GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
Info: or asugammage.com
Feb. 6-7: Jant-Bi West African Dance
Feb. 27-28: “Lend Me Your Eyes,” Quasar Brazilian Dance
March 23: Batsheya Dance

CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info:
Nov. 15: Beat Fusion Dance Co.
Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7: Ballet Etudes’ “The Nutcracker”
Dec. 13-20: “The Spirit of Christmas,” Christian Dance Company
Jan. 31: “Singin' in the Rain”
April 17-18: Ballet Etudes’ “Cinderella”
May 1: Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: or www.scottsdalearts.org
Oct. 14: Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nov. 1: Urban Bush Women, “Hairstories”
Feb. 7: Project Bandaloop
Feb. 19-20: Ballet Hispanico, “Nightclub”
Feb. 27-28: Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company
March 5: Children of Uganda
March 6-7: Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal
March 19-21: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, at the Orpheum
March 26: Utoff Dance Theatre, “Leap Into Spring” April 3: Joe Goode Performance Group, "Folk”

KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info:
Jan. 11: “Street Jam”

DODGE THEATRE
Info:
Sept. 21: Siberian Dance Co.
Nov. 15: Moscow Ballet's “Nutcracker”

ORPHEUM THEATRE
Info:
Oct. 4-5: Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas, “Carmina Burana”
Oct. 14-19: “Fosse”
Jan. 17: River North Chicago, Southwest Arts and Entertainment

Professional ballet

BALLET ARIZONA
Performances at Phoenix Symphony Hall unless otherwise noted.
Info:
Nov. 6-9: “Swan Lake,” with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 13-28: “Nutcracker,” with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 13-15: “Valentine's Winter Treat,” at the Orpheum
April 9-11: “Ballet Arizona Original Collection I”
June 3-6: “George Balanchine's 100th Birthday Festival”

Other ballet

BALLET ETUDES
Performances at Chandler Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted
Info:
Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7: “The Nutcracker”
April 17-18: “Cinderella”
Sept. 21: “Peter and the Wolf” with the Phoenix Symphony, at Symphony Hall.

Colleges

ASU SCHOOL OF DANCE
Performances at Dance Studio Theatre unless otherwise noted
Info:
Sept. 18-21: “September Concert”
Oct. 16-19: “New Danceworks I”
Nov. 20-23: “Fall Dance Collection”
March 4-7: “New Danceworks II”
March 25-28: “Spring Dance Collection,” Gavin Playhouse

MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE/DANCEWORKS
Performances at Theatre Outback
Info:
Nov. 6-7: “Fall Dance Concert”
March 25-26: “Spring Dance Concert”

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE/INSTINCT DANCECORPS
Performances at Performing Arts Center
Info:
Dec. 5-6: “Between the Lines”
March 5: “Trifusion XIII”
April 23-24: “Natural Instincts”
April 30-May 1: “Out of Bounds”

Community

CENTER DANCE ENSEMBLE
Performances at Herberger Theater
Info:
Oct. 23-26: “Dracula” and “Dance of the Spider Woman”
Dec. 5-21: “The Snow Queen”
Jan. 17: Young Artists' Competition
March 11-14: “Myth, Music and Magic”

A LUDWIG DANCE THEATRE
Performances at Tempe Performing Arts Center
Info: Info:
Nov. 13-16: “The Living Room Project”
April 22-25: “Time Out”

DESERT DANCE THEATRE
Performances at various venues.
Info:
Sept. 6: Get Out Performing Arts Expo, Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Oct. 11: “Eros, Malthus and Arachne,” Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Jan. 9: 10th Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival, with other companies, Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Feb. 3: “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman,” Chandler Center for the Arts
March 29-April 2: “The Phoenix Project,” Chandler Center for the Arts
May 21-22: 25th Anniversary Reunion Celebration, with H.T. Chen, Scottsdale Center for the Arts

MOVEMENT SOURCE DANCE COMPANY
Performances at various venues
Info:
Oct. 24, 26: With Center Dance Ensemble, Herberger Theater
May 8: Scottsdale Center for the Arts

NEBELLEN
Performances at various venues
Info:
Sept. 20: Millennium High School Auditorium, Goodyear

SCORPIUS DANCE THEATRE
Performances at Phoenix Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted
Info: or www.scorpiusdance.com
Oct. 29: “Scorpius at Patriots Square,” Patriots Square
Nov. 19-21: “Romeo and Juliet,” performed by Scorpius Young Dancers
Feb. 19-21: “Scorpius Intimate I”
March 5: “Scorpius With Trifusion,” Scottsdale Community College
May 27-29: “Scorpius Intimate II”

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Professional

ARIZONA OPERA
Performances at Symphony Hall
Info: or www.azopera.com
Oct. 16-19: Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers”
Nov. 20-24: Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado”
Jan. 29-Feb. 1: Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale”
Feb. 26-29: Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
March 18-22: Puccini’s “La Boheme”

KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info:
Nov. 22: Ensemble Versailles, “Telemann’s Plimpinone”

Colleges

ASU LYRIC OPERA
Performances at Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Info:
Oct. 3-12: “Der Schauspieldirektor” and “Riders to the Sea”
Nov. 21-Dec. 6: "Caterina’s Son” (world premiere)
April 23-May 2: “La Finta Giardiniera”

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
Performances at Ethington Theatre
Info:
Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7: Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”

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Classical

CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: or www.chandlercenter.org
Sept. 14: San Marcos String Quartet
Oct. 4: San Marcos Symphony
Oct. 12: Mesa Symphony
Nov. 8: San Marcos Symphony
Nov. 16: Mesa Symphony
Dec. 31: Mesa Symphony
Jan. 18: Mesa Symphony
Feb. 15: San Marcos Symphony
March 21: San Marcos Symphony
April 3: Mesa Symphony
May 2: San Marcos Symphony

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: or www.scottsdalearts.org
Oct. 19-20: Pianist Juliana Osinchuk
Nov. 4: Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
Nov. 9: Pianist Andre Watts
Nov. 16-17: Pianist Bryan Wallick
Dec. 7-8: Pianist Markus Pawlik
Jan. 6: Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
Jan. 11-12: Pianist Ralph Votapek
Feb. 3: Violinist Hilary Hahn
Feb. 8: “From the Top” with Christopher O’Riley
Feb. 10: Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
Feb. 22: Three Mo’ Tenors, at Symphony Hall
Feb. 22-23: Pianist Adam Neiman
Feb. 29-March 1: Pianist Maxim Philippov
March 28: Kronos Quartet, “Sun Rings”
March 30: Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
April 4: Roger Williams

KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info: or www.asukerr.com
Oct. 7: John Metz, harpsichord
Nov. 4: The Chamber Winds
Dec. 4: Warren Cohen and Youth Orchestra Scottsdale
Dec. 9: ASU Saxophone Quartet and Jazz Saxophone Ensemble
Dec. 17: Desert Bells International
Jan. 17: “Measure for Measure,” Shakespeare in music, Sterling Beeaff.
Jan. 27: ASU Accompanying Studio and Singers
Feb. 6: Pianist Linda Smith, actress Patricia Blem, “Composers in Skirts”
Feb. 17: Flute and Harp Duet, with Elizabeth Buck and Andrea Thiele
Feb. 21: “Romantic Landscapes,” piano and strings
Feb. 26, March 10: Arpeggio and Friends with Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet
March 9: The Herberger Singers
March 13: “Going for Baroque,” harpsichord, oboe and strings
March 21: Katherine K. Herberger String Quartet
March 23: Young Sounds of Arizona
March 25-26: Theodore Bikel with Chamber Music Plus
April 3: “American Myths,” world premiere piano trio by Kenneth LaFave
April 8: Guitarist David Burgess
April 13: ASU classical guitar concert
May 4: ASU Faculty Strings

East Valley symphonies

FINE ARTS STRING ORCHESTRA
or www.musicanovaaz.org
Oct. 12: “Views of the Classical Era”
Dec. 7: “Seasonal Voices Beyond Christmas”
March 7: “Different Voices”
May 16: “Familiar Voices”

MESA SYMPHONY
Performances at Chandler Center for the Arts, Word of Grace Church and Mesa Amphitheatre
Info:
Oct. 10,12: “Celebrating the Big Apple,” with cellist Nancy Green
Nov. 14, 16: “New England Portrait,” with violinist Ayako Yoshida
Dec. 13: “Holiday Pops”
Dec. 31: “New Year’s Eve Bash”
Jan. 18: “Gone With the Wind: In Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
Feb. 14: “Happy Birthday, Arizona,” with pianist Walter Cosand
April 2, 4: “The Wild, Wild West,” with Mesa Community College Choir
May 8: “Mom’s Pops”

MUSICA NOVA ORCHESTRA Performances at various venues
Info: or www.musicanovaaz.org
Nov. 9: “Entartete Musik,” works suppressed by the Nazis, Temple Beth Israel
Jan. 18: “Tribute to Dean Dixon, Voice of Exile” Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
June 6: “Voices of Latin America,” Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

SAN MARCOS SYMPHONY
Performances at Chandler Center for the Arts
Info:
Oct. 4: Varied program
Nov. 8: Varied program
Dec. 7: Sun Lakes Methodist Church
Feb. 15: Varied program
March 21: Varied program
May 2: Varied program

SCOTTSDALE SYMPHONY
Performances at Grace Chapel
Info: or www.scotsymph.org
Nov. 17-18: Season opener
Dec. 14: Messiah Sing-Along
Jan. 26-27: Varied program
March 15-16: Varied program
April 26-27: Varied program
June 7-8: Varied program

TEMPE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Performances at Boyle Auditorium, McClintock High School
Info: Info: or www.tempe.gov/arts/TempeSymphonyOrchestra.asp
Oct. 13: Mozart, Elgar, Khachaturian
Dec. 1: Rakoczy, Berlioz, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Haydn. With organist Kimberly Marshall and the Arizona Mormon Choir
Feb. 16: Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Shostakovich. With Walter Cosand, piano; Richard Strange and Cathy Johnson, flute
April 19: Glazunov, Williams, Saint-Saens, Korsakov. With Katie McLin, violin

TEMPE SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Performances at Boyle Auditorium, McClintock High School
Info:
Dec. 8: Guest soloist Edward Madden, composer
Feb. 9: Guest soloist For Our Days, vocal ensemble
March 29: Guest conductor Wayne Bailey

Phoenix symphonies

PHOENIX SYMPHONY
Performances at Symphony Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Info: or www.phoenixsymphony.org
Special Events
Sept. 14: El Dia de la Independencia
Sept. 25: Pianist Van Cliburn
Dec. 4-7: “An Arizona Christmas”
Dec. 10-14: Handel’s “Messiah,” various venues
Dec. 13-28: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” with Ballet Arizona
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
Feb. 14: Al Jarreau
May 20-21: Maestro Hermann Michael conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony”
Classics Series
Oct. 2-3: Pianist Markus Groh plays Liszt
Oct. 23-24: Pachelbel, Honegger, Schubert
Oct. 30-31: All-Bernstein program, narrated by Jamie Bernstein, sung by Phoenix Boys Choir and Phoenix Symphony Chorus
Nov. 13-14: Pianist Stewart Goodyear plays Beethoven
Nov. 28-29: Guest conductor Maximiano Valdes, flutist Marina Piccinini
Jan. 8-9: Guest conductor Peter Oundjian, violinist Robert McDuffie
Jan. 15-16: Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, plays Arutiunian
Jan. 22-23: Guest conductor Jahja Ling
Feb. 12-13: Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, Phoenix Boys Choir, “Mahler Three”
Feb. 19-Feb. 20: Marian Pendell, oboe, Eckart Selheim, harpsichord
March 4-5: Soprano Simone Nold, mezzo Jane Dutton, tenor James Taylor, bass-baritone Jan Opalach, Phoenix Boys Choir, Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion.”
April 15-16: Violinist Borivoj Martinic-Jercic plays world premiere of DeMars’ “Violin Concerto”
April 29-30: Paart, Mozart, Brahms
May 6-7: Schumann, Strauss
May 20-21: Soprano Janice Chandler, alto Mary Phillips, Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony”
Friday Morning Coffee Classics
Oct. 24: Pachelbel, Schubert
Nov. 14: Pianist Stewart Goodyear plays Beethoven
Nov. 28: Guest conductor Maximiano Valdes, flutist Marina Piccinini
Jan. 23: Guest conductor Jahja Ling
Feb. 20: Marian Pendell, oboe; Eckart Selheim, harpsichord
April 30: Mozart, Brahms
May 7: Schumann, Strauss
Saturday Sampler
Oct. 4: Pianist Wendy Chen
Oct. 25: “A Night in Vienna”
Nov. 1: Phoenix Boys Choir and Symphony Chorus perform Bernstein
Jan. 17: Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet
April 17: Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Classical Connections (at Orpheum Theatre)
Feb. 4: “From Bach to Rock”
March 31: “Back in the U.S.S.R.”
April 21: “Worldbeat”
Chamber Orchestra (Scottsdale Center for the Arts)
Oct. 16: Wolf, Dvorak, Mozart, Brahms
Nov. 20: Mark Houghton, horn; all-Britten program
Jan. 29: William Conway, guest conductor; Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin
Feb. 26: Matthias Rexroth, countertenor; Peter Rosato, viola, Gluck, Handel
March 18: Cellist Richard Bock, Ravel, Milhaud, Satie, Gounod
Family Series
Sept. 21: “Peter and the Wolf” with Ballet Etudes
Nov. 2: “Young Cowboy’s Guide to the Symphony”
Jan. 11: “Under the Big Top”
March 7: “Beethoven in the House”
Pops
Sept. 19-20: Pianist/conductor Peter Nero
Oct. 10-11: Sha Na Na
Dec. 5-6: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”
Jan. 2-3: “Westward Ho!”
Feb. 6-7: Doc Severinsen
April 2-3: “Magical Music” with Magic Circle Mime Company
April 23-24: “Around the World with Doc”
May 14-15: Marvin Hamlisch
Pinnacle Peak Concert Series (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church)
Oct. 19: Wolf, Dvorak, Mozart, Brahms
Nov. 22: Beethoven, Britten, Mendelssohn
March 26: "The Big Band Sound”
Prescott Series (Yavapai Community College)
Oct. 26, Nov. 16, Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 28, April 18, May 23

SYMPHONY OF THE WEST VALLEY
Performances at ASU Sundome.
Info:
Nov. 2: Guest soloist Elmar Oliveira, violin
Nov. 23: Guest soloist Jean Phillip Collard, piano
Dec. 14: Guest soloist Isola Jones, soprano
Feb. 1: Guest soloist Zuill Bailey, cello
Feb. 22: Guest artist, Young Artist Competition Winner
April 4: Guest artist Jeffrey Swann, piano

Youth symphonies

METROPOLITAN YOUTH SYMPHONY
Performances at various venues
Info: or www.azmys.org
Nov. 6: Dobson High School
Dec. 4: Hilton Pavilion
Feb. 26: Location to be determined
April 29: Skyline High School

PHOENIX SYMPHONY GUILD
Performances at various venues
Info:
Nov. 6: Musical Salute to Arizona, Orpheum
Nov. 9: Fall Concert, Central High School Auditorium
Feb. 8: Side-by-Side, with Phoenix Symphony, Symphony Hall
Feb. 23: Teacher Appreciation Concert, Central High School Auditorium
May 9: Season finale, Phoenix Symphony Hall

YOUTH ORCHESTRA SCOTTSDALE
or www.musicanovaaz.org
Dec. 4: Kerr Cultural Center

College classical concerts

ASU SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Faculty recitals
Info:
Concerts at Katzin Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
Sept. 7: Robert Spring, clarinet
Sept. 12: Eckart Sellheim, piano
Sept. 17: John Ericson, horn; Eckart Sellheim, piano
Sept. 19: Katie McLin, violin
Sept. 21: Robert Hamilton, piano; Judy May, mezzo-soprano
Sept. 21: David Hickman, trumpet; Sam Pilafian, tuba
Sept. 28: Andrew Campbell, piano
Oct. 5: Daniel Swaim, double bass
Oct. 11: Elizabeth Buck, flute; Andrew Campbell, piano
Oct. 13: Russell Schmidt, jazz
Oct. 17: Eckart Sellheim, piano; Dian Baker, piano
Oct. 19: JoAnn Yeoman Tongret and Friends. Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 24: Eckart Sellheim, piano; Dian Baker, piano
Oct. 25: Jonathan Swartz, violin; Wendy Chen, piano
Oct. 31: Caio Pagano and Friends, piano plus
Nov. 1: John Metz, harpsichord
Nov. 9: Anne Kopta, soprano; Dian Baker, piano
Nov. 15: Faculty Chamber Music Ensemble
Nov. 23: Nancy Buck, viola; Andrew Campbell, piano
Jan. 24: Martin Schuring, oboe; Eckart Sellheim, piano
Jan. 25: Jan Thompson, piano, with the Kent Camerata
Feb. 1: J.B. Smith, percussion. Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Feb. 6: Danwen Jiang, violin; Walter Cosand, piano
Feb. 7: Faculty Woodwind Quintet
Feb. 11: String Faculty with Eckart Sellheim, piano
Feb. 15: Baruch Meir, piano
Feb. 29: Daniel Swaim, double bass
March 1: Robert Barefield, baritone; Jan Thompson, piano
March 5: Walter Cosand, piano
March 27: Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon
March 29: String Faculty
April 2: Thomas Landschoot, cello; Caio Pagano, piano
April 3: Barbara Bailey-Metz, viola da gamba; John Metz, harpsichord, Organ Hall
Organ recitals
Concerts at Organ Hall
Info:
Sept. 21: “Blending Old and New”
Dec. 14: “A Celebration of Christmas”
Jan. 25: Richard Elliott
Feb. 8: Curt Sather
Feb. 22: Kimberly Marshall
March 7: Hans Davidsson
Classical guitar series
Concerts at Katzin Concert Hall
Info:
Oct. 3: Michael Partington
Nov. 7: Michael Chapdelaine
Feb. 5: Cem Dururoz
March 3: Finn Svit and Jochen Brusch
ASU at Gammage Auditorium
Info:
Sept. 30: University Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 7: ASU Wind Symphony
Oct. 13: ASU Sinfonietta
Oct. 14: ASU Chamber Orchestra
Oct. 16: ASU Wind Ensemble
Oct. 22: University Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 30: ASU Concert Band
Nov. 20: ASU Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony
Nov. 25: University Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonietta, with conductor/composer James DeMars
Dec. 4: Pass in Review, with ASU Sun Devil Marching Band
Dec. 7: University Symphony Orchestra, Choral Union and Sun Devil Singers
Feb. 9: University Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 17: ASU Chamber Winds and Chamber Orchestra
Feb. 19: ASU Wind Ensemble
Feb. 23: ASU Sinfonietta
Feb. 26: ASU Wind Symphony
Feb. 29: ASU High School Honor Band and ASU Wind Symphony
March 10: University Symphony Orchestra with Caio Pagano, piano, and Thomas Landschoot, violin
March 25: ASU Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
April 6: ASU Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
April 7: ASU Sinfonietta and Chamber Orchestra
April 8: ASU Chamber Winds and Wind Symphony
