By Allison Hurtado, originally published in the Ahwatukee Foothills News Desert Vista High School student Bobae Johnson knows a thing or two about winning a competition, but for her it’s not a sport she’s playing…
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‘Lesser’ of Beethoven’s Concertos on SASO Program
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star It’s not often you get to hear Beethoven’s Triple Concerto performed live. It’s hard to say why, although some might cite its length —…
SASO soaring to ‘The Planets’; Shen will be guest
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is going to the moon and back to open its 2014-15 season this weekend. The ensemble, beefed up to…
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra debuts chorus, closes season with a Beethoven first
The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will debut its SASO Chorus this weekend in a season finale that people will likely still be talking about when the volunteer orchestra picks up next season.
Contest-Winner Concerto
The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra has assembled another top-notch lineup for its April concert, with selections from Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Rimsky-Korsakov. It’s the kind of performances SASO has become known for since 1979.
Arts education program engages students and helps teachers
Posted in the Explorer News on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12 p.m.
Two-thirds of public school teachers believe that the arts are getting crowded out of the school day, according to an arts education study from Americans for the Arts.
Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) has been working to infuse arts education in the community by delivering a practical and engaging program. Musical Gold in the Morning has expanded to additional schools this year and now includes a live performance series from the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra.
SASO to perform in Mexico for Oaxaca Opera Festival
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is starting its 2013-14 season early with its first-ever trip to Mexico this weekend. Of course, international touring is…
Globe-hopping Lerner leads Brazilian orchestra, too
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra Conductor Linus Lerner will rack up tons of frequent flier miles after accepting a job late last month to lead…
SASO focuses on Tucson composers
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra launches its season-long focus on Tucson composers this weekend with Jay Vosk’s 2003 work “Running the Rim.” In each…
SASO 2012-13 Season Starting Soon
Originally published by Copper Area News TUCSON, Ariz. – The 2012-2013 season Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra includes two world premieres by Tucson artists. They are “Running the Rim” by Jay Vosk and “Landscapes” by Peter…
Conductor Lerner scaling an international career
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star Conductor Linus Lerner racked up 500,000 frequent flier miles over the last couple of years. He expects to pick up another 150,000 before the…
SASO finale is ‘tour-de-force symphony’
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star It has been 30 years since Tim Secomb and the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra first played Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. But the memory is as…
Tucson’s savior of classical music
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star Dorothy Vanek has learned that lunch invitations usually come with strings attached. Like the lunch date in 2006 with Eric Holtan, conductor of the…
Tucson orchestra flies to China for series of concerts
By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star Sometime while we were sleeping, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra crossed the international dateline on a jet, destined to make history. It will be…