Fifth Annual David Russell Bach Prize Finalists Recital

The Annual David Russell Bach Prize Finalists Recital features four student finalists in this highly competitive competition. (The semifinal round of this competition is taking place on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Holsclaw Hall, and this portion of the competition is free admission, open to the public.)

Grammy Award-winning guitarist David Russell is the sole judge of the four finalists. In May 2014 Maestro Russell was bestowed the Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of Arizona. About this competition, Russell wrote, “The wonderful music of J.S. Bach is satisfying on all levels: emotionally, intellectually, technically and historically. It has given me so much pleasure and happiness all through my life, that I want to encourage all the students to dedicate some valuable time of their important formative years at the university to studying his music. The competition will be a very good incentive for them to include some of Bach’s works in their repertoire that I hope will give them the same pleasure for their entire lives.” Past winners of this competition are: 2015 Misael Barraza; 2016 Bin Hu; 2017 Nicholas Epple; 2018 Misael Barraza

Guitar Spring Fling

Concerts, Master Classes, Competition

March 16-25 Saturday-Saturday

Holsclaw Hall

Full Schedule: tucsonguitarsociety.org

Co-sponsored by the Tucson Guitar Society

The Tucson Guitar Society closes its International Artist Series for the season with Grammy Award-winning guitarist David Russell from Spain and Scotland, as well as the great young French performer Gabriel Bianco. One of Tucson’s great treasures is the musical residency of the extraordinary David Russell at the University of Arizona. He comes every year to teach and to perform, thanks to the legacy of Sandy Bolton. Russell also judges the David Russell Bach Prize Recital, which presents four top guitar students playing works of Johann Sebastian Bach. This year the winner will be awarded a custom guitar by German luthier Dennis Tolz, who will also be present at the event.

David Russell, guitar

March 16, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. & March 17, Sunday, 4:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $30, 25, 15

Fifth Annual David Russell Bach Prize Finalists Recital

March 20, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, 7, 5

Gabriel Bianco, guitar

March 23, Saturday, 7:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $25, 20, 10

Tickets: tucsonguitarsociety.org

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One thing that needs to be considered in this time of major climate change concern is the carbon emissions of flying in artists from overseas. The carbon emissions of flying Stockholm-Tucson roundtrip come to about 3 tons per economy class passenger. That is comparable to the carbon emissions produced by the average American in 1 year of driving. Could a US-based organist have played this recital (shorter travel distance and lower emissions)? Or, is Hammarstrom already on tour in the US (thus consolidating multiple recitals into 1 overseas trip)? There is also the option of offsetting flight emissions. Saying this as a DMA grad of the UA organ program and as an astronomy educator who’s following the astronomy field’s efforts to mitigate climate impact.

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