305 Baronne Street, Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70112

In the 2004 - 2005 Season , the LPO celebrates its 14th anniversary as the only full-time, professional orchestra in the Gulf-South, and the only musician-owned orchestra in America.

While the Philharmonic's home is in the Orpheum Theatre, there are also regular performances at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre and the Pontchartrain Center as well as several "al fresco" spaces. Since the LPO is committed to serving populations throughout the State of Louisiana, besides New Orleans there are frequent appearances in Kenner, Slidell, Hammond, and Covington, including in venues for audiences that might not otherwise have an opportunity to see a full-scale orchestra i.e. in churches, schools and parks.

The LPO serves as resident orchestra for the New Orleans Opera Association and the Delta Festival Ballet Company while its educational programs introduce over 25,000 children in five parishes to live classical music through a wide range of programs each year. The Orchestra was one of only seven orchestras nation-wide which were awarded a three-year Melon Foundation grant for education, community outreach and technology, and in 2002 was awarded a four-year grant from the Lila Wallace-Readers' Digest Fund.

 

Music Director Klauspeter Seibel offers a variety of featured programs:
w Classics	w Casual Classics	w Beethoven & Blue Jeans
w Pops	w Family Discovery	w Special, Holiday and Free Park Concerts

First, the remaining performances in the 2003 - 2004 Season:	Beethoven & Blue Jeans #5 "Pastoral Symphony" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Stewart Goodyear, piano Webern: Passacaglia Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Thursday 5/6/2004 7:30pm; Friday 5/7/20047pm; Saturday 5/8/2004 8pm, in the Orpheum Theatre
Mother's Day Concert Bill Grimes, conductor Sunday, 5/9/2004 2pm Treat your Mom to a special concert by joining the LPO for a pleasant afternoon of light classics, Pops, and patriotic music at Destrehan Plantation. Admission is $10 and includes a free tour of the plantation. Tickets can be purchased at the event or in advance through Destrehan Plantation (985-764-9315).	Classics #9 "Mahler's Third" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor Symphony Chorus of New Orleans Thursday, 5/13/2004, 7:30pm Saturday, 5/15/2004, 8pm
Skim this partial list of performances in the 2004 - 2005 Season, then for more details or to make reservations, go to the orchestra's webpage at http://www.lpomusic.com/ or call (504)523-6530
Classics #1 "Opening Night" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Valentina Lisitsa, piano Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Thursday, 9/16/2004, 7:30pm Saturday, 9/18/2004, 8pm In the Orpheum Theatre	Symphony Run 2004 5K Run/Walk and Concert Friday, 9/17/2004; Time TBA Audubon Park
Beethoven & Blue Jeans #1 "Beethoven's Fifth" Carlos Prieto, conductor; Sayaka Shoji, violin Revueltas: Redes Suite Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Thursday, 9/30/2004, 7:30pm Saturday, 10/2/2004, 8pm Orpheum Theatre	Classics #2 "Gutierrez Plays Brahms" Marc Taddei, conductor Horacio Gutierrez, piano Mozart: Overture to the Impressario Aldridge: Leda and the Swan Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Thursday, 10/14/2004, 7:30pm;; Saturday,10/16/2004, 8pm; Orpheum Theatre
Beethoven & Blue Jeans #2 "Superior Selections" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Philippe Quint, violin Musgrave: Phoenix Rising Saint-Saens: Havanaise Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Ravel: Tzigane Thursday, 10/21/2004, 7:30pm; Saturday10/23/2004, 8pm; Orpheum Theatre	Family Discovery #1 Polenc : Babar, The Little Elephant Britten : Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Saturday, 10/23/2004; Time TBA Orpheum Theatre
Casual Classics #1 "New York" Timothy Muffitt, conductor Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Schuman: American Festival Overture Rohe: In Memoriam Bernstein: On the Town - Three Dance Episodes Bernstein: Overture to Candide Dvorak: Adagio from the New World Symphony Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - Symphonic Picture Wednesday, 10/27/2004, 7:30pm, Ponchartrain Center	Jazz Concert Irvin Mayfield Ellis Marsalis Friday, 10/29/2004. Time TBA Orpheum Theatre
Classics #3 "Crossing The Divide" Robert Kapilow, conductor Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Copland: El Salon Mexico Kapilow: Summer Sun, Winter Moon (New Orleans Premiere) Thursday, 11/4/2004, 7:30pm Saturday, 11/6/2004, 8pm	Pops #1 "Classical Mystery Tour" Symphonic Tribute to the Beatles Chelsea Tipton, conductor Specific Program TBA Saturday, 11/13/2004. Time TBA
Casual Classics #2 "Holiday Concert" Timothy Muffitt, conductor Chase: Christmas Favorites Grimes: Still, Still, Still Tchaikovsky: Suite from the Nutcracker Ballet Waldteufel: Skaters Waltz Holcombe: Festive Sounds of Hannukah Luck: Angels We Have Heard on High Wednesday, 12/8/2004, 7:30pm; Pontchartain Center	Holiday Spectacular Special Holiday Concert Friday, 12/10/2004 Saturday, 12/11/2004
