73 to $162. Single tickets for Casual Classics go on sale in August.
Choice Tix, books of four or six vouchers that are redeemable for the concerts of your choice, are available for $140 for four and $210 for six.
Spotlight series, formerly Pops: Schedule and ticket prices will be announced this summer.
More information or to buy tickets: Call the LPO Box Office at (504) 523-6530 or visit www.lpomusic.com.
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