Auditions for Symphony of the Southwest

Symphony of the Southwest announces the following vacancies for the 2011-2012 season -

Violin 2 – 2 positions, $31.50 per service

Cello – 1 position, $31.50 per service

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at:

Corona del Sol High School

1001 E. Knox Rd.

Tempe, AZ 85284

Violin audition will begin at 9:30am. Cello audition will begin at 11:30am.

Applications must be received by 5:00pm, September 22, 2011. A non-refundable audition fee of $20.00 is required from each participant. Make checks payable to Symphony of the Southwest. Make checks payable to Symphony of the Southwest. Please include with your check the application form and a brief resume. Those who do not appear at the audition at the designated time or fail to cancel 24 hours before the audition will forfeit their $20 check.

For any questions and concerns, please call the symphony office at 480-827-2143, or contact Tim Haas, personnel manager, at 480-720-2392 or sswpersonnel@gmail.com

Audition Information

Audition Application Form

2011-2012 Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

Violin excerpts – Page 1

Violin excerpts – Page 2

Cello excerpts – Page 1

Cello excerpts – Page 2

Cello excerpts – Page 3

Cello excerpts – Page 4

Cello excerpts – Page 5

Cello excerpts – Page 6

Announcing our 2011-2012 season!

Symphony of the Southwest proudly announces our 2011-2012 season!

For information on season memberships and individual ticket sales, please visit our 2011-2012 tickets page.

FROM BACH TO BARTOK

Saturday, November 5, 2011 – 7:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Piper Theater

Violin virtuoso Katie McLin and the Symphony of the Southwest strings perform Bach’s concerto in A minor surrounded by 20th century music that looks back in time to the 16th and 18th centuries.  The dance suite, theme and variations, and concerto grosso are lovingly captured by Bartok, Parry and Vaughan Williams.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Saturday, December 10, 2011 – 2:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

Catch the holiday spirit with Symphony of the Southwest and the Youth Symphony of the Southwest on stage side by side in a festive celebration of the season.

LET US SERENADE YOU

Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 7:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Piper Theater

Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak and Johannes Brahms are well known, but some of their most beautiful music is not.  These serenades are exquisite and this is a rare opportunity to hear them played by the fabulous wind section of the Symphony of the Southwest.

SYMPHONY OF THE SOUTHWEST CELEBRATES ARIZONA

Saturday, March 31, 2012 – 7:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial.  Enjoy the visual beauty of Arizona with images projected on a giant screen while you listen to Ferde Grofe’s enchanting Grand Canyon Suite.  Other Arizona composers will be featured.  You won’t want to miss this celebration in sight and sound.

Mother’s Day at the Opera – Saturday, May 7

On Saturday, May 7 at 2:30pm at Trinity Baptist Church (2130 E. University Dr., Mesa), Symphony of the Southwest will present “Mother’s Day at the Opera,” their final concert of the 2010-2011 season.  Bring Mom and the whole family to an afternoon of operatic selections guaranteed to lift you out of your seat!

Program:

Glinka – Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture

Tchaikovsky – Polonaise and Waltz from “Eugene Onegin”

Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee

Weinberger – Polka and Fugue from “Shvanda”

Rossini- William Tell Overture

Verdi – March and Ballet: from “Aida”

Bizet – Carmen Suite no. 2

Tickets are only $19, and can be purchased by calling the Symphony office at 480-827-2143 or by emailing us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.  Group and school discounts are also available – call us or email us for more information. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Don’t miss this great program!  Get your tickets today!