December 2020
Chuck Tampico – Italian Artists’ View of Feminine Beauty
Art Speaks Series - A Virtual Presentation Bellissima: Italian Artists’ View of Feminine Beauty Tucson Museum of Art docent, Chuck Tampico will present on Italian Artists’ View of Feminine Beauty. From the time of Dante and Petrarch, ideals of beauty have informed artists‘ work. This intriguing and gloriously illustrated book investigates the many debates this topic has provoked in modern Italy. Image: Titian, Venus of Urbino, c. 1538, oil on canvas, Uffizi The 2020-2021 Season is moving to ZOOM. Preregistration will be required. Zoom invitation information…
Find out more »Glen Moore & Art Lande Jazz Combo
Art Lande and Glen Moore team up for this special performance at TCA. For their duet concert in Tubac, Arizona Glen and Art will create a musical version of several paintings inTCA's gallery and play some familiar Christmas music. Grammy-nominated Art Lande is considered one of the premiere improvisational jazz pianists today. He began piano at age 4, studied at Williams College & moved to San Francisco in 1969. He has mostly carved out his own singular path throughout his career,…
Find out more »January 2021
Alinda Hakanson – Mauricio Lasansky: Printmaker and Chronicler of the Oppressed
Art Speaks Series - A Virtual Presentation Mauricio Lasansky: Printmaker and Chronicler of the Oppressed Tucson Museum of Art docent, Alinda Hakanson will present on the work of master printmaker, Mauricio Lasansky. In 1961, Lasansky was named Most Influential Printmaker in the U.S. by TIME magazine. An uncredited quote read: “If there is such a thing as a printmaking capital of the U.S. it could well be the Department of Graphic Arts at the University of Iowa.” The 2020-2021 Season…
Find out more »For Cello’s Sake
This performance is sponsored by Charlotte and Robert Nelson. Husband and wife cello duo, Kevin and Haeyoon Krentz present an evening of everyone’s favorite instrument. The fabulous Lauren Roth, violinist and Concertmistress of the Tucson Symphony will also join the Krentzes for a program of virtuosic, beautiful, and probing music from Vivaldi to Ravel with a stop at the circus. This performance will be presented both live and virtually. Season subscribers will have the first opportunity to experience the limited…
Find out more »February 2021
Dolan Ellis – AZ’s Official State Balladeer
This performance is sponsored by DJ and Dieter Boehm. Dolan Ellis has been Arizona’s Official State Balladeer for 47 years, under the appointment of twelve Arizona Governors. While exploring the little known corners of this state in his specially equipped four-wheel drive vehicles, and researching the legends and historical events that he writes and sings about, he has logged over a million Arizona miles on his Jeeps. As an original member of the famous folk singing group, The New Christy…
Find out more »March 2021
TSO Brass Quintet
TSO charms a wide variety of audiences with its versatile repertoire ranging from the Baroque to Broadway and Dixieland Jazz to traditional classics. A brass quintet is the most powerful of the chamber ensembles and can fill up a hall with its grand sound like an organ. In the hands of these superb musicians, it can also sing soft and sweet, bringing you to the edge of your seat, and get your toes tapping with jazzy tunes to boot. This…
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