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Embark on a series of “Musical Journeys” with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season. Experience a repertoire that spans continents and centuries, promising unforgettable experiences for music lovers. Each concert is a unique voyage, exploring different cultures, emotions, and musical styles. Join us for performances featuring renowned works such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 23, and Ravel’s Bolero. With guest conductors and soloists from around the world, our season promises a global musical experience. Performances take place at various locations including the DesertView Performing Arts Center and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Special events include “The Dream of America” at The Tucson J. Tickets available at sasomusic.org or by calling 520-308-6226.

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2024–2025 performances

Saturday performances:
7:00 pm at DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, SaddleBrooke

Sunday performances:
3:00 pm at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, SW Sanctuary, 7575 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson

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Exceptions

Cycle 5 – April 13:
This concert will take place in the auditorium of Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 East Sunrise Drive.

Cycle 6 – May 11 and 12
This special concert is presented in partnership with Tucson J and is not included in our regular season. Tickets are available exclusively through the Tucson J.

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Cycle 3 – AMERICA, RUSSIA AND ROMANIA

Leroy Anderson: “The Waltzing Cat” (America)

Wilhelm Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 23
Featured soloist: Paolo Scafarella (Italy), piano

Sergei Prokofiev: “Lieutenant Kijé” Suite (Russia)

Georges Enescu: “Romanian Rhapsody” No. 1 (Romania)

Thank you to our generous concert sponsors;
Joan Curran (February 1) and Barbara Paulick (February 2)

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Cycle 4 – OPERA AND SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Antônio Carlos Gomes: “Il Guarany Overture” (Brazil)

Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut (Italy)

Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo (Spain)

Victoriano Valencia: San Pelayo (Fandango) (Spain)

Choi Sung-hwan: Arirang Fantasy (North Korea)

Arias and ensembles from operas, with Yunah Lee, soprano; Kristin Dauphinais, mezzo soprano; Justin Kroll, tenor; TBA, baritone

Thank you to our generous concert sponsors; 
Chuck and Julie Hicks (March 8) and Rudi Faller (March 9)

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Cycle 5 – BRAZIL, RUSSIA, SPAIN AND FRANCE

Alberto Nepomuceno: Batuque (Brazil)

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 (Prelúdio) (Brazil)

Dmitri Shostakovich (Russia): Piano Concerto No. 2
Featured Soloist: Aimo Pagin

Manuel de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2 (Spain)

Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 (France)

Maurice Ravel: Bolero (France)

Thank you to our generous concert sponsors; 
Doris Medlicott (April 12) and Jerry Levine (April 13)

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This special concert is presented in partnership with Tucson J and is not included in our regular season. Tickets are available exclusively through the Tucson J.

Cycle 6 – Peter Boyer: “ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA”

Peter Boyer: “ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA”

Sergei Prokofiev – Overture on Jewish Themes, Op. 34 bis

Max Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (featuring soloist Theodore Buccholz)

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Past Concerts

November 2024

ITALY AND GERMANY

Guest conductor: Maestro Josef Suilen

Gioachino Rossini: “William Tell” Overture (Italy)

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (Germany)
Featured soloist: Janet Sung, violin

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Op. 90  “Italian” (Germany)

Thank you to our generous concert sponsors; 
Mark & Beth Morrison (November 9) and Rudi Faller (November 10)

Janet Sung’s performance is generously sponsored by Rudi Faller.

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October 2024

AMERICA, GERMANY AND RUSSIA

Join the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra for an evening of captivating music led by our esteemed maestro, Linus Lerner. The program features Charles Ives’ The Unanswered Question, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, showcasing soloists Lauren Roth, violin, Theodore Buchholz, cello, Fanya Lin, piano, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. As a special highlight, Michael Stelman, will be conducting the orchestra for Johann Strauss Sr.’s Radetzky March.

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Thank you to our generous concert sponsors;
Clifford Terry (October 12) and Barbara Paulick (October 13)