LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts Spring 2016 Performance Guide

MUSIC • THEATRE • DANCE • OPERA AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

SPRING 2016 Performance Guide

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THIS SEASON’S PREMIER EVENTS

EDGAR MEYER GUEST BASSIST

JANUARY 28 • PAGE 4

CONCERT SPECTACULAR

JANUARY 30 • PAGE 4

LSU THEATRE PRESENTS LSU OPERA PRESENTS

BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI FEBRUARY 17-28 • PAGE 10

MARCH 3-6 • PAGE 9

A GALA TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT GRAYSON LSU OPERA AND LSU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA APRIL 29 • PAGE 11

PROKOFIEV SYMPOSIUM FINAL CONCERT FEBRUARY 27 • PAGE 4

SWINE PALACE PRESENTS VIEUX CARRÉ APRIL 13-24 • PAGE 10

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS AND COOL JAZZ JUNE 2016 • PAGE 15

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PRESTIGE PERFORMING ARTS SERIES Funded by the LSU Performing Arts Fee

EDGAR MEYER, BASSIST THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 • 7:30 P.M. SOM RECITAL HALL Hailed by The New Yorker as the “most remarkable virtuoso of his instrument,” Mr. Meyer’s unparalleled bass playing plus gift for composition have brought him international acclaim. Myer’s Double Concerto for Double Bass and Violin, premiered July 2012 with Joshua Bell at the Tanglewood Music Festival with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He joined cellist Yo-Yo Ma for “The Goat Rodeo Sessions” CD, which was awarded the 2012 Grammy® Award for Best Folk Album.

CONCERT SPECTACULAR SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 • 7:30 P.M. UNION THEATER A musical smörgåsbord that introduces music lovers to the variety of excellent music offered at LSU! Come to Concert Spectacular where the audience is surrounded by sound as LSU’s very best student soloists, chamber groups, and ensembles perform. Groups performing will be the LSU Wind Ensemble, A Cappella Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Piano and Chamber Group plus the newly formed LSU Jazz Guitar Ensemble.

PROKOFIEV SYMPOSIUM FINAL CONCERT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 • 7:30 P.M. UNION THEATER This spring, LSU will host an international three-day Prokofiev Symposium in February 2016. The symposium’s finale concert will feature the LSU Orchestra and pianists Michael Gurt and Gregory Sioles performing a world premiere of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 6. The piece Premiere of Music for the Athletes by Sergey Prokofiev will also be performed by Michael Gurt with movement choreographed by Sandra Parks.

A GALA TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT GRAYSON LSU OPERA AND LSU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FRIDAY, APRIL 29 • 7:30 P.M. UNION THEATER Join the LSU Symphony Orchestra and the vocal talents of the faculty, students and alumni of the School of Music for a special tribute evening celebrating Dr. Grayson’s three decades of service to LSU Opera and Voice.

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STRING QUARTET SERIES

LOGOS STRING QUARTET

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Founded in 2014, the Logos String Quartet has performed worldwide to support the LSU School of Music’s outreach mission. Violinists Espen Lilleslatten and Roxana Pavel Goldstein, violist Elias Goldstein, and cellist Dennis Parker will perform works by Beethoven and Britten.

CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO STRING QUARTET WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL

Lauded worldwide as extraordinary, passionate and skilled musicians with the ability to elicit intense emotion and whose music excites and moves audiences to enthusiastic applause, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano String Quartet puts audiences under a Spanish spell. According to The Los Angeles Times, “Any quartet we’re likely to hear will be hard pressed to equal, much less surpass, the playing of the Cuarteto Latinoamericano.”

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MANSHIP AND ASIAN GUEST ARTISTS

FREDERIC CHIU, PIANO MANSHIP GUEST ARTIST

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Pianist Frederic Chiu joins us in an all-Prokofiev program as part of the three-day international “Symposium on Prokofiev and the Russian Tradition.” He has released over 20 recordings, including the complete piano works of Prokofiev, and works of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Rossini and Grieg. Chiu’s program “Deeper Piano Studies” is a philosophic and holistic approach to piano playing and has been presented at the Juilliard School, Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, the New England Conservatory and the Banff Centre Award for Best Folk Album.

Sponsored by the Manship Guest Artist Fund.

JEFF BRADETICH, DOUBLE BASS MANSHIP GUEST ARTIST

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Jeff Bradetich is regarded as one of the leading performers and teachers of the double bass in the US. At 16, he had his professional concerto debut. Bradetich was appointed to the orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at 19. Since his 1982 New York City debut in Carnegie Recital Hall, he has performed 500+ concerts on four continents including his London debut in Wigmore Hall in 1986.

