Hurley School of Music

Join us tonight for a short program of Mozart, and arrangements of hymns and folk tunes by members of CYO Mr. Dan Santelices and Ben Asuncion-Crabb on violin and viola!

Please join us as Christopher Masterson presents his Senior Composition Recital! The free performance includes his own original compositions as well as vocal selections by Donaudy, Menken, Mozart, and, Rodgers and Hammerstein. He will be joined by Katie Allen, Nina Guerrero and Rene Todaro.

Centenary Youth Orchestra presents its Spring Concert "Ascendance". Competition Winners Brooklyn Howard (Mezzo-soprano) and Jack Wu (Violin) will perform works by Gluck, Handel and Mozart. Isaac Strange will perform a movement from Haydn's Cello Concerto in C Major and Chris Masterson will have his piece "A Song for Her" premiered by CYO. The concert is rounded off with selections by Gliere, Marquez, and Richter. The performance is free at Anderson Auditorium on Monday, April 20 at 7:30pm.

Join Opera Centenary as we present a double bill exploring the weight of what we carry in our lives, where the ghosts we seek echo through the memories that define us. In Menotti’s The Medium, a fraudulent psychic’s world collapses when she can no longer distinguish her own deceptions from a terrifying, unexplainable reality. Contrasting this psychological spiral is Ching’s RSBE, where an abandoned building filled with “stuff” forces a group of students to confront their own turning points, from lost loves to profound traumas. Performances are free to attend on April 17 and 18 at 7:30pm in Anderson Auditorium.

Percussion Ensemble Concert Live Stream!

Please join the Centenary Percussion Ensemble this Friday, April 10 at 7:30pm in Anderson Auditorium for a free performance of diverse percussion chamber groups!

Dr. Briana Sosenheimer guest presented at LSU Health Shreveport as part of World Voice Day! She spoke on the Science of Voice from the perspective of a singer, voice teacher, and vocologist to medical professionals and students at the Grand Rounds. Thank you Dr. Nathan, Dr. Dewan, and Ms. Quintana for inviting and hosting Dr. Sos!

Upcoming events with Opera Centenary, Hurley Voice Area and Dr. Briana Sosenheimer in association with Ark-La-Tex Center for Voice, Airway, and Swallowing and The Louisiana Chapter of The Voice Foundation!

Congratulations to the Voice Area of Hurley!! Eight of our singers competed in the 50th Annual Southern Region Conference and Student Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) this past week in Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond with about 400 participants from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. We had 8 semifinalists and 5 finalists. Finalist results:

-Katie Allen: 3rd place/National Qualifier (3rd yr Classical Treble)
-Josh Alongi: 2nd place/National Qualifier (Lower Musical Theatre TBB)
-Ania Baldwin: National Qualifier (Lower Commercial Voices Treble)
-Nina Guerrero: 1st place/National Qualifier (4th+5th yr Classical Treble)
-Nina Guerrero: 1st place/National Qualifier (Hall Johnson Spirituals Biennial Competition/All voices)
-Austin Miles: 2nd place/National Qualifier (Hall Johnson Spirituals Biennial Competition/All voices)

Dr. Briana Sosenheimer judged and was also chosen to present a masterclass on musical theatre voice.