Civic Orchestra of Tucson takes the show outside

The Civic Orchestra of Tucson is heading outdoors for its next concert on Sunday, Nov. 19, joining the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance's Riverfront Park Classical Concert Series.

It’s a first for the community orchestra, led by Music Director Keun Oh, which is making its debut on the SAACA series at Riverfront Park, 552 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley.

The orchestra’s “Symphonic Potpourri” concert will include the fourth movement of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1 and excerpts from Copland’s “Rodeo,” Fauré’s “Pavane” and the ever-popular Hollywood hit “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

The concert begins at 4 p.m., and admission is free. Because it’s outdoors, lawn chairs are recommended.

On Dec. 3, the orchestra will partner with El Conquistador Resort for “Between Heaven and Earth,” which will feature harp soloist Denielle Eliason performing Handel’s Concerto for Harp in B-flat Major on a program that includes Beethoven’s “Egmont” Overture, Rossini’s “The Thieving Magpie” and holiday favorites.

For information on the concerts and the orchestra, visit cotmusic.org or call 520-730-3371.

Youth ensemble opens season

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Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra opens its 2023-24 season with its “Fall Showcase 2023” on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive.

The concert will shine the spotlight on its concertmaster, 15-year-old Pusch Ridge Christian Academy junior Jaqueline Rodenbeck, a violin prodigy who has won a number of local and regional youth competitions since she started playing violin when she was 5.

Jaqueline will perform the first movement of Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 during Sunday’s concert, which starts at 3 p.m.

Jaqueline’s list of accolades includes being accepted when she was 8 years old in the prestigious Heifetz International Institute Program for the Exceptionally Gifted in Virginia as their youngest participant. She has soloed with a number of Tucson ensembles, including Civic Orchestra of Tucson, Arizona Symphonic Winds and Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra.

Admission to Sunday’s concert is $20, $10 for children and seniors, at the door. For more information, visit tpyo.org.

The concert is one of three the youth ensemble will perform this season. On Feb. 11, 2024, the orchestra spotlights its artists, and in April it will host its spring gala.