Season tickets for SASO’s 2024-2025 “Musical Journeys” are now available!
Embark on a series of “Musical Journeys” with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season. Experience a repertoire that spans continents and centuries, promising unforgettable experiences for music lovers. Each concert is a unique voyage, exploring different cultures, emotions, and musical styles. Join us for performances featuring renowned works such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Ravel’s “Bolero.” With guest conductors and soloists from around the world, our season promises a global musical experience. Performances take place at various locations including the DesertView Performing Arts Center and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Special events include “The Dream of America” at The Tucson J. Tickets available at sasomusic.org or by calling 520-308-6226.
Cycle 1 – October 12 and 13
AMERICA, GERMANY AND RUSSIA
Charles Ives: “The Unanswered Question” (America)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 (Germany)
Featured soloists: Lauren Roth, violin, Theodore Buchholz, cello, Fanya Lin, piano
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: “Scheherazade” Op. 35 (Russia)
Johann Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March
Michael Stelman, guest conductor
Cycle 2 – November 9 and 10
ITALY AND GERMANY
Guest conductor: Francesco Di Mauro (Italy)
Gioachino Rossini: “William Tell” Overture (Italy)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (Germany)
Featured soloist: Janet Sung, violin
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 “Italian” (Germany)
Cycle 3 – February 1 and 2
AMERICA, RUSSIA AND ROMANIA
Leroy Anderson: “The Waltzing Cat” (America)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (Russia)
Featured soloist: Paolo Scafarella (Italy), piano
Sergei Prokofiev: “Lieutenant Kijé” Suite (Russia)
Georges Enescu: “Romanian Rhapsody” No. 1 (Romania)
Cycle 4 – March 8 and 9
OPERA AND SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Antônio Carlos Gomes: “Il Guarany Overture” (Brazil)
Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut (Italy)
Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo (Spain)
Victoriano Valencia: San Pelayo (Fandango) (Spain)
Choi Sung-hwan: Arirang Fantasy (North Korea)
Arias and ensembles from operas, with Yunah Lee, soprano; Kristin Dauphinais, mezzo soprano; Justin Kroll, tenor; TBA, baritone
Cycle 5 – April 12 and 13
BRAZIL, RUSSIA, SPAIN AND FRANCE
Alberto Nepomuceno: Batuque (Brazil)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 (Prelúdio) (Brazil)
Dmitri Shostakovich (Russia): Piano Concerto No. 2
Featured Soloist: Antonio Di Cristofano (Italy), piano
Manuel de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2 (Spain)
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 (France)
Maurice Ravel: Bolero (France)
Cycle 6 – May 11 and 12
Peter Boyer: “ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA”
The event is on May 11th at 3pm, tickets are $30 per person. Payment will be collected separately by a staff member from the Tucson JCC. For questions related to the event please call the Tucson JCC at (520) 299-3000 during normal business hours.