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Lubbock Chamber Orchestra

LCO Program Notes – Revised

March 2, 2026

The program of the Lubbock Chamber Orchestra on March 14 has expanded and the performance order has been altered. Accordingly, I have updated the notes for the performance. The only new information is the Handel section. Tickets can be purchased here. Copland Appalachian Spring Appalachian Spring was commissioned in 1943 by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge as a […]

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Lubbock Chamber Orchestra – Ladder to the Moon

August 19, 2025

The LCO will present the three works described below at its inaugural concert of the season, scheduled for September 19, 2025, at the Crickets Theater. For tickets go here. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings – 1st MovementPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was the first Russian composer to achieve fame outside his native land. Despite the success of many […]

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Neil A Kurtzman MD is the Grover E Murray Professor Emeritus and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He has combined careers in clinical medicine, education, basic research, and administration for more than 40 years.

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