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Upcoming Concerts
Sat, Jan 25Musical Instrument MuseumJan 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMMusical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USAA concert highlighting women in classical music.
Multiple DatesSat, Mar 08Camelback Bible ChurchMar 08, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMCamelback Bible Church, 3900 E Stanford Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, USAOur 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!
April 2025Musical Instrument MuseumApril 2025Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USAYou 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! Tickets go on sale in early 2025.
Past Concerts
Sun, Nov 17Saint Anthony on the DesertNov 17, 2024, 2:00 PMSaint Anthony on the Desert , 12990 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USAPresented 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 MuseumOct 20, 2024, 6:00 PMMusical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USAFrom 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 DesertApr 21, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMSaint Anthony on the Desert , 12990 E Shea Blvd, ScottsdaleWorld-traveling harpist Heidi Hernandez takes you on a musical journey through the magic of the harp.
Sun, Mar 24Musical Instrument MuseumMar 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMMusical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USAMusicaNova 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 CtrMar 09, 2024, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PMScottsdale Community Ranch Community Ctr, 10585 N 100th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, USAA fund-raising gala featuring gourmet dining, live music by MusicaNova musicians, and amazing auction items.
Mon, Jan 22Musical Instrument MuseumJan 22, 2024, 7:00 PMMusical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USASchubert 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 DesertDec 03, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMSaint Anthony on the Desert, 12990 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USAGet into the holiday spirit with festive, elegant music played on flutes and piccolos.
Sun, Nov 05Saint Anthony on the DesertNov 05, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMSaint Anthony on the Desert, 12990 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USAThe theater exists not just on the stage, but in your mind. Three short pieces -- entr-actes, if you will -- from three centuries serve as an invitation to create your own world and story to go with the music.
Sun, Oct 08Musical Instrument MuseumOct 08, 2023, 6:00 PM – Oct 09, 2023, 8:00 PMMusical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USALong before Ed Sheeran was taken to court for allegedly borrowing someone else’s music, Mozart was “admiring” the work of the Haydn brothers -- admiring them right into his scores!
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