**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…
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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…
James Reel Joins SASO as Executive Director
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra has appointed James Reel as its first-ever executive director. Reel is best known as Arizona Public Media’s classical music…
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…
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SASO 2012-13 Opening Concert: Part II
Beethoven and Tchaikovsky on the same program, what more could a music lover ask! The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra conducted by Linus Lerner, will perform the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No….
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…
SASO 2012-13 Opening Concert: Part I
On Saturday October 6, SASO will perform a gigantic season opening concert featuring Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Also on the program will be a new work by Tucson composer Jay Vosk and a guest conductor selected…
2012-13 Season Release
Contact Kevin Larkin at manager@sasomusic.org or (520) 308-6226 TUCSON, AZ – The ambitious season of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra features five Tucson composers, plus powerhouse favorites by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Sibelius, Debussy, Hindemith,…
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…