Events

Amarillo Symphony Music Director George Jackson conducts a vibrant program featuring WT saxophone professor James Barger in Glazunov’s dazzling concerto, alongside beloved works by Barber, Gershwin, and John Adams.

ARTISTS:

James Barger, saxophone
George Jackson, conductor
Amarillo Chamber Orchestra

REPERTOIRE:

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Alexander Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto
George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra
John Adams: Shaker Loops

Amarillo Symphony Music Director George Jackson conducts a vibrant program featuring West Texas A&M University Saxophone Professor James Barger in Glazunov’s dazzling concerto Saturday, Jan. 30.

Repertoire:
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Alexander Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto
George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra
John Adams: Shaker Loops

A pretalk hosted by HPPR begins at 6:45 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m.

Musicians, comedians, and poets are welcome to come perform in an intimate yet public setting every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Concertmaster Espen Lilleslåtten joins Louisiana State University colleagues Dennis Parker and Willis Delony for a virtuosic trio program that explores the vibrant intersections of jazz, folk and classical traditions in music by Ravel and David Baker.

A pretalk hosted by HPPR begins at 6:45 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30.

Featured artists:
Espen Lilleslåtten, violin
Dennis Parker, cello
Willis Delony, piano

Repertoire:
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio
David Baker: Roots II

Musicians, comedians, and poets are welcome to come perform in an intimate yet public setting every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Feel the might of a gigantic brass section in this unique collaboration with the West Texas A&M trumpet professors William Takacs and David Lough that ends with the titanic triumph of Mahler’s First Symphony.

Featuring:
George Jackson, conductor

Repertorie:
Nicky Sohn: World Premiere Commission
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Feel the might of a gigantic brass section in this unique collaboration with the West Texas A&M trumpet professors William Takacs and David Lough that ends with the titanic triumph of Mahler’s First Symphony.

Featuring:
George Jackson, conductor

Repertorie:
Nicky Sohn: World Premiere Commission
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Experience an evening of masterful chamber music written by Beethoven featuring the dramatic “Razumovsky” String Quartet and the charming Septet performed by members from the Harrington String Quartet and WT Instrumental Faculty.

ARTISTS:

Rossitza Goza, violin
Katy Bursi, Violin
Brenton Caldwell, viola
Emmanuel Lopez, cello
Nick Scales, bass
Conor Bell, bassoon
Guglielmo Manfredi, horn

REPERTORIE:

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet

Musicians, comedians, and poets are welcome to come perform in an intimate yet public setting every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Experience the pastoral beauty of Beethoven’s Sixth, alongside the English folk melodies of Vaughan Williams and a virtuoso marimba spectacular with the Symphony’s very own Ryan Boehme.

Ryan Boehme, percussion
George Jackson, conductor

REPERTOIRE:

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2
WT Composition Winner
Kevin Puts: Marimba Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)