Coming to the Festival? Join us for a Preview!
Delightful and knowledgeable personalities preview Festival concerts for interested music lovers: Buzz Katzen covers the jazz and Broadway concerts; and Fran Rosenthal previews the classical concerts. All Festival Previews start at 5:00pm and take place at Terravita Golf & Country Club. Tickets are FREE. A cash bar is available. Enjoy a glass of wine while being introduced to or reminded of the nuances of jazz and classical music in a relaxed, enjoyable way. For more information, call 480.488.0806, or toll free at 866.488.0806.

1.25.10
Festival Preview: Jazz
Arizona Musicfest 2010 jazz concerts are illuminated by ‘jazzologist’ Buzz Katzen at a Festival Preview that includes insights on the Brazilian jazz of A Night in Rio with Trio da Paz and A Tribute to Ray Charles. An audience couldn’t ask for a better guide to this year’s jazz concerts with Buzz’s first-hand expertise on guest artists and their music, accompanied by plenty of musical excerpts.

2.8.10
Festival Preview: Chamber & Orchestral
Arizona Musicfest 2010 orchestral and chamber concerts are in the spotlight for this Festival Preview with Fran Rosenthal. In addition to discussing music for small ensembles such as Festival guest artists, Miro Quartet, Fran will introduce selections from the All-Star Orchestra’s concert programs: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Schumann’s Concertstuck for Four Horns. Fran has a well-earned reputation for explaining the nuances of classical music in a way that entertains and enlightens.

2.15.10
Festival Preview: Symphonic
Arizona Musicfest 2010 symphonic works take center stage for this Festival Preview as Fran Rosenthal explains what makes Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Marquez’s Danzon No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello so very exciting. Fran will also introduce Arizona Musicfest 2010 Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates’ work, The B-Sides, Liquid Interface, Rusty Air in Carolina and Sirens. Fran keeps it fresh, entertaining and enlightening with lively commentary and CD excerpts.

Piano Master Class with Awadagin Pratt

2.5.10
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eavesdrop as one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, Awadagin Pratt, passes on his knowledge to the next generation of musicians. The class begins at 10:00am at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale 85255. Tickets are $10, available at the door. Students admitted free of charge.

Tarantella from Annees de Pelerinage, Vol. 2, No. 3
Franz Liszt
Jamil Muhammad
Sophomore at Westwind Academy
Division II Winner of 2009 Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition

Abegg Variations in F Major, Opus 1
Robert Schumann
Hanah Vutipadadorn
Freshman, The Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Division III Winner of 2008 Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition

Transcendental Etude No. 11: Harmonies du Soir
Franz Liszt
Kristen Whitworth
Senior, Arizona State University
Division III Winner of 2005 Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition