Violin 1, three, possibly four positions , $31.50 per service

Violin 2, two, possibly three positions, $31.50 per service

Horn 4, one position, $31.50 per service

Violin Audition Information

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 11, 2010, 9:30am at

Carson Junior High School
525 N. Westwood
Mesa, AZ 85201

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM, September 9, 2010.

A non refundable audition fee of $20.00 is required from each participant. Make checks payable to Symphony of the Southwest. Please include with your check the application form and a brief resume. Those who do not appear at the audition site at the designated time or fail to cancel 24 hours before the audition will forfeit their $20 check.

Send the audition application, a brief resume and the non-refundable $20.00 audition fee to – Symphony of the Southwest, 122 N. MacDonald St., Mesa, AZ 85201.

Audition Information

Audition Application Form

Audition Repertoire

2010-2011 Rehearsal and Concert Schedule

Horn Audition Information

Auditions will be held Saturday, October 2, 2010, 2:00pm at

Carson Junior High School
525 N. Westwood
Mesa, AZ 85201

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM, Thursday, September 30, 2010.

A non refundable audition fee of $20.00 is required from each participant. Make checks payable to Symphony of the Southwest. Please include with your check the application form and a brief resume. Those who do not appear at the audition site at the designated time or fail to cancel 24 hours before the audition will forfeit their $20 check.

Send the audition application, a brief resume and the non-refundable $20.00 audition fee to – Symphony of the Southwest, 122 N. MacDonald St., Mesa, AZ 85201.

Audition Information

Audition Application Form

Audition Repertoire – Page 1

Audition Repertoire – Page 2

Audition Repertoire – Page 3

Audition Repertoire – Page 4

Audition Repertoire – Page 5

2010-2011 Rehearsal and Concert Schedule

For any questions and concerns please call the symphony office, 480-827-2143, or contact Tim Haas, personnel manager, at 480-720-2392 or timothy.haas@gmail.com.

Violin 1, three, possibly four positions , $31.50 per service

Violin 2, two, possibly three positions, $31.50 per service

Audition will be held September 11, 2010, 9:30 AM at
Carson Junior High School
525 N. Westwood
Mesa, AZ 85201

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM, September 9, 2010.

A non refundable audition fee of $20.00 is required from each participant. Make checks payable to Symphony of the Southwest. Please include with your check the application form and a brief resume. Those who do not appear at the audition site at the designated time or fail to cancel 24 hours before the audition will forfeit their $20 check.

Send the audition application, a brief resume and the non-refundable $20.00 audition fee to – Symphony of the Southwest, 122 N. MacDonald St., Mesa, AZ 85201.

Audition Information

Audition Application Form

Audition Repertoire

2010-2011 Rehearsal and Concert Schedule

For any questions and concerns please call the symphony office, 480-827-2143, or contact Tim Haas, personnel manager, at 480-720-2392 or timothy.haas@gmail.com.

On Wednesday, August 11 and Thursday, August 12, the Youth Symphony of the Southwest will be holding auditions for their 2010-2011 season.  The Youth Symphony of the Southwest is a full symphony orchestra and will perform literature from the standard orchestral repertoire.  The group is lead by Symphony of the Southwest music director, Cal Stewart Kellogg.

Youth Symphony of the Southwest will perform 5 concerts this upcoming season, including a side-by-side concert with Symphony of the Southwest in December.

For more information, visit our Youth Symphony of the Southwest page, or check out the brochure.

Check below for details on all our 2010-2011 concerts.  Season memberships for our 2010-2011 season start at just $75, and include admission to all our 2010-2011 concerts.  For information on season memberships, check our 2010-2011 tickets page, call the symphony office at 480-827-2143, or by email at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.

Check back for more updates on our upcoming season!

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A NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY

Saturday, November 6, 2010

7:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

From Salzburg to Hamburg, the season opener includes two great masterpieces: the hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 40 in g minor by Mozart, and the majestic Symphony No. 1 in c minor by Brahms.

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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AN AFTERNOON OF HOLIDAY MAGIC

Saturday, December 11, 2010

2:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

1 E. Main, Mesa, AZ 85201

A traditional holiday concert with all your sing-along favorites and a visit by the banjo-playing Santa!

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through Mesa Arts Center

Call 480-644-6500

Email: boxoffice@mesaartscenter.com

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BLAST FROM THE PAST NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

Saturday, January 1, 2011

7:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

Swing in the New Year with the sounds of a Benny Goodman style swing band

featuring our own Jeff Quamo on clarinet.

Tickets – $25

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME

Saturday, March 26, 2011

7:30pm

Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater

1 E. Main, Mesa, AZ 85201

A spring training inspired concert featuring Casey at the Bat with a special guest narrator!

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through Mesa Arts Center

Call 480-644-6500

Email: boxoffice@mesaartscenter.com

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MOTHER’S DAY AT THE OPERA

Saturday, May 7, 2011

2:30pm

Trinity Baptist Church

2130 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85213

Bring Mom and the whole family to an afternoon of operatic selections

guaranteed to lift you out of your seat.

