Arizona Musicfest’s 2024-25 season marks the organization’s 34th anniversary of serving the Greater Scottsdale community through music.

Schedule

November 2, 2024

CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF MUSIC OF NEIL DIAMOND

"I Am...He Said"

Starring Matt Vee along with Jeff and Tommy Vee (nephew and sons of the legendary Bobby Vee), together they join forces with family and friends to celebrate the music from the timeless catalog of Neil Diamond. With songs like “Cracklin Rosie,” “America,” “Song Sung Blue,” and “Sweet Caroline,” Neil Diamond sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.  Join us for a fun-filled evening, as “good times never seemed so good!”

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43.00 - $87.00(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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November 3, 2024

FALL YOUNG MUSICIANS CONCERT

Don’t miss your chance to experience virtuosity from the start! Featuring some of the best young classical talent in Arizona, this concert will delight you as these superb musicians showcase their astounding musical talent, maturity and artistry.

Time: 1:00pm

Venue: Musical Instrument Museum

Tickets: $28.50

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November 8, 2024

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING

featuring Benny Benack III, Stella Cole, and Jabu Graybeal

Celebrating a century of musical magic from beloved Broadway shows, Some Enchanted Evening is a jazz-steeped sojourn exploring a bevy of the American Songbook’s most enduring hits from the golden age to today, combining timeless music and dance. Led by 33-year-old Emmy-nominated trumpeter and crooner Benny Benack III, the performance features the lavishly gifted singer and social media sensation, Stella Katherine Cole and tap dance phenom, Jabu Graybeal.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 4:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Scottsdale Marriott – McDowell Mountains

Tickets: $54 - $76(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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November 11, 2024

AMERICA Ride on Tour 2024

The iconic multi-platinum-selling group AMERICA is currently celebrating its 54th anniversary.  The Grammy Award-winning perennial classic-rock favorite is known for its signature song “A Horse With No Name,” as well as best-selling tunes “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” and “Sister Golden Hair”, all of which were cornerstones of 1970’s Top 40 and FM rock radio. With a combination of melodic pop rock and folk-jazz elements, country-rock, slinky Latin-leaning rhythms and impressionistic lyric imagery, AMERICA displays a flawless blend of disparate genres and styles as wide-open as the great American plains.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $79 - $119(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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November 15, 2024

Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series

Tetra String Quartet

The musical term “pizzicato” instructs a string player to pluck a string instead of using a bow. For our new Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series, we’ve “plucked” some of the Valley’s best classical musicians and will present them in special intimate lunchtime concerts. Join us for great classical music and some delicious pizza!

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue: Community Room at Arizona Musicfest

Tickets: $15

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November 21, 2024

Club Musicfest

Beth Lederman & Jazz Con Alma

Our Club Musicfest series brings you special evening performances combining wine and cheese with some of the Valley’s best jazz musicians.

Mix the playful creativity and integrity?found at the heart of jazz with Latin rhythms, blues, swing and good solid grooves and the result is Jazz Con Alma, Jazz with Soul!   This band will be featuring repertoire from the Great American songbook mixed in with some of the songs which are destined to become new classics.

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Venue: Community Room at Arizona Musicfest

Tickets: $25

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December 6, 2024

THE MIDTOWN MEN

Holiday Hits & More

Reuniting the original stars from Broadway’s smash hit Jersey Boys, The Midtown Men will ring in the Christmas season with Holiday Hits & More. This evening of songs and stories features iconic Yuletide classics such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Let It Snow,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as well as signature renditions of the greatest rock and roll hits of the 1960s. The popular vocal group will treat audiences to the songs of The Beatles, The Temptations, The Four Seasons, and more! Come celebrate “the most wonderful time of the year” in this spectacular Broadway-style celebration!

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43.00 - $87.00(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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December 9, 2024

Tony Winner & Disney Legend

LEA SALONGA

Sounding Joy

Ring in the holidays with one of Broadway’s biggest stars, Tony winner Lea Salonga.   Best known for her leading roles in Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Once On This Island, and Allegiance, this global artist was bestowed the honor of “Disney Legend” for her signature singing roles in Aladdin and Mulan. Star of the 2023 PBS special ”Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir”, and acclaimed for her 2020 release Lea Salonga: Live from Sydney Opera House, Lea brings her compelling and soaring voice to Musicfest to perform classic and contemporary songs of the Christmas season.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43.00 - $87.00(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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January 4, 2025

NEIL BERG’S THE 60’s: Peace, Love & Rock N' Roll

Relive the greatest decade of rock and roll – the 60’s!  The counterculture movement of the 1960’s became synonymous with the most iconic music of all time.  This powerhouse concert event includes the songs and stories of many of the artists of the era including Beach Boys, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jim Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, James Brown and many more.  The “Woodstock Era” defined a generation of music, in a world that was rapidly changing.  Under the direction of Producer, Neil Berg, get ready for two hours of peace, love and rock ‘n roll!

