Forms in a Cloud
On the surface it appears the three compositions performed by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra this weekend have little in common. But perhaps inspired by Remembrance Day on Nov. 11,...
Van Cliburn Gold Medallist Dazzles at Tucson Symphony
He won the gold medal at the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017. This weekend Yekwon Sunwoo dazzled an audience at the Music Hall of the Tucson...
Beethoven X2
The latest offering by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra came with a world premiere: Imagining the Dance by Dan Coleman, the symphony's composer in residence. For this concert, held at...
Toby Keith: We Need Cowboys to Clean Things Up
Toby Keith ended his 2019 tour, entitled That's Country Bro!, right here in Tucson. The concert, at the Casino del Sol AVA amphitheatre, was a sold-out lively affair with...
Music for Leonardo da Vinci’s 500th Anniversary
To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, a multimedia symphony by Jocelyn Hagen is being performed across the United States this year. This audio-visual...
The Most Addicting Instrument
“It is God's instrument. It is the most addicting instrument I have ever played; the most soothing, and at the same time exciting. Come along, I will help you...
Tucson’s Japanese Gardens
When I met Patricia Deridder, Executive Director of Yume Gardens, she was ‘working’ on ikebana. I put that in quotes as ikebana is actually an art form – the...
World Premiere in Esperanto
It may not be a unique event, but certainly the premiere of a choral work for symphony orchestra in the Esperanto language is a great rarity. To have such...
The State of Classical Music
At classical music concerts I attend, one thing is a constant: the age of the audience. Nearly everyone is 50-plus, with an emphasis on the 70-plus set. There are...
Benefit for Tucson’s Artist Relief Fund on Nov. 21
Songs for a New World
REIMAGINED THEATRICAL SONG CYCLE, EMPHASISING HOPE FOR A NEW DAY,
DONATES PROCEEDS TO TUCSON’S “ARTISTS RELIEF FUND”
PERFORMANCES STREAMED AT 2:00 P.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
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Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo
“Our goal is to be a world-class zoo,” said Reid Park Zoo’s Deborah Carr, director of marketing and events. As she gave the Sun...
World Premiere in Tucson
written by Drs. C. Cunningham & M. Emanuele
Gretchen Wirges brought her one-woman show to the Invisible Theatre this week, marking its world premiere. Entitled...
Arizona in Space
A 2-room exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, entitled Ready To Launch, is designed to show Arizona’s place in space.
While it has elements of...
