Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Had a wonderful time with my family! Couldn't have asked for a nicer time.....except for the price of the tickets....had to sit in the balcony because the floor tickets were $90 and $75. for a family show...when you need 6......well that could break a person......

I loved the performance of Corelli, Golijov and Mozart by the TSO! I was especially excited about the preliminary concert comments with Conductor Andrew Grams. The performance of Golijov was amazing and what was outstanding was that they combined the Golijov with the concerti by Corelli to merge 300 years! This is only one of the amazing things TSO does with flawless grace. Conductor Andrew Grams spoke during intermission and amused us with his comments. And of course, the Mozart symphony was brilliant and brilliantly performed. I am so glad I attended because it's was an experience I will never forget!

This program is an excellent investment in the next generation of classical musicians. Thank you TSO for continuing to support this endeavor.

Superlative performance by the pianist. Overall, the entire concert was wonderful to hear.

The pianist and his Rachmaninoff was great! Dvorak is not a favorite of mine, but the guest conductor was excellent.

This was our first visit to the Catalina High School music hall. We were very impressed with its overall design and comfort and the acoustics were excellent. It is a great place for presenting symphonic music. The conductor displayed great mastery of the music in timing, tone variation and the blending of the varied instruments so the overall effect was, indeed, amazing. The musicians, as usual, were very accomplished.

Great music, people, food, venue We went home and bought our ticket for TMA this spring.

The TSA was great. Jose Luis Gomez, the guest conductor, was animated and precise. Chee-Yun, the soloist, was breathtaking. She made my wife cry a few times. It was a great experience.

Fantastic! We were up front and and intimately drawn by one of the world's most talented violinists.

This was our first time going to the Tucson Symphony since we moved here. The conductor was amazing, the musicians were top notch, and the guest violinist was absolutely magnificent. I would recommend any performance by the symphony to all of my friends.

Pianist solos by Lefevre were fantastic - a great combination of talent & music. Coupled with the other parts of the program meant a wonderful evening.

I really enjoyed this event, TSO is a gem that should be enjoyed by everyone in the community.

We enjoyed the memories this evoked. And the orchestra was extraordinary in reproducing the soundtracks of the cartoons showing. Lots of fun! All ages will enjoy.

Very good show. The orchestra was very good. I would recommend this.

This was our 3 year old's first symphony. He started violin lessons in June and he has become intrigued with how other people play. We've been waiting for the perfect one as we cannot go on Saturdays when most of the kid events are (Hint, hint, some Sunday events would be nice!!!) and this came up. He LOVED it. He was enraptured for the entire approximately 90 minute show. It ran 2 hours, but the intermission was quite long, which was helpful as with so many children in attendance, the bathroom line was quite long. As a Xennial, it's so nice to introduce my son to the cartoons of my youth. I loved the older ones, less so the newer ones. I feel like they don't add anything and are FAR less creative. 3D and technology can do that in my opinion. The orchestra did an amazing job syncing with the video, but it was odd on a couple of pieces where they didn't play an entire set, but it was dubbed in over the sound. Granted, my 3 yo was watching the screen anyway. After we pointed out the first violinist, he heard the oboe and saw the conductor, he was fully fixated on Bugs and the gang. An amazing show for kids, but I'll be honest, I'm worried he'll be disappointed there's no TV when we see the Messiah in a few weeks! Great job TSO!

Family loved IT!!!! Great music, Great cartoons, lots of laughs and got my kids interested in coming more often, we just bought tickets for our Tucson Symphony Orchestra in a couple of weeks

My son enjoyed it. My MIL laughed despite herself.

I am so glad I purchased tickets for this show. The venue was awesome, the performances by the orchestra was phenomenal, and the beverages available (mixed drinks, coffee, even beer) was even better. We traveled over an 1hr to attend and it was well worth it. Our seats were on the balcony and we could see the screen and orchestra perfectly. Thanks Tucson Orchestra and the City of Tucson for such a great performance for the holidays. Afterwards we had dinner at the local Mexican Resturant "El Guero Canelo" awesome food as well.

Truly delightful for young and old! My first reaction was to check to see if it there are scheduled performances in Chicago and St. Louis areas. Unfortunately, there currently not because tickets would make a great Christmas gift.

Drew Peterson was outstanding and is marvelous to listen to. He is a very competent pianist not to be missed. Now if only The Tucson Music Hall could regulate its temperature so people wouldn't be freezing the evening would have been perfect.

I had a great experience. The music was simply awesome. The Maestro had it going for sure. I am a Mariachi fan for many many years and this combination was fantastic. The Mariachi group was excellent and when they came back to play for the final hour of the program, it brought back some fond memories. It was worth the drive from Phoenix and I would do it again.. The pre show was good, and the vendors were very friendly and helped make the venu..

