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Two Violinists Make Music (and Life) Together: May2018

Two Violinists Make Music (and Life) Together: May2018

Two of Tucson’s finest young violinists, Timothy Kantor and Michelle Abraham, will play a variety of classical pieces in an 11:30 a.m. concert Tuesday (May 22) in the Arizona Senior Academy Great Room. Kantor is an assistant professor of violin

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The Two Christines Return to ASA:Aug.2017

The Two Christines Return to ASA:Aug.2017

Think of two instruments whose sounds evoke heavenly effervescence – did flute and harp come to mind? These instruments have been used to provide orchestral color in so many styles of music, playing delicate melodies as well as flourishes of

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Bassoonist Features ‘Performer Influenced’ Pieces: March 2017

Bassoonist Features ‘Performer Influenced’ Pieces: March 2017

Martin J. Van Klompenberg returns to the Arizona Senior Academy at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (March 21) to present a program he’s titled “Performer Influenced” because all the pieces were written by or for world-class bassoonists.  The concert will feature a

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Audience to Select Classical, Jazz Program: January 2017

Audience to Select Classical, Jazz Program: January 2017

Moisés Paiewonsky (trombone) and Elena Miraztchiyska (piano) will be joined by Michael Becker (trombone) and the Tucson Trombone Ensemble for a performance on Tuesday, (Jan. 17) in the Great Room of the Arizona Senior Academy. The concert, which begins at 11:30 a.m.,

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ASA Starts the Year with Top Folk-Rock Duo:JAN.2017

ASA Starts the Year with Top Folk-Rock Duo:JAN.2017

The Arizona Senior Academy kicks off the musical New Year with the return of Ryanhood, the dynamic singing/songwriting duo that plays some of the best acoustic folk rock music in town. You won’t want to miss their ASA show on

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Lesser Known Brass Instruments Showcased: December 2016

Lesser Known Brass Instruments Showcased: December 2016

Sometimes called the “cello of the band,” the euphonium is a baritone-voiced instrument many have never heard of, much less heard.  The tuba is better known, but generally not as a solo instrument.  On Tuesday (Dec. 13) at 11:30 a.m.,

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String Quartet to Play Mozart’s ‘Spring’: October 2016

String Quartet to Play Mozart’s ‘Spring’: October 2016

The University of Arizona Graduate String Quartet will perform at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 25) in the Great Room of the Arizona Senior Academy. Their concert will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387,

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Saxophonist, Pianist Plan Eclectic Program: October 2016

Saxophonist, Pianist Plan Eclectic Program: October 2016

The sounds of saxophone and piano will fill the room at the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (Oct. 11) at 11:30 a.m., as saxophonist Derek Granger and pianist Mary Turcotte present a joint recital. The eclectic program will include Jerome

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Guitarist Moves from Tex-Mex to Classical: September 2013

Guitarist Moves from Tex-Mex to Classical: September 2013

Gabriel Francisco will bring a new dimension of Spanish guitar artistry to the Arizona Senior Academy when he performs in concert here at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 13). Born and raised in Tucson, his first encounter with the guitar was

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Southwest String Quartet to Play Mendelssohn: September 2016

Southwest String Quartet to Play Mendelssohn: September 2016

The talented members of the Southwest String Quartet are preparing a concert for the ASA to be given at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 6)  in the ASA Great Room. All the personnel have distinguished careers playing in chamber groups, inspiring

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Duo to Perform American Songbook Standards: August 2016

Duo to Perform American Songbook Standards: August 2016

Jazz standards from the American Songbook will be the order of the day, served up by Tucson vocalist Katherine Byrnes and pianist Jeff Haskell, in performance at the Arizona Senior Academy at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 16). The program will

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Three From TSO Highlight ‘The Romantic Horn’:Sept.2016

Three From TSO Highlight ‘The Romantic Horn’:Sept.2016

It’s kind of wonderful when a musical instrument looks like the sound it produces. Take the horn, for example. Its tone is as warm, gleaming and curvaceous as the instrument itself. At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 30) you can hear

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Catch This Musical Rarity, a Bassoon Quartet: October 2016

Catch This Musical Rarity, a Bassoon Quartet: October 2016

It’s not every day that audiences have the opportunity to hear a bassoon quartet!  It was not until the mid-20th century that four bassoonists decided to perform together.  Don’t miss the LuftBassoons Quartet performance at the Arizona Senior Academy on

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Percussion/Sax Duo Returns for a Third Concert:July2016

Percussion/Sax Duo Returns for a Third Concert:July2016

The unusual combination of percussion and saxophone will again grace the stage of the Arizona Senior Academy’s Great Room at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (July 19).  The delightful Weiss/Soflin Duo will present a varied program for their third appearance at

