Matthew Kasper, conductor
Victor Micallef, vocalist
Clifton Murray, vocalist
Fraser Walters, vocalist

Fresh off the release of their fourth studio album and second PBS Special, Under One Sky, this Canadian trio with multiple No. 1 Billboard Classical Crossover albums brings their signature blend of classical and contemporary pop to The Phoenix Symphony for three captivating performances. Hear classical and pop favorites like “Lean on Me,” “You Are So Beautiful,” “Hallelujah,” “Besame Mucho” and “Ave Maria” when multi-Platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal group The Tenors make their first appearance at Symphony Hall. This concert features hit vocal group The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) consisting of Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray.

Tucson Music Hall
Friday, April 7, 2017, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2pm

José Luis Gomez, conductor

Mozart: Symphony No. 36, “Linz” 
R. Strauss: Alpine Symphony TSO PREMIERE

Celebrate spring by climbing an Alpine mountain! It takes over 100 musicians to perform Richard Strauss’ massive, theatrical Alpine Symphony, a gorgeously colored, consistently engaging musical travelogue of a dawn-to-dusk journey up a mountain. A lifelong avid outdoorsman, the work was inspired by the composer’s own experience as a youngster climbing mountains in the Alps. The program’s opening work will be announced later.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

This original, full-length classical ballet translates the traditional Nutcracker to Tucson in the 1880s, complete with coyotes and U.S. Cavalry. Travel with young Maria and her Nutcracker General through the snows of Mount Lemmon to the Desert Dream, where the Prickly Pear Fairy and her Caballero host a celebration with dancing chili peppers, rattlesnakes, tumbleweeds, and more. The live orchestra, lovely costumes and beautiful, professionally designed sets – combined with the stunning dancing – all make for a holiday tradition that will be enjoyed by the entire family.

Tickets go on sale August 29, 2016
Reserved Seating Tickets are available through:
TCC Box Office – 260 S. Church
TRB Box Office: www.tucsonregionalballet.org or 886-1222
Ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000

A Southwest Nutcracker with Tucson Symphony Orchestra ~ tickets $30 to $36
Group Discounts Available

This original, full-length classical ballet translates the traditional Nutcracker to Tucson in the 1880s, complete with coyotes and U.S. Cavalry. Travel with young Maria and her Nutcracker General through the snows of Mount Lemmon to the Desert Dream, where the Prickly Pear Fairy and her Caballero host a celebration with dancing chili peppers, rattlesnakes, tumbleweeds, and more. The live orchestra, lovely costumes and beautiful, professionally designed sets – combined with the stunning dancing – all make for a holiday tradition that will be enjoyed by the entire family.

Tickets go on sale August 29, 2016
Reserved Seating Tickets are available through:
TCC Box Office – 260 S. Church
TRB Box Office: www.tucsonregionalballet.org or 886-1222
Ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000

A Southwest Nutcracker with Tucson Symphony Orchestra ~ tickets $30 to $36
Group Discounts Available

This original, full-length classical ballet translates the traditional Nutcracker to Tucson in the 1880s, complete with coyotes and U.S. Cavalry. Travel with young Maria and her Nutcracker General through the snows of Mount Lemmon to the Desert Dream, where the Prickly Pear Fairy and her Caballero host a celebration with dancing chili peppers, rattlesnakes, tumbleweeds, and more. The live orchestra, lovely costumes and beautiful, professionally designed sets – combined with the stunning dancing – all make for a holiday tradition that will be enjoyed by the entire family.

Tickets go on sale August 29, 2016
Reserved Seating Tickets are available through:
TCC Box Office – 260 S. Church
TRB Box Office: www.tucsonregionalballet.org or 886-1222
Ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000

A Southwest Nutcracker with Tucson Symphony Orchestra ~ tickets $30 to $36
Group Discounts Available

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Women of the TSO Chorus
Bruce Chamberlain, director

Gandolfi: The Universe Cascade from the Garden of Cosmic Speculation TSO PREMIERE
Walton: Wise Virgins Suite TSO PREMIERE
Holst: The Planets

Explore The Planets as you never have before – on the big screen! The Planets on the Big Screen will feature Gustav Holst’s musical tour-de-force with a newly developed visual accompaniment by Adrian Wyard, 

produced in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Peter Smith, principal investigator for the Phoenix Mars Mission. For a preview see www.theplanetslive.com. William Walton’s arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas and chorale preludes for the ballet, The Wise Virgins, is an appropriately buoyant companion piece while Michael Gandolfi navigates through 28 pieces of music from the last 1200 years in his imaginative six-minute Universe Cascade.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Women of the TSO Chorus
Bruce Chamberlain, director

Gandolfi: The Universe Cascade from the Garden of Cosmic Speculation TSO PREMIERE
Walton: Wise Virgins Suite TSO PREMIERE
Holst: The Planets

Explore The Planets as you never have before – on the big screen! The Planets on the Big Screen will feature Gustav Holst’s musical tour-de-force with a newly developed visual accompaniment by Adrian Wyard, 

produced in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Peter Smith, principal investigator for the Phoenix Mars Mission. For a preview see www.theplanetslive.com. William Walton’s arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas and chorale preludes for the ballet, The Wise Virgins, is an appropriately buoyant companion piece while Michael Gandolfi navigates through 28 pieces of music from the last 1200 years in his imaginative six-minute Universe Cascade.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Tony will be playing Principal trumpet for this concert. 

Andrew Grams, conductor & violin

Golijov: Last Round
Corelli: Concerto Grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1 and 4 TSO PREMIERE 
Mozart: Symphony No. 39

One of the crown jewels of Baroque instrumental music! Andrew Grams makes his TSO debut as a violinist when he conducts and plays violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli’s best-known work. The program flows from the “nuevo tango” of Osvaldo Golijov’s tribute to Astor Piazzolla, a work rich in Piazzolla styled melodies and rhythms, to Mozart’s eloquent and powerful 39th, still one of his most performed symphonies although details of its composition have mystified scholars for centuries.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Tony will be playing Principal trumpet for this concert. 

Andrew Grams, conductor & violin

Golijov: Last Round
Corelli: Concerto Grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1 and 4 TSO PREMIERE 
Mozart: Symphony No. 39

One of the crown jewels of Baroque instrumental music! Andrew Grams makes his TSO debut as a violinist when he conducts and plays violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli’s best-known work. The program flows from the “nuevo tango” of Osvaldo Golijov’s tribute to Astor Piazzolla, a work rich in Piazzolla styled melodies and rhythms, to Mozart’s eloquent and powerful 39th, still one of his most performed symphonies although details of its composition have mystified scholars for centuries.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.