World-class musicians descend on Tucson for Winter Chamber Music Fest

It is the third work the group has commissioned from Lowell Liebermann, who in his 40-year career has composed two operas and more than 150 works for voice, symphony and chamber ensembles. 

Here’s what you need to know about the 2022 festival, curated and coordinated by longtime artistic director Peter Rejto:

When: Performances are at 3 p.m. opening day Sunday, March 13, and the finale on March 20, and 7:30 p.m. March 15-18. “Festival — Celebration 2022” begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 19, featuring a concert, food prepared by Janos Wilder and an open bar. 

Where: Leo Rich Theater, 260 S. Church Ave.

Tickets: $130 for all five concerts, or $32 per concert, $10 for students. $150 for March 19 celebration event, a fundraiser for Arizona Friends. The performances also will be livestreamed. For access details, visit arizonachambermusic.org

Repertoire highlights: In addition to the Liebermann premiere, this year’s festival features works by a handful of popular composers including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky and Dvorák, who share the spotlight with composers that fulfill Friends Board President Joseph Tolliver’s goal to offer more diversity in programming. Tolliver, tapped in March 2020 to lead the board, has made it a priority to program more works by female composers and composers of color.