Get an up-close and personal look at how the LPO rehearses and prepares for performances. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra offers a wide variety of musical selections each season, including full concerts and rehearsal that are open to the public. Often during these rehearsals, the conductor and guest artists will speak with the audience about the …
Guest Conductor Jonathan Taylor Rush joins your LPO to conduct Price & Prokofiev. Three 20th-century composers put their best pen forward to charm audiences. William Grant Still’s Festive Overture and Florence Price’s first symphony put both composers squarely at the forefront of American composers. Prokofiev’s “Classical” symphony shows the composer’s playful style. FEATURING Jonathan Taylor …
FEATURING Matthew Kraemer, conductor PROGRAM When Chris, a young African American man, visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a …
FEATURING Matthew Kraemer, conductor PROGRAM When Chris, a young African American man, visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a …
Your LPO performs unforgettable melodies from Prokofiev and Rachmaninov. The LPO dances through this Orpheum Session with unforgettable melodies and an LPO premiere. Prokofiev's suite of ballet music from Romeo & Juliet takes center stage before Rachmaninov’s gorgeous melodies leave us enraptured. Gabriella Ortiz in Kauyumari takes the orchestra on a trip to the spirit world in this piece …
