Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians Association

Expression. Experience. Excellence ... these principles are the driving force behind AZOOMA, the Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians Association.

Formed in the year 2000 to support its members, AZOOMA is a diverse organization of highly-trained music professionals from the Arizona Opera Orchestra. Our members reside mainly in one of three major cities in Arizona: Flagstaff, Phoenix or Tucson.

We are proud members of the American Federation of Musicians (a branch of the AFL-CIO) and have earned bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from some of the world’s finest conservatories and universities.

We aim to deepen our commitment to our local communities. As one of the few large performance ensembles active in Arizona, we desire to strengthen these bonds on multiple levels - artistic, cultural and personal.

OUR MISSION IS:

To offer entertaining, live music performed at the highest artistic level for our community

To promote and support our musician colleagues - their activities and livelihoods

To raise awareness and reach out to the community in support of the Arizona Opera and its programs (read less)

Expression. Experience. Excellence ... these principles are the driving force behind AZOOMA, the Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians Association.

Formed in the year 2000 to support its members, AZOOMA is a diverse organization of highly-trained music professionals from the Arizona Opera Orchestra. Our members reside mainly in one of three major cities in Arizona: Flagstaff, Phoenix or Tucson.

We are proud members of the American Federation of Musicians (a branch of the AFL-CIO) and have... (read more)