Southeastern's Columbia Theatre to present the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in concert
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts will present the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in “Beethoven Meets the Wild
West.”
Scheduled Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m., the concert will take place in the downtown
Hammond theatre.
“Beethoven and the wild west collide as LPO concludes its series of 2017-18 performances
at Columbia,” said Columbia Theatre Director Roy Blackwood. “It’s not often that audiences
have the opportunity to hear three orchestral favorites of this scope in their entirety,
and certainly not all in the same program. Under the baton of guest conductor Dr.
Timothy Muffitt, conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony, patrons will be thrilled with
these thematically linked masterpieces.”
Blackwood said the program includes Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Copland’s
“Corral Nocturne” and “Hoe Down” from Rodeo, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral.”
General admission tickets for “Beethoven Meets the Wild West” are $37 or $20.
Tickets can be purchased at the Columbia Theatre Box Office at 220 East Thomas Street
in Hammond, which is open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, or by phone at 985-543-4371.
A special student ticket price of $10 is available for all students of any school,
on the day of the show, while supplies last. Students must present their school IDs
at the Columbia box office to receive the discounted price. For more information on
the ticket policy, visit lpomusic.com.
For more information, contact the Columbia Theatre at 985-543-4371.