This was a great venue and everybody in the audience enjoyed listening to the classic james bond themes.

Great performance, good memories and just a fun fun afternoon!

A very nice evening out........the Tucson Symphony & lead vocalist were very talented & enjoyable. The only items that could have veen added: (1) notation in the program on which Bond movie every song came from, & (2) maybe having a large screen in the back showing the movie scenes on the instrumental numbers. Still, I would recommend this event.

The Tucson Symphony was wonderful to listen to and there playing of Bond music was right on. However, even though I've several songs of Ms. Kole's, I was disappointed by her performance. She sang about 6-8 songs from the Bond portfolio, but just didn't seem to have the strength of voice relative to other singers of these tunes, e.g., Shirley Bassey and Tina Turner.

Fantastic music. Soloist was wonderful and gave delightful insights to songs.

So nice to go back in time with music and remember movies with the great interpretation of the musicians and singer.

It is always such a treat to see Laura Roth perform. She is a true virtuoso. And for such great music to be at a comfortable venue so close to home makes the experience that much better. I hope TSO continues to perform in the Northwest part of town.

Loved the concert. My husband often naps through a symphony (it IS beautiful music after all) but not this event! He was wide awake and enthralled like myself. He even enjoyed reading the German subtitles. Made my weekend complete. Thank you.

What a thoroughly enjoyable evening! The time slipped/tge by all too quickly. The ultimate in piano music! The orchestra and the pianists blended beautifully. This should be an annual event!

A delightful evening of beautiful and innovative music.

Expected more pizzaz with multiple pianos and interplay between artists.

Our first visit to the Music Hall really exciting.

What a talent! Cannot believe this young man's stellar performance. 22 years old - what a future he has. Don't miss him.

Just excellent! I am quite proud of our symphony Orchestra

We enjoyed the entire evening from Rhapsody in Blue to Billy the Kid and we look forward to future concerts with the TSO.

all great seats, excellent acoustics. the hadyn, schubert and mozart pieces were all great and well-conducted. the richard strauss piece was a poor choice. its long and monotonous, lacking in color, melody, and texture. well worth it though, especially Schubert's 8th.

Had a wonderful time at the Tucson Symphony. The stage was beautiful, the UofA dancers were amazing, the choir was wonderful, and of course, the symphony was outstanding. It was a great way to start the Christmas season. We currently live in the Phoenix area but are retiring to Vail soon. Nice to know the TSO will almost be in our back yard then!

We found this program to be a delight from start to finish. Song selection and arrangements were incredible. What a great way to showcase the UofA Dance Ensemble. So much talent and energy.

This was absolutely wonderful! My sister and I both work night shift, so we arrived 10 minutes late to the event. We were greeted by the workers and their first words to us were "There they are!!" with such a warm smile! They escorted us to our seats, making sure we didn't interrupt the current song. The performance itself were wonderful. We loved the energy of the Conductor throughout the whole event! The UA Dance Ensemble was a little choppy at first. However, they pulled it together during the Nutcracker and we can really feel the emotions that they were trying to convey through dance! Absolutely loved it! This whole event really brought all the moods of the holidays together: Warmth, love, romance, reverence, and joy!

I have gone for past 4 years this was the best one yet ! The uoa dance company was what put the show over the top making the best one yet!

Music was uplifting. The strings, the choir, the soloists. A Holiday tradition but a delight when done well. Thank you!

On the Transmigration of Souls was as beautiful as it was unsettling an orchestral and choral compositions. It takes one to a dark place, so be prepared. The themes from the various movements Beethoven's Ninth were invigorating. I was amused seeing the frayed mallets of the timpani player at the end of the piece. The soloists were outstanding and the choral performance moving. An excellent finale to maestro Gomez's inaugural season.

Beethoven was wonderful. I am sure anyone and everyone enjoyed that performance. As for the piece before Beethoven well I thought it was awful. I was not the only one. The people sitting around us felt the same way we did. It was confusing, couldn't hear the names where we sat. It sounded like muffled voices. When the music got going it sounded like noise and not music. I did not like it at all.

I loved the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It is my favorite piece of music and it was magnificently performed Sunday afternoon. The soloists were great, the chorus was great, the musicians were beyond great. A great Ode to Joy indeed. That being said, I did not like the first piece performed. Not my cup of tea.

I was very impressed by the whole Beethoven's 9th Experience except for the prelude music by John Adams which I found to be very depressing. This is the first time I have attended the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and I will see many more performances.

The conductor, symphony and chorus was fantastic. It was a very beautiful Friday night. I have many Beethoven 9's but to see it played in person is just awesome. I woke up the next morning feeling very joyous and happy. The sign with the words to Ode to Joy was a very good idea. Thank you to all who staged this brilliant Beethoven 9.

