October 2018
Virtuoso Violas
Virtuoso Violas will not happen this year, 2019. Thank you for understanding. Below is information from 2018. FOUR LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION LEVEL I: FIRST YEAR STUDENTS (IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF INSTRUCTION.) LEVEL II: SECOND AND THIRD YEAR OF INSTRUCTION STUDENTS LEVEL III: JUNIOR HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS LEVEL IV: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VIOLISTS! Here’s your chance to be among students and teachers who love to play the viola as much as you do! Come to the Virtuoso Violas…
Find out more »December 2019
Phoenix Bass Jam
This Event has been Cancelled due to Low Enrollment. 12/6/19 Join us for the two-day Phoenix area Double Bass workshop and competition. This is a prime opportunity for the young double bassist from the Southwest, to work with the top Phoenix area professional double bassists, the double bass professors from the three state Universities in Arizona, and have a chance to show-off their skills, through a solo double bass competition. The 2019 Bass Jam starts in the evening of December 6,…
Find out more »September 2021
Fall Workshop
ASTA-AZ Fall Workshop Saturday Sept 18, 2021 Red Mountain High School 7301 E. Brown Rd. Mesa AZ Cost : FREE for current ASTA members; $50 for non-members; $20 for student non-members 9:00 am Elizabeth Ramos Session 1 10:00 am Elizabeth Ramos Session 2 11:00am ASTA AZ membership meeting 11:30pm Lunch on your own 1:00pm Kirk Johnson from SOUNDS Academy 2:00pm …
Find out more »Violin360°
Violin 360 information will be posted as soon as it is available. We look forward to seeing you all in 2022!
Find out more »October 2021
Solo Competition
WE'RE BACK AND IN PERSON!! The ASTA-AZ Solo Competition for violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and harp is held annually in the fall for outstanding students who study privately with our members. Student performers are divided into junior or senior division, where they perform for a panel of judges. Let your students shine; enroll your students ASAP in this exciting event. Cash prizes Senior division: First Place - $300 Second Place - $200 Third Place - $100 Junior Division: First…
Find out more »November 2021
Cellobration
CELLOBRATION! 2021 A Day for Cellists Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Tempe High School 1730 S. Mill, Tempe, 85281 (NW corner of Mill Ave & Broadway Rd) AND Arizona Cello Society Cello Competition Friday, November 19, 2021 WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! It was awesome to see so many cellists online, and this year it feels great to finally gather around in person for CELLO! For those who are new to CELLOBRATION, we meet once a year to share the joys…
Find out more »January 2022
Tucson Bass Jam
POSTPONED!!! NEW DATE TBA Tucson Bass Jam University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music 1017 N. Olive Road The Tucson Bass Jam is an ASTA-sponsored clinic for beginning, intermediate, and advanced double bass students, music educators, and community bass players of any age from Southern Arizona. Participants will participate in workshops, rehearse as a bass orchestra, and give an informal performance at the end of the day. If you are an orchestra teacher or adult learner, we…
Find out more »Arizona Violacademy
POSTPONED UNTIL MAY/JUNE It is with tremendous disappointment that I write to you today, letting you know that we have decided to postpone AZ Violacademy event at ASU. Due to various factors, it seems prudent to hold off on this event out of an abundance of caution, certainly as the positivity rate of COVID-19 and its variants keeps rising steadily. When a future date has been set for the next Violacademy, you will be the first to know. For…
Find out more »February 2022
Fiddle Fest
February 5, 2022 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (MST) Details TBA soon To learn more about the Fiddle Fest faculty and view further schedule information, visit: www.gilberttownfiddlers.com/fiddlefest
Find out more »May 2022
ASTACAP – Phoenix 5/14/22, Tucson 5/21/22
REGISTRATION DEADLINES: April 16, 2022 Registration fees Foundation - Level 2 $30 Level 3-5 $35 Level 6-8 $40 Level 9-10 $45 SITES Tucson: May 21, 2022 Location: Catalyst Arts & Maker Space by SAACA at Tucson Mall 4500 N. Oracle Rd #110, Tucson, AZ 85705 Site Director: Laura Tagawa, DMA lauratagawa@gmail.com Click Here to Register for Tucson ASTACAP Phoenix: May 14, 2022 Location: Glendale Community College 6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302 Site Director: Claire Gordon clairegordon@cox.net Click…
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