2016-17 SASO season tickets on sales; schedule set

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Award-winning pianist James Dick will perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 15 and 16. He previously soloed with the orchestra in 2012. More at www.sasomusic.org.

Award-winning pianist James Dick will perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 15 and 16. He previously soloed with the orchestra in 2012.

TUCSON, AZ – Tickets for the eclectic and alluring season of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra are on sale now at www.sasomusic.org. Plan to enjoy the live performance of works rarely presented in Southern Arizona – including Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto and Fauré’s Requiem with vocal soloists and chorus.

  The SASO season offers a juxtaposition of composers spanning nine countries and three centuries. This is the intriguing and wide-ranging programing that SASO audiences have come to expect from Music Director Linus Lerner. Every concert entices.

  The five-concert series will be presented in two locations – SaddleBrooke (north of the town of Catalina) and in Tucson. Two of the programs also will be repeated in Green Valley. For details call 308-6226 or visit www.sasomusic.org.

  Three soloists are returning for encore performances – James Dick for Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, Edwin E. Soo Kim for Elgar’s Violin Concerto, and Melanie Chae for Schumann’s Piano Concerto.

Grammy-nominated flutist Carol Wincenc joins the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra to perform Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto on Nov. 29 and 30. She has premiered numerous concertos written for her.

Grammy-nominated flutist Carol Wincenc joins the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra to perform Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto on Nov. 29 and 30. She has premiered numerous concertos written for her.

  Three guest artists will debut with SASO this season – Carol Wincenc playing Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto, the single-name saxophonist Ashu performing the Glazunov along with tangos by Argentina’s Piazzolla, and the young Russian conductor Anton Shaburov who closes the season with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. Other powerhouse symphonic works in the SASO season are Beethoven’s Fifth and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.

Korean-born violinist Edwin E. Soo Kim returns to Tucson for his third performance with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, playing Elgar’s Violin Concerto on Jan.  27, 28 and 29. He previously soloed with SASO in 2012 and 2014.

Korean-born violinist Edwin E. Soo Kim returns to Tucson for his third performance with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, playing Elgar’s Violin Concerto on Jan.  27, 28 and 29. He previously soloed with SASO in 2012 and 2014.

  Concert openers represent Mexico, Italy, England and the Ukraine – Márquez’ Danzón No. 2 and Conga del Fuego, Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville, Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4, Walton’s “Crown Imperial” Coronation March and Glière’s Russian Sailors’ Dance.

  The charismatic Lerner will conduct four of the five SASO programs. He’s led SASO since 2008 in local performances plus two tours of China, three trips to Oaxaca, Mexico and one to Brazil. This summer SASO musicians will travel with him to participate in the San Luis Potosí Opera Festival in Mexico.

  Lerner conducts chamber groups, orchestras, operas and choirs around the globe, traveling throughout North and South America, Europe, Eastern Europe, Israel, South Korea, China and Australia. Through these travels he meets exceptional artists from many cultures and introduces them to SASO audiences – adding an international mystique to the concerts performed here in Southern Arizona.

  Season tickets are on sale now for two performance locations:

• The Saturday SASO series is presented at 7:30 p.m. at DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Dr. in SaddleBrooke. Season tickets there are $92, a savings of $23. They can be purchased by calling 825-2818 or visiting http://tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com. Individual tickets are $24 in advance or $25 at the door.

• The Sunday SASO series is presented at 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte. Season tickets are $90, a savings of $25, and can be purchased by calling 308-6226 or online at www.sasomusic.org. At St. Andrew’s concerts, tickets are complimentary for ages 17 and under. Individual tickets are $23 in advance or at the door.

  SASO also offers a two-concert mini-series in Green Valley for $35, a savings of $11. Those concerts are Friday at 7 p.m. at the Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol. Individual tickets are $23 in advance or at the door.

  Tickets for individual SASO concerts will be available for purchase on Sept. 1 at www.sasomusic.org.

  Philanthropist and musician Dorothy Vanek is the SASO season sponsor for the 10th consecutive year. She also underwrote SASO’s first professional CD – Celebration! – featuring the music of six Tucson composers. In April of this year she underwrote SASO’s second pending CD of contemporary music – featuring viola concertos by Amanda Harberg and Max Wolpert with internationally acclaimed soloist Brett Deubner.

  SASO will present a free pre-season concert on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theatre Tucson downtown. This event in honor of Mexican Independence Day will feature guest singers from Mexico and Mariachi Sol Azteca. It is sponsored by the Mexican Consulate in Tucson and the Instituto Cultural Mexicano de Tucson.

  SASO is a vital community resource that has united performers and audiences through a passion for music. Founded in 1979, this orchestra presents world premieres, seldom-performed treasures and classical favorites. For more information visit www.sasomusic.org or call 308-6226.

  Here is the full 2016-17 SASO program schedule:

Oct. 15 & 16

· Márquez:  Conga del Fuego; Danzón No. 2

· Gershwin: Piano Concerto (James Dick, piano)

· Dawson:   Negro Folk Symphony

Nov. 19 & 20

· Rossini:   Overture to The Barber of Seville

· Nielsen:   Flute Concerto (Carol Wincenc, flute)

· Beethoven:  Symphony No. 5

Jan. 27, 28 & 29

· Elgar:  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4;

· Elgar:  Violin Concerto (Edwin E. Soo Kim, violin)

· Rachmaninov:  Symphonic Dances

Mar. 17, 18 & 19

· Walton:  Coronation March from Crown Imperial

· Glazunov:  Saxophone Concerto (Ashu, saxophone)

· Piazzolla:  Two Tangos (Ashu, saxophone)

· Fauré:  Requiem (with vocal soloists and chorus)

• Winner of SASO’s Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition

Apr. 22 & 23

Guest Conductor Anton Shaburov

· Glière:  Russian Sailors’ Dance from The Red Poppy

· Schumann:  Piano Concerto (Melanie Chae, piano)

· Dvořák:  Symphony No. 7

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