Jim Brickman is back with his annual holiday tour, a magical evening celebrating music, love, and family. Join the Grammy-nominated pianist for a live concert experience that blends yuletide memories and holiday favorites with his hit songs, such as “The Gift,” “Sending You a Little Christmas,” “Angel Eyes,” and “If You Believe.” Brickman’s distinctive piano […]
Celebrate the New Year with your Phoenix Symphony and the beloved Stuart Chafetz in a dazzling evening of music, joy, and festive cheer! Enjoy an exhilarating performance and a complimentary champagne toast as we celebrate the start of 2026! Don’t miss this spectacular tradition!
Jim Brickman is back with his annual holiday tour, a magical evening celebrating music, love, and family. Join the Grammy-nominated pianist for a live concert experience that blends yuletide memories and holiday favorites with his hit songs, such as “The Gift,” “Sending You a Little Christmas,” “Angel Eyes,” and “If You Believe.” Brickman’s distinctive piano […]
The Wiz at Centennial Hall in Tucson, Arizona Broadway in Tucson presents The Wiz at Centennial Hall this season. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz revolutionized Broadway with its soul, gospel, rock, and ’70s funk score. Dorothy’s journey unfolds in vibrant color as she seeks her place in a modern world. Centennial Hall’s […]
Dobro master and 16-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar, elevating, transforming, and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. Douglas’s music incorporates country, bluegrass, rock, jazz, blues, and Celtic influences into his distinctive musical vision. The three-time CMA Musician of the Year is one […]
From Jan. 7–15, 2026, Goldman Professor of Organ Kimberly Marshall and three organist colleagues will present John Cage’s “Organ2/ASLSP” (As Slow and Soft as Possible). The eight movements will be performed continuously over the eight-day period. There is currently a 639-year performance taking place in Halberstadt, Germany. “ASLSP” began as a piano work commissioned for […]
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." It’s THE BOOK OF […]
Step into a world where the deep, resonant tones of Mississippi Delta Blues meet the majesty of a symphony orchestra. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience is a groundbreaking live concert experience that transcends time, weaving the deep-rooted history of the Blues with the grandeur of orchestral music. Guided by the legendary voice and vision of […]
The Wiz at Centennial Hall in Tucson, Arizona Broadway in Tucson presents The Wiz at Centennial Hall this season. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz revolutionized Broadway with its soul, gospel, rock, and ’70s funk score. Dorothy’s journey unfolds in vibrant color as she seeks her place in a modern world. Centennial Hall’s […]
From Jan. 7–15, 2026, Goldman Professor of Organ Kimberly Marshall and three organist colleagues will present John Cage’s “Organ2/ASLSP” (As Slow and Soft as Possible). The eight movements will be performed continuously over the eight-day period. There is currently a 639-year performance taking place in Halberstadt, Germany. “ASLSP” began as a piano work commissioned for […]
Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong leads the program including the Phoenix Symphony debut of Cellist Sterling Elliott in Haydn’s charming Cello Concerto No. 2. Gabriela Ortiz’s Antrópolis which paints Mexico City’s exciting nightlife with vibrant musical brush complements an exciting program that concludes with Maurice Ravel’s masterful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
From Jan. 7–15, 2026, Goldman Professor of Organ Kimberly Marshall and three organist colleagues will present John Cage’s “Organ2/ASLSP” (As Slow and Soft as Possible). The eight movements will be performed continuously over the eight-day period. There is currently a 639-year performance taking place in Halberstadt, Germany. “ASLSP” began as a piano work commissioned for […]
The Wiz at Centennial Hall in Tucson, Arizona Broadway in Tucson presents The Wiz at Centennial Hall this season. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz revolutionized Broadway with its soul, gospel, rock, and ’70s funk score. Dorothy’s journey unfolds in vibrant color as she seeks her place in a modern world. Centennial Hall’s […]
Neil Berg’s The 70’s: Long Live Rock n’ Roll is a concert that relives the 1970s, a decade considered by many to be the golden age of rock and roll. The show features songs and stories of iconic artists including Elton John, Billy Joel, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Rolling […]
From their beginnings in mid-1960s Ohio as a group of friends playing cover tunes to the present-day unit, Pure Prairie League continues to embellish the rich 50-plus year history as one of country-rock’s pioneering forces. The band’s eponymous first album—featuring the Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover that introduced fans to the trademark cowpoke Sad […]
A new premiere by Arizona-raised Paolo Prestini is bookended by works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Villa-Lobos, and Haydn's Overture to L'isola disabitata and Symphony No. 45, ÒFarewell.' Although Haydn's Symphony No. 45, the ÒFarewell, is known for its dramatic Adagio final movement where the musicians exit the stage, it stands on its own as a […]
The Wiz at Centennial Hall in Tucson, Arizona Broadway in Tucson presents The Wiz at Centennial Hall this season. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz revolutionized Broadway with its soul, gospel, rock, and ’70s funk score. Dorothy’s journey unfolds in vibrant color as she seeks her place in a modern world. Centennial Hall’s […]
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it "Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal." It’s THE BOOK OF […]
Meet the romantic side of Chopin through exhilarating polonaises, dreamy nocturnes, charming waltzes, poignant mazurkas, and the narrative Ballade in A Flat. Keyboard Conversations® are brilliantly polished concerts with commentary, combining captivating details about legendary composers and their compositions with dynamic performances of piano masterpieces. Each concert concludes with a lively Q&A. New listeners discover […]
Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in the opulence and beauty of one of history’s most influential and ornate musical eras. From the grandeur of Bach to the ebullience of Handel let the music captivate your senses.
