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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…

Music Appreciation 101, Part II

Last month’s article focused upon the woodwinds of a symphony orchestra. Brass will be the highlight of this article. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra includes a full brass section as do all symphony orchestras, and…

Music Appreciation 101, Part I

This article will take a peek into the world of Classical Orchestra Music from an insiders perspective and conclude with audience participation. It should be noted up front, that attendance at Southern Arizona Symphony concerts…

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