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Poland pays homage to its 'Elvis' - Chopin

Frederic Chopin never painted a mural, never sang jazz, rapped or even wrote an opera. But organizers of this year’s celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of his birth are using all of those elements to bring to life Poland’s greatest composer.... Read more»0

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'David Dunn: Thresholds and Fragile States'

MOCA Sounds/Defining Music ends season Thursday

The MOCA Sounds/ Defining Music season will end Thursday with a lecture and performance by composer and sound artist David Dunn.... Read more»0

Classical music, with a Syrian twist

Conductor Missak Baghboudarian is leading the effort to bring classical music to Syria, and even if he has to throw in some Arabic sounds to engage his audience, it looks as though he’s succeeding.... Read more»0

Weekend preview: Good things come in threes

Perhaps you are the sort for whom a hike in this heat sounds like a fate worse than death. If so, here are three options for each weekend day to keep you cool.... Read more»0

2nd Saturdays Downtown

Second chance for downtown Saturdays

The launch of 2nd Saturdays Downtown is Saturday from 5-10 p.m., and features live music at several venues, an outdoor stage, and out on the thoroughfare. Does this new event have the formula for resurrecting a downtown tradition?... Read more»0

Under the influence: Gabriel Sullivan

Gabriel Sullivan is one of the hardest-working musicians in Tucson. If you have seen local live music in the last year or so, chances are good you have seen Sullivan onstage. Now, he prepares to debut his composition for string quartet at Chamberlab I.... Read more»0

Weekend preview: Called by the Muses

Spring is in full force, and despite all the blooming and birth around you, perhaps you feel a bit uninspired. Never fear. These ten weekend events are at least as likely to locate your inner muse as your GPS is.... Read more»4

Pulitzer Prizes

Pulitzer winners include ex-Citizen photog, online news site ProPublica

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism categories and arts and letters were announced today.The most surprising recipient was Sheri Fink, a writer for nonprofit online news site and Sentinel wire service ProPublica.org, who won the Pulitzer for investigative reporting for her series of articles about a hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.... Read more»0

Tucson arts groups advised to increase private funding

Michael W. Kaiser, president of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts told Tucson arts leaders Monday that groups that all arts nonprofits, and particularly ethnically diverse groups, need to increase private funding.... Read more»0

Music profile

Musician Mark Growden finds his bearings

On the heels of his newest and finest release to date, “Saint Judas,” musician Mark Growden arrived in Tucson to practice new songs with a Tucson ensemble, and to play a pair of shows at The Screening Room this weekend. They are simply not to be missed, by longtime fans or uninitiated music buffs.... Read more»0

Under the influence: Naim Amor

In a land where he arrived in the mid 90s without a complete command of the language, Naim Amor has always found it easiest to express himself through music, even now, when his English is terrific and he is an official American.... Read more»0

Chamber music

Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince's 'Far Variations'

What is the sound of distance? International composer Kamran Ince gave an articulate answer to that zen-like question in the world-premier of his latest work, “Far Variations” for piano quartet.... Read more»0

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's Ninth may be swan song for TSO chorus

After this weekend’s formidable performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the TSO Chorus will be dissolved for the foreseeable future, except for two performances of Handel’s Messiah on December 4.... Read more»0

To do list

9 for Beethoven: A weekend arts preview

Looking to avoid the street fair in favor of some culture? We have some ideas.... Read more»0

Arts preview

UApresents unveils 2010-11 offerings

UApresents announced their 2010-11 season’s offerings Wednesday evening on their website. The slate of acts coming to Centennial Hall is formidable, including Liza Minnelli, Joshua Bell, Blue Man Group and Savion Glover.... Read more»0

Weekend preview

Capital Vices: Seven deadly awesome weekend events

It would be a sin to miss this weekend’s events in Tucson. Below find seven promising options.... Read more»1

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