Sunday, March 7- Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music (AFCM), which has brought nationally and internationally renowned chamber music groups to perform in Tucson for 60 years, is pleased to present the Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival. This world-class musical event has been called “one of the best and most adventurous festivals in the US!”(American Record Guide), and a “jewel of a festival” by Chicago classical radio station WFMT.

AFCM presents our week long chamber music festival featuring 5 concerts: Sunday afternoons at 3PM, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings at 8PM. We also have a wonderful gala dinner on Saturday evening at the elegant Arizona Inn, featuring music by our festival performers, along with champagne and dinner. Master classes for University music students are presented on Saturday afternoon. The master classes and open dress rehearsals are free and open to the public.

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music is proud to be one of the country's most active commissioning programs. This year's festival features a commission by Patrick Zimmerli. There are still opportunities to join us in supporting the living art of chamber music by sponsoring a new composition. Please visit our Commissioner's Circle, where one can listen to complete performances of our more than 40 commissions, as well as find out much more about the composers and their works.

Our thanks once again go to Peter Rejto, Artistic Director of all our Festivals, who has assembled some of the world's finest musicians and programmed a repertoire both contemporary and classic.

	PETER REJTO - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Miró Quartet Joshua Gindele, cello --- John Largess, viola Sandy Yamamoto, violin --- Daniel Ching, violin Roberto Davidovici - Violin Axel Strauss- Violin Steven Doane - Cello Roger Chase - Viola Peter Rejto - Cello Christopheren Nomura - Baritone Bernadene Blaha - Piano Kevin Fitz-Gerald - Piano Carol Wincenc- Flute Kateřina Englichová - Harp Patrick Zimmerli -- Composer More information about the festival musicians THE MIRÓ QUARTET BECOMES WORLD’S FIRST STRING QUARTET WITH AN iPHONE APP AND LAUNCHES A NEW WEBSITE MORE INFO HERE

“A jewel of a festival”, Kerry Frumkin, WFMT/Chicago “Australia's Synergy Percussion Quartet gets standing ovation” Winter Chamber Music Fest is best game in town ‘Bravo!’ to Chamber Music Festival 2001

Kateřina Englichová website

 

Programs For an example of prior festivals,click on the mini viewer above for a full page, online viewer of the 2009 program. Then click again to zoom in. Use the left and right arrows to turn the pages. 2010 program soon! You may need to install the latest version of Adobe Flash player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Open our CD sample player here Enjoy music from prior festivals! Browse CD's from our prior Festivals

Open Dress Rehearsals: 9AM – Noon on the day of the concert,
EXCEPT
the initial Sunday

Browse CD's from our prior Festivals Listen to audio clips and order online!   Open our CD sample player here