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Baritone to Sing About the Wandering Life:July 2016

Baritone to Sing About the Wandering Life:July 2016

Daniel Rosenberg, an award-winning young baritone from Tucson, will give a vocal concert on Tuesday (July 12) at 11:30 a.m. Rosenberg is bound for the Oberlin Conservatory of Music this fall, where he will train for a career in opera

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Klezmopolitans Promise a ‘Jazzy’ Program: June2016

Klezmopolitans Promise a ‘Jazzy’ Program: June2016

Always a treat for Arizona Senior Academy audiences, the Klezmopolitans perform on Tuesday (June 21) at 11:30 a.m., bringing their mix of Klezmer and Eastern European folk music along with a touch of jazz, classical and original tunes. The core

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Music With ‘A Twist of Soul, a Gram of Blarney’:June2016

Music With ‘A Twist of Soul, a Gram of Blarney’:June2016

Nancy McCallion and The Scarlet Lettermen will entertain an Arizona Senior Academy audience on Tuesday (June 7) at 11:30 a.m.  Their high-energy show will feature a mix of what McCallion calls “Americana with a twist of soul and a gram

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Flute, Piano Duo Promise All-French ProgramL June2016

Flute, Piano Duo Promise All-French ProgramL June2016

Perennial favorites Brian Luce and Rex Woods will make another visit to the Arizona Senior Academy’s Great Room at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (June 14).   This time they promise an all-French program featuring “Sonatine for Flute and Piano” by Dutilieux; “Jeux”

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ASA Hosts America’s Top High School Jazz Band: May 2016

ASA Hosts America’s Top High School Jazz Band: May 2016

The award-winning Ellington Big Band will pay a return visit to the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (May 24) for a mid-day concert designed to delight listeners with big-band jazz numbers from the 1920s through the 1950s. The band is

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Concert Showcases Rising Star of the Classical Guitar: May 2016

Concert Showcases Rising Star of the Classical Guitar: May 2016

Misael Barraza-Diaz, one of the most talented rising stars of the classical guitar world, returns to the Arizona Senior Academy to perform in concert at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (May 17). The program will feature a broad spectrum of works by

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Skyline Flutes Back to Celebrate ‘Spirits of Spring’: May 2016

Skyline Flutes Back to Celebrate ‘Spirits of Spring’: May 2016

Skyline Flutes is a Tucson-based ensemble of four musicians who perform on flute, piccolo, and alto and bass flutes. The members of the ensemble are Gerard Ervin, Christine Harper, Fran Moskovitz and Sandra Schwoebel. Formed in 2008, the group offers concerts as

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TSO Cellist Shows Off Her Young Protégé: May 2016

TSO Cellist Shows Off Her Young Protégé: May 2016

Mary Beth Tyndall has been a cellist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for 36 years, and she’s also recognized for her ability to nurture future cello virtuosos from her teaching studio. She will bring one of those students for a

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Concert Features Vail Chorale’s Favorite Songs: April2016

Concert Features Vail Chorale’s Favorite Songs: April2016

The Vail Chorale has been entertaining local audiences with Fall and Spring concerts each year since its founding in 2011. In honor of its fifth year, director Fred Reinagel invited the members to vote for their favorite pieces from the

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Williams, Fan Return for Third ASA Recital: April 2016

Williams, Fan Return for Third ASA Recital: April 2016

Internationally acclaimed Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams and pianist Paula Fan are returning to the Arizona Senior Academy stage for their third recital in the last two years. Their program at the ASA on Tuesday, (April 12) at 11:30 a.m.

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Collegium Musicum Features Bach’s ‘Cantata No. 4’ :April 2016

Collegium Musicum Features Bach’s ‘Cantata No. 4’ :April 2016

The University of Arizona’s Collegium Musicum presents an special Monday evening program of choral music at the Arizona Senior Academy on Monday (April 11) at 7:30 p.m. Directed this year by Jonathan Chang, a doctoral candidate in choral conducting, the

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New Piano Trio to Play Beethoven’s ‘Archduke’: March2016

New Piano Trio to Play Beethoven’s ‘Archduke’: March2016

“CHIANNHARY” is an acronym, made from the first letters of the names of the three players in a new piano trio who will perform at the Arizona Senior Academy at 11:30 Tuesday (March 22). It follows a precedent set many

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Sweet Ghosts Bring Folk Up To Date: March 2016

Sweet Ghosts Bring Folk Up To Date: March 2016

Hailing from the windswept Sonoran Desert, Sweet Ghosts is a new band led by seasoned musicians Ryan Alfred and Katherine Byrnes.  Their music is rooted in the folk and country tradition of songwriting, but has branched away from the form