Winner of many major solo competitions, Bradetich has been featured on CBS, CNN, BBC, CBC and NPR. If you love double bass, this is a concert not to be missed!

Sponsored by the Manship Guest Artist Fund.

BIN HUANG, VIOLIN ASIAN GUEST ARTIST

MONDAY, MARCH 28 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Bin Huang, one of China’s most outstanding violinists, acquired international attention at fourteen when she won the Junior Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Lubin, Poland. With additional international competition wins including the Paganini International Violin Competition in Genoa, Italy and the Munich International Music Competition, Ms. Huang has been universally lauded for her interpretive and technical skills. The Baltimore Sun hailed her as “a talent that leaves a listener flabbergasted.” She will play a violin recital with virtuosic solo pieces by Bach, Ernst, Paganini and Ysaÿe.

Sponsored by the Asian Guest Artist Fund.

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GUEST ARTIST PERFORMANCES The following guest artists performances are free. Seating is open, non-reserved.

JARED HAUSER, OBOE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Described as a “sensitive, elegant soloist” with a “subtle refined style”

by Gramaphone Magazine and as a “meditative and thoughtful” player by the American Record Guide, Jared Hauser has performed internationally as a soloist and a chamber musician. This Louisiana concert will include Mozart’s Oboe Quartet, Tomasi’s Evocations and Britten’s Fantasy Quartet.

LYNN LEDBETTER, VIOLIN AND OWEN LOVELL, PIANO

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Texas State University Professor of Violin, Ms. Ledbetter has been the principal violin or concertmaster with the New York’s Musica Bella Orchestra, Broadway Bach Ensemble, Santa Fe Symphony and Rochester Symphony Orchestra. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Associate Professor of Piano, Owen Lovell (pictured) performs as “Duo Paradox” with violinist Lynn Ledbetter having delighted audiences at various venues including New York City’s Kennedy Center.

BEYOND CLASSICAL: AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Violinist Tami Lee Hughes captivates audiences with her lavish sound, beauty and grace. Her debut solo album, Legacy: Violin Music of African-American Composers, gained worldwide critical acclaim.

Joining soprano Marcia Porter and pianist Marcena Kinney, violinist Hughes will perform music by contemporary African-American composers such as Leslie Adams, Gary Powell Nash and Irene Britton Smith.

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GUEST ARTIST PERFORMANCES The following guest artists performances are free. Seating is open, non-reserved.

DAVID TAYLOE, TENOR

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL A highly praised tenor, David Tayloe has sung with the Contemporary Opera in New York City, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Carolina, Piedmont Opera Company and LSU Opera. At LSU, Tayloe performed Gastone in La Traviata, the title role in Bernstein’s Candide, and as Mozart in Mozart and Salieri. Pianist Christopher Reed will accompany Tayloe as he sings the complete the complete song cycle of Schubert’s Winterreise. Winner of the Jesse Kneisel Lieder Competition, Reed is currently a voice and opera coach at Colorado State University.

HAMMER AND REEDS TRIO

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL A talented trio of clarinet, bassoon and piano from the University of Idaho will perform Hurlstone’s Variations in G minor, Carroll’s Of a Song, Martin’s Time Lapse, Muczynski’s Fantasy Trio Op 26, and Miguel del Aguila’s Tango Trio Op 71C.

LSU COMPOSER’S FORUM Guest artists performing student works. These performances are free and open to the public.

CHRISTINA BLAGOEVA, FLUTE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 • 5:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL

KOSTAS TILIAKOS, OBOE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL

BORISLAVA ILTCEVA, VIOLIN

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL

ANGELA DRAGHICESCU, PIANO

WORKS BY DINOS CONSTANTINIDES MONDAY, APRIL 18 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL 8

TIGER - OPERA AND VOICE

L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI (THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS) COMPOSED BY ROSSINI

MARCH 3-5 AT 7:30 P.M. MARCH 6 AT 3:00 P.M. PRESENTED BY LSU OPERA • SHAVER THEATRE Serious opera that is funny! Italian composer Rossini was 21 when he created L’Italiana in Algeri. This opera perfectly blends his talent of mixing serious topics with funny opera, creating a work that remains relevant today. The beautiful Isabella sails off to Algiers in search of her lover Lindoro, held prisoner by the tyrant Mustafa. However, her ship runs aground and an adventure ensues. This opera includes pirates, concubines, eunuchs and a 19th century Turkish seaside palace with beautiful and brilliant arias and a virtuosity that is truly Rossini.

