The Phoenix Symphony announces the 2016/17 Season, which marks the Virginia G. Piper Music Director Tito Muñoz’s third season with the Symphony.
“The theme for the 2016/17 Season is Symphony Your Way, embodying the ability of The Phoenix Symphony to evolve and meet the needs of our changing audience,” said Jim Ward, president and CEO of The Phoenix Symphony. “From the range of our programming to our new Choose Your Own subscriptions the Symphony has something for everyone.”
New this year, enjoy the Symphony Your Way with new and improved Choose Your Own (CYO) subscriptions featuring the flexibility to pick four or more concerts to create a subscription package that fits your individual schedule, budget and taste.
This includes Classics, Pops, Legends and even Special Performances. The Season also includes expanded matinee programming, a continued focus on young American composers and traditional Classics, Pops, Family, Legends and Coffee Classics programming.
Highlights from the 2016/17 series include:
Opening Night! Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 opens the season with Maestro Muñoz conducting this famed and powerful classic. This program will also introduce Remnants from emerging young American composer Nina Young.
Carmen, Falla, and Granados provide the inspiration for a beautiful Spanish program with Grammy Award-winner opera sensation Isabel Leonard.
The Texas Tenors return once again after their sold-out performance in 2015 with an all-new holiday show. Enjoy some extra holiday cheer in a Thanksgiving weekend musical feast.
Disney in Concert features acclaimed Broadway vocalists and multimedia scenes from Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and more projected on a screen above the orchestra.
Animal Kingdom Take a walk on the wild side with Animal Kingdom featuring music from Disney’s The Lion King, Prokofiev’s thrilling Peter and the Wolf and other animal-themed classical musical selections.
The Music of the Rolling Stones, featuring classic songs by the iconic group. Join vocalist Brody Dolyniuk and conductor Brent Havens as they take the stage to celebrate more than 50 years of music from the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”
Avondale Toyota Classics Series:
Opening Night!
Tito Muñoz conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Sept. 16-18
Brahms’ Symphony No. 4
Sept. 23 and 24
Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony
Oct. 21 and 22
Dvořák’s Cello Conerto
Nov. 18 and 19
Carmen, Falla and Granados with Isabel Leonard
Jan. 6-8
A Night of Leonard Bernstein
Jan. 20 and 21
Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5
Feb. 17-19
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
March 10 and 11
Mozart’s Requiem
March 24 and 25
Schubert’s Symphony No. 9
April 21 and 22
Romeo & Juliet and Petrushka
April 28-30
Haydn Symphony No. 45 “Farewell”
May 26 and 27
Coffee Classics Series:
Brahm’s Symphony No. 4
Sept. 23
Dvořák’s Cello Conerto
Nov. 18
A Night of Leonard Bernstein
Jan. 20
Mozart’s Requiem
March 24
Schubert’s Symphony No. 9
April 21
APS Pops Series:
Bravo Broadway: Music of the Night
Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas
Nov. 25 to 27
Holiday Pops
Dec. 2-4
Symphony Pops Mystery Guest
Jan. 13-15
Under the Streetlamp
Jan. 27-29
Disney in Concert
Feb. 24-26
Pops Goes to Hollywood
March 17-19
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
April 14 and 15
An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Phoenix Theatre
May 19-21
Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney
June 2 and 3
Family Series:
The Animal Kingdom
Nov. 6
Enchantment Theatre Company
Jan. 15
Space Spectacular
March 19
Legends Series:
Music of Journey
Nov. 4 and 5
Music of the Eagles
Dec. 30
Music of the Rolling Stones
March 31
Special Performances:
Halloween at Hogwarts
Oct. 8 and 9
Handel’s Messiah
Dec. 7-11
Cirque de la Symphonie’s Holiday Spectacular
Dec. 17 and 18
New Year’s Eve Celebration
Dec. 31
Beethoven 9
April 1 and 2
Magical Music of Broadway with Lea Salonga
May 5 and 6
Music of John Williams
May 12-14
