Classical concerts
Ashley Snavley sits at the Schoenstein organ in Holsclaw Hall for her recital for the Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Series at Holsclaw Hall April 1. She’ll be playing French and German organ music from the 19th and 20th century.
It’s not often that we get to hear a virtuoso play the guzheng — which is odd, given that the string instrument dates back more than 2,500 years. Larry Leung plays the traditional instrument with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. Also on the bill is the winner of the Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto competition and the SASO chorus and soloists. It’s April 1 at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley, April 2 at DesertView Performing Arts Center, and April 3 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
True Concord Voices and Orchestra dips deep into American music for its April 1 concert at the Scottish Rite Temple. Among the composers on the bill are Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copeland, Eric Whitacre and Sheldon Curry. The program will also be performed April 2 at St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church in Green Valley and April 3 both at Episcopal Church of the Apostles and Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
This promises to be a sublime afternoon: The TSO’s Piano Trio performs works by Bloch, Beethoven and Brahms on April 3 at the Tucson Symphony Center. It’s part of TSO’s Center Stage series.
And speaking of sublime: The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music’s Piano and Friends series will present Hungarian cellist István Várdai and French pianist Julien Quentin for an afternoon of music that will include works by Stravinsky, Kodály, Janácek and Brahms. It’s April 10 at the Leo Rich Theatre in the Tucson Convention Center.
The Friends also bring in the Jerusalem Quartet April 13 for a program that will include Haydn, Bartók and Ravel. It’s also at the Leo Rich.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra evokes the 1,001 nights tale with its “Sailing with Scheherazade” concert with conductor Mei-Ann Chen. The program will include Rimsky-Korsakov’s popular work based on the tale, as well as works by Smetana and Britten. It’s April 15 and 17 at the Tucson Music Hall in the Convention Center.
It’ll be an abundance of guitars when the Arizona Guitar Orchestra performs April 17 at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The Tucson Guitar Society has brought in guitarists from the community, the University and throughout the state for this orchestra, led by UA doctoral candidate José Luis Puerta.