Tickets – $19

Tickets available through SSW

Call 480-827-2143

Email: symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com

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Join us on Saturday, March 27 at 2:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center for a very unique concert by the Symphony of the Southwest!  The Symphony of the Southwest will perform Gustav Holst’s masterpiece “The Planets.”  There will also be synchronized video footage of space, the planets, and starts presented on a larger than life screen to complete a true trip to space!  An all ages show designed to spark the love and interest of science and the arts for kids ages 2 to 102!

This special concert is not to be missed!  Tickets are only $17, and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center at (480) 644-6500 or at their online box office.

Also, on Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9, the Symphony of the Southwest will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s famous children’s piece “Peter & the Wolf” for over 3,000 east valley elementary school kids!  These concerts are also open to the public, and admission is free!  The symphony will perform this great work 5 times – on Monday, February 8 at 10am and 11am, and on Tuesday, February 9 at 10am, 11am and noon.  All performances will be held in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center.  Although these concerts are free, you must email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com to reserve a spot at one of these shows.

Also, be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter!

The Symphony of the Southwest invites you to attend our next concert: “An Afternoon of Christmas Delights,” featuring Arizona Soprano Lisanne Norman performing O Holy Night and more of your Christmas favorites. In addition, we’ll be playing all the favorites including Sleigh Ride, the Nutcracker Suite, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, Gesu Bambino, White Christmas, and many others. Our holiday concert is an event that the entire family will enjoy. Symphony of the Southwest performs timeless, light-classical music and our popular Christmas carol sing-a-long in a visual Christmas wonderland including an appearance by Santa Claus himself. The Symphony of the Southwest will be joined side by side with the Youth Symphony of the Southwest.

Our featured soprano soloist, Lisanne Norman, has been described as, “A voice with limitless power and faultless technique.” She has performed with Arizona Opera, Phoenix Metropolitan Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and the Prague Radio Symphony Chamber Orchestra. To listen to this marvelous voice, visit her website at http://www.lisannenorman.com/lisannerecordings.html

This concert will be performed Saturday, December 19 at the Mesa Arts Center Ikeda Theater – 2:30 P.M. General admission tickets are $17 and can be purchased at the Mesa Arts Center Box Office 480-644-6500, or purchase online at their online box office.

Stay tuned for more information on this concert!

Join us this weekend for the Symphony of the Southwest’s annual Holiday Boutique!  We’ll have arts, crafts, jewelry, baked goods and holiday decor with special musical interludes by members of the symphony!  The Holiday Boutique runs from 10am-4pm on Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at our Symphony House, 122 N. MacDonald in downtown Mesa.

Stop by and help support the Symphony of the Southwest!  If you have any questions, please call us at (480) 827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks to everyone who attended “Tubby the Tuba & Friends” last weekend!  The Symphony of the Southwest will next perform on Saturday, December 19 at 2:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center.  Join us for “An Afternoon of Christmas Delights,” an event that the entire family will enjoy.  Symphony of the Southwest will perform timeless, light-classical music and our popular Christmas carol sing-a-long in a visual Christmas wonderland including an appearance by Santa Claus himself!  The Symphony of the Southwest will be joined side by side with the Youth Symphony of the Southwest.

Tickets for this concert are only $17 and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office at (480) 644-6500 or at their online box office.  Don’t miss out on all the holiday fun – buy your tickets today!

Also, join us this weekend for our annual Holiday Boutique!  Stop by between 10am and 4pm on Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 for arts, crafts, jewelry, baked goods and holiday decor with special musical interludes by members of the symphony!  The Holiday Boutique will take place at our Symphony House at 122 N. McDonald in downtown Mesa.  For more information, call our office at (480)827-2143 or email us at symphonyofthesouthwest@gmail.com.

Symphony of the Southwest is also on Facebook and Twitter!

Stay tuned for more updates on “An Afternoon of Christmas Delights,” plus more information on our upcoming fundraisers!

Join us this Saturday, November 21 at 2:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center for “Tubby the Tuba & Friends.”  This special concert is especially programmed for children, and features acclaimed pianists Walter Cosand and Robert Hamilton, and the Honorable Scott Smith, Mayor of Mesa, as narrator.

The program features the Youth Symphony of the Southwest performing Debussy’s “Children’s Corner” and the March from “Babes in Toyland.”  Then, the Symphony of the Southwest will perform “Tubby the Tuba” and Saint-Saens’s “Carnival of the Animals.”  Don’t miss this special concert – bring the whole family!

Tickets are only $17, and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office at (480) 644-6500 or at their online box office.