April 28: University Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs
April 29: ASU Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds
Misc. ASU concerts
Info:
Concerts take place at Katzin Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
Sept. 7: Christine Rutledge Russell, violin; Ksenia Nosikova, piano, Recital Hall
Sept. 17: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Sept. 22: Ensemble recital
Sept. 24: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Sept. 25: Brass Ensemble, Recital Hall
Oct. 1: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Oct. 8: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Oct. 9: Liturgical music with ASU Winds
Oct. 10: New Music Ensemble
Oct. 11: Elizabeth Buck, flute; Andrew Campbell, piano
Oct. 12: University Choir
Oct. 15: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Oct. 18: Herberger Singers
Oct. 20: Larry Vincent, piano
Oct. 20: Latin Jazz Ensemble, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 20, 23, 26, 30, 31: Octubafest with Sam Pilafian, Katzin Concert Hall and Recital Hall
Oct. 23-24: iChamber/Computer Music International, ISA Digital Arts Ranch
Oct. 22: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Oct. 26: Concert Choir
Oct. 27: Jazz Repertory Band, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 28: Concert Jazz Band, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 29: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Oct. 29: Showcase Chamber Recital
Nov. 2: Accompanying Studio
Nov. 5: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Nov. 6: New Music Jazz Ensemble
Nov. 10: Studio 303 Voices, Organ Hall
Nov. 10: Jazz Trombone Ensemble
Nov. 12: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Nov. 14: Contemporary Percussion Ensemble
Nov. 17: Composition Studio Concert
Nov. 18: Percussion Jazz Ensemble
Nov. 19: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Nov. 22: Piano Ensembles
Nov. 23: Women’s Chorus and Sun Devil Singers
Nov. 24: Jazz Repertory Band
Nov. 25: Concert Jazz Band
Dec. 1: New Music Ensemble
Dec. 2: Chamber Winds, with Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon
Dec. 3: Chamber Showcase
Dec. 4: Ja-Hyang Lim, piano; Walter Cosand, piano
Dec. 5: ASU Pan Devil Steel Drum Band
Dec. 7: African Drum Ensemble, Student Services Amphitheater
Dec. 8-9: Concert Choir, Organ Hall
Feb. 4: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Feb. 11: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Feb. 13: Herberger Singers and Concert Choir
Feb. 18: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
Feb. 20: Brass Ensemble, Recital Hall
Feb. 22: University Choir
Feb. 25: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
March 8: Concert Choir
March 24: Women’s Chorus and Sun Devil Singers
April 3: Guest and student percussionists, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
April 7: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
April 10: Studio 254 pianists
April 12: Composition Studio
April 13: Jazz Trombone Ensemble
April 14: Brass ensembles
April 14: Jazz Combo, Recital Hall
April 16: Pan Devil Steel Band
April 18: Conductor’s Choral Ensemble, Organ Hall
April 19: Latin Jazz Ensemble
April 20: Jazz Percussion Ensemble
April 21: Jazz Combo
April 21: Showcase Chamber
April 22: New Music Jazz Ensemble
April 23: New Music Ensemble
April 26: Jazz Repertory Band
April 27: Concert Jazz Band
April 29: Piano ensembles
April 30: Contemporary Percussion Ensemble