A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen […]
Tony Award winner Laura Benanti and Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis join together for a special evening of Broadway music and more. One of today’s leading ladies of the Great White Way, Benanti has starred in eleven Broadway shows, including Gypsy (Tony Award), She Loves Me and My Fair Lady. Benanti is also celebrated for […]
What powerful dream would compel you to travel by wagon and foot across the entire country? Across the Great Plains and deserts, through the Rocky Mountain passes facing starvation, predators, disease and the elements? Whether on long, perilous journeys or wherever one calls home, music has communicated joy and provided a means for survival. Folk […]
Take a musical journey through Polynesia and explore the rich history of the cultures that make up the island region. Enjoy exciting live performances, participate in dance workshops, and learn about traditional and contemporary instruments.
DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon™ is a captivating and original story about a young Viking named Hiccup, who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. Featuring John Powell’s Oscar®-nominated score […]
MusicaNova Orchestra presents Martha Masters, an Arizona State University faculty member and president of the Guitar Foundation of America. Masters is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition, the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares, Spain, and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in […]
Take a musical journey through Polynesia and explore the rich history of the cultures that make up the island region. Enjoy exciting live performances, participate in dance workshops, and learn about traditional and contemporary instruments.
Stefan Engels, Organ Professor at Southern Methodist University, presents an all-Bach concert, divided into four equal parts.The varying CAPITAL letters inside the name B-A-C-H functioning as representations for the tonality of the pieces and thus showing the different colors of the temperament of the organ. This concert is co-sponsored by the Central Arizona Chapter of […]
What powerful dream would compel you to travel by wagon and foot across the entire country? Across the Great Plains and deserts, through the Rocky Mountain passes facing starvation, predators, disease and the elements? Whether on long, perilous journeys or wherever one calls home, music has communicated joy and provided a means for survival. Folk […]
Garrison Keillor at 83 with special guests Heather Masse & Rich Dworsky is a show of music, stories, and stand-up on the theme of cheerfulness — happiness depends on circumstance, but cheerfulness is a choice. The show includes Keillor’s sung sonnets and duets with Masse on songs by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Greg […]
At 86 years old, two-time Grammy winner Bob James has enjoyed a tremendously varied career. To some, he’s a hip hop icon because of the samples of his music that played a pivotal role in the foundation of rap; to others, he’s the godfather of smooth jazz. Since the early 1970s, when he famously ignited […]
Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with a presentation about new year’s traditions from around the world! Learn how making noise in the new year to ward off unwelcome spirits is central to many customs and make some noise in revelry with fellow music lovers. Then travel upstairs on a gallery getaway tour to see related […]
In a “breakout performance” (The New York Times) opening the Met’s 21-22 season, Liverman headlined the widely celebrated Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Terence Blanchard, which won the 2023 GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording. He has sung with the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, New […]
The Temptations and The Four Tops will be coheadlining and bringing the grooves to Mesa Arts Center on January 20! With a collection of hits that are the virtual history of American soul music – reminisce to classics like “My Girl,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie […]
Get ready for a nostalgic night of charm and charisma with teen idol legend Frankie Avalon! From chart-topping hits like “Venus” and “Why” to his iconic roles in the Beach Party films, Avalon brings the golden era of rock ’n’ roll back to life with timeless style and energy. With stories from his celebrated career […]
Join us for performances by the ASU Concerto Competition finalists in the areas of brass, keyboard, strings, voice and woodwinds. Each year, the school holds the competition for its top performing music students, giving them the opportunity to perform to entire concertos and for the school to program musical selections around those concertos. The winners […]
With a telepathic on-stage rapport and playful exuberance, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianist Bill Charlap bring new life to American Songbook classics and jazz standards. Bridgewater’s bold, story-driven vocals dance around Charlap’s harmonically rich, deeply rooted piano, fusing spontaneous charm, warmth, and technical mastery. Touring behind their new duo album, Elemental, this is a […]
Bandolim master Hamilton de Holanda is one of Brazil’s most celebrated musicians—a global ambassador, virtuoso performer, and groundbreaking improviser. He began his professional career as a six-year-old mandolin prodigy on a national Brazilian TV show. Today, as a composer, improviser, bandleader, and educator, his music transcends genre, and his improvisational genius dazzles. His career is […]