What's not to like about Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? This complex piece was well done by both the orchestra and chorus along with fine soloists. Timing was spot on, and the interpretation of the composer's score was classic. The TSO is a great orchestra.

Breathtaking. Mesmerizing. Passionate it went by much too quickly. What a gift! Thank you

This show was fantastic!! The music was fantastic as always. The extra band and the singers were GREAT. It was lively, women were dancing in the aisles. You couldn't help but clap your hands to the music.

Well done concert especially with the Philharmonic backing. The ladies voices were different but worked well together. However the emphasis on women, in anything, is getting tiresome to me. Because of some male stupidity, we are continuing to create a divide among people. Music is intended to bring us together, as one of the vocalists suggested. It is a universal language. Let us not ignore what brings us together, as the presented music demonstrated.

Great show, great music, great singing. I would see it again tonight if I could

This was a wonderful mix of using the symphony mucisians together with rock musicians and vocalists to present some powerful songs written and performed by women from the past to us in great style. Very enjoyable.

My wife and I anticipated the TSO Women Rock show a great deal. We had enjoyed the WHO and MOODY BLUES, but this performance didn't measure up. It wasn't the fault of the orchestra. They were superb as usual. The problem was the music selection and performers. The songs were a mysterious mix of semi-well known pieces with glaring omissions. Where was Me and Bobby McGee? And the singers, while talented and enthusiastic, were screamers. Some thought the louder you sang the better. Not always true. The sound board guy must have been deaf and the drummer thought it was HIS show. Tone it down. Your job is not to drown out a 45 piece orchestra. We left half way through the second act.

Maestro and TSO were exceptional and Gomez will raise the level of penetration into the Tucson community.

The passion of the musicians showed in their body language. The conductor was "all in." The performance was clean, light, engaging. Excellent performance in an intimate setting. Could not have asked for anything more.

It was refreshing to hear new music composed by a young, local composer (Anthony Constantino) that depicted Tucson so well. The piano performance by Vadym Kholodenko was outstanding. The music director, Jose Luis Gomez, continues to be innovative by introducing the audience to great compositions by Latin American composers.

The Conductor and Orchestra did a very good job but selection of pieces to perform was very poor

We had an amazing time...our first attendance at the Tucson Music Hall and we will return. We only wish we could have gotten up and danced!

You don t have to be a Classical music lover to like this program. Very nicely done. Short and sweet...

Tucson Symphony is great, but the program selection did not showcase the orchestra well. Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti opera was sung, and the orchestra took a back seat. The program was extremely short, just an hour of music, 45 minutes was the opera segment, and not worth $70 for a ticket near the last row.

Glorious sight to behold with the choir, the boys choir, the orchestra, the narrator and the opera singer...worked liked magic. Outstanding program.

It was the most remarkable symphonic and choral event I have ever experienced! And the narration by Jamie Bernstein enhanced it even further. Not to be missed.

A combination of wonderful music but the TSO and spectacular dancing by the U of A Dance Ensemble. I always enjoy this holiday performance.

TSO never disappoints when they perform the Messiah, and the venue at Catalina Foothills High School is conveninet to those in the northern part of the city. I was particularly impressed with the soprano, Teresa Wakim. She was literally angelic singing those lofty notes.

I like it a lot, specially because it includes some dance performing

Great music, wonderful choir and beautifull ballet. Even Santa dropped by

Wonderful performance by Tucson Symphony! The second half was particularly amazing. Soloists had beautiful voices and the chorus was perfect.

Chamberlain was outstanding! I have been attending performances of the Messiah for over 10 years. This 2017 was by far this best

I could not think of the Christmas Season without attending this presentation it is always done with excellence.

This was a wonderful family experience. The TSO really does a fantastic job! However, it seemed a bit pricey for a kids show. The cheapest seats are still $30 and you are so far back and high up that you can barely see the orchestra members and the screen covers all of the orchestra members in the back of the stage.

I liked how the different musical styles of the Bond films throughout the various decades was highlighted. I also admire the courage and stamina of Hilary Kole who continues performing during her pregnancy.

I had seen a similar show in Pittsburgh, & I can relay that the Tucson Symphony Orchestra did a great job in backing up the front band.

This show was absolutely amazing!!! I definitely recommend it.

I've never been a big fan of Led Zeppelin but made the decision to attend this TSO concert with my 11-year old grandson in an effort to broaden both our musical perspectives as well as to introduce him to music of my children's generation. WOW!!! What a pleasant surprise and what a great time we had! The accompanying rock band musicians were extremely talented and were such a pleasure to see them "rock and roll". As for the TSO participation, they were their normal "wonderful". I so enjoy seeing and hearing the TSO perform and now, so does my grandson. All in all, it was a terrific concert and a wonderful musical experience. Also, the light show was well staged and gave "rock and roll" emphasize to the music itself.

