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Upcoming Concerts
Fri, Nov 13All Saints' Episcopal ChurchMusic for piano, violin, and cello composed by Astor Piazzola, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Arvo Pärt,, and Paul Schoenfield . Featuring pianist Christopher Turbessi, violinist Daniel Yang, and cellist Rea Drewett.
Fri, Jan 15Trinity Episcopal CathedralThe tabla, a pair of drums played while sitting on the floor, is the most popular Indian percussion instrument. Incredibly flexible, it's featured in Indian classical and popular music. Be amazed at what a master can extract from what at first sight seems a humble instrument.
Fri, Feb 12Tempe Center for the ArtsLudwig von Beethoven, eternally sick and ultimately deaf, turned a life of pain into celebrations of joy. The other composers on this program similarly moved from darkness to hope.
Sun, Mar 14Trinity Episcopal CathedralMNO principal clarinet Kristin Garnaat and a string quartet.
Sun, May 02Arizona OperaLed by the Dumbarton Oaks Concerto, five light, transparent pieces that celebrate the spirit of jazz and Americana. Yes, even the Haydn.
Past Concerts
Sat, Oct 10Tempe Center for the ArtsThe original 1889 version of Gustav Mahler's First Symphony, performed for just the fifth time ever!
Sat, May 09Tempe Center for the ArtsExperience an evening of deeply expressive music that blends lyricism, spirituality and powerful storytelling. MusicaNova invites you into sound worlds both intimate and transcendent, from shimmering orchestral colors to bold contemporary voices, culminating with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 6.
Sat, Apr 18Orangewood Presbyterian ChurchThe critically acclaimed duo of saxophonist Christopher Creviston and pianist Hannah Creviston perform broad styles of music by Alexander Glazunov, contemporary composers Carter Pann and Stacy Garrop, and the German Erwin Schulhoff, who died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1942.
Sat, Feb 07Tempe Center for the Arts• Giovanni Sollima: L.B. Files for Cello and Ensemble Peter Eom, cello • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta no. 2 for Strings “Generations” • Lera Auerbach: Dialogues on Stabat Matar • Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite Read the program notes at musicanovaaz.org/events/baroque-to-the-future
Sat, Jan 17Orangewood Presbyterian ChurchWorld class guitarist Martha Masters performs canonical works by Bach and Albeniz as well as the muisic of modern composers Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ida Presti, Dale Kavanagh, Bryan Johanson, and Leo Brouwer in this intimate concert.
Fri, Oct 17Musical Instrument Museum• Evan Williams: Dead White Man Music Tigran Buniatyan, harpsichord • Tania León: Permutation Seven • Valerie Coleman: Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes • Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 1
Sat, Oct 11Orangewood Presbyterian ChurchOscar Pettiford: Laverne Walk Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin: When My Dreamboat Comes Home Cole Porter: I Love You Benny Goodman: A Smooth One Karl Suessdorf: Moonlight in Vermont Oscar Pettiford: Tricotism
Sun, May 18Musical Instrument MuseumYou don't have to turn to PDQ Bach to find humor in classical music. Three of the most serious composers in history inserted parody and pastiche into their music!
Sun, Mar 30Saint Anthony on the DesertPianist José Salazar, violinists Julian Nguyen and Danny Yang, and vocalist Rachael Bastien perform selections of Maurice Ravel, Nino Rota, Xavier Montsalvatge, and Ben Moore.
Multiple DatesSun, Mar 09Camelback Bible ChurchOur first collaboration with the Phoenix Chorale brings you the pomp and grandeur of Handel’s Coronation Anthems paired with a re-discovered Edwardian gem, a love story set in Imperial Japan by African-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor that hasn't been played in the US since 1912!
Sat, Jan 25Musical Instrument MuseumA concert highlighting women in classical music.
Sun, Nov 17Saint Anthony on the DesertPresented by MusicaNova Orchestra in partnership with Music on the Desert MusicaNova principal trombone Brad Edwards leads the nationally renowned ASU Trombone Choir.
Sun, Oct 20Musical Instrument MuseumFrom Appalachia to Indonesia, France to Cuba, MusicaNova explores the use of folk tunes in classical music. Featuring Copland's Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments, a new work built on Cuban rhythms, Germaine Tailleferre's use of French folk music and the Gamelan inspiration of Lou Harrison.
Sun, Apr 21Saint Anthony on the DesertWorld-traveling harpist Heidi Hernandez takes you on a musical journey through the magic of the harp.
Sun, Mar 24Musical Instrument MuseumMusicaNova principal bassoon Kristilyn Woods dons the sequined costume for Michael Daugherty's classical tour de force inspired by the King of Rock and Roll. Plus, a rare concerto for two clarinets
Sat, Mar 09Scottsdale Community Ranch Community CtrA fund-raising gala featuring gourmet dining, live music by MusicaNova musicians, and amazing auction items.
Mon, Jan 22Musical Instrument MuseumSchubert famously never finished his Eight Symphony. Renowned musicologist William Carragan took up the challenge, mostly using Schubert's own work to fill in the gaps. Plus: Anton Bruckner wrote his Symphony in F minor and stashed it away, never to be played in his lifetime.
Sun, Dec 03Saint Anthony on the DesertGet into the holiday spirit with festive, elegant music played on flutes and piccolos.
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