Variations on a Theme
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Cost: Adult $25, Senior Adult $15, Student $10. Call James Owens: 484-4469.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Cost: Adult $25, Senior Adult $15, Student $10. Call James Owens: 484-4469.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 7:30p.m. Sponsored by Red River Chorale. A concert related to the season of Lent, with works that inspire reflection and hope for renewal. Cost: Adults $15, Students $5. Call Tina Smith: 484-4463.
The Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6p.m. Sponsored by Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Join guitarist John DeChiaro for a worldwide tour of classical masterpieces. Our travels will take us to Great Britain through the music of John Dowland, France via Maurice Ravel’s famous Pavane, Spain by way of Isaac Albeniz, and back to America for rags by Scott Joplin. Visit ticket-central.org for tickets. Cost: General Admission $10, to add appetizer plate $5. Call Jackson Harmeyer: 484-4467.
The Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6 p.m. Sponsored by Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Listen and watch as Masahito Kuroda explores past, present, and future of the euphonium. Hear this member of the tuba family in various guises as Kuroda performs the music of composers like Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich in addition to lesser known names like John Boda. Visit ticket-central.org for tickets. Cost: General Admission $10, to add appetizer plate, $5. Call Jackson Harmeyer: 484-4467.
Pineville High School, 7 p.m. Sponsored by Arts Council of Central Louisiana. The Air Force of the West returns to Central Louisiana for another great concert. Special guests in the works, stay tuned for more details! Visit ticket-central.org for updates. Cost: Free and Open to the Public. Call Julie Prevot: 484-4474.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 2:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony’s select chamber orchestra performs under the direction of Italian guest conductor Giacarlo DiLorenzo. Cost: Adult $25, Senior Adult $15, Student $10. Call James Owens: 484-4469.
The Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6p.m. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Soprano D’nissa Hester and pianist Lane Dunn present an array of love songs, offering perspectives by both male and female composers. Their program features music by several of the most admired composers of art song, including Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, his wife Clara Schumann, and Gabriel Faure. Cost: General Admission $10, add appetizer plate $5. Call Jackson Harmeyer: 484-4467.
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 2:30p.m. Sponsored by Rapides Symphony Orchestra. Celebrate the holidays with the Rapides Symphony, Louisiana College Chorale, and Alexandria native acclaimed oboist Stephen Caplan performing Francaix’s “Flower Clock Concerto.” Cost: Adults $25, Senior Adult $15, Student $10. Call James Owens: 484-4469.
Loft of Jim & Frances Hurst, 6:30p.m.-9p.m. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Join the Arts Council as they bring back one of their most popular events, A-Town Jazz. Enjoy a New Orleans Jazz club atmosphere at the beautiful home of Jim & Frances Hurst. Visit ticket-central.org for updates. Cost: General admission including dinner $25, cash bar.
The Hearn Stage at the Kress Theatre, 6p.m.Sponsored by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Join Kristine Coreil and Charles Jones as the present an evening of music for horn and piano, featuring the heroic Second Horn Concerto of Richard Strauss and songs by Leonard Berstein. Tickets available at http://ticket-central.org.