All new Symphony of the Southwest website is up at symphonyofthesouthwest.org.
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
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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.
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!
Join us for “Walter Cosand and the Russian Romantics” on Saturday, March 26 at 7:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St., Mesa). This program of all-Russian music features Walter Cosand playing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2″, plus Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite.”
Tickets are just $19, and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office at 480-64-6500 or at their online box office.
School groups can also get discounted tickets for this concert. For more information on that, call the Symphony office at 480-827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.
Don’t miss this incredible program! Order your tickets today!
For more information on Walter Cosand, visit his website – waltercosand.com.
Want all-you-can eat chocolate? Then you don’t want to miss Chocolate Sunday on Sunday, February 6 from 1pm-4pm at the East Valley Institute of Technology (1601 W. Main St., Mesa)! Eat all the dessert you want from vendors such as the EVIT Culinary School, Cucina de vita Italian Deli, Gilbert Costco, Starbucks and more! We will also be raffling off items from vendors such as Rigatony’s, Crackers & Co., Sun Devil Liquors, Milano Music, The Music Store and more! There will also be live entertainment from members of Symphony of the Southwest!
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. To purchase your tickets, call the Symphony office at 480-827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.
Don’t miss this sweet fundraiser for Symphony of the Southwest!
On Monday, February 7 and Tuesday, February 8, the Symphony of the Southwest will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s famous children’s piece “Peter & the Wolf” for over 3,000 east valley elementary school kids! These concerts are also open to the public, and admission is free! The symphony will perform this great work 6 times – on Monday, February 7 at 9:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am, and on Tuesday, February 8 at 9:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am.
All performances will be held in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center. Although these concerts are free, you must call us at 480-827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com to reserve a spot at one of these shows. Hope to see you there!
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