Shreveport Symphony kicks off chamber music series | Arts & Culture

The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will launch its new Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, in Anderson Auditorium at Centenary College’s Hurley School of Music. Guest pianist Jon Nakamatsu will perform with SSO musicians in an intimate setting.

The program is expected to run approximately one hour without intermission.  It is free and open to the public, with general admission seating.

“A chamber music series is a unique opportunity to showcase the talents of our orchestra members and guest artists in an intimate ‘up close and personal’ way. It will also allow us to extend our reach into the community, since it is possible to present programs of this type in many different venues that could not accommodate the full orchestra. We are so grateful to the Noel Foundation for generously funding this exciting development in our musical offerings to the Shreveport-Bossier area,” said Lois Robinson, SSO’s executive director.

SSO NOEL FOUNDATION, INC. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
Sunday, January 27, 3 PM
Anderson Auditorium at the Hurley School of Music, Centenary College
Jon Nakamatsu, Piano (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist)
Matt Albert, Violin (Guest Concertmaster and Director of Chamber Music at the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University)
Jennifer Carsillo, Violin (SSO member)
Borys Smolaga, Viola (SSO Principal)
Ruth Drummond, Cello (SSO Principal)

HANDEL - Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435   (Matt Albert, violin; Borys Smolaga, viola)

SCHUMANN - Papillons, Op. 2     (Jon Nakamatsu, piano)

SCHUMANN - Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44    (Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jennifer Carsillo, violin; Matt Albert, violin; Borys Smolaga, viola; Ruth Drummond, cello)

For more information, visit www.shreveportsymphony.com or call 318-227-TUNE (8863).