Handel's Messiah Symphony Chorus of New Orleans Thursday, 12/16/2004, Time TBA Orpheum Theatre	Beethoven & Blue Jeans #3 "The Planets" Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante Holst: The Planets Jonathan McPhee, conductor;Sandy Stimson, oboe; Sue Andrews, bassoon; Amy Thiaville, violin; Jonathan Gerhardt, cello Thursday, 1/15/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 1/15/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Pops #2 "Evening at the Movies" Carl Topilow, conductor Specific Program TBA Saturday, 1/22/2005, Time TBA Orhpeum Theatre	Classics #4 "Song Of The Earth" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto; Jon Trelaeven, tenor Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Thursday, 1/27/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 1/29/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Casual Classics #3 "Vienna" Timothy Muffitt, conductor Mozart: Overture to The Impressario Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes Strauss: On the Beautiful Danube Waltz Wednesday, 2/2/2005, 7:30pm Pontchartrain Center	Classics #5 "Prieto Conducts Strauss" Carlos Prieto, conductor; John Reeks, bass clarinet Haydn: Symphony No. 38 Erdmann: Concerto for Bass Clarinet Strauss: Don Juan Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Thursday, 2/17/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 2/19/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Beethoven & Blue Jeans #4 "Siegel Plays Bernstein" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Jeffrey Siegel, piano Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2 Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "Age of Anxiety" Schumann: Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" Thursday, 2/24/2005 7:30pm Saturday, 2/26/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre	Casual Classics #4 "St. Petersburg and Moscow" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Jeffrey Siegel, piano Shostakovich: Festive Overture Prokofiev: March from The Love for Three Oranges Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake Ballet Glinka: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee Khachaturian: Dances of the Young Maidens Khachaturian: Lullaby Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet Wednesday, 3/2/2005, 7:30pm Orpheum Theatre
Pops #3 "Simply Sinatra" Specific Program TBA Chelsea Tipton, conductor Saturday, 3/5/2005, Time TBA Orpheum Theatre	Sir James Galway Gala Concert Specific Program TBA Kauspeter Seibel, conductor; Sir James Galway, flute Thursday, 3/17/2005, Time TBA Mahalia Jackson Theatere
Family Discovery #2 Delta Festival Ballet Delibes: Coppelia Saturday, 3/19/2005, Time TBA Orpheum Theatre	Classics #6 "Rachy II" Carlos Prieto, conductor; Naoko Takada, marimba Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks" Putz: Concerto for Marimba Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 Thursday, 3/31/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 4/2/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Pops #4 "Tribute to American Heroes" Will Kesling, conductor Specific Program TBA Saturday, 4/9/2005, Time TBA OrpheumTheatre	Classics #7 "Brahms & Prokofiev" Edwin Outwater, conductor; Caitlin Tully, violin Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Brahms: Violin Concerto Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Thursday, 4/21/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 4/23/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
Swing in the Oaks Free City Park Concert, Wednesday, 4/27/2005, 6:30pm City Park	Swing in the Pines Free Bogue Falaya Park Concert Saturday, 4/30/2005, 6pm Bogue Falaya Park
Casual Classics #5 "Paris" Timothy Muffitt, conductor Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from Firebird Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from Samson and Delila Offenbach: Can Can and Barcarolle Gershwin: An American in Paris Wednesday, 5/4/2005, 7:30pm Pontchartrain Center	Swing in Slidell Heritage Park Free Slidell Heritage Park Concert 5/7/2005 Time TBA Heritage Park, Slidell
Beethoven & Blue Jeans #5 "The Emperor Concerto" Emil de Cou, conductor; Dmitri Vorobiev, piano Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" Tchaikovsy: Suite No. 3 Thursday, 5/12/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 5/14/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre	Classics #8 "Verdi's Requiem" Klauspeter Seibel, conductor; Susan B. Anthony, soprano; Genie Grunewald, alto; Fernando del Valle, tenor; Alfred Walker, bass Symphony Chorus of New Orleans Verdi: Requiem Thursday, 5/19/2005, 7:30pm Saturday, 5/21/2005, 8pm Orpheum Theatre
The Philharmonic's premier venue, the Orpheum Theater, is nearing its 81st anniversary. An intimate and elegant hall located in the heart of the Central Business District in New Orleans, it was built in 1921 and renovated in 1989. The theater is reminiscent of many classic European opera houses with an ornate vaulted ceiling and baroque-inspired decoration. The theater is an example of "vertical hall" construction, initially built to provide perfect sight lines and acoustics for vaudeville shows which didn't have the benefit of amplifiers or modern lighting. It is this attention to audio and visual detail that makes the Orpheum the finest theater in the South.