Classical music is hosting the Fourth International Tucson Guitar Festival featuring the internationally renowned Grammy-winning Assad Brothers from Brazil.
The festival opens Saturday with a doctoral student recital and continues through Nov. 19 at the University of Arizona School of Music, North Park Avenue and East Speedway.
Performances include the finals for the popular Beeston Guitar Competition, a concert by Sergio and Odair Assad, and recital by the critically acclaimed Chilean guitarist Carlos Pérez along with workshops, lectures, and masterclasses.
Find the full lineup at music.arizona.edu/News-Events/news-item/608
The festival is a co-production of the UA School of Music, the Tucson Guitar Society and the D'Addario Foundation. Tickets are available through tickets.arizona.edu
Cathalena E. Burch
Festival highlights
• Doctoral student recital - 7 p.m. Saturday, Music Room 146; free.
• Beeston guitar competition finals - 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Holsclaw Hall; $5.
• Sergio Assad and Odair Assad in concert - 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Holsclaw Hall; $30, $25 for UA employees and seniors age 55 and above, $20 students.
• Carlos Pérez recital - 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Holsclaw Hall; $25, $15 students. Sunday, November 18, 2:30 p.m.
