Luken Holdings Pops Series

Home for the Holidays

• James Stephenson,conductor
• Michele Ragusa,vocals
• CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director
• Neshawn Callowayfeatured soloist

The CSO’s annual holiday program returns featuring special guest vocalist Michele Ragusa, Broadway and stage star.  She will perform songs such as “Winter Wonderland”, “When You Believe”, and “Santa Baby”.  Of course, you’ll want to join in with our annual sing-a-long, and enjoy appearances by Santa and other special guests. Sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation.

Also features the bassoon section in "Bassoon it Will Be Christmas"!

Luken Holdings Pops Series

Home for the Holidays

• James Stephenson,conductor
• Michele Ragusa,vocals
• CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director
• Neshawn Callowayfeatured soloist

The CSO’s annual holiday program returns featuring special guest vocalist Michele Ragusa, Broadway and stage star.  She will perform songs such as “Winter Wonderland”, “When You Believe”, and “Santa Baby”.  Of course, you’ll want to join in with our annual sing-a-long, and enjoy appearances by Santa and other special guests. Sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation.

Also features the bassoon section in "Bassoon it Will Be Christmas"!

American Icons: 

Friday Family Pops Concert Ÿ| December 2, 2016

This concert is a musical celebration of all things American. Tribute will be paid to everything from the flag, jazz, bluegrass, baseball, cowboys, and the Grand Canyon, to great iconic Americans like Lincoln, John Wayne, Martin Luther King, Jr., and, yes, even Elvis. (He was “the King” after all.) Included will be the music of John Williams, Aaron Copland, Ferde Grofe, and many more.

Transcendence:
An Evening of Rochberg, Chopin, & Brahms

Masterworks Series | ŸNovember 19, 2016

Brilliant pianist Claire Huangci returns to the CSO to present her specialty, the ultra-lyrical music of Chopin. Her performance is book-ended by two compositions that reflect the profound influence of Beethoven, a piece for strings by American composer George Rochberg, and a monumental symphony by Brahms.

Rochberg: Transcendental Variations
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

Staci Spring will present a master class for the bassoon studio at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University.

"Making a Liszt and Czech-ing it Twice"

Making a Liszt and Czech-ing It Twice

Mizpah 150th Anniversary Fundraising Concert

Alumni Jazz Band Concert

Masterworks I: Opening Night – Strauss and Rachmaninoff

Scheherezade

Adjudicator for the Houston Young Bassoonists Competition

Spring performance featuring a farewell performance by founding and retiring member John Goodall. 

The Stephen F. Austin State University Bassoon Ensemble performs with special guest Dr. Jeff Womack. Also featuring faculty members Staci Spring and Keith Lloyd. 

The Stephen F. Austin State University was chosen to perform a music showcase at the the 2016 TMEA conference.

Adjudicator for the 2016 Concerto Competition at Baylor University.

Susie Rockett, oboe

Staci Spring, bassoon

Abigail Sanders, piano 

Works by Jenni Brandon, Gershwin, William Grant-Still, Mockert, and 

Guest artists Staci Spring and Susie Rockett presented a master class for the bassoon studio at UTA.