The 15th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival will be held in Phoenix and Sedona Sept. 2-6, bringing the best in international chamber music to Arizona. Led by Israeli-born Moshe Bukshpan, the festival “educates, engages and challenges audiences through a unique collaboration of musicians from leading Arizona performing arts organizations and world-acclaimed artists.”
Two public performances will be held in Phoenix at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center. On Sept. 2 the program is titled “Folklore in Music” including Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, Bartok’s “Contrasts” and Klezmer arrangements. Musicians featured will be Nikola Djurica, clarinet; David Ehrlich and Steven Moeckel, violins; Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Thomas Landschoot, cello and Teresa Ehrlich, piano.
The program on Sept. 3 is “Classical Meets Jazz” featuring music such as CM von Weber’s Clarinet Quintet, Bruch’s Trio, Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes and Paul Schoenfield’s Trio. Musicians for this performance are Nikola Djurica, clarinet; Steven Moeckel and David Ehrlich, violins; Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Jan Simiz, cello and Teresa Ehrlich, piano.
The Heritage Center is located at 122 E Culver in downtown Phoenix. Both concerts are at 7:30 pm.
The programs will be reprised in Sedona. “Classical Meets Jazz” will be on Sept. 5 at 7 pm and “Folklore in Music” will be Sept. 6 at 3 pm. Both performances will be held at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road.
Tickets are $28 for each, or $48 for both.
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