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LPO INVITED TO CARNEGIE HALL Dear LPO Friends and Family, I'm excited to unveil the LPO's 2017-2018 season! I hope you enjoy exploring the programming in this brochure much as the musicians, staff, and I have enjoyed planning this musically diverse season.
LPO NEWS! The LPO is honored to have been selected as one of only two orchestras to participate in Carnegie Hall's Philip Glass Festival during their 2017-2018 season. Carnegie Hall will present the LPO on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 on the Stern Stage in the Perelman Auditorium, marking the orchestra’s first ever performance in this landmark concert hall celebrated for its wonderful acoustics. We are well underway with fundraising for this once in a lifetime opportunity (including a substantional booking fee from Carnegie) BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! Please support our tour by including a donation with your subscription and participating in our upcoming celebratory events: TOUR SPONSOR - $25,000 8 tickets to the Carnegie performance plus post-concert reception Priority access to purchase additional tickets to the LPO performance at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgment in the Carnegie program book and the LPO program book 16 tickets to the Fête de Voyage kickoff party
TRAVEL / LODGING SPONSOR - $10,000 4 tickets to the Carnegie performance plus post-concert reception Priority access to purchase additional tickets to the LPO performance at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgment in the Carnegie program book and the LPO program book 8 tickets to the Fête de Voyage kickoff party
CONDUCTOR / SOLOIST SPONSOR - $5,000 2 tickets to the Carnegie performance plus post-concert reception Priority access to purchase additional tickets to the LPO performance at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgment in the LPO program book 4 tickets to the Fête de Voyage kickoff party
LPO MUSICIAN SPONSOR - $1,000 2 tickets to the post-concert reception at Carnegie Hall Priority access to purchase additional tickets to the LPO performance at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgment in the LPO program book 2 tickets to the Fête de Voyage kickoff party
FÊTE DE VOYAGE PATRON - $250 One ticket to the Fête de Voyage kickoff party
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FROM THE BIG EASY TO THE BIG APPLE THE LPO AT CARNEGIE HALL CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK CITY Tuesday, February 27 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jim Atwood, timpani Paul Yancich, timpani REVUELTAS: La Noche de los Mayas GLASS: Days and Nights in Rocinha GLASS: Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists
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Marc-André Hamelin
BOLÉRO
Aaron Copland
Paul Huang
Pablo Ferrandez
OLD AMERICAN SONGS AND SPIRITUALS
BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO
PRIETO CONDUCTS ˇ 7 DVORÁK
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
Thursday, September 14 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 16 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 22 | 7:30 p.m.
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS Friday, October 20 | 7:30 p.m.
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS Friday, October 27 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Markus Huber, conductor Paul Huang, violin
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Pablo Ferrandez, cello (U.S. Debut)
ADAMO: Overture to Lysistrata BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
BARTÓK: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 DVORÁK: Symphony No. 7 ˇ
WITH GERSHWIN’S PIANO CONCERTO IN F
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON
Friday, September 15 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Marc-André Hamelin, piano RAVEL: La Valse GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F DEBUSSY: La mer RAVEL: Boléro MASTERWORKS PIANO CONCERTO
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Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Dara Rahming, soprano Chauncey Packer, tenor Ivan Griffin, bass-baritone New Orleans Black Chorale Xavier University Chorus WEILL: Suite fromThreepenny Opera COPLAND: Old American Songs JOPLIN: Suite from Treemonisha VARIOUS: Spirituals VOCAL WORKS
WITH MENDELSSOHN’S ‘REFORMATION’
MASTERWORKS
MASTERWORKS
STRING CONCERTO
STRING CONCERTO
Mollie Pate
Ray Chen
Carlos Miguel Prieto
TCHAIKOVSKY’S ‘PATHÉTIQUE’
ROMANCE AND FANTASY
BRAHMS' FIRST SYMPHONY
WITH BRUCH’S SCOTTISH FANTASY
WITH STRAUSS' HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
Philip Glass
WITH RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI VARIATIONS
FROM THE BIG EASY TO THE BIG APPLE THE LPO'S CARNEGIE HALL PROGRAM
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
Thursday, November 16 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 12 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 13 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 22 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Xiaohui Yang, piano
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON Friday, November 17 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Karina Canellakis, conductor Mollie Pate, horn MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON
Friday, January 5 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Ray Chen, violin TURINA: Danzas fantásticas BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra PROKOFIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet STRING CONCERTO
Friday, February 23 | 7:30 p.m.
2016 New Orleans International Piano Competition Gold Medalist
CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK CITY
BARBER: Overture to School for Scandal RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 MASTERWORKS PIANO CONCERTO
Tuesday, February 27 | 8 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jim Atwood, timpani Paul Yancich, timpani REVUELTAS: The Night of the Mayas GLASS: Days and Nights in Rocinha GLASS: Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists
MASTERWORKS BRASS CONCERTO
NEW MUSIC
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Béla Fleck
Nigel Armstrong
Ingrid Fliter
PINES OF ROME AND BÉLA FLECK
VIVALDI’S ‘FOUR SEASONS’ WITH SHOSTAKOVICH’S TENTH SYMPHONY
WITH MOZART PIANO CONCERTO NO. 24
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
Thursday, March 15 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 11 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Nigel Armstrong, violin
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano
Thursday, May 17 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 | 7:30 p.m.