Chorus and chorale

ARIZONA ARTS CHORALE
Performances at various venues
Info: or www.arizonaartschorale.org
Oct. 24: “Broadway Showstoppers”
Dec. 13-14: “South of the Border Holiday Concert”
Feb. 7: “Puttin’ on the Glitz”
April 17-18: “A German Requiem”
May 15: “Folksongs of the American West”

CANTEMUS CHOIR
Performances at Holy Innocents Church
Info:
Nov. 7: Schubert’s “Mass in G,” Bach’s “Magnificat”
Feb. 6: Mozart’s “Requiem”

ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR
Performances at various venues
Info:
Dec. 13: St. Anthony’s on the Desert
Dec. 19: Camelback Bible Church
Dec. 21: Faith Lutheran Church
April 16: Camelback Bible Church
April 18: Faith Lutheran Church
June 4-5: With Phoenix Children’s Chorus, Herberger Theater

PHOENIX BACH CHOIR
Performances at various venues
Info:
Oct. 18-19: “Musical Journey”
Dec. 19-21: “Miracles of Christmas”
March 20-21: “Russian Passion”
April 4: "Russian Passion"
May 15-16: “Sacred and Profane”

PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR
Performances at various venues
Info:
Nov. 7-8: “Music of the Americas”
Dec. 7: “Holiday Preview”
Dec. 14, 16-21: “Light a Candle for Peace Holiday Concerts”
March 7: “Festivale Preview”
March 26-27: “Choral Showcase”
May 8: “Pops Celebrates the Animal Kingdom”

Other classical music

EARLY MUSIC
Performances at Kerr Cultural Center unless otherwise noted
Info: or www.pems.org
Oct. 18: Liber unSualis
Nov. 22: Ensemble Versailles, “Telemann’s Plimpinone”
Jan. 16: The Farallon Recorder Quartet. At Brophy Chapel
Jan. 31: Musica Dolce
March 28: John Schneiderman, lutinest. At Brophy Chapel
April 16: Bartholomew Faire

PHOENIX CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Performances at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Info:
Oct. 28: Prague Chamber Orchestra
Nov. 8: Miro String Quartet
Dec. 5: Fleisher-Jolly-Tree-O
Jan. 24: Muir String Quartet, with pianist Gilbert Kalish
Feb. 13: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Feb. 25: Takas Quartet
March 4: Sequenza
March 27: St. Lawrence String Quartet with Todd Palmer, clarinet

SUN CITIES CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Performances at Bellevue Heights Church, unless otherwise noted
Info:
Nov. 3: Chicago String Quartet
Dec. 1: Pianist Gilles Vonsattel
Jan. 12: Vermeer Quartet
Feb. 2: Borealis Wind Quartet
March 1: Alexander String Quartet, with David Krakauer, clarinet
April 5: Jerusalem Trio

GRAND CANYON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Performances at Shrine of the Ages, South Rim
Info: or www.kaibab.org/gc/gccmf/gc_gccmf.htm
Sept. 5-20: Bach to Bolcom; with Robert Bonfiglio, Clare Hoffman, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Melvin Chen, Blaise Magniere, Che-Yen Chen, Sumire Kudo, Avalon String Quartet, Marie Wang, Joe Deninzon, Chris Milletari, Michael LaCapa, Maria Bachman, Jon Klibonoff, Alan R. Kay and Trio Solisti

CHAMBER MUSIC SEDONA
Concerts at St. John Vianney Church
Info: or www.chambermusicsedona.org
Sept. 23: Emmanuel Ax, solo piano
Oct. 7-12: Chamber Music Week
Nov. 23: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Dec. 7: McDermott Trio
Dec. 14: Gala Benefit Concert
Jan. 11: Mark O’Conner and Friends
Feb. 7: Paul Winter Concert
Feb. 22: Orli Shaham, solo piano
March 7: Borromeo String Quartet
March 28: Orion String Quartet with pianist Mark Neikrug and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
April 21-26: Chamber Music Week

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East Valley venues

CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info:
Sept. 13: Fifth Annual Mariachi Festival
Oct. 5: Salt River Brass
Nov. 7: The Four Tops
Nov. 9: Salt River Brass
Dec. 13-20: “Spirit of Christmas” Dec. 21: Salt River Brass
Jan. 17: Mancini at the Movies
Jan. 24: Fiesta Chorus
Feb. 7: Composer/pianist David Lanz
Feb. 8: Salt River Brass
Feb. 13: Leahy, Celtic music and dance
Feb. 21: Glen Campbell with Debby Campbell
Feb. 22: The Von Trapp Children
Feb. 28: Jane Monheit
March 6: The Nylons
March 13: Louie Anderson
March 14: Salt River Brass
March 20: Toni Tennile Big Band
March 27: Arturo Sandoval
April 3: Gaelic Storm
April 23: The Tweaksters
April 25: Mark Connor's Hot Swing Trio
May 9: Salt River Brass

GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
Info: or www.asugammage.com
Sept. 19-20: “Carmen Funebre”
Oct. 3: “33 Fainting Spells”
Oct. 10: Perla Batalla
Nov. 21-22: “TaikoProject”
Dec. 12-31: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, with the Rockettes
Feb. 11: Russell Simmons
Feb. 21: Daniel Bernard Roumain
March 8: John Leguizamo
March 11: "Trembling Before G-d," film
April 19: John Waters, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info:
Oct. 1: Jazz in AZ: “Diva Night,” with Delphine Cortez, Nancy Gee, Margo Reed and Sherry Roberson
Oct. 29, Nov. 1: Poet David Chorlton with Lyra
Nov. 5: Jazz in AZ: Jazz workshop with Alex Han
Nov. 19: Jim Curtis, author of “W.C. Fields: A Biography”
Dec. 3: Jazz in AZ: Margo Reed with Fred Forney
Jan. 7: Jazz in AZ: Charles Lewis and Dave Cook
Jan. 11: “Street Jam,” sounds from oil drums, plastic buckets and other “found instruments”
Jan. 16: Patrick Ball, Celtic harp/storyteller
Feb. 4: Jazz in AZ: Nuance Jazz Trio and Strings Attached
Feb. 13-14: Dolan Ellis and Marshall Trimble
Feb. 20: Bill Carrothers, “Music of the Civil War”
Feb. 22: David Barker, mime
Jan. 15: Dr. Jeff Hester, ASU School of Physics and Astrology, “The Origin of Structure”
Feb. 19: Dr. Lynn Nelson, “The Peaceful Power of Language”
March 3: Jazz in AZ: Dennis Rowland with the Arizona Big Band and Friends
March 17-18: Judy Roberts in Concert
March 18: Dr. Janet Alberts, “Mapping the Topography of Couples' Daily Conversation”
March 25-26: Theodore Bikel with Chamber Music Plus
April 7: Jazz in AZ: Opposite Sax
April 18: Staged readings of new plays, with ASU professor Pam Sterling
May 5: Jazz in AZ: Novo Mondo, Latin jazz

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info:
Sept. 18: Writer John Edgar Wideman
Sept. 28: Eric Carle
Oct. 3: U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins
Oct. 17: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Oct. 25: Culture Clash
Oct. 26: Yamato: The Wadaiko Drummers of Japan
Nov. 1: Urban Bush Women: Hairstories
Nov. 7: R. Carlos Nakai
Nov. 14: National Theater of the Deaf, “Oh Figaro”
Nov. 14: Umbilical Brothers
Nov. 22: Kevin Eubanks
Nov. 29-30: Capitol Steps
Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20: "The Velveteen Rabbit"
Dec. 21: Winter Solstice
Jan. 15: Blind Boys of Alabama
Jan. 25: Dianne Reeves
Jan. 30-31: Peking Acrobats
Feb. 5: Anonymous Four
Feb. 7: Project Bandaloop
Feb. 22: Three Mo' Tenors, at Symphony Hall
March 5: Children of Uganda
March 10-11: Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour
March 12: Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
March 19: Janis Ian and Richie Havens
March 20: Glenn Miller Orchestra
April 2: Boys of the Lough, Legends of Celtic Music
April 4: Pianist Roger Williams
April 9: Writers Alex Pate, Alberto Rios, Melissa Pritchard
April 10: Lypsinka!
April 24: Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
April 25: Klez for Kids, Maurice Sendak's “Pincus and the Pig”
April 30: Joe Lovano's Tribute to Miles Davis
May 1: Laurie Anderson
May 15: Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz

Phoenix venues

DODGE THEATRE

Oct. 7: Drummers of West Africa

ORPHEUM THEATRE
Info:
Feb. 6: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
March 5: Hal Roach
March 6: Chris Brubeck and Young Sounds