Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra 2007-2008 Season


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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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