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 2pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $54 - $92(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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January 18, 2025

PINK MARTINI

Featuring China Forbes: 30th Anniversary Tour

Musicfest’s favorite globetrotting “little orchestra,” helmed by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, returns to the stage for two performances of big, bold, genre-defying songs that traverse time and geography. Featuring lead singer China Forbes, this band is “impressive at every musician’s station,” as Variety says, “…producing music that’s charming and elegant.”  From Brazilian sambas to jaunty Parisian café songs to retro jazz and old-fashioned pop, Pink Martini will get you in the mood to party!

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 2pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $65 - $129(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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January 25, 2025

MICHAEL CAVANAUGH

The Music of the Great Singer-Songwriters

The star of last season’s highly-successful tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John, Michael Cavanaugh (Tony and Grammy nominee for Broadway’s Movin’ Out) returns to honor the music of even more celebrated singer-songwriters.  From Paul Simon, Don McLean and Neil Diamond, to James Taylor, Billy Joel, Elton John, and more, Cavanaugh (“The New Voice of the American Rock and Roll Songbook”, Billboard magazine), will once again delight with his extraordinary talent and popular audience appeal.

Time: 2pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $54 - $92(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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January 27, 2025

Broadway Star SUTTON FOSTER

The astonishing two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible show-stopping talent, vocal artistry, and effusive charm to Musicfest. One of Broadway’s most celebrated stars, this leading actor, dancer, and singer has been featured in The Music Man, opposite Hugh Jackman, Shrek the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd, and so many others. During the 2024-25 season, Foster returns to Broadway to lead the highly-anticipated revival of Once Upon a Mattress.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $65 - $129(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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January 30, 2025

FABULOUS FIVE Featuring NICOLE PESCE & Friends

Well-known to Musicfest audiences, Valley favorite Nicole Pesce unites her two musical acts into one swingin’ super-group for this special Musicfest performance.  We3 (pianist Pesce, along with vocalist Renee Grant Patrick and violinist Suzanne Lansford) along with the thrilling husband and wife piano duo Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi, combine their talents into a masterful quintet of artistic virtuosity and pizzazz, performing signature arrangements of classic jazz, swing, standards, ragtime, blues, and so much more.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Time: 4:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

Tickets: $54 - $76(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 1, 2025

HUMAN NATURE

Back to the Sounds of Motown

Australia’s acclaimed Human Nature returns to Musicfest, direct from Las Vegas. This high energy show celebrates the great sounds of Motown’s legendary vocal groups, and features classic chart-topping hits including “Dancing in the Street,” “Ain’t too Proud to Beg,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Stop! In The Name of Love” and other enduring anthems.  Smokey Robinson’s proteges will also highlight some of their own legendary Australian pop hits, showcasing why this group has been called one of the world’s finest pop-vocal groups of the modern era.

Time: 2pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $54 - $92(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 10 2025

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS NEW ORLEANS SONGBOOK: The Spirit of Mardi Gras

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing evening, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration.  Led by pianist, Luther S. Allison and vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, New Orleans Songbook immerses audiences in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43 - $87(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 14, 2025

An Intimate Evening with THE TENORS

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with The Tenors, the award-winning international vocal group made up of four spectacular singers. For nearly two decades, The Tenors have been thrilling millions of fans around the world with their powerful songs, outstanding harmonies, and undeniable charm. Performing symphony shows and concert tours, their distinct sound reimagines iconic hits and blends classical music, contemporary pop, classic rock, folk, and inspired, self-penned original songs.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $58 - $98(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 17 2025

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: A Tribute to Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy is brought to life in this critically acclaimed tribute show described as “mind-blowingly spot on.” This two-hour production featuring the breathtaking vocals of award-winning Belinda Davids, will fill you with joy, nostalgia and wonderment as it takes you on a heartfelt journey through Houston’s greatest hits including “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “How Will I Know,” “One Moment in Time,” “I Have Nothing,” “Run to You,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “Greatest Love of All.” “I’m Every Woman,” and more.

