Arizona Public Media will begin airing Tucson Symphony Orchestra concerts from 2014 to the current season on Thursday, Jan. 11, the first time the concerts have been broadcast since the 2013-14 season.
KUAT-FM Classical 90.5βs James Reel will host the 13-week series at 3 p.m. Sundays and 9 p.m. Thursdays through the end of the orchestraβs 2017-18 season in early April.
βAnyone who attends a TSO performance has experienced moments of every kind: joy, wonder, surprise, empathy and exuberance,β TSO President and CEO Tom McKinney said in a written statement. βNow you have a chance to re-live those moments β or, hear what you missed.β
McKinney said the concerts were and are being recorded in βthe highest resolution with some of the best equipment available.β
βThe sound is as true as it can be without actually being in the Tucson Music Hall,β he said.
In a written release, Jack Gibson, KUAT parent Arizona Public Media director and general manager, said collaborating with community organizations helps βArizona Public Media serve our audience, enrich our community, and support great performing arts organizations such as the TSO.β
The series opens with TSO Music Director JosΓ© Luis Gomezβs debut last September performing Tchaikovskyβs Violin Concerto. Other highlights include Van Cliburn silver medalist Joyce Yang performing Ravelβs Piano Concerto, the Romero Guitar Quartet performing Italian and Spanish works and award-winning young artist Zhang Zuo, who opened this season in September with Beethovenβs Piano Concerto No. 2.
Other highlights include TSO Concertmaster Lauren Roth performing violin concertos by Bruch, Corelli and Mozart; Holstβs βThe Planetsβ; Gershwinβs βAn American in Parisβ; Ravelβs βBoleroβ; Stravinskyβs βFirebirdβ; and Richard Straussβ βAn Alpine Symphonyβ that featured the TSO Chorus under the direction of Bruce Chamberlain.
In the 2013-14 season, KUAT broadcasted the orchestraβs Classic and Masterworks series concerts. This yearβs broadcasts are sponsored by James and Louise Glasser.
