Peter Boyer: “ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA” – May 11 & May 12 at the J.
Sergei Prokofiev – Overture on Jewish Themes, Op. 34 bis
Max Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (featuring soloist Theodore Buchholz)
Sunday, May 11, 3:00 pm
Monday, May 12, 7:00 pm
Tucson Jewish Community Center
3800 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
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Get early-bird tickets for Symphonic Echoes, the 2025-2026 upcoming season now!
Experience the magic of orchestral masterworks with Symphonic Echoes, a season where SASO taps into the power of music to spark memories, stir emotions, and set your imagination free. From soaring romantic melodies to captivating modern soundscapes, each performance will take you on a journey through the depth of human experience — expressed in a way only music can.
Cycle One: Echoes Of Serenity
October 12 & 13
Ernest Bloch: In Memoriam
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Concerto with Erin Hannigan, oboe (USA)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)
Guest Conductor: Ethan Schmeisser (Isreal)
Cycle Two: Echoes Of Triumph
November 15 & 16
Giuseppe Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez with Barbora Kubíková, guitar (Czech Republic)
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (New World)
Conductor: Linus Lerner
Cycle Three: Echoes Of The West
January 31 & February 1
Bruce Broughton: Themes from Silverado
George S Clinton: The Rose of Sonora: a violin concerto in five scenes with Holly Mulcahy, violin (USA)
Aaron Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven
Conductor: Linus Lerner
Cycle Four: Echoes Of Passion
February 28 & March 1
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque – Clair de lune
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 (Dance of the Knights)
Operatic Arias and Duets with Ira Bertman, soprano (Isreal) and Jose Antonio García, bass (Spain)
Conductor: Linus Lerner
Cycle Five: Echoes Of Celebration
April 11 & 12
Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos with Marco Schiavo and Sergio Marchegiani, pianos (Italy)
Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song with Tucson Girls Chorus, Marcela Molina, Director
Conductor: Linus Lerner
The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is featured on Arizona Public Media! Check out this wonderful video!
The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1979 in a trailer in Wilcox, Arizona but has persevered and prospered. Now, it has a long tradition of providing welcomed music to the area’s residents. In this story, we meet three of the group’s members and the charismatic music director and conductor, Linus Lerner.
Producer: Tony Paniagua
Videographer: Robert Lindberg
Editor: Robert Lindberg
2024-2025 Season
2025 Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle
The Jim Click Millions for Tucson 2025 edition has begun! Mr. Click is raffling off three great prizes this year: the Grand Prize is a new 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid SX Prestige (MSRP $54,510). The second prize is two round-trip, first-class airline tickets to anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply) and the third prize is $5,000 in cash.
Since 2003, Jim Click, Jr. has initiated 13 raffles* for charities in the Greater Tucson area and has donated a vehicle as the raffle prize*. Eligible 501c3 charities have been encouraged to sell tickets for the raffle with each charity keeping 100% of the proceeds raised. The raffle has been one of the many way the Click family has been able to give back to the community that has given his family so much since they came to Tucson in 1974.
*Raffles have raised over thirteen million dollars for local charities:
Charities that are based in Tucson or Southern Arizona and designated as a 501 (c) (3) by the IRS are eligible to participate in this raffle. Please visit the OAQ page for more information and the Raffle Rules (and flyer!) page for Raffle Rules and more information.
