Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge: Goes to Broadway, May 30, 2026

The Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge Goes to Broadway Saturday, May 30, 2026 East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on Goodwood PROGRAM Highlights from Wicked Stephen Schwartz Arranged by Ted Ricketts West Side Story: Selection for Orchestra Leonard Bernstein Arranged by Jack Mason The Sound of Music: Selection for Orchestra Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein 2nd Arranged by Robert Russell Bennett Selections from The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber Arranged by Calvin Custer Suite from Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda Arranged by Jerry Brubaker Selections from Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg Arranged by Bob Lowden The Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge (COBR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit musical organization founded in 2019. COBR is dedicated to increasing community access to dynamic, culturally responsive musical performances while providing local musicians with meaningful orchestral experience. COBR is open to musicians age 18 and older. Whether someone is an active player or returning to an instrument after time away, the orchestra provides a welcoming artistic outlet for adults in the Baton Rouge community. Interested musicians should visit civicorchestrabr.org to complete an interest form and check current openings. COBR is led by its Musical Director and Conductor, Dr. Brian R. Scott, and by a member-elected volunteer Council. The orchestra rehearses at the LSU School of Music and regularly presents free concerts at the Main Library at Goodwood, the River Center Branch Library, and other community spaces. As an all-volunteer, nonprofit community organization, COBR is supported primarily through the generosity of its members and the Baton Rouge community. Special thanks go to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System for its continued support. All Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge concerts are free and open to the public. Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge Council Members: President: Sean McDonald, Viola Vice President: Alexandra Territo, Violin Treasurer: Kristy Kaiser, Violin Secretary: Amanda Wampler, Clarinet Members At Large: Ellen Bordelon, French Horn Ken Harelson, Trumpet Dakota Kennedy, Oboe Bond Lux, Bassoon Jeff Miller, French Horn Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge Musicians: VIOLIN I Victor Amaut Megan Dyson Darlene Johnson Richard Martin Angelina Sidiropoulou Redin Spann Alexa Territo (Principal) VIOLIN II Maya Derenthal Walda Gibbs Kimberly Hamilton-Wims Kristy Kaiser (Principal) Xenia Silva-Gasc Tanvi Singh Jesus Urrechaga Jolie Warner VIOLA Carneshia Harris Kimberly Higgins Sean McDonald (Principal) Katrice Roman Esme Rosen CELLO Brennan Arceneaux Sean Boros Skyler Matusicky Conrad Sprunger (Principal) BASS Glynn Dagenhardt FLUTE/PICCOLO Loren Hancock Kathy Rhodes Chris Smart (Principal) CLARINET Steve Boone (Principal) Amanda Wampler OBOE Jared Albin Dakota Kennedy (Principal) BASSOON Holly Andrews Bond Lux (Principal) HORN Ellen Bordelon Jeff Miller Daniel Rhodes Jared Swetnam Julie Tobin TRUMPET Bruce Baker Ken Harelson (Principal) Alan Sierichs TROMBONE Kerry Hebert Richard Johnson (Principal) Kevin Spell BASS TROMBONE Glenn Walden TUBA Louis Bordelon PERCUSSION Ethan Baker Maya Derenthal Mitchell Dies (Principal) MUSICAL DIRECTOR Brian R. Scott The Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge (COBR) was founded in 2019, when a group of musicians, music educators, and volunteers connected through the LSU School of Music and recognized the need for a community orchestra in the Greater Baton Rouge area. Maestro Carlos Riazuelo, then Director of Orchestra Studies at LSU, served as COBR’s first primary conductor. The orchestra continued its growth under the musical direction of Dr. Cliff Croomes and Elvis Bendaña. COBR is now led by Dr. Brian R. Scott, Musical Director and Conductor, and continues to provide local musicians with meaningful performance opportunities while bringing orchestral music to the Baton Rouge community. COBR website: civicorchestrabr.org