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ROBERT WILLIAMS

Bassoon

The Romantic Bassoon

Bassoonist Robert Williams returns to Tucson to play a recital of his favorite romantic bassoon works. He is currently in his 38th season of playing Principal Bassoon in the Detroit Symphony. The program will feature the John Williams (of Star Wars fame) work entitled “Five Sacred Trees”. Williams will be joined by TSO Principal Bassoonist Letitia Bryant and U of A Bassoon Professor Will Dietz to perform the complete cycle of bassoon trios by Julius Weissenborn.

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TITAN VALLEY WARHEADS

Harmonies and Instrumentals

Known for their tight harmonies and instrumental skills, The Titan Valley Warheads have been voted Best Bluegrass Band by the Tucson Area Music Awards, won the prestigious "Best Band" title at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and performed for appreciative crowds at Tucson Bluegrass Festival, Prescott Bluegrass Festival, Tucson Folk Festival and Flagstaff ‘s Pickin' in the Pines Festival. The band currently consists of Gary Kuitert (mandolin), Earl Edmonson (guitar), Ed Davenport (bass), Andy McCune (banjo) and Tom Rhodes (fiddle).

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ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY

LORNA PETERS

Harpsichord

JUBAL FULKS

Baroque Violin

Corde à vide

Works by Bach, Telemann, Muffat, L. Couperin, et. al. Tickets available at the door.

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W.A. MOZART “CORONATION” MASS IN C

ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS,
SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

First Sunday Music

Mozart's festive “Coronation” Mass in C major adds the sound of trumpets and timpani to choir, soloists and strings and welcomes new Music Director Woosug Kang to our community!

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CLASSICS WITH THE CHRISTINES

Favorites for Flute & Harp

Join Christine Harper and Christine Vivona for a delightful afternoon of flute and harp music. Program includes favorite classics by Debussy, Ravel, Mozart, and Fauré.

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FRIENDS OF MUSIC

Cabaret!

That’s Entertainment!

Annual fundraiser for Friends of Music. A gala evening of popular music performed by the adult choirs and soloists of St. Philip’s in the Hills, as you’ve never seen them before! Gates open at 6:15 for catered hors d’oeuvres and libations and the curtain goes up at 7:00. Tickets are $30 for a full evening of food, drink, laughter and song! For ticket information call 520-299-6421 or e-mail: friendsofmusic@stphilipstucson.org.

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MAURICE DURUFLÉ REQUIEM OP. 9 (1947)

ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS,
SOLOISTS, CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN

First Sunday Music

Durufle's beloved “Requiem” is one of the best-known settings of this text, and is known around the world as his finest work.

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ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY

KATHRYN MUELLER

Soprano

KRISTEN WATSON

Soprano

Les Sirènes

Kathryn Mueller and Kristen Watson sing virtuoso music by Handel and Monteverdi, accompanied by baroque cello and harpsichord. Tickets available at the door.

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IRONWOOD TRIO

Eclectic Mix

Classical and Original Music for Classical Guitar, Piano, Organ and Double Bass.

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ST. PHILIP’S CHOIRS AND ORGAN

First Sunday Music

Advent Lessons & Carols

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HARP FUSION

Classical, Jazz and World Music

Immerse yourself in the world of harp! HarpFusion is one of the most creative and exciting ensembles on the international concert scene and offers some of the best music the University of Arizona has to offer on ten harps. Harpfusion tours across the globe, most recently to Brazil and China. This program has the best we have to offer encompassing everything from classical to jazz and world music. All the music HarpFusion plays is written or arranged by a member of the group. We can't wait to share it with you!

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TUCSON CHAMBER ARTISTS

Traditional Lessons and Carols by Candlelight

Experience the magic and awe of the season! With Jeffrey Campbell, organ. Tickets available at the door.

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FRANZ SCHUBERT MASS IN G MAJOR, D. 167 (1815)

ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS, SOLOISTS AND ORCHESTRA

Christmas Eve

One of the Viennese master's greatest settings of the Mass text, this festive version makes an ideal musical companion at the celebration of Christmas. Full of tuneful melodies and brisk rhythms, so characteristic of Schubert.

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ST. PHILIP’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

First Sunday Music

Special instrumental chamber music.

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DIANNE IAUCO

SOPRANO

ARIZEDER URREIZTIETA

BASS

International Treasury of Song

Pianist Bonnie Bird joins soprano Dianne Iauco and bass Arizeder Urreiztieta for “International Treasury of Song,” an unforgettable trek across the heart of Western Europe to the northern reaches of Russia and Finland and back — from Middle-Ages Central Europe to present-day John Adams to a never-before-heard work by the late Camil van Hulse — with Bach and Donizetti duets in between.