OPERA NOW!

EXPLORING LITERATURE, ART AND WAR

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 AT 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 17 AT 3:00 P.M. PRESENTED BY LSU OPERA • SHAVER THEATRE Join us to celebrate 21st century American opera! Hear new, audience-friendly works of the lyric theater that have greatly enriched our world with adaptations of great literature and works inspired by art and themes of war. LSU Opera is thrilled to celebrate this American artistic renaissance of the past decade, highlighting operas based on works such as The Grapes of Wrath, Moby Dick and Cold Mountain.

LSU A CAPPELLA CHOIR ENGLAND TOUR CONCERT SUNDAY, APRIL 24 AT 3:00 P.M. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LSU A Cappella Choir will represent the United States in a gala concert at the summer 2016 Association of British Choral Directors Convention in Winchester, England. While in England, the choir will perform at Kings’ and St. John’s Colleges, Cambridge University, Ely Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, The Royal Chapel of St. George’s, Windsor, and Winchester Cathedral. This April 24 concert is a benefit to raise funds for the England tour. A commissioned work, Batter my heart three person’d God by J. A. C. Redford will be premiered at this concert. Although admission to this concert is free, donations will be accepted to assist in funding the A Cappella Choir’s England Tour.

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TIGER - THEATRE, MOVEMENT & DANCE Funded by the LSU Performing Arts Fee

BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

BY LYNN NOTTAGE DIRECTED BY PIRRONNE YOUSEFZADEH

PRESENTED BY LSU THEATRE FEBRUARY 17-28 REILLY THEATRE Playwright Lynn Nottage draws upon the screwball films of the 1930’s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. A seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid.

VIEUX CARRÉ

BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY GEORGE JUDY

PRESENTED BY SWINE PALACE APRIL 13-24 REILLY THEATRE The place is a rooming house in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the late 1930’s. As narrated by The Writer, the action is concerned with the interlocking lives of the various residents. Filled with evocative memories and sharply etched portraits of its singular characters, it is a series of engrossing scenes woven together into a rich and revealing tapestry.

SPRING DANCE CONCERT SATURDAY, APRIL 23 2:00 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M. SHAVER THEATRE

PHYSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 7:30 P.M. SHAVER THEATRE

FILM FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 7:30 P.M. DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER 10

TIGER - MUSIC PERFORMANCES

LSU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: THE RUSSIAN TRADITION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

The LSU Symphony Orchestra’s repertoire encompasses established orchestral masterworks from the Baroque to the twentieth century plus contemporary composer pieces. This concert will focus on “The Russian Tradition” with Alexander Glazionov’s Concerto for Saxaphone and Orchestra and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6, Pathetique.

LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND THE LSU A CAPPELLA CHOIR PRESENT VIVALDI’S GLORIA FRIDAY, APRIL 1 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

The LSU A Cappella Choir will join its voices with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Vilvaldi’s Gloria. Written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1715, Gloria is the hymn “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” whose words are an integral part of the Ordinary of the Mass and dates from the 4th Century. For more information, visit cmda.lsu.edu/events.

LSU JAZZ SHOWCASE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 • 7:30 P.M. • SHAVER THEATRE

LSU SYMPHONIC WINDS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

LSU WIND ENSEMBLE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

LSU SYMPHONIC BAND

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TIGER - MUSIC PERFORMANCES

LSU JAZZ ENSEMBLE

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 • 7:30 P.M. • SHAVER THEATRE

LSU SYMPHONIC WINDS

TUESDAY, APRIL 19 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

LSU SYMPHONIC BAND

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

LSU WIND ENSEMBLE

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 • 7:30 P.M. • LSU UNION THEATER

The following performances are free. Seating is open, non-reserved.

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LSU CINEMA FOR THE EARS

MAR

Digital Media Center Theater • 7:30 p.m.

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LSU TIGER GLEE CLUB AND LSU WOMEN’S CHORALE

APR

St. Alban’s Chapel • 7:30 p.m.

HAMIRUGE: THE LSU PERCUSSION GROUP SOM Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.

LSU WIND ENSEMBLE, CHAMBER WINDS CONCERT SOM Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.

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LSU PHILHARMONIA CONCERT: VIVE LA FRANCE SOM Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.