I had a very remarkable evening. The show was fantastic, and the band members were beyond compare...if you get a chance to see it, DO IT!! Their rendition of "Since I've Been Loving you" was beyond compare. It's amazing how the string parts translate so well into an orchestral setting.

The event was very enjoyable, especially for those who were in high school or college when these songs were hits. TSO played wonderfully and watching the conductor conduct rock music was captivating. He was as much fun to watch as the entire show.

Loved, Loved, Loved the show. Excellent performances by TSO and Randy Jackson.

The concert was standup applause. The Band doing the Led Zepplin tribute was fantastic. You could tell the Symphony was really into it and the Light Show was icing on the cake. Took my granddaughter to her first TSO event , she is hooked.

We took some great friends who told me it was the best concert he had seen in twenty years. All the musicians were incredible and the lead singer was spot on which is very difficult with the wide range of songs that Led Zeppelin have. Highly recommend the show!!!

The show was great. It was so fun and the performers were great. My only complaint would be that they needed more lighting effects.

The Music of Led Zeppelin was a great experience. The drummer, guitarist and electric violinist were incredible. We were expecting only a handful of songs to be sung and the rest be purely instrumental. Although the singer did a nice job and sounded pretty spot on with majority of the songs, it would have been nice to just hear the symphony do their thing.

Loved the show and would recommend to any fan of LZ, it doesn't get any closer to the real thing.

Show was great. The orchestra was incredible. Would highly recommend the show to others.

My partner & I were absolutely blown away by this concert. The conductor was a joy to watch. This was a concert we will long remember. Tucson is fortunate to have an orchestra and chorus of the highest quality.

I superb performance! I sang for this work when attending university many years ago and hearing this sent chills down my spine. The memories were delicious.

This is my favorite classical piece, having performed it in a choir in 1969. The Tucson Symphony did an excellent job, especially the very important percussion section. The full choir was great. The Music Hall acoustics don't do justice to voices and it showed with the Baritone solo hard to hear while the Soprano could break glass with her voice. The boys choir did a fabulous job too. All in all, this was a very enjoyable concert.

This was not only a fantastic performance, but being at Catalina Foothills HS, was so much more pleasant and comfortable. The Tucson Music Hall. as a venue is in dire need of "Reformation" itself, uncomfortable, tight seats and dirty. We are happy with CFHS, and enjoyed the Messiah here as well.

It was unbelievable The music was super the dancing was fabulous. We so enjoy the presentation.

Fountains of Life concert by Tucson Symphony Orchestra was one of those times when I found myself in the moment, submerged with sounds, movement and emotion. It was a joy seeing the interaction between newly announced, Maestro Jose Luis Gomez and the orchestra who were creating synergy together. Lauren Roth, concert master and in this performance as soloist was amazing!

We were so, so glad to take our family to enjoy Peter and the Wolf. The orchestra was in great form, especially with their new conductor. He was easy to enjoy and put the kids at ease. The ballet added a great deal to the story and when it was done my kids said, "It's over already?" Nobody wanted to leave. Great job!

First time I have seen Peter and the Wolf in a live performance. The kids in the Tucson Regional Ballet were wonderful! And it looks like we have a real winner in our new conductor, Jose Luis Gomez! He really engaged the orchestra. Since the concert was about animals, he delighted the kids with some short opening numbers about other musical animals, e.g., The Swan from Carnival of the Animals, The Chicks from Pictures at an Exhibition, and a few others. Lupita Murillo did a spot-on job of narrating also. All in all, a wonderful concert for the family.

We loved this program. The selection of music was excellent and the acoustics make for a memorable event. Do not select side seats.

My husband and I took our son to Magic of Christmas performance and absolutely LOVED it. The new conductor is a wonderful addition to the symphony and he brings a creative and fun element to the performance. We were delighted with the selections, the humor and the visual beauty of the entire event. And of course, the music and choir were spectacular. The addition of the UA dance troupe was truly lovely. Thank you!

The orchestra drowned out the chorus. The dancers were off their marks.

What a great event! I will make this a family tradition! The finale with the falling snow was SUPERB!!!!!!

The performance was "magical" and just right for the general public. Most songs were recognizable for those not fans of classical music. The chorus is excellent and the UA dance ensemble was a great addition. We go every year and will continue to go. On the negative side: it seemed a little pricey and photography was not allowed. Also the bar lines were very long during intermission.

Always an enjoyable show. Would recommend to anyone.

The symphony was great. The venue staff was rude. The venue seating map should be on the ticketmaster app, very frustrating that it was not available.

My family and I really enjoyed this performance. I was worried my 8 year old son would be bored, but we were all constantly entertained by ballet dancers, and singers in addition to the symphony. It was truly a magical Christmas. We plan on going to this classy event every year.