Delve into the world of the great composers and analyze the music of the well loved masterpieces presented by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's in their 2008 - 2009 Season.
Behind the Music is an innovative lecture series held in collaboration with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and presented by the Music & Dance Academy. These engaging lectures are offered one week prior to the works to be performed in the Classic Concert Series. Participants explore compositions, learn what to listen for in the actual setting, and gain added insight and thrill with the live concert experience.
Behind the Music lectures offer a great opportunity to gain an added insight and thrill with the live-concert experience. Both amateur musicians and those with no prior musical background will benefit from an opportunity to broaden their musical horizons and greatly enhance enjoyment of their musical experience.
Discounted TSO tickets are available to students enrolled in these lectures!
To Register:
Choose any number of lectures- from a single lecture of your choice, or from the TSO Classic 4, 5 or 6 Series that you prefer.
Upon registration through the Music & Dance Academy, take your Lecture Series Voucher to the TSO Box Office and choose the performance dates which correspond with your Behind the Music Lecture Series.
Lecture participants are eligible for a one time 20% discount on TSO subscription tickets (new subscribers only). Contact the TSO Box Office (520) 882-8585 to purchase your compatible tickets. Groups of ten or more receive additional discounts, call the Music & Dance Academy (520) 327-2303 for more information.
Beethoven & Shostakovich (Single Lecture One or #1 of Classic 5 series)
Lecture is Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:00 - 2:30PM Concerts: September 25 & 26 BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 10
Mendelssohn & Stravinsky's Firebird (Single Lecture Two or #1 of Classic 4 series)
Lecture is Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:00 - 2:30PM
Concerts: October 23 & 24
KERNIS - Musica Celestis
STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration
MENDELSSOHN - Piano Concerto No.1
STRAVINSKY - Firebird Suite (1919)
Brahms Lecture Thursday, November 30 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: DANIEL BELL
Concerts: Dec. 7, 8 & 10 at Tucson Music Hall
Rodney Rogers - Sudden Light, Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Mendelssohn - Overture and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, R. Schumann - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
EMPEROR AND THE COMMON MAN Lecture Thursday, January 4 (our winter Break) at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: ALEXANDER TENTSER
Concerts: Jan. 11, 12 & 14, 2007 at Tucson Music Hall
Christopher Theofinidis - As Dancing is to Architecture, Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op73, Copland - Symphony No. 3
Masterworks – VIVE LA VIVI! Lecture Thursday, January 18 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: DEENA REEDY
Concerts: Jan. 27 & 28 at Catalina Foothills High School
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ibert - Flute Concerto, Bizet - Symphony No. 1 in C major
Gem of Russian Music Lecture Thursday, February 1 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: ALEXANDER TENTSER
Concerts: Feb. 8, 9 & 11 at Tucson Music Hall
Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63, Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Masterworks – Enchanting Russia Lecture Thursday, February 15 or 22 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: DANIEL BELL
Concerts: Feb. 24 & 25 at Catalina Foothills High School
Rubenstein - Russian Serenade, Rachmaninoff – Vocalise, ANATOL LIADOV - The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62, Rimsky-Korsakov - Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op. 31
Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Op. 2
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Lecture Thursday, March 1 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: ALEXANDER TENTSER
Concerts: March 8, 9 & 11at Tucson Music Hall
Anton Rubenstein - Music from The Demon, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 477
Masterworks – THE GREAT! Lecture Thursday, March 15 (our Spring Break) at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: DANIEL BELL
Concerts: March 24 & 25 at Catalina Foothills High School
Stravinsky - Apollon et musagete, Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”
CARMINA! Lecture Thursday, April 5 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: Cynthia Ortiz
Concerts: Apr. 12, 13 & 15 at Tucson Music Hall
Stephen Paulus - Voices of Light, Carl Orff - Carmina burana
MOECKEL AND THE BRITS Lecture Thursday, May 3 at Music Academy of Tucson Lecturer: STEVEN MOECKEL
Concerts: May 10 & 11 at Tucson Music Hall
Sawyers - Concert Overture, Elgar - Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 4 in F minor
