NOVO (New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra) is not a stranger of the Concerto, which is a piece of music that features an orchestra and one main soloist. In the typical concerto, you see a myriad of piano and violin works, which all orchestras perform quite regularly. However, the New Orleans Volunteer Orchestra wanted to do something a little different this season; featuring two guest soloists, Rachael Levine on Cello, and Ryan Pride on Marimba. First of all, what is a marimba? P

Beethoven 5: What can be said about Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony that hasn’t been said already? Those ubiquitous four hammer strokes of fate are indelibly marked in the cultural zeitgeist, and are recognized by all as the furious fanfare of unrestrained genius. Even those with a passing familiarity to the work (which would include most of the human race) know the bittersweet story of Beethoven, of the genius composer gone deaf, and can hear the very real and sincere rage that