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José Luis Gomez,   conductor Zhuang Zuo,   piano Program Robert Muczynski : Galena: A Town - World Premiere Franz Lisz t: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E♭ major Modest Mussorgsky : Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel) A rousing, passionate, color-filled program rolled out from the stage inside the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall this last weekend, opening  Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s 95th season :  a posthumous world premier by the esteemed composer and long time University of Arizona instructor, Robert Muczynski; a lyrical yet fiery Liszt piano concerto with Zee Zee; and Ravel’s ever popular setting of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition . In a masterly touch, after discovering the oeuvre of musical gems from Robert Muczynski , Maestro José Luis Gomez has taken it upon himself to bring this superbly well-crafted music to the 21st century stage. Galena: A Town , an understated title for a brilliant work, is joyously quintessential Muczynski:  clear, almost crystalline son...

"I played 'Margariteña' with the Youth Orchestra at least 100 times, including once in Panama when we performed it with Mahler’s first symphony. This performance of Margariteña will celebrate the life and work of Inocente Carreño, who died in May 2016.”  ~ José Luis Gomez TSO  2017-2018  Opening Night The first concert of Jose Luis Gomez's so-called “Inaugural Season” - his second season conducting, but his first to design and control all the programs himself – was a resounding success. Opening with the TSO premier of a South American composer, followed by works from the two most popularly performed composers by U.S. orchestras, the stage was set for a detailed and exuberant statement to be made. Both Conductor and Orchestra were up for the task at hand, providing a worthy array and mastery of expression. Maestro Gomez's conducting is energetic and physically demonstrative. Tension is held and released with dance-like motions and control. Arms, wrists,...