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WOOSUG KANG

ORGAN

Organ Recital

Come and join us for an organ recital by Woosug Kang, newly appointed director of music at St. Philip's In The Hills, on one of the finest organs in Southern Arizona. Mr. Woosug Kang performs actively throughout US, UK, Australia and New Zealand venues including St.Thomas 5th Ave, Princeton University Chapel, and Trinity Church in Boston. Mr.Kang will present organ works by various composers including organ music from New Zealand, his home country.

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PHIL HEMMO

GUITAR

AND FRIENDS

Benefit Concert for
St. Philip’s After School
Music Program

Tucson favorite Phil Hemmo will be joined by musical friends for works for ensembles by de Falla, Villa-Lobos, Stravinsky, and more…

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ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY

The Broken Consort

Three voices, vielle, winds, lute, and percussion. Music from 14th-century Italy by Landini, da Firenza, and da Bologna. Tickets available at the door.

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CHARLES MARIE WIDOR MASS OP. 36 (CHOEURS/ORGUES) (1878)

ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS AND ORGAN

First Sunday Music

This grand setting for choir and organ reflects the turn-of-the-century grandeur so characteristic of the organ music of this French master, organist at Paris's St. Sulpice church for an astonishing 64 years bridging the 19th and 20th century!

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TRENT PIANO TRIO:
ALAN BRUNDAGE

VIOLIN

NANCY MONSMAN

CELLO

BENJAMIN WARD

PIANO

A Schubert Interlude

The Trent Piano Trio returns to St. Philip’s to perform a Franz Schubert favorite – his monumental Opus 99 Trio in B flat Major.

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VENTI E ARPE:
DIANA SCHIABLE

FLUTE

MARTIN J. VAN KLOMPENBERG

BASSOON

LAUREN HAYES

HARP

Finding Beauty in the 20th Century

A selection of modern works for flute, bassoon and harp, all displaying different forms of beauty.

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KATHRYN CHRISTENSEN

PIANO

Homage: Something Old and Something New

A program of 20th and 21st century piano pieces that uniquely honor various muses, including Argentine folk dance and Hebrew folk song, the Sonoran desert, religious figures from history, and bygone composers. These captivating and challenging pieces will be interspersed with delightful “palate-cleansing” Scarlatti sonatas.

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RICHARD EVERT

CLARINET

The Versatile Clarinetist

Dick Evert plays clarinet music of various styles from French classical, cabaret music of Walton and Templeton to a Kovacs piece based on Gershwin. Jazz pieces composed by Garson and Grigin are highlighted with music of Benny Goodman using vibes and rhythm section.

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Fill your day with the music of Bach in the beautiful setting of the sanctuary of St. Philip’s in the Hills. In the morning pre-order your Bach’s Lunch and it will be waiting for you after a morning of Cantata #140 and instrumental chamber music. Stay for a delightful afternoon with our guest artist, Julia Brown, Bach afficionado on the harpsichord and organ.

SOLOISTS ELENA TODD, DOUG SPURLIN AND LARRY ALEXANDER

Cantata #140–

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Wake)

Cantata 140 is deservedly recognized as one of Bach's best known and loved pieces and surely stands among the greatest of his works. Cantata BWV 140 is based upon the beautiful chorale melody Wachet Auf and develops the analogy of Christ as the bridegroom to portray the passionate love between Christ (baritone) and the soul (soprano).

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Bach's Lunch

Purchase a box lunch to enjoy in one of St. Philip’s lovely gardens between the concerts.

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JULIA BROWN

GUEST ARTIST

All In The Family

Harpsichord and Organ Music of J. S. Bach and sons. Naxos recording artist Julia Brown plays sonatas, fantasias, fugues, chorales and more by Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philip Emmanuel and Johann Sebastian featuring St. Philip's pipe organ and Richard Kingston harpsichord.

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ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS, ST. NICHOLAS CHOIR, SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

First Sunday Music
Cantata #12–

Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

After Bach was promoted to the post of concertmaster in Weimar in March 1714 his duties expanded. "Wienen, klagen, sorgen, zagen" (Weeping, Wailing, Lamenting, Fearing) was one of the first fruits of Bach's new status, a cantata composed for the third Sunday after Easter (April 22, 1714) and includes the chorus whose gorgeous music was later adapted for the Crucifixus of the b-minor Mass.

