Diaz Trio To Highlight Season’s First Celebrity Series Concert At UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ­ The School of Music at The University of Alabama kicks off the 2000-2001 Celebrity Series season with the world-renowned Diaz Trio in concert on Monday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Concert Hall on the UA campus.

Additionally, the group will offer an open rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. in the Concert Hall. A free masterclass will also be offered on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. in the choral/opera room at the Moody building. Both events are free and open to the public.

Individual tickets for the event will be $22 and $15 for general admission, and $7 for students with a valid ID. Tickets are available in the School of Music box office. This year, season ticket packages for the four scheduled events are on sale for $72 and $55 ­ a 25 percent savings over previous packages.

“We are especially excited to have the Diaz Trio open up our new Celebrity Series season at The University of Alabama,” said Joyce Grant, interim coordinator of music services. “Particularly exciting is the fact that we have reduced our ticket prices by 25 percent as a thank you to our existing patrons and as an added enticement for other music lovers to come and experience the world class sounds we annually bring to the University and surrounding area. The Diaz Trio is sure to leave each audience member cherishing the experience and looking forward to our next event.”

One of the finest professional string trios in existence today, the Diaz Trio has become one of the premiere chamber music ensembles in the United States. Comprised of three dynamic artists, Andres Cardenes, Roberto Diaz and Anres Diaz, the group performs regularly in recitals and festivals around the world. Recent performances have placed the trio in Los Angeles, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Boston and the Lincoln Center in New York. Festival appearances include the Mostly Mozart Festival at Kennedy Center, the Newport Festival, the Cape and Islands Festival, Festival de San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, St. Cyprien International Festival of the Arts in France and the Kuhmo Festival in Finland.

In 1993, the trio performed at Carnegie’s Weill Hall to celebrate the next 100 years of music at Carnegie Hall. In addition to regular appearances on the series of both the Corcoran Gallery and Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the trio has made highly successful tours in Canada and South America. Their recent CD on the Dorian label, featuring chamber music of Paganini, has received rave reviews.

For more information on individual or season ticket packages for Celebrity Series, contact the School of Music box office at 205/348-7111.