Walasse Ting (1928-2010) was born Ding Xiongquan in the Chinese city of Wuxi, and spent much of his early life in Shanghai. By the time he moved to Paris in 1953, he had adopted the pseudonym Walasse Ting; the last letters in “Walasse” are an homage to the painter Henri Matisse. In Paris, he befriended […]
read moreViolist Molly Gebrian is featured in recital in the ongoing Faculty Artist Series. She will be performing the music of Dora Pejačević, Ethel Smyth, and Henriëtte Bosmans in Forgotten Cello Sonatas of the Late Romantic Era in new versions for viola and piano, featuring guest artist Danny Holt on piano, March 22, at Holsclaw Hall […]
read moreThe second annual Trester Festival for Latin American Music will include master classes, lecture recitals, and Q&A sessions centered around Latin American piano music by guest artists Dr. Andrés Jaramillo from the California Baptist University and Dr. Luis Sanchez from the Texas A&M University-Commerce. The 2022 festival will highlight works by Carlos Guastavino, Luis Gianneo, […]
read more“A Celebration of Mexican Music & Dance” featuring guest artists Steve Carrillo and Luis Ranjel, members of the world-famous Mariachi Cobre, who join UArizona’s Mariachi Arizona, Ballet Folklorico Miztontli and the Arizona Symphony for popular favorites. The Arizona Symphony begins the evening with dynamic works of the rich Mexican orchestral tradition by Pérez, Revueltas and […]
read moreIn honor of the final month of The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation – and to celebrate the Our Stories exhibitions Tucson Stories: Food, Health, Community, Justice and VOICES: Real Stories of Hunger and Hope from Tucson and Southern Arizona – UAMA invites the community to a special afternoon of art and food. Visitors […]
read moreFew alternative artists have the dynamic power and range of this bilingual warrior-woman, who has recorded nine albums, earning a Grammy and four Latin Grammys along the way. NPR Music Agave Heritage Festival, Pueblos del Maíz, and Arizona Arts Live are proud to bring Lila Downs back to the Old Pueblo for a live performance […]
read moreThe University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music presents the 48th annual President’s Concert on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 7:30p and Sunday, Feb. 6, at 4:30p. The concert will feature the Arizona Symphony Orchestra and student soloists who won the highly competitive University of Arizona Concerto Competition. Min Liu, soprano Anthony Jefferson Perkins, clarinet […]
read moreThe question of the photographed subject presents a central ethical and political challenge today that is invariably bound up with centuries of image production, with the lenses through which we have constructed ourselves and another’s self. [Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the Thursday, Oct. 27, event at the Center for […]
read moreWatch master musicians from Imani Winds work directly with the students of Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet, exploring the music of Paquito D’Rivera on Jan. 20. Presented by the Fred Fox School of Music and Arizona Arts’ Racial Justice Studio at the Center for Creative Photography Auditorium. An open conversation about curating a meaningful artistic career in […]
read moreThe Center for Creative Photography (CCP) and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) will stage installations together that follow historical, cultural, and scientific narratives inspired by trees. “To find the wealth of information trees have to share,” writes paleoclimatologist Dr. Valerie Trouet in Tree Story, “we must simply learn how to look.” Trees Stir in their Leaves With […]
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