We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition, held March 1–2: First Prize: Rebecca Shiao, pianoSecond Prize: Carissa Powe, violinThird Prize: Claire Thai, harp Rebecca has been invited to…
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SASO Plays a Dazzling Liszt Concerto
Franz Liszt’s electrifying Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major will be performed by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra conducted by Linus Lerner in its April concerts, with soloist Pervez Mody.
SASO Performs a Dazzling-Dramatic Concert in April
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol will open the April 5-6 spring concerts by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra directed by Linus Lerner. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet will close the concert. Here’s a preview by Punch Howarth.
Program notes for concerts Feb. 15-16, 2014
Read about the background of works by Arturo Márquez, Ernest Bloch and Johannes Brahms in preparation for SASO’s February concerts.
SASO performs the mighty Brahms First February 15-16
Linus Lerner with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor this month. Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Marquez, a Cuban-Mexican rhythmic romp, will open the concert. Following will be the dramatic cello exposition Schelomo.
Video: Tchaikovsky concerto with Edwin Kim, 1st movement
Here’s the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, featuring Edwin E. Soo Kim, one of our most acclaimed guest soloists, with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, recorded Nov. 10, 2013 at Tucson’s St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Video: Rutter’s Mass of the Children
Here’s the first movement of John Rutter’s Mass of the Children, which we performed in November.
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 Features Cellist Zoran Stilin & Brahms Symphony No. 1
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Cellist Zoran Stilin will perform Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 15 and 16, performing on an award-winning cello…
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**Chad – I think 9 galleries would be nice so folks can get a sense of the long history of SASO** 2021-22 Season Live at St. Phillips Plaza (May 2021) 2012 Tour to China 2018…
Music Students Invited to Enter Youth Concerto Competition
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Student musicians are invited to apply for the 2014 Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition sponsored by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. Prizes of $1,000,…
Tucson Boys’ Chorus Joins SASO for Rutter’s Mass of the Children
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus joins the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra for four performances of John Rutter’s Mass of the Children, plus Tchaikovsky’s Violin…
SASO Season Opens with Bulgarian Guest Artists
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – A Bulgarian composer, cellist and conductor are featured in the first program of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra season on Oct. 5 and 6….
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…
SASO Opening Concert Features Borodin Symphony No. 2
Opening the 2013-2014 Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra season on October 5 & 6, features two well known works by Verdi and Borodin and a new concerto for cello. Resident conductor Linus Lerner has selected guest…
SASO Heads to Oaxaca for Opera Festival
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 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 nothing new for…
Verdi Opens New SASO Season
Guest conductor Dimitar Karaminkov will lead the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra in the opening concert of the 2013-2014 season on October 5 and 6. The program will include Verdi’s Sinfonia(Overture) to Nabucco, Concerto for Cello…
SASO Heads to Oaxaca for Opera Festival
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Members of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico to perform in the fourth Festival of the Historic Center Opera on…
SASO Finale Features Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, Chilean Violinist Mendoza, Local Composer Pete Fine
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra closes the season with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with soloist Francisca Mendoza and the…
SASO Presents Three Works for Two Types of Flute
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Brazilian flutist James Strauss will perform two works with the Southern Arizona Symphony on April 6 and 7 – the premiere of Glen Roger…
Four Student Musicians Win SASO Youth Concerto Competition
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Cellist Benjamin Nead won the 2013 Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition presented by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. He’ll perform with the orchestra on…
SASO Presents Mahler, Viola Concerto, Aria by Tucson Artists
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – Mahler’s romantic fourth symphony, a viola concerto by Hindemith and an aria from the new opera Rappaccini’s Daughter are highlights of the next Southern…
SASO China Tour 2012-2013: Update 6
Some comments from Diane about our concert in New Year’s Day: ‘The veterans of our 2009-2010 tour were excited to get back to Shenzhen, where we had played at the pretty concert hall that looks…
SASO China Tour 2012-2013: Update 5
Some comments from Diane about our concert in New Year’s Day: ‘Our fourth concert presented new surprises. We thought we were on our way to Shenzhen, but we were driven to Longgang. We wondered if…