New Music Arizona 2012
Music by Arizona Composers and Their Influences
Sunday, September 9, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Trinity Presbyterian Church
630 Park Avenue

Tickets can be purchased at the Door.

  1. Glint, by Roshanne Etezady
    Jonathan Bergeron, saxophone; John Masserini, clarinet.
    A sparkling, skittering party of notes for saxophone and clarinet.

  2. Alleluia, Sing the Stars, by Rodney Rogers
    Dennis Houser, conductor; Linda Fine, soprano; Kate Howell, alto; Chaparral Singers and guests; Layne Longfellow, narrator.
    A journey from the first stars of twilight into a glorious choral shimmer of Alleluia.

  3. Reverie, by Claude Debussy
    Lynne Drye, glass armonica, Laura Taylor, piano..
    A gentle whisper from Debussy arranged for an ethereal instrument.

  4. Sonata in A minor, Wq 132 - Allegro, by C.P.E. Bach
    Jeannette Moore, flute.
    A light and lilting shower of music.

  5. A World Premiere, by Chris Burton-Jácome
    Chris Burton-Jácome, flamenco guitar; Lena Jácome, flamenco dancer.
    ¡Olé! Need we say more?

  6. Meditation (World Premiere), by Henry Flurry
    Kate Howell, alto; Owen Davis, vibraphone; Maria Flurry, vibraphone.
    A gentle and almost haunting treatment of some Beatitudes from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

  7. Colors Fall, by James DeMars
    Jeannette Moore, flute; Jonathan Bergeron, saxophone.
    Impressionistic and nature inspired musings of two intertwined lyrical instruments.

  8. Flight of the Bumble Bee, arranged for the Swingle Singers
    Chaparral Singers.
    Sure to create a buzz!

  9. Shiru Ladonai, by Daniel Asia
    Linda Fine, soprano; Janice Chiang, piano; Jeannette Moore, flute; Maria Flurry, marimba; Layne Longfellow, narrator.
    A song of glory echoing the lilt of music from ages past.

  10. Italian Concerto, BWV 971 - Andante, by J. S. Bach
    Janice Chiang, piano.
    A pensive and stately meditation as only Bach could compose.

  11. Conquistador, by Chris Burton-Jácome
    Chris Burton-Jácome, flamenco guitar; Lena Jácome, flamenco dancer. Choreography by Martin Gaxiola.
    Captivating brilliance performed by a favorite of our audiences.

Tickets can be purchased at the Door.


Full program and program notes can be found here.

What is New Music Arizona?

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Our annual New Music Arizona may be the only concert of its kind.


To begin our planning, we seek out new music by four living composers who reside or have lived in Arizona. Our criteria is fairly simple: the music must be fresh and appealing to the audience.

Once we've chosen four composers and their works, we ask the composers about who and what styles of music have influenced them. In the past,

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composers have listed influences as varied as Bach, Blues, Nature, or 70's funk. With these influences in mind, we then take a creative approach to choosing four other works representative of each of these composers' influences so that the end result is a cohesive and eclectic concert.

To ensure that our audiences love the performance, we hire music professionals from across the state to travel to Prescott. In a typical concert, you can expect to find members of the Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Tucson symphonies playing along with our nationally acclaimed guest artists.

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Oh, and if possible, we might do a quirky take on one or more of these "influence" pieces, just to stir things up. Brahms Lullaby on jazz saxophone and string bass? Hildegard evolving into scat? Bach Jesu for accompanied voice and trumpet solo? Stevie Wonder fused with string quartet and brass quintet? You never know. That is, unless you show up.

We invite you to come to experience what has been called over and over again, "The best concert in Prescott." Some have even deemed it, "The best concert ever." Once you attend one of these concerts, you won't miss another.

Tickets are available at the door or online.


Information on our Ongoing Call For Scores can be found here.

Past Concerts:
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011