Target World Music Festival
With the support of the Target Corporation, The Phoenix Symphony will present its second annual World Music Festival around the Valley January 14 – February 27. The Festival features a kaleidoscope of the world’s finest musicians converging in Phoenix – including authentic traditional music from Peru, the jubilant and mesmerizing melodies from the children of Africa and the sensual sounds of the Argentinean tango.
Basil Twist Master Peter's Puppet Show
JAN 14, 15 & 16
SYMPHONY HALL
The Festival kicks off with the return of master puppeteer Basil Twist and his puppeteers for Falla’s Master Peter’s Puppet Show, a puppet-opera devoted to the escapades of Don Quixote. Life size puppets interact within a show of shifting realities as Don Quixote’s rescue of a puppet maiden is told through the interplay of fluid scenery and Bunraku-style and rod puppets. The evening is paired with Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’s rhythmic Sensamayá as well as Gabriela Lena Frank’s stunning Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout depicting indigenous Peruvian sounds with authentic folk musicians, Tahuantinsuyo. Concerts are at Symphony Hall January 14 at 7:30 p.m., with additional sponsorship from Mary and Michael Carey, January 16 at 8 p.m., with a shortened Coffee Concert January 15 at 11 a.m.
Jake Shimabukuro*
JAN 15
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Renowned for his lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, Jake Shimabukuro shows how the ukulele is so much more than traditional Hawaiian music. Experimenting with various guitar effects allows Mr. Shimabukuro to create sounds never thought possible on the tiny four-string instrument. A true showman, his performance captivates audiences with intricate strumming and plucking, electrifying, high-energy grooves and smooth, melodic ballads evoking heartfelt emotion. This concert will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre on January 15 at 8 p.m.
African Children's Choir*
JAN 17
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Comprised of children aged 7 to 12 from various African nations, the African Children’s Choir is one of the most celebrated groups on tour today. Many have lost one or both parents to poverty or disease, yet they have broken from the cycle of hardships to share the songs of their nations with the world. In a spirit of hope and inspiration, the African Children’s Choir is the ambassador for Africa’s neediest, most vulnerable children. It shows the world that its members, like the millions of abandoned and traumatized children in Africa, have beauty, dignity and unlimited potential. Proceeds from the African Children’s Choir go towards their relief and development projects in Africa where they provide education, food, shelter and medical assistance to Africa’s orphans and needy children. This concert will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre on January 17 at 2 p.m. with additional sponsorship from Molly & Nick DeFilippis.
Vivaldi/Piazzolla: Eight Seasons
JAN 22 - 23
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Inspired by Vivaldi’s celebrated Four Seasons, Argentinean Astor Piazzolla composed his fiery Four Season of Buenos Aires combining jazz, Latin rhythms, and the mighty tango. Hear both composers’ distinct take on nature’s four seasons as acclaimed baroque violinist Robert Mealy and 2008 Avery Fisher winner, Karen Gomyo, perform these stunning concerti of Vivaldi and Piazzolla: Eight Seasons in juxtaposition. Concerts will be held at the Orpheum Theatre January 22 and 23 both at 8 p.m.
Argentine Tango!
JAN 24
MESA ARTS CENTER
Bandoneón master and composer Raul Jaurena brings his sizzling Tango Sinfónico as part of the World Music Festival. Brought to Argentina by German sailors, the bandoneón, an accordion like instrument, came of age in the 19th century bordellos of Buenos Aires, then took Paris by storm in the 1930s. Today, the bandoneón is the sound of Tango. Combining the traditional roots of tango, with the “Tango Nuevo” influence of Astor Piazzola, Jaurena will be joined by the Phoenix Symphony Chamber Ensemble, the razor sharp precision of Argentinean tango dancers Carolina Jaurena and Diego Blanco and the sultry sounds of vocalist Marga Mitchell for an afternoon of sensual, fiery tango January 24 at 2 p.m. at Mesa Arts Center.
Band of the Irish Guards*
FEB 27
SYMPHONY HALL
The Band of the Irish Guards was formed on April 1, 1900 on the expressed wish of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to commemorate the bravery of the many Irish Regiments who had fought in the South African campaigns. In 2010, this premiere military band makes its debut tour of the United States of America, with Phoenix as one of its first stops. This will be an unprecedented spectacle of pomp and circumstance, with over eighty five performers incorporating centuries of musical ceremonial tradition from The Mounting of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace, to Trooping the Color, and concluding with an Irish sing-along. This one night only concert will be held at Symphony Hall on February 27 at 8 p.m. The Band of the Irish Guards will also perform as part of the Target Family Series on February 27 at 2:30 p.m.
