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 performance. 

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.

Tucson Music Hall 
Friday, September 23, 7:30pm
Sunday, September 25, 2pm

José Luis Gomez, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Villa-Lobos: Chôros n. 6 TSO PREMIERE
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Gershwin: An American in Paris

Jazz was the music of the Roaring 20s in Paris and America and its influence on Gershwin and Ravel is on glorious display. Gershwin composed his fabulous tribute to la musique et la vie française after soaking up the sounds of Paris and Ravel infused his concerto with Jazz after he did an American tour. Van Cliburn competition silver medalist, Joyce Yang is the perfect choice to convey the delicacy and power of his piano concerto with her “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post). The Cuban Overture’s Caribbean rhythms and the music of Brazilian street musicians in Chôros n. 6 complete this whirlwind musical tour.

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.

Friday, September 16, 2016, 7:30 pm, Popejoy Hall
Choral Spectacular: Carmina Burana! Fundraising Special

Roger Melone conductor
New Mexico Symphonic Chorus
Amy Owens soprano
Sam Shepperson tenor
Hugh Russell baritone

Orff: Carmina Burana

The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus joins your NMPhil for Orff’s choral tour de force: Carmina Burana! Powerful, inspirational, and enthralling – with a worldwide following spanning seven decades. Heard in films including Excalibur, Natural Born Killers, The Matrix Revolutions, and many more! Experience the unparalleled power and passion of one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire. O Fortuna!

Come by for some amazing worship at and choral music at 11am, followed by some light brass music in the garden for St. John's Friend's of Cathedral Music's 23rd Season and Breaking Brass's 3rd Season. The Breaking Brass quintet will present a light program in the St. John's Cathedral garden immediately following the 11:00am service. All are welcome.

NMCE@The Village: Season Finale
September 10, 2016
6:30pm
The Village: 209 Pacific Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM

Works by Michael Lowenstern, Clifton Callender, Rodrigo LIMA, Roberto Sierra and more!

Personnel: 
Ian Brody, cello
Clara Byom, bass clarinet/piano
Yakima Fernandez, violin
alton Harris, trombone
Chris Ogden, saxophone
Tony Sadlon, trumpet