Tour Group

Arizuki Stars The Arizona Suzuki Tour Group – Connie Jahrmarkt, director Members: Pearl Mahar, Ellen Rutter, Tyler Sypherd, Alyssa Mahar, Sierra Sypherd, Nancy Rutter, Ariel Balthazard
The ASTG was formed to give students an opportunity to rehearse and play new music in a group which performs in and around Arizona. As the group matures and performances become more polished, our goal is to expand the size of the group and tour outside of Arizona. We hope that this group of highly skilled students, who make beautiful music together, will help create awareness of the teachings of Shinichi Suzuki. We want to involve students from the whole state of Arizona in this group. Right now our members are all from the Phoenix and surrounding areas. We will be holding monthly rehearsals which last for several hours, rather than weekly rehearsals. We are hoping this type of rehearsal schedule will make it possible for students from other parts of Arizona to be a part of the group. Our schedule through February is: October 8 – Columbus Day 10:00am-2:30pm **Oct 20 possible performance 7:00pm November – 24th   10:00am-2:30pm December – 15th 10:00am-2:30pm January – Martin Luther King Day 10:00am-2:30pm February – President’s Day 10:00am-2:30pm If you have an event where it would be appropriate to have beautiful music by this talented group, please call the director. Our repertoire includes a variety music: Classical, Romanian, Celtic, Cajun, Transylvanian and Hungarian. If your event has an entertainment budget, a donation to the ASA will be gladly accepted. Tour Group Announces Auditions: Saturday, November 17th – in conjunction with ASA’s fall workshop. Open to all instruments. We currently have openings for 5 additional musicians. You must be in book 4 or above and already reading music. Younger siblings of older group members can become honorary members, who will be invited to play on some of the performance repertoire. You must notify the director in advance to schedule an audition time. Please prepare a solo of your choice and be prepared to sight read. It is best to play a highly polished piece at this audition. There is a yearly fee of $15 to be in the tour group. This money is being used to build the tour group’s music library. If you cannot attend our scheduled audition you may send an audition CD, DVD or tape to Connie Jahrmarkt, Tour Group Director at 3527 N. Kachina Ln. Scottsdale, AZ 85251. On the recording, please include your solo, not more than 10 minutes and three major scales: G, C & Bb, as many octaves as you can play well. If you have questions regarding the tour group, please call: Connie Jahrmarkt at 480 970 8807.
Tour Group Audition Form