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New Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Pima College / August 13, 2023
After a series of interviews this past summer, I have officially been offered the Adjunct Professor of Percussion position at Pima Community College here in Tucson, AZ. Homero Ceron, Former Principal Percussionist of the Tucson Symphony, held this professorship for many years and I am honored to be inheriting the wonderful percussion program that he has built. Plus, it will be a joy to teach alongside many of my other TSO colleagues at PCC.
If you are interested in studying with me (and receiving college credit!) this semester, please get in touch! We have openings for applied percussion lessons and for percussion ensemble. Our ensemble will meet on Fridays from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at PCC West Campus. Everyone is welcome, including complete beginners! Enrollment starts as low as $87 a semester!
Please help spread the word and feel free to reach out directly if you are interested in joining our percussion program at PCC!
If you are interested in studying with me (and receiving college credit!) this semester, please get in touch! We have openings for applied percussion lessons and for percussion ensemble. Our ensemble will meet on Fridays from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at PCC West Campus. Everyone is welcome, including complete beginners! Enrollment starts as low as $87 a semester!
Please help spread the word and feel free to reach out directly if you are interested in joining our percussion program at PCC!
Upcoming Performances / Events
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" | May 17 & 18, 2024
7:30 PM (5/17) and 2:00 PM (5/18) | Centennial Hall | Tucson, AZ
Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
7:30 PM (5/17) and 2:00 PM (5/18) | Centennial Hall | Tucson, AZ
Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
Tucson Pops Orchestra: "Music Under the Stars: Music for the Planet Concert" | May 19, 2024
7:00 PM | DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park | Tucson, AZ
Join the Tucson Pops Orchestra for their "Music Under the Stars" concert series at Reid Park where they celebrate the music of our planet. For more information, visit: www.tucsonpops.org/
7:00 PM | DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park | Tucson, AZ
Join the Tucson Pops Orchestra for their "Music Under the Stars" concert series at Reid Park where they celebrate the music of our planet. For more information, visit: www.tucsonpops.org/
Tucson Pops Orchestra: "Music Under the Stars: Memorial Day Concert" | May 26, 2024
7:00 PM | DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park | Tucson, AZ
Join the Tucson Pops Orchestra for their "Music Under the Stars" concert series at Reid Park where they celebrate Memorial Day with special guest artists from the Honor Guard. For more information, visit: www.tucsonpops.org/
7:00 PM | DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park | Tucson, AZ
Join the Tucson Pops Orchestra for their "Music Under the Stars" concert series at Reid Park where they celebrate Memorial Day with special guest artists from the Honor Guard. For more information, visit: www.tucsonpops.org/
The Tucson Brass Workshop | June 3 - 7, 2024
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Trinity Presbyterian Church | Tucson, AZ
For the first time since its foundation, the Tucson Brass Workshop will now be offering an opportunity for percussionists of all skills and ages to join in on the fun! Students will have the opportunity to work with top musicians from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra as they perform in masterclasses, small ensembles, and large ensembles. The percussionists will each join one of the small brass ensembles, working directly with Dr. Barroero to add original percussion parts to the brass pieces. All the percussionists will perform together in the large brass choir and as a percussion ensemble, on the final recital. For more information and to register, visit: tucsonbrassworkshop.org/index.html
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Trinity Presbyterian Church | Tucson, AZ
For the first time since its foundation, the Tucson Brass Workshop will now be offering an opportunity for percussionists of all skills and ages to join in on the fun! Students will have the opportunity to work with top musicians from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra as they perform in masterclasses, small ensembles, and large ensembles. The percussionists will each join one of the small brass ensembles, working directly with Dr. Barroero to add original percussion parts to the brass pieces. All the percussionists will perform together in the large brass choir and as a percussion ensemble, on the final recital. For more information and to register, visit: tucsonbrassworkshop.org/index.html
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: "Firebird Finale with Nathalie Stutzmann" | June 13, 15, and 16, 2024
8:00 PM (6/13 & 6/15) and 3:00 PM (6/16) | Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA
They call it the Belle Époque—in the early years of the 20th century, the French capital became a magnet for creatives, including Pablo Picasso, Claude Debussy, Gertrude Stein, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Proust. Steeped in that world, two friends, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel, combined lush harmonies with scintillating orchestral colors to become giants of modern music. Ravel tapped into his Spanish roots for his lusty and bombastic Alborada del gracioso, contrasted here with his delicate nod to the French Baroque. Closing the 2023/24 season, Maestro Stutzmann conducts Stravinsky’s watershed ballet, The Firebird, a titanic and lustrous dazzler in the hands of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The program pairs these works with one of the great monuments for solo violin, the Beethoven Violin Concerto featuring the much-anticipated return of the German violin virtuoso Veronika Eberle, who wowed Atlanta audiences in 2018 with her “totally on fire” (ArtsATL) performance of Brahms.For more information and to register, visit: www.aso.org/events
8:00 PM (6/13 & 6/15) and 3:00 PM (6/16) | Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA
They call it the Belle Époque—in the early years of the 20th century, the French capital became a magnet for creatives, including Pablo Picasso, Claude Debussy, Gertrude Stein, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Proust. Steeped in that world, two friends, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel, combined lush harmonies with scintillating orchestral colors to become giants of modern music. Ravel tapped into his Spanish roots for his lusty and bombastic Alborada del gracioso, contrasted here with his delicate nod to the French Baroque. Closing the 2023/24 season, Maestro Stutzmann conducts Stravinsky’s watershed ballet, The Firebird, a titanic and lustrous dazzler in the hands of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The program pairs these works with one of the great monuments for solo violin, the Beethoven Violin Concerto featuring the much-anticipated return of the German violin virtuoso Veronika Eberle, who wowed Atlanta audiences in 2018 with her “totally on fire” (ArtsATL) performance of Brahms.For more information and to register, visit: www.aso.org/events