The Santa Cruz Singers - our Community Chorus is celebrating its 20th year of offering well-rehearsed choral music of the highest caliber. Since 2002, under the direction of its founder and conductor Christina Wilhelm, the choral programs performed by the SCS have conveyed the timeless...
An epiphany concert to usher in the new year 2023 with works from the 15th to the 21st century featuring the music ensembles of the Sky Islands Camerata. Note: Tickets are $10. Advance payments can be made online using Paypal or a credit card through...
An SCFPA event featuring Janet Anthony on the cello and Mari Tomizuka on the piano. In this special concert designed to pique your curiosity, two gifted musicians perform works by Haitian and Mexican composers to showcase the culture of each country with music that is both...
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,...
BECOME A FRIEND OF THE OPERA HOUSE We are inviting all the current Friends of the Opera House and future friends to our annual gala event featuring the Rocky Ridge Faculty Chamber Players - Violinists Wynne Wong and David Rife, cellist Mary Beth Tyndall and pianist...
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to place one order for ALL the 2023 - 2024 BENDERLY concerts for this season at a 15% discount. Purchasing a packet of tickets at the subscription price of $357 means you will see fourteen concerts for the...
Flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual will perform a selection of mostly original compositions ranging from his 2003 debut album "Cosas en Comun" to some brand new, soon-to-be-released compositions that feature his signature blend of contemporary and traditional influences. There may be a few surprises in the...