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MUSIC
ALL
NEW!
CONCERTS AT THE J!
Jewish Composers:
An Exploration With Professor Gil Seeley
Tuesdays, January 9 – 30, 7 – 9pm
The course will delve into the milieus of notable Jewish
composers including Mendelsohn, Mahler, Ernst Bloch,
Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Erich Korngold. The
recordings will be discussed and dissected with Professor
Gil Seeley, James W. Rogers Professor of Music Emeritus at
Lewis & Clark College.
Instructor: Professor Gil Seeley
$65/$60 members
Senior Library
Classic Era of Rock and Roll
Wednesdays, January 10 – February 28, 1 – 3 pm
Looking through the lenses of history, culture, politics,
sociology, philosophy, spiritualism, mysticism and mythology,
we will venture around the world of classic rock and roll
seeking unique and deeper understanding. The classic rock
and role art form will open the doors of perception and give
students multiple perspectives of and add new dimensions
to good old rock and roll that refuses to die.
Instructor: William Frisch
$89/$84 members
Senior Library
The Beatles
“From Liverpool to Abbey Road”
Monday, January 29, 1 – 3 pm
This lecture will follow in the footsteps of The Beatles as
they embark on their historic journey starting from their
early days as a cover band to the formation of Apple Corps
and finally to their remarkable final recordings at Abbey
Road Studios. Vinnie Bruno, a Beatles Scholar and Sixties
Rock Historian, has lectured extensively on The Beatles and
The Sixties at universities, colleges, libraries and community
centers.
Instru ctor: Vincent Bruno
$12/$10 members
Jewish Heritage Center
Enjoy performances in the Tucson J’s Ballroom showcasing
the musical talents by local groups and individuals in a
variety of musical genres, while celebrating the
multicultural mosaic of our heritage and the many musical
talents in Tucson! Hosted by Roza Simkhovich.
All concert tickets $40/$36 members, $10 drop-in
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein: Mass
Sunday, January 7, 1 pm
Bernstein’s rarely performed Mass, commissioned by
Jacqueline Kennedy for the opening of the Kennedy
Center, surprises us on many levels. Along with classical
idioms, it employs the sounds of Broadway, American blues
and jazz. As True Concord Voices & Orchestra prepares for
its landmark production at Centennial Hall, Music Director
Eric Holtan will provide insights to this unique work and
discuss Bernstein’s pivotal role in American music.
Ballroom
Celebrating Music & Meditation w/ Brian Yosef
Sunday, February 4, 2 pm
Take a journey into the present moment with piano,
harmonium, chanting, Jewish spiritual enlightenment
teachings and Hassidic stories with Tucson’s Brian Yosef.
Ballroom
Celebrating The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
Sunday, March 11, 2 pm
Founded in 1980 by Russian born Mia Bulgarin Gay, the
The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra grew out of a student
ensemble in the UA Russian Department, then one of
the largest in the US. The concert will feature traditional
Russian folk music, some classical composers, as well
as several Jewish numbers. Vocalists include the gypsy
singers Natasha Neazimbetov and Guy Velgovich.
Ballroom
Celebrating The Music of Hungary With Love:
The Arizona Symphonic Winds
Sunday, April 11, 2 pm
Join the Arizona Symphonic Winds as they perform music
of Hungarian composers and other national composers
who were interested by that country’s music. Musical
selections will include the “Hungarian Rhapsody” by Liszt;
Selections from “The Merry Widow” by Lehar; “Hungarian
Dances” by the German composer Brahms and others.
The Arizona Symphonic Winds under the direction of
László Veres is celebrating its 32nd season as Southern
Arizona’s premier community concert band.
Ballroom
Call for Participants!
The Celebration of Heritage Concert Series features
talented groups and individuals in the variety of genres of
the performing arts, while celebrating the multicultural
mosaic of our heritage. If you would like to participate as a
performer in our concerts, please contact Roza Simkhovich
at [email protected] or call 520.298.6599.
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