The Civic Orchestra of Tucson is proud to announce a “grrreat” new season. We have been presenting free concerts in the Tucson area since 1975. There is never an admission charge for concerts sponsored by the Civic Orchestra of Tucson. All of our concert locations also accommodate those with physical challenges.
This year, we have an exciting season planned. We start in October with an evening concert at Crowder Hall featuring two well-known musicians from the Tucson Symphony—concertmaster Steven Moeckel and cellist Nelzimar Neves—along with pianist June Chow-Tyne to play Beethoven, while our own principal flutist Fran Moskovitz is featured playing Bach. The whole orchestra plays an overture by Brahms, thus we play the 3Bs: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms—three great composers.
In December we play a concert featuring the dance. A reception follows this 2:00 P.M. concert at Armory Park. We are back at Crowder Hall in February for a concert that begins at 3:00 P.M. featuring a great violinist, Linda Rosenthal, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, and the orchestra also plays Schubert’s Great Symphony. We close the season, as always, with our great Pops in the Park music at 7:00 P.M. in Reid Park.
Rehearsals for the COT are Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:30 PM at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, located at River Road and Dodge Blvd. . Our season runs from the
end of August through mid-May.
The Civic Orchestra of Tucson is a 60-piece volunteer community
orchestra founded in 1975. This group is one of the very few orchestras
in the Tucson area that continues the tradition of presenting free symphonic
concerts.
COT gives Tucsonans the opportunity to perform or listen to fine classical
music. This community orchestra performs in a series of concerts at
various sites throughout the city and Southern Arizona. Performances
sponsored by COT are free-of-charge and most are held at facilities
easily accessible to the elderly and physically challenged. In addition,
COT fosters and cultivates local and statewide musical talent by featuring
elementary, high school, and college students, as well as locally and
nationally known symphonic musicians as guest artists.
COT is committed
to enriching the cultural life of the greater Tucson area.
If
you are a musician who enjoys playing symphonic music - and occasionally
pop music - we invite you to join us. The orchestra currently has openings
for string players, especially viola, cello, and bass. Please 