LSU GOSPEL CHOIR Florida Boulevard Baptist Church • 3:00 p.m.

WOODWIND CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SOM Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m.

HIGH VOLTAGE CONCERT Studio Theater • 7:30 p.m.

FACULTY PERFORMANCES Faculty performances are free, and at 7:30pm in the SOM Recital Hall. Seating is open, non-reserved.

PATRICIA O’NEILL, VOICE AND WILLIS DELONY, PIANO

LIN HE, VIOLIN AND MICHAEL GURT, PIANO

FRIDAY, JAN. 22

THURSDAY, FEB. 11

Professor Emerita and mezzosoprano Patricia O’Neill has performed on the world stage.

Accompanied by Willis Delony, she will perform Faure’s Chanson d’Eve, Schumann’s Frauenliebe und leben and Heggie’s Songs and Sonnets for Ophelia.

Faculty members Lin He, violin and Michael Gurt, piano will perform a beautiful program featuring a set of Russian music with the main course being Shostakovich Sonata for Violin and Piano and Stravinsky’s Divertimento.

ELIAS GOLDSTEIN, VIOLA

YUNG CHIAO WEI, DOUBLE BASS

MONDAY, MAR. 7

THURSDAY, MAR. 17

LSU Assistant Professor of Viola Elias Goldstein, recently made his Russian debut with the New Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under Alexander Slatkovsky.

Come hear the beautiful sounds of his viola!

LSU double bass professor Yung-chiao Wei will perform with her long-time pianist Chao-i Chou. Works include her transcription of the Elgar Cello Concerto and Bach 1st Cello Suite.

ROXANA PAVEL GOLDSTEIN, VIOLIN

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 2 Roxana Pavel Goldstein, a native of Romania, has won numerous prizes at major competitions including First and Second Prize at the Cita di Stessa International Competition in Italy, as well as First Prize in the Rembrandt Chamber Music Competition.

WILLIS DELONY, AN EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC

THURSDAY, APR. 7 LSU’s world-class pianist will be joined by Logos String Quartet and Timm Woodwind Quintet to perform music by Brahms and Poulenc.

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LAGNIAPPE LSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS THE PROKOFIEV SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 25-27 The international Symposium on Prokofiev and the Russian Tradition will celebrate the life and music of Sergey Prokofiev. This event will be attended by composer Gabriel Prokofiev (Sergey Prokofiev’s grandson), pianists Barbara Nissman and Frederic Chiu, scholars Simon Morrison and Richard Taruskin.

SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS THURSDAY, FEB. 25: LSU faculty Sandra Moon, Diane Frazer, and Michael Gurt and guest pianist Barbara Nissman, SOM Recital Hall FRIDAY, FEB. 26: Frederic Chiu, pianist and Manship Guest Artist (page 6) SATURDAY, FEB. 27: Symposium Finale Concert with world premiers (page 4)

LSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS MASTER CLASS

MARVIN BLICKENSTAFF, MANSHIP GUEST ARTIST

BY TERRANCE MCNALLY

LECTURE: MAR 10 at 1:00 P.M. (MDA 249)

FRIDAY, JAN. 15

MASTER CLASS: MAR 11 at 9:00 A.M. (SOM Recital Hall)

7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL Back by popular demand, Sandra Moon reprises her role as Maria Callas, directed by Patricia O’Neill with Michael Borowitz, Rachel Cobb, Rachel Lorando and Erick Sanchez.

LOUISIANA BASS FEST 2016

PEDAGOGY: MAR 11 at 1:00 PM (MDA 249) Mr. Blickenstaff is known among piano teachers throughout the country for his teaching, lecturing, performing and publishing.

For over 10 years, he was president of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. As a Manship guest artist, Blickenstaff will host a workshop and lecture at LSU.

DOUBLE REED DAY 2016

MARCH 5-6

The annual Louisiana Bass Fest brings LSU bass studio and young bassists together for a weekend of contribution, collaboration and inspiration. Featuring chamber music performances with combinations of guest artists, LSU faculty, LSU bass studio and young bassists. A finale concert on March 5 at 8:30 p.m. in the SOM Recital Hall brings this fest to a crescendo!

