Even though New Orleans is currently abuzz with both Carnival Season and the upcoming Super Bowl, there are still other things to do here as well; events that are a little less frenzied, if you will.
On Wednesday, January 23, come celebrate Louisiana's classical music heritage for Envisioning Louisiana, a free concert to be held at St. Louis Cathedral.
Presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto, Envisioning Louisiana features the composers and musical works inspired by Louisiana's natural history. Performers include: Mark Beudert, tenor, Janet Daley Duval, speaker,Valerie Francis, soprano, Sameul Liégeon, organ, Joseph Meyer, violin, and Misook Yun, soprano.
The program for Envisioning Louisiana is as follows:
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Le temple de la paix
Overture
“Entrée des sauvages d’Amérique”
Michel Corrette
Concerto comique “Les sauvages et la Furstemberg”
Les sauvages — Allegro
Antonín Dvorák
Symphony no. 9 in e minor, op. 95: From the New World
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Samuel Liégeon
Improvisation: “Thunder Storm at Sea”
Jules Massenet
Manon
“Obéissons quand leur voix appelle”
“Ah fuyez, douce image”
Giacomo Puccini
“Fra le tue braccia amore” from Manon Lescaut
Antonín Dvo?ák
Symphony no. 9 in e minor, op. 95: From the New World
Largo
Camille Nickerson, arranger
Hale Smith, orchestration
Traditional: “Fais Do Do”
Virgil Thomson
Louisiana Story
“The Alligator and the ’Coon”
“The Squeeze Box”
Alex North
Mark McGurty, arranger
Suite from A Streetcar Named Desire
John Philip Sousa
King Cotton March
If you are unable to make it into the Quarter on time or you're not even in the New Orleans area you can still see the concert. Envisioning Louisiana will be streaming online at www.lpomusic.com. Additionally, there will be a live webcast screening at LSU's Health Sciences Center. For more information please call 504-523-4662.
Doors open at 7 P.M. and showtime is 7:30. Seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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