Upcoming Events
Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Dinos Constantinides: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra
(Commissioned by the Athens Saxophone Quartet)
Athens Saxophone Quartet: Athanasios Zervas, Dionisis Roussos,
Leo Saguiguit, Eric Honour
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2
Michael Gurt, piano
Athens Saxophone Quartet
Athanasios Zervas (soprano and alto saxophones) is a composer, theorist, saxophonist, and conductor.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music from Chicago State University, a Master of Music (MM) in saxophone performance and
Doctor of Music (DM) in composition from Northwestern University (US). . He has written more than 70 pieces for various ensembles.
Numerous soloists and ensembles in Greece, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the US have performed his compositions
-including a performance in Carnegie Hall NY. Dr Zervas is a specialist on contemporary music (after 1945), pitch-class
set theory, music analysis and interpretation/performance, the music of Ralph Shapey, Elliott Carter, jazz theory and orchestration,
traditional and urban music of Greece, and Greek music for saxophone.
Prof. Leo Saguiguit (tenor and soprano saxophones) holds a Master of Music-Saxophone from Northwestern University where he studied with Frederick Hemke, and presently is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prof Saguiguit has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in performances at festivals and universities throughout the United States and abroad and he is a member of the Chicago Saxophone Quartet.
Dionisios S. Roussos (alto and soprano saxophones) studied the saxophone at the Athens Concervatory with Babis Farandatos and after with Theodor Kerkezos, where he graduated with the higher honors,(first price). He has also attended master classes with Jean Marie Laundeix. In 1998, he took the chamber music award from the Athens Conservatory and in 1999, the award of the national radio and t.v. of Greece, for young soloists.
Dr. Eric Honour (baritone and alto saxophones) is the director of our music technology degree program. His specialty areas are music composition and audio recording/engineering. He received a Bachelor of Music degree (highest honors) in saxophone performance and composition from the University of Florida in 1995, where he also earned the Performer's Certificate. He received a Master of Music degree in saxophone performance and composition from Northwestern University. Dr. Honour completed the doctorate in composition from Northwestern University in 2004.
Anthansios Zervas, Mark Sudeith, Michael Gurt
2008 SUMMER CONCERTS AT THE LIBRARIES
Monday, June 2 10:30 a.m. - Eden Park Library
2:30 p.m. - Main Library
Tuesday, June 3 10:30 a.m. - Bluebonnet Library
2:30 p.m. - Jones Creek Library
Wednesday, June 4 10:30 a.m. Pride Library (new)
2:30 p.m. Baker Library
Thursday, June 5 2:30 p.m. - Delmont Gardens
Monday, June 9 10:30 a.m. - Jones Creek Library
Tuesday, June 10 2:30 p.m. - Greenwell Springs
Thursday, June 12 2:30 p.m. - Carver Library
FIRST AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MECHANICS CONFERENCE
JUNE 17-20, 2008 - MECHANICS 2008 IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA SINFONIETTA, DINOS CONSTANTINIDES, DIRECTOR
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 7: 30 p.m.
Sinfonietta: Rene Singleton, soprano; Linda Cotter, flute; Janice Crews, oboe; Robert Cotter, horn; Ronaldo Cadeu, guitar; Joanna Steinhauser, Raul Gomez, Christy Lee Gandy, Emil Ivanov, violins; Maria Alexander, Cassandra Magee, violas; Elizabeth Meszaros, Sonia Bruno, cellos.
HAYDN: Concerto No. 3 for Flute and Oboe in Three Movements
Linda Cotter, flute; Janice Crews, oboe
VIVALDI: Concerto for Guitar and Strings in Three Movements
Ronaldo Cadeu, guitar
SCHUBERT: Salve Regina
GERSHWIN: Summertime
Rene Singleton, soprano
SCHUMANN: Daydream
Angel VILLOLDO:El Choclo, Argentinian Tango
Raul Gomez, violin; Ronaldo Cadeu, guitar
CONSTANTINIDES: Homage - A Folk Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
(Two last movements)
Linda Cotter, flute
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