Philharmonia
Program Highlights

• Rehearsals and clinics led by Tucson Philharmonia Music Director Suzette Battan and nationally recognized conductors.

• Coaching and sectional rehearsals with members of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Arizona Opera Orchestra, University of Arizona School of Music faculty, and other area professionals.

• In-depth preparation and concert performances of symphonic masterworks including Gershwin: An American in Paris; Holst: The Planets, "Jupiter"; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; and Webber: Phantom of the Opera Selections.

• Training Retreat and Tucson Symphony Artists Residency offering in-depth coaching sessions in symphonic performance techniques and instruction in orchestral conducting fundamentals.

• Winter Tour to Las Vegas for activities with the Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic and with the music faculty of UNLV.

• Philharmonia Scholarship Competition culminating in the Philharmonia Artists Spotlight Concert, providing cash awards totaling over $10,000 for professional development and summer study grants to music camps and festivals.

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