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Live Stream Concerts (2020-2021)

In 2020-2021, SASO presented a series of live streamed concerts featuring smaller string ensembles on a socially distanced stage. We hope you enjoy these performances. Baroque Masterpieces for Strings Sunday, March 7th @3pm – Catalyst…

SASO Remembers Dorothy Dyer Vanek

The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra remembers Dorothy Vanek, Principal Benefactor and longtime supporter, who passed away peacefully on March 25, 2020. Dorothy Vanek’s legacy of arts philanthropy has been a pivotal part SASO’s history, and…

SASO was the only show in town last weekend

By Cathalena E. Burch, originally published in the Arizona Daily Star One by one last week, Tucson’s classical music world canceled weekend concerts over fears of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s guest violinist was…

Sánchez Haase conducts SASO in November

Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 Paraguay’s globe-trotting Diego Sánchez Haase will guest conduct the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra in a program showcasing Beethoven’s evocative Pastoral Symphony and Rachmaninov’s technically challenging third piano…

SASO Begins the 2017-2018 Season

Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – On Oct. 14 and 15 the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra presents a lively program inspired by folk rhythms, poetry and joyous celebrations of the…

SASO Begins the 2017-2018 Season

Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – On Oct. 14 and 15 the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra presents a lively program inspired by folk rhythms, poetry and joyous celebrations of the…

In Celebration of Mexican Independence Day

Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra and winners of the Linus Lerner International Voice Competition will present a free public concert in celebration of Mexican…

Interview with Nicholas Turner

Via our Facebook page, here’s an interview, recorded live during a rehearsal break, with pianist Nicholas Turner, preparing to play the first movement of Ravel’s G-Major Concerto. Nick is the winner of our 2017 Dorothy Vanek…

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