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On Saturday, November 21 at 2:30pm in the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center, join the Symphony of the Southwest for “Tubby the Tuba & Friends,” a special concert for children!  The Youth Symphony of the Southwest will perform the March from “Babes in Toyland” and Debussy’s “Children’s Corner.”  The Symphony of the Southwest will perform “Tubby the Tuba,” narrated by the honorable Scott Smith, Mayor of Mesa, and acclaimed pianists Walter Cosand and Robert Hamilton will be featured on Saint-Saens’s “Carnival of the Animals.”

Walter Cosand, pianist and Professor of Music at Arizona State University, studied at Eastman School of Music with Cecile Genhart and Barry Snyder. He also studied with Joerg Demus in Europe on a grant from the DAAD. He has won several significant awards including the Eastman Concerto Competition, the grand prize from the International Piano Recording Competition and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

He has been favorably reviewed in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Arizona Republic, and several music periodicals. In addition to playing throughout the United States, he has performed in Australia, Asia, Canada, Russia and Europe. An experienced recitalist and chamber music performer, he has also performed thirty different concertos. He has commissioned new music from William Albright, William Bolcom, David Diamond and Rodney Rogers. He has been heard on National Public Radio, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Korean Cable Television, AMD-TV Beijing and Sverdlovsk Radio. In 2004 he played in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City. He performed and taught classes at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China, in 2006.

In summers he is on the faculty of MasterWorks Festival, Winona Lake, Indiana. He can be heard on ACA Digital, Advance, ARF, Canyon, Centaur, DPS, JIGU, Koch and Summit recordings. Mr. Cosand is married to violist Patricia Cosand and they have three sons: David, Michael and Steven. Mr. Cosand’s former students have won competitions and appeared in concert all around the world. Mr. Cosand is a Steinway Artist.

Internationally respected pianist and recording artist Robert Hamilton has had the unusual distinction of being enthusiastically reviewed by two chief music critics for The New York Times. Harold C. Schonberg (who also authored The Great Pianists) wrote: “He is a very fine artist. All of Hamilton’s playing has color and sensitivity…one of the best of the million or so around.” And Donal J. Henahan reported: “It was an enthralling listening experience. We must hear this major talent again, and soon!”

Mr. Hamilton’s performance career beginnings were comparatively modest, but varied. Fluent as a high school student on three instruments – piano, clarinet and bassoon – he performed five standard concerti representing his three solo areas. He studied at Indiana University with the first winner of the coveted Levintritt award, Sidney Foster, and graduated summa cum laude. A move to New York City brought studies with Dora Zaslavsky of the Manhattan School, additional coaching from legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz, and a host of monetary awards from the Rockefeller Fund and U.S. State Department, launching a strong career here and abroad. Five prizes in major international competitions added more concerts and opportunities.

Hamilton has made countless concert tours of four continents, appearing in the major halls of most music capitals. His orchestral engagements have included the Chicago Symphony, National Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Grant Park Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony and S.O.D.R.E. An appearance at the great hall of the Moscow Conservatory brought a ten-minute standing ovation, and he made an appearance in St. Petersburg that was televised across Russia. Mr. Hamilton has been heard over numerous radio networks including NPR, ABC, BBC London, Voice of America, Armed Forces Network, DRS Zurich and Radio Warsaw. He has recorded for Phillips, Orion and Summit Records. A recent 2004 Summit release brought this comment from Audiophile Audition: “Hamilton has a blazingly brilliant approach to this repertory, delivering very powerful and often breathtaking interpretations. Exposure to these performances will make any future hearing of the works seem pallid.” The American Record Guide added this: “Hamilton’s playing is full of integrity, rare brilliance and grandeur. This is a pianist I would like to have studied with.”

Professor Hamilton’s students have also won many prizes and awards, appearing with orchestras around the world that include the Indianapolis Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, South Bend Symphony, London Westminster Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonie d’Avignon (France), Kammerorchester Dusseldorf (Germany), Pazardjik National Orchestra of Bulgaria, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Gakuen Philharmonic (Japan), Korea Symphony Orchestra (Seoul), etc. Frequent solo appearances have occurred in major cities, such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Munich, Prague, London, Sofia, Tokyo, London and Glasgow. Many of Professor Hamilton’s students have found positions at important music schools in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Others have chosen related fields, such as music criticism with newspapers of the caliber of the Kansas City Star.

Hamilton currently has an exciting class of international students at ASU, and has given master classes throughout the world. Featured in the book The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA, Mr. Hamilton also served as Artistic Director of the London Piano Festival during the 1990s. Since the year 2000, he has joined with Vladimir Feltsman and a distinguished group of prominent international pianists each July for PianoSummer in New York. Robert Hamilton is an official Steinway Artist.

Tickets for “Tubby the Tuba & Friends” are just $17, and can be purchased by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office at (480) 644-6500 or at their online box office.

And it’s still not too late to join our V.I.P. Membership program!  Memberships start at just $50, and includes admission to all of our remaining 2009-2010 season concerts, plus other special benefits!  For more information, click here.

You can also follow Symphony of the Southwest on Facebook and Twitter.  Keep checking back for more on “Tubby the Tuba & Friends.”