The Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, Arizona’s longest continually performing choral organization, opens its 85th season by presenting “Holidays with Orpheus”, Sunday, December 8, 3pm at American Lutheran Church in Sun City. K-BACH's Sterling Beeaff chats with Artistic Director, Dr. Brook Larson and Dave Kelly, longtime member and President of Orpheus.
Paul Harvey Jr. has had several careers and identities but his own achievements are sometimes overshadowed by his famous father, Paul Harvey, who for nearly 60 years was a presence on Americans radios with his programs, “Paul Harvey News and Comment” and later “The Rest of the Story,” the latter written by the younger Paul Harvey who was already a classical pianist.
This Saturday, November 30th, 7:30pm, the Oracle Piano Society will present the younger Paul Harvey’s “Picture Rachmaninoff” in Tucson’s Desert View Performing Arts Center. Starring Artistic Director and pianist Stephen Cook, the one man show is a celebration of Rachmaninoff’s Etudes Tableaux with, poetry, images and a human portrait of a great pianist and composer.
Zuill Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry as well as his engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today.
7:30pm, Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Mesa Arts Center, Zuill Bailey performs all six Bach cello Suites on his 1693 Matteo Gofriller Cello. K-Bach's Sterling Beeaff caught up with Zuill about the performance.
The Phoenix Symphony’s own concertmaster, Steven Moeckel, steps up as soloist this weekend for a performance of the gripping and complex Violin Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich. K-Bach’s Sterling Beeaff catches up with Steven about the concert.
Wagner's masterful retelling of the 17th century nautical legend,"The Flying Dutchman" has mesmerized audiences since the Dresden world premiere in 1843: A cursed sea captain and his phantom ship are doomed to sail the seas forever, unless he's redeemed by the powers of true love. November 15-17, at Phoenix's Symphony Hall, AZ Opera continues their season with Wagner's ghostly opera, complete with an all star cast that includes Mark Delavan as the Dutchman. K-BACH's Sterling Beeaff chats with conductor Joseph Rescigno.