More info at music.lsu.edu/bassfest

MARCH 12

This event invites double reed enthusiasts: students, teachers, music directors and professionals to LSU’s CMDA. There will be a free grand finale concert, that is open to the public, which includes all guest artists, faculty and Double Reed Day participants. More info at music.lsu.edu/double-reed

LSU THEATRE LAB SEASON ALMOST, MAINE

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

By John Cariani Directed by Carla Lahey Studio Theatre

By William Shakespeare Directed by Erin Sheets Studio Theatre

FEBRUARY 16-21

MARCH 8-13

Tickets for LSU Theatre Lab Shows are $10 and may be purchased at the door or online.

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SUMMER 2016 EVENTS

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HOT SUMMER NIGHTS AND COOL JAZZ

Krista Allen

JUNE 16, 17, 23, 24 • 7:30 P.M. • SOM RECITAL HALL

Senior Director of Development

A summer LSU jazz tradition returns on two sultry weekends in June! Hot Summer Nights, Cool Jazz is scheduled for June 16, 17, 23 and 24. Four nights of cool jazz at 7:30 pm in the School of Music Recital Hall. Save the dates and watch the CMDA web site and e-newsletter for more information.

LSU Foundation (225) 578-6441 kallen@lsufoundation.org

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JULIUS CAESAR JULY 20-24 PRESENTED BY SWINE PALACE REILLY THEATRE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Treachery, intrigue and political motivations are all facets of Shakespeare’s historically-inspired work.

Swine Palace presents a modern staging of this classic tale of the relationship between Caesar and Brutus and the ultimate betrayal. In a year that is sure to be fraught with political tensions as we choose our next leader of the United States, this production will shed light on age-old political struggles.

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Patricia O’Neill, Voice and Willis Delony, Piano, Faculty Recital

7:30 pm

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LSU Cinema for the Ears

7:30 pm

DMCT

Free

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Edgar Meyer, Guest Artist

7:30 pm

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$20/$15/$10

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Concert Spectacular

7:30 pm

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$15/$15/$10

VENUE KEY • ST = Shaver Theatre

• MDA = Music & Dramatic Arts

• UUMC = University United Methodist Church

• UT = LSU Union Theater

• FBC = First Baptist Church

• FUMC = First United Methodist Church

• Reilly = Reilly Theatre

• RH = School of Music Recital Hall

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• DMCT = Digital Media Center Theater • FBBC = Florida Blvd Baptist Church

• SAC - St. Alban’s Chapel

• Studio = Studio Theater in the MDA

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Jared Hauser, Guest Oboe Recital

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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LSU Symphony Orchestra - The Russian Tradition

7:30 pm

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$15/$15/$10

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Lin He & Michael Gurt, Faculty Violin & Piano Recital

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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Lynn Ledbetter (Violin) and Owen Lovell (Piano), Guest Artist

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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LSU Jazz Showcase Concert

7:30 pm

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$15/$15/$10

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

Sneak preview $15

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LSU Symphonic Winds Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

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Beyond Classical: Voices of African-American Composers

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

2:00 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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David Tayloe, Guest Artist Recital

7:30 pm

RH

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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LSU Wind Ensemble Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

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Hammers and Reeds Trio, Guest Artists

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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25

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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Frederic Chiu, piano, Manship Guest Artist Series

7:30 pm

RH

$15/$15/$10

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Prokofiev Symposium Concert with LSU Symphony Orchestra

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

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LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

7:30 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

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28

Su

LSU Theatre presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK

2:00 pm

Reilly

$20/$15/$12

T

29

M

LSU Tiger Glee Club and LSU Women’s Chorale Concert

7:30 pm

SAC

Free

S

29

M

Logos String Quartet, String Quartet Series Concert

7:30 pm

RH

$15/$15/$10

Free

MARCH T

1

Tu

LSU Symphonic Band Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

F

2

W

Roxana Pavel Goldstein, Faculty Violin

7:30 pm

RH

Free

T

3

Th

LSU Opera presents L’Italiana In Algeri

7:30 pm

ST

$30/$20/$15

T

4

Fr

LSU Opera presents L’Italiana In Algeri

7:30 pm

ST

$30/$20/$15

T

5

Sa

LSU Opera presents L’Italiana In Algeri

7:30 pm

ST

$30/$20/$15

G

5

Sa

Jeff Bradetich, Double Bass, Manship Guest Artist Series Recital

7:30 pm

RH

$15/$15/$10

T

6

Su

LSU Opera presents L’Italiana In Algeri

3:00 pm

ST

$30/$20/$15

F

7

M

Elias Goldstein, Faculty Viola

7:30 pm

RH

Free

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MARCH T

13

Su

Hamiruge, LSU Percussion Group Concert

7:30 pm

RH

Free

T

15

Tu

LSU Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds Concert

7:30 pm

RH

Free

T

16

W

LSU Philharmonia Concert

7:30 pm

RH

Free

F

17

Th

Yung-Chiao Wei, Faculty Double Bass

7:30 pm

RH

Free

G

28

M

Bin Huang, Asian Guest Artist Series Violin

7:30 pm

RH

$15/$15/$10

APRIL

18

T

1

F

LPO and LSU A Cappella Concert (BR)

