The following are some the Photos of this Fabulous Concert

 The concert was about familiar cartoon tunes we all grew up with like the Rabbit of Seville,

 and the original Smurf theme song, and other composed music from  Rossini, Schubert, and Liszt.

Congrats to all Musicians and thanks to all our guests who attended.

All Photos by Terri Volpe @ grangel1@live.com

Maestro Brendan Townsend -

Maestro Brendan Townsend , Conductor

Dr. David Eaton - Organ

Program included:

Shostakovich – Festive Overture

Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre

Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain

Respighi – Pines of Rome (with original video footage)

Bach – Toccata & Fugue in D minor (orchestrated for organ and orchestra)

Photos by:

Terri Volpe -   grangel1@live.com

Some of the Photos I took on my trip to the Grand Canyon.

 

 

 

Red Throated Hummingbird

 

 

 

 

 

Immature Male Hummingbird

The Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra closes season April 17, 2011 at the Martinez Fine Arts Auditorium at Laredo Community College in Laredo, Texas.  The Orchestra is directed by Maestro Brendan Townsend.  Justin Balli performed  Tchaikovsky-  Variations on a Rococo  and he is the  winner of the 2nd annual Concerto Competition.   Justin is a senior at TAMIU and plays the cello.

Justin Balli (cello) , Maestro Brendan Townsend (conducting)

Other numbers performed By the Orchestra are as follows:

Humperdinck- Overture to Hansel & Gretel

World premiere of  David Manuel Garcia’s  “Connections”

Copeland – Fanfare for the Common Man- performed by area High school students.

Beethoven -  Symphony No. 4 in B flat

Congratulations to all of the Laredo Philharmonic Musicans,

Board Members and friends  !!

Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra - Maestro Brendan Townsend (conducting)

Sees yas next season!!!

LPO photographer – Terri Volpe

grangel1@live.com

Sunset – Laredo, Texas

 

Photo by Terri Volpe

a short note about the photo above…

In search of the “Super Moon” I was looking to the

east side….. waiting for the moon to show .

Looking to the east and then I looked to west….

The Sun.. this was the view from my point of view ,

I am facing west looking at the sun… and just over the border to Mexico.

Amazing… just astonished…. and really was not expecting to see the sun in it’s

full glory.   The Moon from my point was not all that big…not at least from where I was

standing… but I am so glad…. I got a photo of the Sun… way larger than the moon. 

As if the Sun and Moon were competing about who would show the biggest.

 

Osprey

 

Kingfisher-female

 

Pelicans and gull

 

Roadrunner

 

Woodpecker

 

Osprey and gull

 

for information on any photos on this blog

contact  Terri @

grangel1@live.com

photos by Terri Volpe

thanks for visiting my blog

 

 

 

Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra – Laredo Texas

Special Thanks to the entire Orchestra Musicians

who never tire and always play with such elegance.

                                                             

The Laredo Philharmonic opens its 31st annual concert season titled “Connections”.

Under the Direction of  Professor Maestro Brendan Townsend musical director.

This event took place at the  Dept. of Fine Arts and Performing Arts, TAMIU – Laredo Texas

 Maestro Brendan Townsend – Conducting

In this event the Mayor also declared Laredo Philharmonic  Week .

Opening with Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in C minor

and the concert ends with Elgar’s – Pomp & Circumstances March

Among the Guests who performed are as follows:

Castanets- former students of  Dance Instructor

Alta Garcia Garcia

 

Castanets

 

 

and

Dr. Yu- Mei Huang who with lots of grace and poise

captivated the audience with the

Fable of the Butterfly Lovers

 

Special Thanks to sound and lights crew and all of our fans

and supporters for making this event possible.

for information on the photos displayed please

feel free to contact  Terri Volpe at grangel1@live.com. 

 

Duck at the lake

 

 

Palm tree  – I always find interesting features and details when Photographing Palm trees

 

 

What is left of a trunk from a dead tree – lots of details and textures on wood

 

 

dried up sunflower – also offers lots of detail even if it not in color.

 

The following photographs were taken at floor level .  Imagine if I was a bug or a small

animal …… is this how the world would look like?

 

 

Waters edge – at floor level…..  Interesting angle I might add.  Looks like if I am in the water.

Could this be the view of the birds that float on it???