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4 unusual facts about Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra


Alcide Nunez

Robert Nunez is the great grandson of Alcide "Yellow" Nunez and is also the principal tubist with the Louisiana Philharmonic of New Orleans.

Jeannette Knoll

She was invited to be a guest soloist with the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony and the New Orleans Summer Pops.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 caused the LPO's musicians to evacuate.

Suzanne Mayfield Krieger

She is the chairman of the Slidell Symphony Society and has been active in bringing the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in the St. Tammany Parish schools.


Thais St Julien

Miss St Julien has also appeared with The New Opera Theatre (as Dido in Dido and Æneas, her New York debut at Symphony Space, 1988), Pro Arte Chorale (Amor in a Concert Version of Orfeo ed Euridice, opposite Derek Lee Ragin), Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (Messiah), Great Neck Choral Society, International Dvořák Festival, Lyric Opera of Dallas, New Orleans Opera Association, Southwest Chamber Orchestra, Jefferson Performing Arts Society (Bach's Magnificat), etc.


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