Abendmusik und Nachtmusik
Jackson has played a vital role in the renewal of interest in chamber music across Central Louisiana. In May 2014, Jackson was one of the co-founders of the chamber music series Abendmusik Alexandria alongside cellist Paul Christopher, guitarist John De Chiaro, and arts patron Tom Harmeyer. For the next two years until April 2016, Jackson remained Series Director of Abendmusik, bringing to Alexandria fifteen magnificent concerts featuring an array of Louisiana's most talented classical musicians. In its two year run, Abendmusik Alexandria's casual jazz club setting enchanted musicians and audiences alike, giving Central Louisiana a new appreciation for chamber music and reenergizing all aspects of classical music presented locally.
In addition to his responsibilities as Series Director of Abendmusik Alexandria, Jackson also provided informative program notes for every concert; these notes are now archived at the Program Notes page. As Jackson heads to graduate school in fall 2016, chamber music will remain in good hands in Central Louisiana: the same team that established Abendmusik Alexandria has now created the annual Sugarmill Music Festival as well as a new series, Nachtmusik von BrainSurge. Jackson will continue to lend his invaluable program notes to these endeavors and also act as creative consultant.
From the beginning, Jackson and his colleagues have sought to present chamber music, old and new. Many masterpieces of the past were featured on Abendmusik programs, but so were contemporary works, including the music of five Louisiana composers; two of these were world premieres. It remains the mission of the Sugarmill Music Festival and Nachtmusik von BrainSurge to actively support local composers and musicians.
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SUGARMILL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Second Annual Festival: May 2017
May 19 John De Chiaro; Euphonium Unleashed
May 20 Ajero Family Piano Recital; Flowers and Sunshine; Voices of Appalachia; Thunder at Dusk
May 21 Outdoor Escapes; Rosalie Piano Trio
Inaugural Festival: May 2016
May 13 Evening Harmonies; A Musical Journey
May 14 Panel Discussion-What is Classical Music?; Gold Medal Piano Recital; An Afternoon with the Young Artists Chamber Orchestra; Masterclass-Proficiency with Strings; Panel Discussion-Composing Today; The American Spirit
May 15 Quatuor de Trombones de Louisiane; Meeting of the Minds
NACHTMUSIK VON BRAINSURGE
Season One: 2016 - 2017
Aug. 2 The Genius of Scott Joplin
Sep. 6 Reflections on Life
Oct. 4 Joyous Sounds
Nov. 1 Milestones
Dec. 6 Lin He and Paul Christopher In Sync
Jan. 3 Euphonium Unleashed
Feb. 7 Enchanted Landscapes
Mar. 7 Solo Violin, Solo Cello
Apr. 4 Music for Brass Trio
May 2 Oliver Molina, Percussion
ABENDMUSIK ALEXANDRIA
Season Two: 2015 - 2016
Sep. 3 Meeting of the Minds
Oct. 15 New Frontiers
Nov. 5 Classics and a Contemporary
Dec. 3 The Hero's Life
Jan. 7 An Evening of Romantic Song
Feb. 4 Infinite Possibilities
Mar. 3 A Musical Journey
Apr. 7 Noble Visions
Season One: 2014 - 2015
Sep. 4 An Evening with Scott Joplin
Oct. 2 Folk-Tale and Fauré
Nov. 13 Young People’s Concert
Dec. 4 Popular Inspirations
Jan. 8 Romantic Sounds of Classical Guitar
Feb. 5 Trio de Llano in Concert
Apr. 2 Jacques Offenbach, the Cellist