PRIMO 2026
Maestro José Luis Gomez Invites You
to the Party of the Season!
Saturday, January 24, 2026
From 5 p.m. at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
All Seats, Tables, and Sponsorships
Are on Sale Now!
Join Our Current Sponsors!
For single ticket buyers, this year we are introducing the TSO Family Banquet Table for singles, friends, and couples looking to join a fun table.
To take a table or snag single tickets, contact Morgan Ballard-Wheeler, TSO Events Manager:
520-620-9169 or morganbw@tucsonsymphony.org
Wine and dine with Maestro José Luis Gomez and principal musicians for a stellar evening of fine company and intimate performances.
We are proud to present the 2026 Maestro Award to Jeannette Segel.
Menu: Entrée Choices and Hors D'Oeuvres, Starter, and Desert Offerings
Fun from PRIMO25!
Thank You to Our Current Sponsors:
Concertmaster’s Table:
Michael and Elena Patterson
Maestro’s Table:
Cecile Follansbee and Robert Fritz
Principal Musician’s Table:
Karen Bahnick
Juliana Osinchuk and Andrea Crane
Angel Table:
Michael and Kay Anderson
Shirley Chann and Dr. Lori Mackstaller
Carol des Cognets
Diane Drewery and Don Wilks
Tom Elliott and Cindy Rankin
Louise Glasser and Sandy Maxfield
Tom and Cande Grogan
John and Diane Patience
James and Vivian Schwab
Jeannette Segel
Myra Slocum
John and Jody Williams
Encore Sponsors:
Larry and Florence Adamson
Amé Austin and Jefferson Miller
Michael Bylsma
Arizona Arts and Hasan Elahi
Dr. Mary Jo Ghory
Joan Person
Ann Redding
Jerry Searfoss
Business Partners:
Penca Restaurante
Providia Partners
Additional Support:
James and Frances Allen
Joyce Broan
John Burcher
Long Realty Cares
Barbara Molotsky
Robert and Lisa Swift
True Concord Voices and Orchestra
Tucson Desert Song Festival
Jeannette Segel, PRIMO26 Maestro Award Recipient
Jeannette Segel began a 15-year career as an opera singer after winning the Chicago-Northern Illinois District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at age 21, and placing as a national finalist in the WGN-Illinois Opera Guild Auditions of the Air among other competitions. She performed on regional opera and other stages in New York, Washington D. C., New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Jeannette and her late husband, Harold B. Segel, Columbia University Professor Emeritus of Slavic and Comparative Literature, moved to Tucson in 1994.
Since then, Jeannette has dedicated herself to the performing arts and education as a community volunteer. In leadership positions she has served as Co-President of the Catalina Foothills School District Foundation, President of Delta Delta Delta Alumnae of Tucson, President of the Arizona Opera League of Tucson, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arizona Opera and currently as President of the Board of Directors of Tucson Desert Song Festival.
Jeannette is also a member of the advisory boards of the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music and the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music. New assignments include the Board of Directors of True Concord Voices and Orchestra, and the Board of Trustees of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
Jeannette holds degrees in voice from Northwestern (BM) and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (MM) where she studied with Margaret Harshaw.
An Annual Celebration of TSO’s Mission
Since 2018, the Tucson community has come together to shine a spotlight on Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to artistic excellence, diversity, partnership, and especially education.
Principal musicians take center stage and share their passion with an exclusive, intimate audience, making for performances unlike any other during the season! Guests enjoy fine wines and a sumptuous gourmet dinner with a performing musician at their table, bringing musicians and guests together. The evening culminates with the presentation of the Maestro Award, given annually in recognition of significant contributions to the TSO, and the premiere of a musical composition by a participant of TSO’s award-winning Young Composers Project. With your help, we raised more than $190,000 last year. This 350% growth since PRIMO began lets us serve thousands of students in nearly all of Southern Arizona’s school districts. Let’s keep the momentum going to serve every school!