Ballet Tucson's fairy-tale finale
Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Puss-in-Boots and Cinderella round out Ballet Tucson's fairy-tale season finale, "Sleeping Beauty," starting next Friday at Centennial Hall.
The classic production, set to Tchaikovsky's score with choreography from Marius Petipa, follows Princess Aurora as she slips into century-long slumber at the hands of an evil sorceress, only to be awakened by a prince.
"Sleeping Beauty" was Tchaikovsky's second ballet. It was based on Charles Perrault's "La Belle au Bois dormant," part of a series of fairy tales published by the author in 1697.
It debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1890.
Ballet Tucson performances are at 7:30 p.m. next Friday and 2 p.m. May 10. Tickets are $27-$30 with discounts available through the box office, 621-3341.
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The University of Arizona School of Music will celebrate the end of the 2008-09 school year by, you guessed it, putting on a concert.
The annual Chamber Music Showcase Concert on Wednesday features distinguished student musicians and covers a wide musical spectrum, with students performing in small ensembles. The concert is coordinated by UA profs Paula Fan and Kelland Thomas, and will be recorded by classical radio station KUAT-FM for a future broadcast.
A preconcert reception begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the concert at 7:30 in Crowder Hall, North Park Avenue and East Speedway. Admission is free; 621-2998. KUAT-FM personalities David Harrington and James Reel will host the show.
Tucson Flute Club to perform world premiere
The Tucson Flute Club will perform the world premiere of Joshua Saulle's 2007 arrangement of "Ubi Caritas" for flute choir and soprano on Wednesday. The guest soprano will be Elena Todd.
The concert also will include transcriptions and original works for flute solo and ensembles.
The Tucson Flute Club, founded in 1970, has 60 members, many of them professional players. The club has 25 members who regularly play in its large ensemble, and a dozen are members of the by-audition TFC Chamber Ensemble. The club also sponsors a flute choir for younger players and beginners, according to press materials.
Admission to Wednesday's 7:30 p.m. concert in St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church's Bloom Music Center, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., is free. Details: 885-2509.
Cathalena E. Burch
