Fall 2010

You may have noticed some new faces on stage this season.  Please join us in welcoming Lillian Copeland (principal oboe), Laura Stoutenborough (principal clarinet), David Cohen (principal trumpet), David Morgan (principal tuba), Cindy Behmer (oboe) and Diane Zelickman (violin) to the TSO family.  We are thrilled that they have joined the orchestra, and look forward to a season of great music making.

We would like to extend congratulations to the TSO's latest newlyweds!  Betsy Bright (trumpet) and David Morgan (principal tuba designate) tied the knot in May, and Anne Gratz (cello) and Jeremy Softley (stage manager) were married in June.  They join several other couples within the TSO family.  Please see our profile of some of these musical marriages to learn more.

The TSO Flute, Viola, Harp Trio performs at Just for Kids on November 7, 2009. Pat Watrous, flute; Ann Weaver, viola, Patricia Harris, harp. The featured piece for this Just for Kids was Sam and the Crazy Daisy commissioned by the trio, and authored and composed by TSO violinist Michael Fan in 2005.

The TSO will be performing for the Tohono O'odham Nation on May 1, 2010.  The symphony's day-long residency in Sells will include a TSO String Quartet recital for the Nation's elders at the Archie Hendricks Senior Skilled Nursing Facility, a TSO Wind Quintet "Just for Kids" concert for children too young to attend the evening concert, and an evening performance featuring the entire TSO.

On the program for the evening concert will be TSO Concertmaster Aaron Boyd, performing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, as well as Dvorák's Symphony No. 6 and the overture to Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro."

The TSO's appearance is made possible through a partnership between the orchestra and the Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum, along with support from the Tohono O’odham Senior Services Department, the Sells Recreation Center (Tohono O’odham Nation Education Department), the Archie Hendricks Senior Skilled Nursing Facility and the Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified School District.  Please read the TSO press release for more information.

UPDATE: The orchestra had a wonderful time performing for the Tohono O'odham community.  We were touched by their hospitality, and hope to have the honor of performing for them again in the near future.  Please see the Arizona Daily Star article for more about the TSO's trip to Sells.