7:30 pm

UT

To be announced

T

5

Tu

LSU Jazz Ensemble Concert

7:30 pm

ST

$15/$15/$10

F

7

Th

Willis Delony, piano, An Evening of Chamber Music Featuring SOM Faculty

7:30 pm

RH

Free

T

10

Su

LSU Gospel Choir

3:00 pm

FBBC

Free

T

12

Tu

Woodwind Chamber Music Concert

7:30 pm

RH

Free

S

13

W

Cuarteto Latinoamericano, String Quartet Series Concert

7:30 pm

RH

$15/$15/$10

T

13

W

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

Pay what you can

T

14

Th

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

Sneak Preview $15

T

15

F

LSU Opera presents Opera Now!

7:30 pm

ST

$20/$15/$12

T

15

Fr

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

16

Sa

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

17

Su

LSU Opera presents Opera Now!

3:00 pm

ST

$20/$15/$12

T

17

Su

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

2:00 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

19

Tu

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

19

Tu

LSU Symphonic Winds Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

T

20

W

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

20

W

LSU High Voltage Concert

7:30 pm

Studio

Free

T

21

Th

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

21

Th

LSU Symphonic Band Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

T

22

Fr

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

23

Sa

LSU Theatre presents SPRING DANCE CONCERT

2:00 pm 7:30 pm

ST

$10/$10/$10

T

23

Sa

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

7:30 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

24

Su

Swine Palace presents VIEUX CARRÉ

2:00 pm

Reilly

$30/$20/$15

T

24

Su

LSU A Cappella Choir England Tour Benefit Concert

7:30 pm

FUMC

Donations

T

26

Tu

LSU Wind Ensemble Concert

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

T

27

W

LSU Theatre presents PHYSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE

7:30 pm

ST

$10/$10/$10

T

29

F

A Gala Tribute To Dr. Robert Grayson LSU Opera And LSU Symphony Orchestra

7:30 pm

UT

$15/$15/$10

T

30

Sa

LSU Theatre presents TAKE ONE FILM FESTIVAL

7:30 pm

DMCT

$10/$10/$10

PARKING, MAP AND VENUES

MDA

Parking is available in the parking lots surrounding the venues in the Music & Dramatic Arts Building, the School of Music, and the Reilly Theatre after 4:30 p.m.

NORTH GATE

SOM

Dalrymple

Raphael Semmes Rd

UT

SOM = School of Music Parking Garage Official Visitor Pre-Paid Parking

Dr

REILLY THEATRE

KEY MDA = Music & Dramatic Arts

Highland

M

Dr

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TIGER STADIU

For events located in the LSU Union Theater, parking is available in the Union Square parking garage located on Highland Road.

UT = LSU Union Theater

S. Campus Dr

Stadium

E. Campus Dr

Highland

Tower Dr

MEMORIAL TOWER

Parade Ground

SOM Parking in Pleasant Lot

SOUTH GATE

You may park on the street or in parking lots near the SOM or MDA buildings after 4:30 p.m.

MAIN VENUES

CLAUDE L. SHAVER THEATRE

SCHOOL OF MUSIC RECITAL HALL

In the MDA at Dalrymple Dr. and Infirmary Rd.

In the SOM at Dalrymple Dr. and Infirmary Rd.

REILLY THEATRE

LSU UNION THEATER

Tower Dr. (between Stadium Dr. & Highland Rd.)

In the LSU Student Union at Raphael Semmes Rd. and Highland Rd.

OTHER VENUES Studio Theatre - 129 inside the MDA University United Methodist Church - 3350 Dalrymple Drive (near West Lakeshore Drive) St. Alban’s Chapel - 5261 Highland Road (by the intersection of Dalrymple and Highland) Digital Media Center Theatre - 340 East Parker Boulevard (near South Gates of LSU) First Baptist Church - 529 Convention St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (downtown) FIrst United Methodist Church - 930 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Florida Boulevard Baptist Church - 10915 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Guide design by Sheryl G. Spann and Alice Stout

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