*Please note, The Phoenix Symphony does not perform on these concerts.
Basil Twist Master Peter's Puppet Show
JAN 14, 15 & 16
SYMPHONY HALL
The Festival kicks off with the return of master puppeteer Basil Twist and his puppeteers for Falla’s Master Peter’s Puppet Show, a puppet-opera devoted to the escapades of Don Quixote. Life size puppets interact within a show of shifting realities as Don Quixote’s rescue of a puppet maiden is told through the interplay of fluid scenery and Bunraku-style and rod puppets. The evening is paired with Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’s rhythmic Sensamayá as well as Gabriela Lena Frank’s stunning Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout depicting indigenous Peruvian sounds with authentic folk musicians, Tahuantinsuyo. Concerts are at Symphony Hall January 14 at 7:30 p.m., with additional sponsorship from Mary and Michael Carey, January 16 at 8 p.m., with a shortened Coffee Concert January 15 at 11 a.m.
Jake Shimabukuro*
JAN 15
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Renowned for his lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, Jake Shimabukuro shows how the ukulele is so much more than traditional Hawaiian music. Experimenting with various guitar effects allows Mr. Shimabukuro to create sounds never thought possible on the tiny four-string instrument. A true showman, his performance captivates audiences with intricate strumming and plucking, electrifying, high-energy grooves and smooth, melodic ballads evoking heartfelt emotion. This concert will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre on January 15 at 8 p.m.
African Children's Choir*
JAN 17
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Comprised of children aged 7 to 12 from various African nations, the African Children’s Choir is one of the most celebrated groups on tour today. Many have lost one or both parents to poverty or disease, yet they have broken from the cycle of hardships to share the songs of their nations with the world. In a spirit of hope and inspiration, the African Children’s Choir is the ambassador for Africa’s neediest, most vulnerable children. It shows the world that its members, like the millions of abandoned and traumatized children in Africa, have beauty, dignity and unlimited potential. Proceeds from the African Children’s Choir go towards their relief and development projects in Africa where they provide education, food, shelter and medical assistance to Africa’s orphans and needy children. This concert will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre on January 17 at 2 p.m. with additional sponsorship from Molly & Nick DeFilippis.
Vivaldi/Piazzolla: Eight Seasons
JAN 22 - 23
ORPHEUM THEATRE
Inspired by Vivaldi’s celebrated Four Seasons, Argentinean Astor Piazzolla composed his fiery Four Season of Buenos Aires combining jazz, Latin rhythms, and the mighty tango. Hear both composers’ distinct take on nature’s four seasons as acclaimed baroque violinist Robert Mealy and 2008 Avery Fisher winner, Karen Gomyo, perform these stunning concerti of Vivaldi and Piazzolla: Eight Seasons in juxtaposition. Concerts will be held at the Orpheum Theatre January 22 and 23 both at 8 p.m.
Argentine Tango!
JAN 24
MESA ARTS CENTER
Bandoneón master and composer Raul Jaurena brings his sizzling Tango Sinfónico as part of the World Music Festival. Brought to Argentina by German sailors, the bandoneón, an accordion like instrument, came of age in the 19th century bordellos of Buenos Aires, then took Paris by storm in the 1930s. Today, the bandoneón is the sound of Tango. Combining the traditional roots of tango, with the “Tango Nuevo” influence of Astor Piazzola, Jaurena will be joined by the Phoenix Symphony Chamber Ensemble, the razor sharp precision of Argentinean tango dancers Carolina Jaurena and Diego Blanco and the sultry sounds of vocalist Marga Mitchell for an afternoon of sensual, fiery tango January 24 at 2 p.m. at Mesa Arts Center.
Band of the Irish Guards*
FEB 27
SYMPHONY HALL
The Band of the Irish Guards was formed on April 1, 1900 on the expressed wish of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to commemorate the bravery of the many Irish Regiments who had fought in the South African campaigns. In 2010, this premiere military band makes its debut tour of the United States of America, with Phoenix as one of its first stops. This will be an unprecedented spectacle of pomp and circumstance, with over eighty five performers incorporating centuries of musical ceremonial tradition from The Mounting of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace, to Trooping the Color, and concluding with an Irish sing-along. This one night only concert will be held at Symphony Hall on February 27 at 8 p.m. The Band of the Irish Guards will also perform as part of the Target Family Series on February 27 at 2:30 p.m.
*Please note, The Phoenix Symphony does not perform on these concerts.
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