The 2023 Tucson Desert Song Fest will expand into spring - Vocal Music HEAD TOPICS

The 2023 Tucson Desert Song Fest will expand into spring

10/23/2022 1:04:00 AM

The festival had a chance to snag Angel Blue one of the country' s top rising sopranos but she was booked until next spring so organizers created a second run

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The festival had a chance to snag Angel Blue, one of the country's top rising sopranos, but she was booked until next spring, so organizers created a second run. The festival had a chance to snag Angel Blue, one of the country's top rising sopranos, but she was booked until next spring, so organizers created a second run. The festival had a shot at snagging the celebrated soprano for its 2023 event on one condition: The festival would have to slip her in two months after the festival wraps up on Feb. 19.That’s a no-brainer.“When we find a great artist but they are only available at a certain time, we’re not going to say no,” said Song Festival Coordinator George Hanson. So this year, the festival added a second three-week run, from March 24-April 6. The Grammy-winning Blue, who is heading to the Met in March to sing the role of Violetta in “La Traviata” followed by a weekend of dates with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is performing a recital with Song Festival partner Arizona Opera on April 1. Read more:
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The festival had a shot at snagging the celebrated soprano for its 2023 event on one condition: The festival would have to slip her in two months after the festival wraps up on Feb. “We drove to one place, we settled down, and we found the [local artisans] and worked on the collection together, the whole team,” she explained over Zoom. 19. Following the success of her previous singles, “The Boy Is Mine” and “The First Night,” the song was the album’s third consecutive release to reach the Hot 100 summit. That’s a no-brainer. It’s like making the product right inside your home. “When we find a great artist but they are only available at a certain time, we’re not going to say no,” said Song Festival Coordinator George Hanson." However, there are some thing he knows for sure. So this year, the festival added a second three-week run, from March 24-April 6. The pieces run the gamut from the simple, like workwear-ready button-down shirts and jumpsuits hand-embroidered with cowrie shells, to ponchos, jackets, and hoodies in intricate woven tapestries featuring an image of a horse. The Grammy-winning Blue, who is heading to the Met in March to sing the role of Violetta in “La Traviata” followed by a weekend of dates with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is performing a recital with Song Festival partner Arizona Opera on April 1. People are also reading… “That’s our whole purpose, to bring the finest world-class singers to the festival,” said Song Festival President Jeannette Segel, a former opera singer who took over the board’s top job when founding President Jack Forsythe died in 2020. Elsewhere, a pair of wide-leg jeans with a ruffled and shaggy fur detail at the waist were cuffed extra wide—so wide that there are buttonholes to hold the cuff in place—showing a stenciled pattern painted underneath. “One of our goals is to change the perception of Tucson so (people) don’t think of it as just a cowboy town. Here’s all this incredible music. A quilted oversized jacket and trousers made of intricately woven jacquards and brocades likewise had real-life superstar appeal. Tucson is a cultural destination especially for vocal artists.” It’s the second time since the festival launched as a 10-day run of concerts in 2013 that it has extended beyond February. While it’s obvious that some of the pieces will not be available for wide retail distribution, the collection as a whole is infused with the designer’s point of view, connecting traditional artisanal traditions with modern silhouettes and, in the process, ensuring that these important crafts do not disappear. The 2022 festival stretched into mid-March to accommodate festival partner Arizona Theater Company‘s production of “Nina Simone: Four Women.” The festival’s second leg next March also includes performances by longtime Song Fest partners True Concord Voices & Orchestra, which will perform Rachmaninoff’s Vespers March 24-26; and Tucson Symphony Orchestra, which is mounting Mahler’s magnificent “Resurrection” Symphony with soprano Kelley Nassief and contralto Emily Marvosh on March 31 and April 2. Two events by the Tucson Guitar Society, which has been part of the festival for several years, close out the spring leg. The society is pairing its guitar orchestra with mezzo Mack Wolz, a former member of the Arizona Opera’s Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio, to perform the world premiere of “Pulling Down the Clouds” on April 2. On April 6, the Guitar Society is hosting a recital with guitarist Rafael Aguirre and soprano Fatma Said. The TSO opens the 2023 festival with Beethoven’s Ninth Jan. 20 and 22. Other highlights include soprano Susanna Phillips and True Concord performing the world-premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s “Here I Am,” which was on the 2022 festival lineup but was postponed when COVID-19 cases started to spike last winter; and the inaugural Tucson Baroque Music Festival, which was also was set for 2022 but was derailed courtesy the pandemic. For the complete lineup of concerts and guest artists, visit tucsondesertsongfestival.org. Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at [email protected]. On Twitter @Starburch Tags Respond: Write a letter to the editor Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Cathalena E. Burch Reporter Cathalena has covered music for the Star for more than 20 years. She's a graduate of Arizona State University has worked at Sedona Red Rock News, Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls, New York; and USA Today. .