We are pleased to open the 2022-2023 season by welcoming back the Monsoon Brass quintet featuring Betsy Bright - trumpet, Jason Carder - trumpet, Victor Valenzuela - horn, Joseph Muñoz - trombone and David Morgan - tuba. Five outstanding musicians return this season to present a...
The Benderly-Kendall Opera House is transformed into an intimate bistro setting for a private event open to the members of the Friends of the Opera House (FOH) program. Tonight’s program features the voices of tenor Edgar Ricaud and guitarist Martin Marquez with pianist Christina Wilhelm...
Evan Kory (piano) and friends Juan Mejia (cello), Emily Chao (violin), Laura Casarez (violin) and Rafael Lizama (viola) grace the stage to showcase the extraordinary 1881 Bluthner grand piano that was donated to SCFPA by Torrey and Sandy Johnson. Fully restored in 2003 the Bluthner piano is one...
Evan Kory (piano) and friends Juan Mejia (cello), Emily Chao (violin), Laura Casarez (violin) and Rafael Lizama (viola) grace the stage to showcase the extraordinary 1881 Bluthner grand piano that was donated to SCFPA by Torrey and Sandy Johnson. Fully restored in 2003 the Bluthner piano is one...
Happy Holidays from your friends at SCFPA. We are pleased to offer a one-time opportunity to place one order for ALL the upcoming BENDERLY concerts for this season. Sales of the subscription package will end at midnight on November 30th, so don't delay! 2023 Season...
El SurCo is a musical collective that blends guitars, violin, charango, bombo, and vocal harmonies to bring to life chacareras, cuecas, chamamés, gatos, and other popular and folk stringed music traditions from Argentina, Chile, and surrounding regions. The word "surco" means groove in Spanish, and...
Former artists in residence, Emily Chao,violin and Juan Mejia, cello, join Carla Fabris, harp and Zachary Warren, flute, in an array of music written for this delightful combination of instruments - works by Haydn, Villa-Lobos and Jacques Ibert. One of the highlights of the program...
Internationally renowned and prize-winning harpsichordist Arthur Haas performs the unique Goldberg Variations - a one-of-a-kind musical composition consisting of an aria and a set of variations. First published in 1741 it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who was likely the first performer of this...
SCFPA is pleased to welcome Humbert Borboa, tenor and Ilusion Hernandez, pianist to the Opera House. This classical duo performs an eclectic selection of music featuring the art songs of Robert Schumann, Reynaldo Hahn and Paolo Tosti and the lyrical ballads of several Latin American...
Gifted musicians Evan Kory, piano - Juan Mejia, cello - Emily Chao, violin with guests artists Laura Cásarez, violin and Rafael Lizama, viola return to the Opera House with a program by two composers who come from opposite ends of the musical spectrum. Arvo Pärt, an...
Maxi Larrea, Andrés Pantoya and Bin Hu represent the new tango generation. The Tango Guitar Project is an exciting new Argentine tango ensemble led by Argentine guitarist Larrea. Drawing together original and new arrangements, these gifted musicians from three different countries; Andrés from Chile and...
Acclaimed chamber musicians, pianist Mari Tomizuka & cellist Emil Miland grace our stage in a special event on April 2nd at 3 pm. With impressive backgrounds of studies and performances in the U.S. and abroad, they will present a creatively diversified program to the Opera...
Another world premiere! The Borderlands Ensemble features Johanna Lundy, horn, Ellen Chamberlain, violin, Joseph Rousos-Hammond, violin, Emily Chao, violin and viola, Robert Chamberlain, cello, Ann Weaver, viola and Jose Luis Puerta, guitar. Hailing from Tucson, Arizona, the Borderlands Ensemble was formed in 2017 to bring...
Our final concert of the season is a bookend to the first concert in Nov 2022 when we showcased the 1881 Blüthner piano, graciously donated to the Foundation by Torry and Sandy Johnson. The program which features works by Bach, Donizetti and Tchaikowsky transcribed by...
Another chance to hear an outstanding concert at the Opera House. We are indeed fortunate to have the Benderly String Quartet perform the program that was originally scheduled for May but was canceled because of illness. All is well and the final concert of the season...
Desert Fever - where jazz and enthusiasm collaborate and collide! Please join us for a presentation in the Opera House courtyard by the Desert Fever Jazz Combo. In 2015, a small group of military musicians stationed at Fort Huachuca started a jazz ensemble known as...
Movies and Music in the Benderly-Kendall Courtyard SCFPA and the Patagonia Creative Arts Association invite you to enjoy a special two-part event - a presentation of the 2017 documentary - "Chavela" on Friday, August 4th at 8 PM and a concert featuring SabroSON! on Sunday, August...
Popular Mexican music re-appears with a contemporary flair in the unique sound of SabroSON!, and the concert becomes a captivating immersion into the world of Mexican songs. An amazing duo, Martin Marquez and Adrian Perez spice up traditional Mexican folk music, expertly blending the sounds...
Movies and Music in the Benderly-Kendall Courtyard SCFPA and the Patagonia Creative Arts Association invite you to enjoy a special two-part event - a presentation of the Herbie Hancock documentary - "Possibilities" on Friday, August 18th at 8 followed by a concert featuring the Tucson...
Originally the brainchild of Keaton Wilson (keys, synthesizer), the Tucson Modern Jazz Quartet features Zach White (percussion), Patrick Morris (bass), and Trey Bryant (saxophone) playing a mixture of original works as well as "non-standard" standards by the modern new guard (e.g. Robert Glasper, Dave Holland,...