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

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:

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!

Symphony of the Southwest invites you to our Blast from the Past New Year’s Concert on New Year’s Day!

Swing in the New Year with the sounds of a Benny Goodman style swing band featuring our own Jeff Quamo on clarinet with the Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.

All the fun starts at 7:30pm on New Year’s Day at Trinity Baptist Church (2130 E. University Dr. in Mesa).  Tickets are $25, and can be purchased by calling the Symphony office at 480-827-2143, or by emailing us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.  Tickets will also be available the night of the concert.

Don’t miss out!  Get your tickets today!

On Saturday, December 11 at 2:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center, Symphony of the Southwest will present “An Afternoon of Holiday Magic.”  Join us for a traditional holiday concert with all your sing-along favorites and a visit by the banjo-playing Santa!  This concert will also feature the College Singers from Chandler-Gilbert Community College and the Desert Valley Christian Ringers.

Tickets are just $19, and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office at 480-644-6500, or you can buy them at the MAC’s online box office.

Also, join us for our Annual Holiday Boutique at Symphony House (122 N. MacDonald, Mesa) on Friday and Saturday, December 3 and 4, from 10am to 4pm.  Arts, crafts, jewelry and baked goods will be for sale, and there will be special musical interludes by members of Symphony of the Southwest!  For more information on the Holiday Boutique, check out our Fundraisers page.

And on Monday, December 6, the Symphony of the Southwest will host their 5th annual Golf Marathon!  Members of the Board of Directors and members of the Symphony will be playing 100 holes of golf to help raise money for Symphony of the Southwest!  If you’d like to help sponsor one of our golfers, please call the Symphony office at 480-827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.  For more information, visit our Fundraisers page.

Join our facebook page for more news, and a chance to win tickets to our concerts!

Join us for Symphony of the Southwest’s first concert of the 2010-2011 season, Saturday, November 6, 7:30pm at Trinity Baptist Church, 2130 E. University Dr., Mesa.

From Salzburg to Hamburg, Symphony of the Southwest’s season opener includes two great masterpieces: the hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 40 in g minor by Mozart, and the majestic Symphony No. 1 by Brahms.

Tickets are only $19!  To order, call the Symphony office at 480-827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.  Discounted tickets are available for schools – call or email us for more information!

Join our facebook page for a chance to win free tickets to this concert!

Don’t miss this awesome concert!  Get your tickets today!

Check below for details on all our 2010-2011 concerts.  Season memberships for our 2010-2011 season start at just $75, and include admission to all our 2010-2011 concerts.  For information on season memberships, check our 2010-2011 tickets page, call the symphony office at 480-827-2143, or by email at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.

Check back for more updates on our upcoming season!

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A NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY

Saturday, November 6, 2010

7:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

From Salzburg to Hamburg, the season opener includes two great masterpieces: the hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 40 in g minor by Mozart, and the majestic Symphony No. 1 in c minor by Brahms.

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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AN AFTERNOON OF HOLIDAY MAGIC

Saturday, December 11, 2010

2:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

1 E. Main, Mesa, AZ 85201

A traditional holiday concert with all your sing-along favorites and a visit by the banjo-playing Santa!

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through Mesa Arts Center

Call 480-644-6500

Email: boxoffice@mesaartscenter.com

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BLAST FROM THE PAST NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

Saturday, January 1, 2011

7:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

Swing in the New Year with the sounds of a Benny Goodman style swing band

featuring our own Jeff Quamo on clarinet.

Tickets – $25

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME

Saturday, March 26, 2011

7:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

1 E. Main, Mesa, AZ 85201

A spring training inspired concert featuring Casey at the Bat with a special guest narrator!

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through Mesa Arts Center

Call 480-644-6500

Email: boxoffice@mesaartscenter.com

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MOTHER’S DAY AT THE OPERA

Saturday, May 7, 2011

2:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

Bring Mom and the whole family to an afternoon of operatic selections

guaranteed to lift you out of your seat.

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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