In celebration of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, both born in 1926, pianist Emmet Cohen brings together an all-star quintet for a bold, reimagined experience featuring Coltrane’s and Davis’s genre-changing music. Together, Cohen and the quintet explore the fundamental questions that shaped Coltrane’s and Davis’s artistry: Why are we here? What are we reaching for? […]
Step Afrika!’s signature work The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence is based on Lawrence’s iconic painting series that chart the story of African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 1900s. Each piece uses the images, color palette, and motifs in the painting series to tell this astonishing story through pulsating […]
A sweeping choral-orchestral journey through lush contemporary landscapes in a distinguished venue. With a much-anticipated return to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, bask in the warmth of Phoenix Chorale’s world-class sound, described by Gramophone as “expertly blended.” Journey through lush contemporary landscapes as music, visuals, and place converge in a performance on a grand […]
COT’s first Young Artists’ Competition (YAC) in 1984 was the only event of its kind in this area for high-school-age musicians. Other competitions in town were open to college-age students as well, so the younger children rarely had a chance to win the opportunity to perform. Now in its 40th year, the competition has expanded […]
Debussy’s impressionistic symphonic tone poems, La mer and Ibéria, take center stage in this all-French–Iberian-peninsula program. Mezzo-soprano Angela Brower is the soloist for Berlioz’s cantata Cléopâtre, on the first of her two weeks with the TSO, and Maestro Gomez introduces the music of Olivier Messiaen with the grief-stricken Le tombeau resplendissant. For his depiction of […]
A sweeping choral-orchestral journey through lush contemporary landscapes in a distinguished venue. With a much-anticipated return to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, bask in the warmth of Phoenix Chorale’s world-class sound, described by Gramophone as “expertly blended.” Journey through lush contemporary landscapes as music, visuals, and place converge in a performance on a grand […]
With a nod to America’s talented songwriters and vocalists of the past century, watching 26-year-old Stella Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her sense of joy and wonder is infectious. Her irresistible charm transcends generations and offers an introduction to fans of all ages to the timelessness of the Great American Songbook. […]
Vertixe Sonora (Spain) presents an evening of cutting-edge contemporary music, featuring bold sound explorations and innovative compositions by national and international artists. Join us for a unique sonic experience that pushes the boundaries of musical expression. Vertixe Sonora, founded in Galicia (Spain) in 2011, is a leading contemporary music ensemble recognized for its innovative and […]
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs. Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. ‘‘Fantastic’’ – Elaine Paige, BBC Radio and “Authentic and Exciting” – The Stage […]
Wilde's most beloved comedy gets a delightful twist in this clever, fast-paced production of The Importance of Being Earnest. When two charming young men each adopt the name "Ernest" to escape their social obligations, they find themselves tangled in a web of mistaken identities, romantic mishaps, and outrageous revelations. Add in two strong-willed young women, […]
Individually, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson are building their own legacies as solo artists, sidemen, songwriters, and guitar heroes. Together, they’re a creative force to be reckoned with, making their own version of amplified American roots music. On the pair’s first collaborative album, Do the Rump, the musicians trade blistering guitar solos, take turns at […]
New York-based Harlem Quartet has been praised for its “panache” by The New York Times and hailed in the Cincinnati Enquirer for “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent.” Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority […]
Set sail on a musical journey where the smooth sounds of the ’70s and ’80s come to life in a unique orchestral experience. Let the elegant strings and brassy sounds sweep you away as this concert blends together the lush harmonies and iconic melodies of yacht rock legends like Hall & Oates, Toto, Christopher Cross, […]
The ASU Symphony Orchestra is joined by the acclaimed Harlem Quartet for a dynamic evening of chamber–symphonic collaboration, featuring Bernstein’s West Side Story concerto. Known for its genre-spanning performances and deep commitment to musical equity, Harlem Quartet brings its distinctive voice to the orchestral stage in a program shaped by dialogue, contrast, and expressive range. […]
Explore a Sonic Museum, where each movement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition unveils a unique landscape. This performance invites you to listen as Alex Amsel and the Symphony translate visual art into auditory journeys that reveal hidden stories and unexpected vistas. Experience the energy of “The Gnome,” journey through “The Old Castle,” and delight […]
Dive into a musical time machine with The Dreamboats as they bring back the magic of classic, original rock ‘n’ roll! Infusing the timeless sounds of the ’50s and ’60s with fresh, contemporary energy, this Canadian quartet promises an evening of non-stop dancing, nostalgic melodies, and electrifying entertainment. From the spirited rhythms of Chuck Berry […]
“Spamilton: An American Parody” is the fictitious story of a very famous writer/director/star trying to save Broadway from mediocrity and oblivion. Along the way, this sharp and lovable genius not only takes aim at Broadway’s mega-hit but manages to make hysterical mincemeat out of many classic and new Broadway shows. Countless film and stage stars […]