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ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY

Wayward Sisters

Baroque violin, recorders, baroque cello, and theorbo. Music by Purcell, Brade, Locke, Vivaldi, others. Winners of the 2011 Early Music America/Naxos Recording Competition. Tickets available at the door.

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CHRISTINE HARPER
FRAN MOSKOVITZ
SANDY SCHWOEBEL
JERRY ERVIN

Skyline Flutes

Eloquent music from Handel to Bozza presented by this delightful flute quartet.

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HARVEY WOLFE

CELLO

Charm and Profundity

Music of Richard Strauss, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Debussy.

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DOUG SPURLIN

TENOR

MARY LONSDALE BAKER

PIANO

Ralph Vaughn Williams Songs of Travel

The Songs of Travel offer a look into the journey of a young man as he experiences the joys, the sorrows, the trials and tribulations of his life and comes to terms with the choices that he has made along the way. The cycle has been characterized by Michael Kennedy as, “a kind of English Winterreise.” It is the story of a man coming of age, finding peace with the life he chose to lead…and having no regrets.

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A WEEKEND WITH

The University of Arizona ConfluenCenter for Creative Inquiry presents Creative Collaborations: “Classical and African: Spirituals and Beyond.” Regents' Professor Paula Fan converses with Dr. Chapman Nyaho, who will introduce and perform repertoire with links to American slave songs and more. UA BookStore, Student Union Memorial Center, University of Arizona. Special Event Area, Lower Level.

UofA CONFLUENCENTER FOR CREATIVE INQUIRY

American Slave Songs

University of Arizona ConfluenCenter for Creative Inquiry presentation focusing on repertoire with links to American slave songs. Free admission.

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ST. PHILIP'S FRIENDS OF MUSIC

An Evening with William Chapman Nyaho

 

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UofA, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TUCSON MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora Workshop

Dr. Chapman Nyaho presents a workshop for teachers focusing on his graded anthology, Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora. Co-sponsored by the University of Arizona, Pima Community College, and the Tucson Music Teachers Association.

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UofA SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Lois Trester Piano Competition

University of Arizona School of Music, Crowder Hall – The annual Lois Trester Piano Competition. Dr. Chapman Nyaho will judge this afternoon of dazzling pianism. Free admission.

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ST. PHILIP’S CANTERBURY CHOIR

Palm Sunday

Sacred Lenten choral music, including Gerald Finzi’s Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice. Gerald Finzi is one of the great mid-20th century compatriots of Benjamin Britten, equally adept at song settings and choral works of unending variety and fascination.

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ST. PHILIP’S SCHOLA CANTORUM WITH SOLOISTS AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

Good Friday

Heinrich Schütz The Seven Last Words of Christ. The austere, linear counterpoint of this 17th century master is heard to poignant effect in this setting of the passion story.

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ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS, ST. NICHOLAS CHOIR, ORGAN AND BRASS

Easter

Festival Music for Choirs, Brass and Organ, Conducted by Music Director, Woosug Kang. Including Edward C. Bairstow’s Sing Ye to the Lord and The Promise Which Was Made.

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THE RODRIGUEZ AND KEEPE DUO
MICHAEL KEEPE

SAXOPHONES

ALLEN RODRIGUEZ

PIANO

The Rodriguez & Keepe Duo Celebrate 20 Years!

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the Rodriguez & Keepe Duo will perform audience favorites from the past 20 years and new works written specifically for their ensemble. Please join us for an afternoon of delightful music of classical saxophone and piano. For more information please visit: www.rodriguezandkeepeduo.com.

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ELENA TODD

SOPRANO

SANDY SCHWOEBEL

FLUTE

JOHN SNAVELY

CLARINET

SARA FRAKER

OBOE

YVONNE CREANGA

VIOLA

THEODORE BUCHHOLZ

CELLO

MARIE SIERRA

PIANO

20th Century Chamber Music Mania!

Try it, you’ll love it! An ensemble of some of Tucson’s best musicians perform a wide variety of 20th century chamber music, including Malcolm Arnold, Frederick Uhl, Gordon Jacob, Madeleine Dring and Lori Laitman. Audiences will be introduced to some well-known and not so well-known contemporary music and will hear musical treasures that are rarely heard and much loved.

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FRANCIS POULENC “GLORIA”

ST. PHILIP’S ADULT CHOIRS, SOPRANO SOLO, AND ORCHESTRA

First Sunday Music: St. Philip’s Day

This groundbreaking setting of the “Gloria” for soprano soloist, chorus and orchestra is a favorite of performers and audience alike. It is the perfect celebratory work to honor St. Philip's Day!

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