Time: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43 - $87(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 22, 2025

FRANKIE MORENO & TONY DESARE Coming Together

Five-time Las Vegas “Headliner of the Year” Frankie Moreno and popular singer, songwriter, and pianist Tony DeSare join forces for a riveting performance.  Hear the musical sparks fly as the acclaimed pianists and singers battle it out on stage, covering an eclectic collection of music ranging from the Great American Songbook to rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and more. Each celebrated in their own right, when they come together, their musical chemistry is undeniably electric.  Don’t miss what is sure to be a highly energetic, playful and unforgettable performance.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $43 - $87(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 24, 2025

MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT

BEING ALIVE with Adam Ben-David on Piano

Before he was an Emmy-winning TV star, Mandy Patinkin was already a Tony-winning Broadway legend. Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive, presents the acclaimed actor/singer/storyteller in his most electrifying role: concert performer. “Mandy Patinkin is in the business of showstopping,” raves The New Yorker, and that’s exactly what he does in this powerful, passionate evening of song. Being Alive is a collection of many of Mandy’s favorite Broadway and classic American tunes. From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, from Cole Porter to Harry Chapin, Mandy Patinkin takes you on a dazzling musical journey you’ll never forget.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

*This show is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $65 - $129(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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February 28, 2025

World Renowned tenTHING BRASS

Prepare to be blown away by tenThing Brass Ensemble, the awe-inspiring all-female Norwegian ensemble. Established in 2007 by acclaimed trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, tenThing has firmly established itself on the international music scene. “Their enthusiasm…is infectious, riveting. Great music, great players, and great fun to boot!” (bachtrack) Celebrated for their diverse repertoire with luxurious original arrangements that span from Mozart to Weill, Grieg to Bernstein, and Lully to Bartok, they have soared to international prominence. They are charting a vibrant new course for traditional brass bands, appealing to young and old alike with their immersive shows and remarkable sound.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

Tickets: $43 - $69(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 3, 2025

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN: MY TRIBUTE TO TONY BENNETT 

Featuring The Carnegie Hall Big Band

Honor the history of big band and jazz music, Carnegie Hall and the legacy of Tony Bennett as Michael Feinstein pays a heartfelt, multimedia tribute to his friend, the beloved singer. Hear Bennett’s iconic songs come to life with Feinstein’s dynamic interpretations, coupled with the grandeur of the Carnegie Hall Big Band. Join us in paying homage to an era of classic songwriting, persevering the rich heritage represented in hits including “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and more.

*This concert is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $65 - $129(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 8, 2025

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

Now performed in over 50 countries, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a critically acclaimed concert style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time. Using state-of-the-art video projection, incredible lighting, and a full live band The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits such as “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Boxer,” “The Sound of Silence,” and many more. This is a show not to be missed!

Time: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $58 - $98(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 10, 2025

An Evening with LYLE LOVETT and his Acoustic Group

A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers.  Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. Since his self-titled debut in 1986, Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. His works, rich and eclectic, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today.

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

*This show is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $72 - $139(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 11, 2025

AUGUSTIN HADELICH In Recital

One of the greatest violinists of our time, Augustin Hadelich is known around the globe for his phenomenal technique, insightful and persuasive interpretations, and ravishing tone.  As a recitalist and soloist, he appears extensively on the world’s foremost concert stages and in performance with today’s eminent orchestras. Winner of a Grammy Award for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” in 2016, Hadelich’s acclaimed recordings cover a wide range of the violin repertoire. A dual American-German citizen born in Italy to German parents, Hadelich was named Musical America’s “Instrumentalist of the Year” in 2018.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: La Casa de Cristo Church

Tickets: $43 - $87(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 15, 2025

A TOAST TO STEVE & EYDIE

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé personified the astonishing staying power of the great American songbook with their humor and style. Join their son, Emmy nominated composer David Lawrence, along with Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, as they celebrate the legendary duo’s treasured style in a Toast to Steve & Eydie. David and Debbie will swing along to America’s standards, accompanied by the Musicfest Pops Ensemble performing the duo’s original 30-piece orchestrations.

Note that this is a matinee performance. 