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Faculty Winds Add Special Guest Artist-March2016

Faculty Winds Add Special Guest Artist-March2016

The Arizona Wind Quintet, a long-time favorite of Arizona Senior Academy audiences, will return Tuesday (March 29) at 11:30 a.m. in the Great Room of the Academy.  For this concert, they will add a special guest artist – UA Professor

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Hot Club of Tucson Returns with More Gypsy Jazz:March2016

Hot Club of Tucson Returns with More Gypsy Jazz:March2016

The swinging style of Gypsy Jazz returns to the Arizona Senior Academy with the appearance of the Hot Club of Tucson in concert on Tuesday (March 1) at 11:30 a.m. When the Hot Club of Tucson takes the stage, you’ll

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‘Fireworks’ Promised for Classical Guitar Concert: June 2015

‘Fireworks’ Promised for Classical Guitar Concert: June 2015

Classical guitar fireworks will be on display at the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (June 2) when Misael Barraza Diaz appears in concert at 11:30 a.m.  The program will showcase some of the most technically challenging writing for guitar, including

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Folk Songs Tell the Personal Side of World War I: May 2015

Folk Songs Tell the Personal Side of World War I: May 2015

Folk singer Pamela Reinagel will perform a concert of unaccompanied ballads memorializing the First World War. In this centennial memorial program, she will sing several unaccompanied folk ballads about the war and talk about the history that they illustrate. Her

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Graduate Wind Quintet Prepares Farewell Concert: April 2015

Graduate Wind Quintet Prepares Farewell Concert: April 2015

The 2013-2015 Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet, the flagship student chamber music ensemble at the University of Arizona, will present a farewell concert at the Arizona Senior Academy at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (April 21). Featured on the program will be

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Skyline Flutes to Feature Early-blooming Composers: July 2014

Skyline Flutes to Feature Early-blooming Composers: July 2014

When the Skyline Flutes –Jerry Ervin, Christine Harper, Fran Moskovitz and Sandy Schwoebel – return to Academy Village Tuesday evening (July 22), it’s with repertoire by composers who wrote early and often. Indeed, all the composers on the quartet’s program,

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Arizona Opera Singers to Preview New Season: Sept. 2013

Arizona Opera Singers to Preview New Season: Sept. 2013

Members of the Arizona Opera Studio Artists will appear in a midday concert at the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (Sept. 17) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  They will perform selections from the upcoming 2013-14 Arizona Opera season as

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Artist Explores Myths with Masks and Drums: Jan. 2013

Artist Explores Myths with Masks and Drums: Jan. 2013

A frequent performer as percussionist with a variety of musical ensembles, Will Clipman marks his first solo appearance at the Arizona Senior Academy with “Myths & Masks,” a live performance of mythopoetic storytelling, world music and multicultural mask art.

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Learning to Love the Brahms Horn Trio: Aug. 2012

Learning to Love the Brahms Horn Trio: Aug. 2012

Daniel Katzen’s first encounter with the magnificent Brahms Horn Trio – the composer’s only chamber work for natural horn, violin and piano and a jewel of the chamber-music literature – was not auspicious. He essayed it as a high-schooler –

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Noted Cellist in ‘Duo-Recital’: Nov. 2012

Noted Cellist in ‘Duo-Recital’: Nov. 2012

Cellist Harvey Wolfe, a member of the Cleveland Orchestra for 37 years under George Szell before retiring in 2004, will perform with pianist Dylan Marney at Academy Village on Tuesday (Nov. 27) in the Great Room of the Arizona Senior Academy.

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Ayala + Clipman = World Music: June, 2012

Ayala + Clipman = World Music: June, 2012

Two of Tucson’s most acclaimed performers bring their rich mix of musical flavors to Academy Village on Tuesday(June 26).  Duo Sonora (Gabriel Ayala & Will Clipman) has been described as, “a convergence of cultures and genres resulting in a sound

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Famed Cello-Piano Duo to Perform: April 2012

Famed Cello-Piano Duo to Perform: April 2012

Harry Clark and Sanda Schuldmann, a nationally acclaimed cello-piano duo, will present a concert at Academy Village Tuesday (4/10), sponsored by the Arizona Senior Academy.  The concert begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Great Room of the ASA Building and

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Symphony Stars Perform at the Academy: April 2012

Symphony Stars Perform at the Academy: April 2012

  Aaron Boyd, concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and Paula Fan, principal keyboard artist with the symphony, will return to the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (April 3).  These two luminaries, great favorites of the Academy audience and their

