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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
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
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.,
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
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.,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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.
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 –
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,”
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
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,
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,