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $58 - $98(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 17, 2025

THE BARRICADE BOYS

Back by popular demand! Combine the greatest pop, rock, swing, and musical theater hits of all time, and you have The Barricade Boys. These four superstar performers have been featured on the stages of London’s West End and around the world, in hit shows including Les Miserables, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, The Sound of Music, and more. Get ready for a jaw-dropping night of vocals, sensational dance routines, dazzling performances, and more fun than you can shake a stick at.

Time: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $58 - $98(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 22, 2025

International Sensation

THE PIANO GUYS

Since their serendipitous start in a Southern Utah piano shop, The Piano Guys have proven to be a powerhouse group without limits. Arriving as a musical phenomenon seemingly overnight, the quartet of Jon Schmidt [pianist, songwriter], Steven Sharp Nelson [cellist, songwriter], Paul Anderson [producer, videographer], and Al van der Beek [music producer, songwriter] deliver bold compositions that transcend boundaries of style and genre, mixing classical with pop, rock, film scores and more.  Their catalog of popular albums have earned six No. 1 debuts on Billboard’s Top Classical Albums chart, garnered an impressive 2 billion-plus global streams, and over 2.3 billion YouTube views. An international sensation, The Piano Guys have sold-out concerts in almost every corner of the world and attracted a diehard audience of millions.

* Patron Notice: This performance will use special effects, including water-based haze and fog.

*This show is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Venue: Highlands Church

Tickets: $79 - $149(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 23, 2025

Festival Orchestra MOZART REQUIEM

One of the greatest choral masterpieces ever composed, Mozart’s Requiem is a work of tremendous poignance and emotional depth.  Maestro Robert Moody leads the Festival Orchestra, Festival Chorus and guest soloists in this profound musical work.  The concert also includes Ibert’s Flute Concerto to be performed by Festival Orchestra member Henrik Heide (Cincinnati Symphony), as well as Barber’s Toccata Festiva, an exuberant and celebratory work for organ and orchestra, featuring soloist Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler.

*This show is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 2:00pm 

Venue: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

Tickets: $86 - $112(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 25, 2025

Festival Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY & TIME FOR THREE

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a triumphant portrayal of the composer’s struggle with fate, is the centerpiece of this concert.  As intensely dramatic as any of his other major works, the Fifth demonstrates why Tchaikovsky was one of the Romantic era’s finest composers. This special concert also features a new work, co-commissioned by Arizona Musicfest, from the dynamic and award-winning composer Mason Bates.  His new triple concerto showcases the crossover virtuosity of Grammy-winning string trio Time for Three.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: La Casa de Cristo Church

Tickets: $56 - $107(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 28, 2025

Festival Orchestra STAR WARS CELEBRATION

“May the force be with you” as Maestro Moody leads the Festival Orchestra in an exciting evening of Star Wars music.  Showcasing musical moments from all nine movies, as well as from the expanded canon of Star Wars-related films and TV programs, the concert will highlight the mastery of John Williams and other composers whose soundtracks and themes have become as integral to the epic stories as the iconic characters.   Experience the power of the “Imperial March”. Party with the Cantina Band. Join us in a galaxy far, far away as we celebrate the music of Star Wars.

*This show is not eligible for MUSICFLEX discounts.

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: La Casa de Cristo Church

Tickets: $56 - $129(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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March 30, 2025

Festival Orchestra RACHMANINOFF & COPLAND

They say “good things come in threes”, and that’s certainly the case with this concert’s trifecta of the Festival Orchestra, Rachmaninoff and Copland. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.3–often called the Mt. Everest of piano concerto repertoire–begins the program.  About the exciting young guest pianist Maxim Lando, the New York Times proclaimed that he displayed “brilliance and infectious exuberance” in performance. The concert’s triadic theme continues with Copland’s Symphony No. 3. Known as the essential American symphony, the work fuses the composer’s distinct Americana style with the traditional European symphony form.  Weaving throughout the work is Copland’s majestic theme from his Fanfare for the Common Man.

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: La Casa de Cristo Church

Tickets: $56 - $107(+ $5/ticket service fee)

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Date: November 2, 2024 - March 30, 2025

Venues:

Highlands Church - 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

La Casa de Cristo Church – Sanctuary - 6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Pinnacle Presbyterian Church - 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

La Casa de Cristo Church – Gathering Place - 6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Musical Instrument Museum - 4725 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85050

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