By Christina Ham, directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene A face-to-face musical evening with the fiery genius, activist, and musician that is Nina Simone. Following the 1963 bombing by the Ku […]

Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today; her arsenal of talents is richly on display in each and every song of her limitless repertoire. As a result […]

University of Arizona faculty artist Dr. Kristin Dauphinais will host the opening lecture of the 2023 Tucson Desert Song Festival, which discusses the style, form, and content of Art Song.  […]

There is no greater expression of humanity in music than Beethoven’s choral symphony, culminating with the Ode to Joy. It became the lodestar for everything that followed, including the romantic […]

There is no greater expression of humanity in music than Beethoven’s choral symphony, culminating with the Ode to Joy. It became the lodestar for everything that followed, including the romantic […]

Crossing Borders explores a crucial moment in the musical history of the New World, when European musical traditions began to mingle with indigenous musical practices. This festive program includes villancicos […]

University of Arizona voice professor Kristin Dauphinais presents students in the annual recital featuring more recent additions to the art-song repertory. This event is free and open to the public.

This concert's music expresses the power and beauty of giving voice to those who have been silenced.  The program includes the highly anticipated world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s work celebrating […]

This concert's music expresses the power and beauty of giving voice to those who have been silenced.  The program includes the highly anticipated world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s work celebrating […]

A political thriller set in Rome in June 1800, Tosca tells a story of passionate yet tender love, jealousy, betrayal, lust and self-sacrifice. The story’s action takes place over a […]

A political thriller set in Rome in June 1800, Tosca tells a story of passionate yet tender love, jealousy, betrayal, lust and self-sacrifice. The story’s action takes place over a […]

This concert's music expresses the power and beauty of giving voice to those who have been silenced. The program includes the highly anticipated world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s work celebrating […]

Susanna Phillips will conduct a Masterclass for University of Arizona voice students.  You won't want to miss the opportunity to observe how this Metropolitan Opera star helps develop the talent […]

The Metropolitan Opera star, with pianist Christopher Cano, tells the story of the Schumann circle through songs of Robert and Clara Schumann and their dear friend Johannes Brahms. Along with […]

Born in Mexico City, Magos Herrera is a dazzling jazz singer-songwriter, producer, and educator. She is best known for her bold style and eloquent vocal improvisation in Spanish, English, and […]

Composer Ricky Ian Gordon, baritone Justin Austin and pianist Howard Watkins discuss the creative process and how Ricky’s new work came into being. How do composers and performers collaborate, exchange ideas, […]

The Fred Fox School of Music presents Justin Austin, a rising young Metropolitan opera baritone who appeared recently in the Met HD Hamlet and who will sing a full recital […]

Acclaimed early music expert Avi Stein has put together three concerts of Baroque gems in a festival that celebrates Arizona Early Music's 40th season. This first program features a cantata […]

The second concert in Arizona Early Music's baroque festival has at its center Bach's moving Cantata No. 82, featuring bass Tyler Duncan. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 […]

Arizona Early Music's baroque festival culminates in a dramatic Handel oratorio about love and jealousy, supplemented by other works. Soprano Nola Richardson and bass Tyler Duncan star in this pastoral […]

Ballet Tucson's winter concert program includes dances set to the music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Prokofiev and the world premiere of Himiko, based on the legend of that Japanese queen. […]

Ballet Tucson's winter concert program includes dances set to the music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Prokofiev and the world premiere of Himiko, based on the legend of that Japanese queen. […]

Ballet Tucson’s winter concert program includes dances set to the music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Prokofiev and the world premiere of Himiko, based on the legend of that Japanese queen. […]

Vespers, also known as The All-Night Vigil, has been praised as Rachmaninoff’s finest achievement. In an explosion of creativity this glorious work poured out of the composer in less than […]

Vespers, also known as The All-Night Vigil, has been praised as Rachmaninoff’s finest achievement. In an explosion of creativity this glorious work poured out of the composer in less than two […]

Vespers, also known as The All-Night Vigil, has been praised as Rachmaninoff’s finest achievement. In an explosion of creativity this glorious work poured out of the composer in less than two […]

The Tucson Symphony Orchestra's season culminates in one of the greatest of symphonic musical journeys from grief, following the death of a friend, to resolution, peace, and the beauty of […]

Angel Blue is a leading American opera soprano and classical crossover artist. She won the Grammy for Best Opera Recording for the Metropolitan Opera production of Porgy and Bess in […]

The Tucson Symphony Orchestra's season culminates in one of the greatest of symphonic musical journeys from grief, following the death of a friend, to resolution, peace, and the beauty of […]

The Tucson Guitar Society Orchestra spring concert includes a new work commissioned from Grammy-nominated Olga Amelkina-Vera that sets poetry of Ofelia Zepeda, a member of the Tohono O’Odham nation, to […]

We are extremely sorry to announce that Fatma Said has withdrawn from the Thursday’s performance, due to illness. We are pleased, however, that celebrated guitarist Rafael Aguirre is coming and […]

Originally conceived as a musical complement to the exhibition The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, December 2011–March 2012), this program offers portraits […]

Mezzo-soprano Kristin Dauphinais is highly regarded for her artistry and versatility. She has worked in a variety of genres including musical theatre, opera, concert, oratorio, chamber music and solo recitals. […]

MacArthur Fellow and three-time GRAMMY winner Cécile McLorin Salvant has a gift for storytelling and curating layered, evocative programs that draw connections between vaudeville, blues, international folk traditions, theater, jazz, […]

Mozart's powerful C-Minor Mass was the first major work performed by True Concord and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus. A new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of […]

The twelve romantic boleros on Duarte's album Reencuentros, sung in Spanish, will be the program of one set of this concert with Duarte accompanied by Trio Chapultepec (Vincent A. Pequeño, […]

Singers from the UA School of Music participate in a masterclass led by celebrated mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte. Free and open to the public.

Mozart's powerful C-Minor Mass was the first major work performed by True Concord and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus. A new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of […]

Mozart's powerful C-Minor Mass was the first major work performed by True Concord and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus. A new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of […]

Singers from the UA School of Music will present a recital of contemporary art song, featuring new trends and discoveries. Hosted by faculty artist Dr. Kristin Dauphinais. Free and open to […]