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Season Schedule

FridayOctober 23, 2015

7:00 PMDiane VanDueurzen and Lisa Otey perform “Songs of Struggle and Freedom”.

SaturdayNovember 7, 2015

3:00 PMNota Bene’s trio of Elena Todd, soprano; Sandy Schwoebel, flute; and Maria Sierra, piano promise to delight our audience.

SaturdayJanuary 16, 2016

3:00 PMCelebrating 25 years of performing together Anna Gendler, violin, and Alexander Tentser bring us the program, “The Titans and the Dreamers”. Music of Beethoven and Chopin.

SaturdayFebruary 13, 2016

3:00 PMArizona Balalaika Orchestra returns to our stage in festive costumes with a new program of Russian folk favorites.

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‘’We are a dazzling bouquet- of every kind of flower,Jump in the vase-‘cause we’ve got space for more!’’ ~Bret Helsa

(520) 745-6237 friendsofmusic@rinconucc.org

Celebrating 25 years of performing as a piano and violin duet, Anna Gendler and Alexander Tentser bring to our audience a program featuring music of Beethoven and Chopin. Anna Gendler, graduate of the Moscow Conservatory in Russia,

has been a member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra since 1991. She performed with the Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony String Quartet, Flute Trio, Daystar Chamber Players, and True Concord Chamber Artists. In the summer she performs with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in New York, “Arizona Musicfest” in Carefree, AZ and “Music in the Mountains” Festival in California.Alexander Tentser is a well-known concert pianist and conductor. At present, Tentser directs the Pima Community College Orchestra, the Arizona Balalaika Orchestra, accompanies various artists and choral groups, and is the resident accompanist at Rincon Congregational UCC. Tentser studied piano at the Ukraine State School “sponsored by the Kiev Conservatory” the Gnessin Music College in Moscow, Russia, the Gnessin Russian Music Academy, and the University of Arizona. He has performed with Tucson Symphony Orchestra three times, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, the Sierra Vista Symphony, and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

Enjoy a season of music Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Saturday November 7, 2015Nota Bene ~ 3:00 PM

Diane VanDeurzen and Lisa Otey ~ 7:00 PMFriday October 23, 2015

“Music has the power to heal, inspire, and unite. “Songs of Struggle and Freedom” celebrates a century of civil rights in the US. Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey will lift our spirits

as they share the stories and songs that have helped shape our nation.”Diane Van Deurzen & Lisa Otey are a dynamic duo, a perfect blend of hot jazz, sultry blues and cabaret. They

take their act to festivals, clubs and theatres around the world. Recent performances include the Thredbo Blues Festival in Australia; Yoshi’s in Oakland, California; and the Lucerne Festival, Switzerland.Lisa has been inducted into the Tucson Music Hall of Fame and the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame and appeared on the Grammy-nominated CD, “Ladies Man”, with Pinetop Perkins. Everywhere Diane performs, she receives rave reviews and standing ovations for her soulful and angelic voice. She creates an intimacy with her audience when she turns a phrase with warmth and precision. Diane and Lisa have co-produced several CDs on their label, Owl’s Nest Productions, including Diane’s CD, “I Never Knew”, “Bring Your Own Boa” for Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas, and Diane & Lisa’s duo CDs, “Wild Women” and “Meet Me Under the Mistletoe”.

Tucson residents Elena Todd, Sandy Schwoebel and Marie Sierra formed Nota Bene in 2009 and have been performing unique and varied programs of chamber music ever since. Soloists in their own right, these three friends and colleagues have collected a wide variety of

music for soprano, flute and piano in various combinations from the Baroque, Classical and French Romantic eras, which they love sharing. However, they take special pleasure in introducing often-overlooked 20th Century music at concerts, much to the audience members’ enjoyment and surprise! Known for their rapport with audiences and a wide range of musical programming, their concerts include brief chats about the music as well as the composers and their lives and times. In 2008 William Bradley Roberts wrote the song cycle Wit and Wisdom for Nota Bene, based on the writings of Dorothy Parker. The trio recorded this charming and witty group of songs on their 2011 debut CD, called simply Nota Bene. You may purchase Nota Bene at Amazon.com. Their second CD, Delizioso, will be officially released on November 23 and Nota Bene is celebrating its release by touring throughout southwest Arizona performing concerts in Tucson, Green Valley, Mesa and Phoenix. You may order Delizioso at the performance.

Saturday January 16, 2016

The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra began in 1980 in Tucson, AZ, as a small ensemble within the University of Arizona Russian Department. The group is a spirited, non-profit community folk orchestra, playing native Slavic instruments and wearing colorful costumes.. It has toured throughout Arizona and Mexico.The Orchestra’s spectacular performances, with the Kalinka Russian Dancers and the Sons Of Orpheus Male Choir are nearly always sold out! For this performance the orchestra and dancers number as many as 50, including vocalists and guest soloists from as far away as Moscow and Kiev. The Sons Of Orpheus male choir of 50 voices often perform with us.Small ensembles also perform for festivals, churches, clubs, and other events, providing an evening of fascinating entertainment.The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra is a member of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America (BDAA), which has annual conventions in North America and Russia. Tucson was host for this convention in 1989, and again 25 years later, in 2004.

The Titans and the Dreamers ~ 3:00 PM

Arizona Balalaika Orchestra ~ 3:00 PMSaturday February 13, 2016

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Dazzling Bouquet of Music ~Concert Series~