VIVALDI: Four Seasons SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
BRAHMS: Tragic Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON Friday, March 16 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Jose Luis Gomez, conductor Béla Fleck, banjo CARREÑO: Margariteña FLECK: New Banjo Concerto commissioned by the LPO for the New Orleans Tricentennial
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome MASTERWORKS NEW MUSIC
MASTERWORKS STRING CONCERTO
BEETHOVEN’S BEGINNING
MASTERWORKS PIANO CONCERTO
CARMINA BURANA
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON
Friday, May 18 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano Dana Wilson, tenor Hugh Russell, baritone NOVA Masterworks ORTIZ: New Work - LPO Premiere ORFF: Carmina burana MASTERWORKS VOCAL WORKS NEW MUSIC
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BEETHOVEN & BLUE JEANS BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO
Jefferson BEETHOVEN’S BEGINNING
YULETIDE CELEBRATION ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
WITH MOZART PIANO CONCERTO NO. 24
JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS CTR.
PONTCHARTRAIN CENTER, KENNER
JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS CTR.
Thursday, October 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 30 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 10 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Markus Huber, conductor Paul Huang, violin
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano
WITH MENDELSSOHN’S ‘REFORMATION’
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation” BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto
A fun program of holiday musical favorites for the entire family featuring local student choirs!
BEETHOVEN & BLUE JEANS EVENING AT THE CINEMA
YULETIDE CELEBRATION ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
COLUMBIA THEATRE, HAMMOND Friday, October 13 | 7:30 p.m. OUR LADY OF LOURDES, SLIDELL Saturday, October 14 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Keitaro Harada, conductor Xiao Fu, violin VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont BOCK: Fiddler on the Roof for Violin and Orchestra BARBER: Adagio for Strings TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite from Swan Lake
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24
Hammond • Slidell BEETHOVEN MEETS THE WILD WEST
COLUMBIA THEATRE, HAMMOND
COLUMBIA THEATRE, HAMMOND
Friday, December 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 16 | 7:30 p.m.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, SLIDELL
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, SLIDELL
Satday, December 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 17 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Timothy Muffitt, conductor
A fun program of holiday musical favorites for the entire family featuring local student choirs!
ROSSINI: William Tell Overture COPLAND: Corral Nocturne and Hoe Down from Rodeo BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Sponsored in Slidell by:
Sponsored in Slidell by:
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OUTSIDE THE BACHS WILKINS RETURNS
BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
BACH EASTER ORATORIO
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
Thursday, September 28 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 14 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Wilkins, conductor Jaren Atherholt, oboe Benjamin Hart, violin
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, COVINGTON
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Fawzi Haimor, conductor Loyola University Chorale
WITH BACH CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & OBOE
MOZART: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” J.S. BACH: Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin, and String Orchestra POULENC: Sinfonietta
FEATURING HANDEL'S 'MESSIAH'
Friday, December 15 | 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Roderick Cox, conductor NOVA Masterworks HANDEL: Messiah
FEATURING LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHORALE
HOVHANESS: Alleluia and Fugue HARBISON: The Most Often Used Chords J.S. BACH: Easter Oratorio
POPS SPECIALS ★
STAR WARS AND BEYOND
HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
JURASSIC PARK
PURPLE RAIN:
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
ORPHEUM THEATER, NEW ORLEANS
Friday, November 3 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 5 | 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 9 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 10 | 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Robert Bernhardt, conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra The 610 Stompers
Friday, January 19 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 20 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 21 | 2:30 p.m.
John Williams has scored soundtracks to some of this era’s most beloved films. Relive unforgettable music from movies such as Star Wars, Superman, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter performed live by the LPO.
The LPO celebrates the season with special help from New Orleans’ own band of "Ordinary Men with Extraordinary Moves" – the 610 Stompers – and special guest local artists.
THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
FEATURING THE 610 STOMPERS
Sponsored by:
FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Experience Jurassic Park as never before: projected in HD with the LPO performing John Williams’ magnificent score live to picture.
THE MUSIC OF PRINCE
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Brent Havens, conductor Windborne, tribute band Combine dynamic orchestrations and the LPO with the music of the incomparable Prince, add a full rock band and show lighting, and you have an experience not to be missed.
MUSICAL OFFERINGS
A FIDDLER'S TALE
SECRET LOCATION Sunday, October 29 | 2:30 p.m.
SECRET LOCATION Sunday, January 14 | 2:30 p.m.
SECRET LOCATION Sunday, April 8 | 2:30 p.m.
Pablo Ferrandez, cello LPO Musicians
Xiaohui Yang, piano LPO Musicians
Nigel Armstrong, violin LPO Musicians
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A major TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence
J.S. BACH: Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering GOLIJOV: Lullaby and Doina DOHNANYI: Sextet in C major
W. MARSALIS: A Fiddler’s Tale
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
HAYDN SEEK
A MUSICAL MENAGERIE
ROUSSEL HALL, NEW ORLEANS Sunday, October 15 | 2:30 p.m.
ROUSSEL HALL, NEW ORLEANS Sunday, March 4 | 2:30 p.m.
ROUSSEL HALL, NEW ORLEANS Sunday, April 15 | 2:30 p.m.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Keitaro Harada, conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Francis Scully, conductor Goat in the Road Productions
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Fawzi Haimor, conductor
Our annual Halloween Family Concert returns featuring classical music’s delightfully spooky music. Come dressed in your favorite Halloween costume!
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Our final family concert of the season will feature music of the animals including a new work based on the popular local book What the Sleepy Animals Do at Audubon Zoo.
Join the LPO for an interactive romp through the symphonies of Haydn featuring the hilarious antics of the Goat in the Road clowns. "Haydn Seek" was developed by New Resonance Orchestra in collaboration with Goat in the Road Productions.
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