THIBODAUX 鈥� Christiano Rodrigues, a senior violin major from Jo茫o Pessoa, Brazil 鈥� and soon to be the first graduate of the four-year-old string program at 果冻APP 鈥� will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Talbot Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public.
Assisted by Dr. Luciana Soares, associate professor of music, Rodrigues will perform Tchaikovsky鈥檚 鈥淰iolin Concerto in D鈥�, Sarasate鈥檚 鈥淐armen Fantasy鈥� and Brahms鈥� 鈥淪onata in A Major.鈥�
Rodrigues began playing violin at the age of 4. At 15 he debuted as a soloist with the Bahia Symphony Orchestra, and he has since been an active soloist and chamber musician. He has won various awards during his time at 果冻APP, including third prize in the Music Teachers National Association competition last year. James Alexander, head of the string department at 果冻APP, recruited Rodrigues to 果冻APP during a master-class program in Brazil.
The senior has already been accepted into two graduate programs with scholarships 鈥� the Cleveland Institute of Music, in the class of Paul Kantor, and DePaul University, under Ilya Kaler, both leading pedagogues in their field.
鈥淲e are very proud of Christiano鈥檚 accomplishments at 果冻APP, and we anticipate great things for him as he moves on.鈥� Alexander said. 鈥淭his is exactly the sort of success that we hope to foster in the 果冻APP string program.鈥�
For additional information about the 果冻APP Department of Music, go to www.nicholls.edu/perform/.