music + art + landscape
multidisciplinary concert series
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 3PM | Empire Ranch
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Sonoita, AZ
$FREE and open to the public
Join us in the historic Adobe Hay Barn at Empire Ranch for a multidisciplinary concert experience exploring the sounds of our watershed. Situated within the spectacular landscape of Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, this unique event kicks off the Watershed Soundscape project, supported by the 2024-2025 AIR Annual Resilience Theme Award.
Featuring:
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world premiere of a new multimedia piece inspired by the soundscape of Las Cienegas, by composer Carolina Heredia and visual artist Heather Bird Harris
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traditional O'odham Singing
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performances by UA School of Music faculty artists
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readings by Alison Hawthorne Deming and Gretchen Henderson
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music by Sergei Prokofiev, Yuanyuan Kay He, and Lachlan Skipworth
Plan Your Visit
In addition to attending the 3PM concert, you may want to "choose your own adventure" to experience more of the Las Cienegas landscape:
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Take the Cienega Watershed Tour –– a self-guided, GPS-activated driving audio tour of the landscape
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Register for Cienega Watershed Partnership's Connecting with the Land event
Meet The Performers
Philip Alejo, bass
Cassandra Bendickson, bassoon
Elena Chernova-Davis, violin
Alison Hawthorne Deming, poet
Sara Fraker, oboe
Jackie Glazier, clarinet
Gretchen Henderson, poet
Ivan Ugorich, viola