Name: Cabaret Sessions: Sara Fraker & Casey Robards
Start: 2027-05-01
End: 2027-05-01

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Tucson-based oboist Sara Fraker designs innovative performance projects exploring intersections of music and ecology. She has partnered with the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Arizona Institute for Resilience, and ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer. Sara is joined by longtime collaborator Casey Robards (Suh Jung Ahn), Korean American pianist and conductor, whose performances regularly cross between opera, art song, chamber music, spirituals, and musical theatre. Their album, *BOTANICA: music for oboe, english horn and piano,* was released by MSR Classics. [Visit Sara’s website](https://www.sarafraker.com/). [Visit Casey’s website.](https://www.caseyrobards.com/)

**Details:**

- Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Performances start at 7:30 p.m.
- Performance times vary, but last on average 60-90 minutes.
- Seating in the Cabaret Theater is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- A beverage bar will be available inside the theater prior to the start of the performance. Beverage bar sales will end once the performance begins.
- Artist merchandise may be available for sale at the end of the performance.
- This event does not include access to the full Taliesin West property. Please consider [**purchasing a tour**](https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west-tours/) if you would like to see more of the property.

**Price:** $45 General Admission

Cabaret Sessions: Sara Fraker & Casey Robards

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