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The Phoenix Symphony will take listeners on a musical journey through our state when South Mountain Community College hosts their performance of “Arizona” on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Conductor Lawrence Golan will lead this fifth annual concert, which will feature selections ranging from Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, to Aaron Copeland’s “Hoe Down” from Rodeo, to John Williams’ The Cowboys Overture. Additional music of the Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, and the cowboys of the old west will be performed.
The concert will take place in SMCC’s Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th St. in Phoenix (just north of Baseline Rd.)
“Every year, the Phoenix Symphony presents a wonderful evening of music at our campus,” SMCC President Ken Atwater said. “This is an opportunity for our community and students to experience an outstanding and memorable performance.”
Tickets are $10, with no reserved seats. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.showup.com, and at the door.
For additional information, call the SMCC Performing Arts Hotline: 602.243.8353.
SMCC’s Performance Hall is wheelchair accessible. Please call 602.305.5751 if you have questions about disability services.
About Dr. Lawrence Golan
Phoenix Symphony Resident Conductor
Lawrence Golan began his tenure with The Phoenix Symphony as Resident Conductor in 2006. He leads concerts in each of the Symphony's major series including Classics, Pops, and Family performances. In addition, he guests conduct professional orchestras, opera and ballet companies in the United States and around the world.
Dr. Golan conducts orchestras across the United States and in 10 countries. Recent international performances include concerts with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra in Moscow, the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra in England, and a tour of Italy with the Orchestra Citta' di Grosseto. Dr. Golan is recognized for his expertise in the complete spectrum of musical styles and periods.
In addition to his role as Resident Conductor, Dr. Golan also leads the Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra. He also continues his work as Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, teaching graduate conducting majors and conducting the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre.
A native of Chicago, Dr. Golan holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Indiana University School of Music, and a doctorate from the New England Conservatory of Music. In addition, he has studied at all of the major conducting festivals including Aspen and Tanglewood, where he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship in 1999.
ABOUT THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
Founded in 1947, The Phoenix Symphony proudly serves the citizens of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, central Arizona, and the southwestern United States. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with 275 concerts and presentations throughout the Valley of the Sun and beyond. The 76-member Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through May, featuring classical and pops concerts in downtown Phoenix, along with a variety of symphonic and community presentations in Scottsdale, in Prescott, and throughout central Arizona. Each season, the Symphony performs for more than 50,000 students and children (representing over 260 different schools), helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education, community, and youth-engagement programs.