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Bassoon Trio Mixes Classics, Pop: Nov. 2012

Bassoon Trio Mixes Classics, Pop: Nov. 2012

Tuesday’s weekly concert at Academy Village will feature three graduate bassoon students from the University of Arizona Bassoon Studio who call their entertaining ensemble the Trio Sonora. The concert, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Great Room of the Arizona

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Early Music Comes to Life:Nov.2012

Early Music Comes to Life:Nov.2012

Choral music lovers, here’s a wonderful opportunity to attend the fall concert of the Collegium Musicum, an ensemble of some 30 singers that include UA students and community members from in and around Tucson.  The free concert will be presented

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TSO Quartet to Debut a Member’s Fugue: Oct. 2012

TSO Quartet to Debut a Member’s Fugue: Oct. 2012

The ever-popular Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) String Quartet returns to Academy Village on Monday Oct. 23. For ASA members, this will be a concert with a special twist.  The TSO Quartet will be performing the world premiere of “Dream Fugue,”

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Brazilian Songs, Classical Guitar: Oct. 2012

Brazilian Songs, Classical Guitar: Oct. 2012

  A program of Brazilian and Spanish classical and popular music will be featured in the weekly concert at Academy Village Tuesday, Oct. 23. Two talented musicians, natives of Brazil now living in Tucson, are featured in the concert: Gabriel

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Works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn highlight concert: Oct. 2012

Works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn highlight concert: Oct. 2012

    Arizona Senior Academy will treat classical music fans to a concert by the Esperanza String Quartet on Tuesday (Oct. 9).  The quartet is made up of Tucson Symphony Orchestra artists Theodore Buchholz, cellist; Anna Gendler and Carlie Rigg,

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Acoustic Folk-Rock Duo: Oct. 2012

Acoustic Folk-Rock Duo: Oct. 2012

Singer-songwriter Amber Norgaard and percussionist Will Clipman will return Tuesday, Oct. 3, making the third appearance of this popular folk-rock duo at the ASA. The pair have been performing together for five years, and the blending of Norgaard’s singing, songwriting,

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Testimonials

I’ve given talks in venues across the country, and I always look forward to returning to Academy Village. The setting is superb and the venue comfortable—and a speaker couldn’t ask for a more responsive, more receptive audience.
The Arizona Senior Academy provides a comfortable space with great acoustics …  This ensures a great time for both audience and performer. It is a fantastic venue in a beautiful desert setting.  The icing on the cake is the audience — engaged and eager to hear what the performer has to offer.
Making presentations at the Arizona Senior Academy is always a joy and a challenge, because I have to work a little harder to stay one step ahead of the very sharp audience. … And the lovely desert location helps keep us all stimulated.
We have always enjoyed performing at the Academy. A gorgeous spot, a wonderful piano, a fantastic audience and exceptional hosts who make their guests feel really special. Does not get better than that!
The opportunity to preview University of Arizona concerts in such a receptive venue, both audience and acoustic-wise, makes the Senior Academy a unique place for us performers. … It is always a great pleasure to perform/lecture at the Arizona Senior Academy.
Playing at the Academy offers the performer the unique experience of an audience that is simultaneously appreciative and stimulating. The questions that follow can lead to unusual and thought-provoking turns of conversation, both during the performance hour and at the congenial luncheon that so often follows. What a great place to play!
ASA is a very unique venue that offers a very intimate feel that I truly appreciate as a musician. … A Hidden Gem in the Desert.
Designed to bring together individuals with intellectual curiosity in a stimulating environment, [Academy Village] is a successful model for creative retirement that is being used by several other American universities.
I’ve given public lectures around the world, and found the questions asked here at the ASA to be some of the most thoughtful and perceptive that I’ve ever gotten!  
The first time I performed at the Arizona Senior Academy I offered two options to the audience for an encore: Chopin or Schoenberg. Who could imagine an audience whose resounding answer would be ‘SCHOENBERG!’ Clearly, this response demonstrates unusually open, perceptive ears!
A treasure on the eastside.
 
Performing at the Arizona Senior Academy, in their gorgeous location on the eastern side of Saguaro National Park East, is a high point of the year for both my students and myself.  The audience and administration are very welcoming to UA students and faculty, and the subsequent question-and-answer period is always informative.

Concerts and Lectures

  • Mar. 5:  “Nancy McCallion’s Irish Trio”
  • Mar. 7: “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: The Legacies of Spanish and Mexican Law and Natural Resources”  
  • Mar. 6: TED Talks
  • Mar. 27: “Trade in the Time of Trump”
  • Mar. 14: Understanding Mexican History through Frida Kahlo and her Artwork

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