PlanetScape is a collaboration between School of Music, the Department of Astronomy, Live and Immersive Art, School of Dance, School of Information, and UA Research Technologies Department. It is an immersive multimedia project synthesizing music, science, visual art, and technology. This convergence research collaboration is catalyzed by the union of concepts at the confluence of astronomy, humanity, artistic […]
Presented by Tucson Guitar Society $40 Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano with Trio Chapultepec, guitars, and Jesús Pacheco, percussion, with special appearance by Misael Barraza-Díaz, classical and flamenco guitar. A soloist in the GRAMMY® winning album Duruflé: The Complete Choral Works, Cecilia has been praised by The New York Times as “A creamy voiced mezzo-soprano.” Born in […]
Singers from the UA School of Music participate in a masterclass led by celebrated mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte. Free and open to the public.
Singers from the UA School of Music will present a recital of contemporary art song, featuring new trends and discoveries. Hosted by faculty artist Dr. Kristin Dauphinais. Free and open to the public.
Featured on this 50th annual President’s Concert are bassoonist Kenny Kriha, performing a movement of Daniel Schnyder’s Bassoon Concerto, soprano Clarissa Christina Smith performing three selections by Richard Strauss; Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1; Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8; Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4; pianist Shih-Han Su, performing the first movement of Piano Concerto, Op. 13 by Benjamin […]
Featured on this 50th annual President’s Concert are bassoonist Kenny Kriha, performing a movement of Daniel Schnyder’s Bassoon Concerto, soprano Clarissa Christina Smith performing three selections by Richard Strauss; Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1; Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8; Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4; pianist Shih-Han Su, performing the first movement of Piano Concerto, Op. 13 by Benjamin […]
Free Admission Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Join Tucson Desert Song Festival Director George Hanson for a lively discussion about the creative process behind the world premiere of Poems by Nilo Cruz, a new song cycle commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival through the Wesley Green Composer Project. Pianist Laurent Philippe, Fabiano’s frequent and […]
Renowned tenor Michael Fabiano and collaborative pianist Laurent Philippe will present the world premiere of a song cycle by Jimmy López Bellido. The work, titled Poems by Nilo Cruz was commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival through the Wesley Green Composer Project. Best known for his enormously successful opera Bel Canto commissioned and premiered by Chicago Lyric Opera, Peruvian composer Jimmy […]
Singers from the UA School of Music participate in a masterclass led by celebrated tenor Lawrence Brownlee.
Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera, both as a singer on the world’s top stages and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry. Captivating audiences and critics around the globe, he has been hailed as “an international star in the bel canto operatic repertory” (The New York Times), “one of […]
The fabulous soprano Nicole Cabell – winner of the BBC Singer of the World Competition, one of the most prestigious prizes won by such luminaries as Barton, Hvorostovsky, and Terfel – makes her Tucson Desert Song Festival debut. Her Tucson area appearance begins with Poulenc’s Gloria, a masterwork filled with exquisite melodies and breathtaking harmonies, […]