CHAMBER FEST

posted by James Reel

    In case you haven’t heard the underwriting spots that air every two or three hours, the Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival gets rolling again this Sunday. I have a vested interest in its success, because I’m the vice-president of the organization that presents it. Lots of interesting elements this year, including the first Tucson appearances in some time of the Tokyo String Quartet, a brand-new work by the suddenly prominent composer Jennifer Higdon, a pipa player, recent music by Philip Glass (if the publisher, G.Schirmer, ever gets around to sending the score, which is six weeks late), and the delightful Mendelssohn Octet as the grand finale. I’ll be giving a talk in the hall 30 minutes before the start of each performance. I hope to see you there!