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2011 Concert Dates & Locations: August 26, 27 and September 1, 2, 3, 9, & 10 Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of Grand Canyon, 7:30 p.m. Ticket Pricing Ticket Prices: $15 for adults; $8 for children (no children under six, please) Programs subject to change without notice.
Season Tickets Value Package! Attend all 7 concerts for just $90 (adult ticket price). This package deal makes a great gift for you or your favorite music lover! Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 7:30 p.m. ETHEL “Extraordinarily skilled, passionate musicians” — The New York Times Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 7:30 p.m. ETHEL “Extraordinarily skilled, passionate musicians” — The New York Times Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 7:30 p.m. JAZZ & More... with Joe Deninzon and Stephen Benson With special guest Robert Bonfiglio. “If the violin has a future in Jazz and Rock, it is with Joe Deninzon" — RELIX Magazine Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 7:30 p.m. The Catalyst Quartet “Invariably energetic and finely burnished…The Catalyst Quartet played with an earthy vigor.” — Allan Kozinn, The New York Times PROGRAM DETAILS: Astor Piazzolla Tango Ballet Anton Webern Langsamer Satz Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G minor, Opus 74, No. 3 Philip Glass String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima” Justinian Tamasuza String Quartet no. 1 "Mu Kkubo Ery' Omusalaaba" Trevor Reed, Clark Tenokhongva Rain Dance Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 7:30 p.m. The Catalyst Quartet with special guest, ETHEL “Invariably energetic and finely burnished…The Catalyst Quartet played with an earthy vigor.” — Allan Kozinn, The New York Times PROGRAM DETAILS: Alberto Ginastera Quartet No. 2, Opus 26 Furioso Michael Nyman String Quartet No. 2 Richard Einhorn “ The Silence” Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”		Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 7:30 p.m. Duo Binelli Ferman "Beyond Tango" with Clare Hoffman Music Ambassadors of the Americas, bandoneon virtuoso Daniel Binelli and pianist Polly Ferman. PROGRAM DETAILS: Emmanuel Chabrier Habanera Angel Villoldo El Choclo ( arr. Binelli) Anibal Troilo Responso ( arr. Binelli) Pintín Castellanos La Puñalada ( arr Zunini- Cosentino) Juan Carlos Cobian Los Mareados Astor Piazzolla Fracanapa Astor Piazzolla Buenos Aires Hora Cero ( arr. Binelli) Daniel Binelli Anhelo y Misterio Daniel Binelli Images of Buenos Aires Astor Piazzolla Libertango (arr. Binelli) Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 7:30 p.m. Duo Binelli Ferman "Beyond Tango" with Clare Hoffman Music Ambassadors of the Americas, bandoneon virtuoso Daniel Binelli and pianist Polly Ferman. PROGRAM DETAILS: Eduardo Arolas Papas calientes Julián Plaza Nocturna (arr. Binelli) Anselmo Aieta Palomita Blanca (arr.O. Trípodi) Horacio Salgan Don Agustín Bardi (arr. Binelli) Astor Piazzolla Oblivion (arr. Zunini, Cosentino) Mattos Rodriguez La Cumparsita ( arr. Binelli) Astor Piazzolla Verano Porteño (arr. Binelli) Astor Piazzolla Chiquilín de Bachín Daniel Binelli New York Tango Daniel Binelli Preludio y Candombe Astor Piazzolla Adios Nonino (arr. Binelli) . . . . B E N E F I T C O N C E R T . . . . Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 7:00 p.m. The Tempe Historical Society and The Grand Canyon Music Festival welcome ETHEL in a benefit concert at the Tempe History Museum located at 809 East Southern, Tempe, Arizona Special ticket price: $10
Friday, Sept. 2 5 p.m. (at the Shrine of the Ages) School of Rock student concert Rock along with Grand Canyon high school students in this culminating recital as they display what they learned during the week-long School of Rock with Bonfiglio Group members Stephen Benson and Joe Deninzon. Read More Sunday, Sept. 4 4 p.m. (at the Grand Canyon Community Building) NACAP Concert Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Read More We're excited about this season's stellar group of artists. Come hear performances by: by Duo Binelli Ferman, the Catalyst Quartet, Robert Bonfiglio, Joe Deninzon, Stephen Benson, ETHEL (Jennifer Choi and Cornelius Dufallo, violin; Ralph Farris, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello), & Clare Hoffman. Read Artists' Bios