Music + Festival 2019: Varèse, Kernis, Mingus
Festival Director: Daniel Asia
Guest Artist: Aaron Jay Kernis
October 12-13, Saturday-Sunday
The 12th annual Music + Festival will present the music of Edgar Varèse, Aaron Jay Kernis and Charles Mingus. The festival will include a symposium and four concerts, featuring a guest composer, guest speakers as well as distinguished UA faculty, students and ensembles.
Symposium: The Music of Varèse, Kernis, and Mingus
Presenters: Aaron Kernis, Aaron Mobley, Jay Rosenblatt
October 12, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Room 146, $Free
Concert I: Chamber Music of Kernis and Varèse
Pamela Decker, organ; Brian Luce, flute; Edwin Roberto Guevara Gutiérrez, guitar; Sara Fraker, oboe; Charles du Preez, clarinet; Marissa Olegario, bassoon; Johanna Lundy, horn; Jason Carder, trumpet; Neal Romberg, trombone; Philip Alejo, double bass; Chad Shoopman, conductor
October 12, Saturday, 4:00 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $Free
Concert II: Music of Mingus
UA Studio Jazz Ensemble – Directed by Angelo Versace
October 12, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5
Concert III: Music of Kernis and Varèse
Brian Luce, flute; Rex Woods, piano; Daniel Linder, piano
October 13, Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Crowder Hall, $Free
Concert IV: Music of Kernis and Varèse
Arizona Symphony Orchestra – Thomas Cockrell & Morris Palter, conductors
UA Wind Ensemble – Chad Nicholson, conductor
Arizona Choir – Miguel Ángel Felipe, conductor
October 13, Sunday, 4:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5
The Music + Festival is made possible with the support of The Apgar Foundation; The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation; The Sarah Scaife Foundation; Subaru of Tucson; Drs. Fran and Tim Orrok; Wesley Green; I. Michael and Beth Kasser; HBL CPAs; Mesch Clark and Rothschild; Classical 90.5 FM /Arizona Public Media; The Arizona Daily Star;
Jim Click Automotive Group; KVOI 1030 AM “The Voice” Radio; UA Diversity & Inclusion-Title IX; UA French Studies; and the American Culture and Ideas Initiative.
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