Celebrate Arizona’s 100th Year Through the Arts
Happy Birthday Arizona!
Celebrations are synonymous with the arts; music and dancing set the mood, images and photography capture the occasion, readings and stories recall and commemorate treasured past memories, all while looking ahead to hopes and dreams for the future. Arizona’s 100th year celebration offers a time for Arizonans to revel in the many ways the arts capture the spirit of our state.
In almost every city and town, Arizonans will attend festivals, perform plays, read stories, create visual pieces, dance and sing in honor of the Centennial year. In fact, how would we celebrate this historic year, and the pivotal moments of our collective history, without the arts?
In honor of the Centennial year, the Arizona Commission on the Arts commissioned two pieces of music created by Arizona composers. Community bands, symphonies, choral groups, faith-based music ensembles, high schools and more, are performing the compositions. Find the scores, audio samples and a list of scheduled performances, here.
In addition to the available compositions and the scheduled performances, you can catch at least 100 other events and festivals that aim to commemorate Arizona’s Centennial year over the next 12 months. Visit the Arizona Centennial website for more information.
How will you celebrate? For all of us, this year and for the next 100 years, let’s imagine an Arizona where everyone can participate in and experience the arts!
Robert C. Booker, Executive Director
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Arizona Centennial Musical Compositions: Highlights
Arizona State University celebrates the creation of the Arizona Centennial Composition Commission, Turquoise and Thunderstorms. “The song belongs to all Arizonans, and music in eight arrangements, including classical, popular and jazz.” Read the full article.
ProMusica Arizona and other instrumental and choral groups perform the Arizona Centennial Musical Compositions throughout the state to commemorate our statehood. Read the full article.
See a more comprehensive schedule of performances, here.
Join the Arizona Commission on the Arts at Statehood Day!
Staff members of the Arts Commission will be in a booth at the Capitol for Statehood Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9:00am – 3:00pm.
Stop by to visit with us, see the arts in action in celebration of Arizona’s birthday and stick around for a free performance from Arizona native, Wayne Newton, at 2:00pm on the Capitol Lawn!
For more information, and a full schedule of Statehood Day events, click here.
