The eleventh annual Music + Festival will present the music of Claude Debussy, in commemoration of the 100th year since his death, and Daniel Asia, in honor of his 65th birthday and thirty years in residence at the University of Arizona’s Fred Fox School of Music. The festival will include a major conference, a symposium and seven concerts. In an expanded form, this year’s festival takes place over a full week while still being centered on the weekend. The festival will feature guest speakers and performers, as well as distinguished UA faculty, students and ensembles.
Concert I: The Amernet String Quartet
Misha Vitenson, Franz Felkl, Michael Klotz, Jason Calloway
October 10, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, 7, 5
Conference: Debussy and Asia
Presenters: Roy Howat, Jan Swafford, Marianne Wheeldon, Boyd Pomeroy, Matthew Mugmon, Daniel Asia
October 12, Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & 1:30-5:00 p.m., $Free
Concert II: The Piano Music of Daniel Asia
Tannis Gibson, piano; Dana Muller & Gary Steigerwalt, piano four-hands
October 12, Friday, 7:00 p.m., Holsclaw, $Free
Symposium: The Music of Claude Debussy and Daniel Asia
Presenters: Jan Swafford, Boyd Pomeroy, Daniel Asia, Marianne Wheeldon
October 13, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Room 146, $Free
Concert III: Chamber Music
Arizona Wind Quintet; Flutefinity; Brian Luce, flute; Michelle Gott, harp; Jackie Glazier, clarinet; Tiezheng Shen, viola; Michael Dauphinais, piano
October 13, Saturday, 4:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $Free
Concert IV: The Piano Music of Claude Debussy
Roy Howat, piano
October 13, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $Free
Concert V: Chamber Music
Timothy Kantor, violin; Tomasz Pajak, violin; Edward Goodman, saxophone; Theodore Buchholz, cello; Jacob Ginn, cello; Diana Yusupov, cello
October 14, Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $Free
Concert VI: Ensembles
Arizona Symphony Orchestra; UA Wind Ensemble; UA Symphonic Choir
October 14, Sunday, 4:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5
Concert VII: In memoriam Paul Pines – The Poetry of Paul Pines set by Daniel Asia
Robert Swensen, tenor; Tannis Gibson, piano; Daniel Asia, reader; Charlotte Pines, reader
October 16, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $Free
The Music + Festival is made possible by the support of The Apgar Foundation; The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation; The Sarah Scaife Foundation; Tucson Subaru; Marriott Tucson University Park; Drs. Fran and Tim Orrok; Wesley Green; Harvey Motulsky and Lisa Norton; I. Michael and Beth Kasser; Mesch Clark and Rothschild; Jim Click Automotive Group; Sidney Lissner; Classical 90.5 FM /Arizona Public Media; KVOI 1030 AM “The Voice” Radio; The Arizona Daily Star; HBL CPAs; UA Poetry Center; UA French Department, College of Fine Arts Bank One Visiting Artist Professorship Awards; American Culture and Ideas Initiative.
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