THNOC and LPO present the 16th Musical Louisiana at the St. Louis Cathedral

The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) have joined together to present the 16th annual Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage, a free educational concert for music lovers in New Orleans and throughout the state. Set against the backdrop of the Vieux Carré, "L’Arrivée - Three Firsts in the Vieux Carré” will take place on Wednesday, February 28th, at 7:30 pm at the iconic St. Louis Cathedral.

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Under the guidance of LPO Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Music Director, Matthew Kraemer, and in collaboration with accomplished chamber ensembles, Variant 6 and Filament, L’Arrivée will revive three significant bodies of work that arrived and were performed in the Vieux Carré before statehood. The repertoire includes rarely performed selections from THNOC’s archives: the Ursuline Music Manuscript (1736), Andre Gretry’s Silvain (1770) and Francois Devienne’s Les Visitandines (1792).

Daniel Hammer, THNOC president and CEO said, “Created by late director of our Williams Research Center, Alfred Lemmon, we have co-presented Musical Louisiana with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra since 2007. For its 16th edition, L’Arrivée will immerse listeners in the rich cultural tapestry of the Vieux Carré as Musical Louisiana pays homage to the firsts that shaped its musical legacy with these three musical masterpieces.”

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The concert is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7 pm and limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a pre-concert lecture by Kraemer to enhance the audience’s understanding of the historic significance of the compositions.

For those unable to attend the event, there will be a live broadcast on 89.9 WWNO-FM, Classical 104.9 FM and 90.5 KTLN-FM in the Houma/Thibodaux area with livestreaming will be facilitated by WLAE.