Southeastern Chamber Orchestra to perform May 7
Friday, May 3, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana University Chamber Orchestra will offer
its last concert of the 2018-19 season on Tuesday, May 7, at 7.30 p.m. in Pottle Auditorium.
Titled “A Spanish Night at Southeastern,” the free concert features a wonderful selection
of pieces for string orchestra by Spanish and Latin American composers, such as Piazzolla,
Cervantes, Turina, Albeniz, and Villa-Lobos.
Orchestra Director and Assistant Professor of Violin Victor Correa-Cruz will
serve as conductor, and soprano and Lecturer of Voice Jennifer Mouledous is the guest
artist in several works.
“This has been a very intense season for the Southeastern Orchestra, which has
offered a total of four concerts and has faced important challenges in its repertoire,
presenting music from Baroque to 21st century,” said Correa-Cruz. “The orchestra keeps
consolidating its season, as well as its audience, through the ensemble’s ambitious
programming.”
Following the all-Beethoven concert presented in March, which featured 80 singers
and 45 orchestra members onstage, the group has transformed itself into a chamber
orchestra for the last concert that includes the whole string section and piano. The
smaller proportions allow great flexibility and are ideal for creating an intimate
atmosphere between the players and the public, Correa-Cruz added.
Correa-Cruz said the orchestra is already planning its 2019-20 season, which
will feature inspiring symphonic works, international guest artists and winners of
the Community Music School and Southeastern Concerto competitions.
For more information, contact the Department of Music and Performing Arts at
985-549- 2184.
