AZOOMA's outreach efforts have created a ripple effect of opportunities. This gives the music we play a stronger personal connection.
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Many people in the general public are honestly surprised that musicians get paid money to perform. Some even get downright insulted when musicians insist on getting paid to play. Holly Mulcahy at the Partial Observer recently posted an excellent article addressing this very issue and it is stimulating conversation in the arts blogosphere. She...
The AZOOMA.org site has been online for over two months now, and as is the tradition this time of year, a review — of where we are, what has been accomplished and where we...
According to a recent article in Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star written by Cathalena Burch, our esteemed Maestro Joel Revzen has been very busy preparing the Metropolitan Opera over the past few months, getting them...
In a previous article, some of the hazards of playing in an opera pit were briefly mentioned. Back in December 2004, a fire alarm scare was a real “show stopper.” Twenty minutes into Act...
Fitting pieces together into a “Frankenstein” career A section member of the Arizona Opera Orchestra earns anywhere from roughly one to six thousand dollars per opera season. Not every opera production requires a full...
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