NVSO brings the holiday season to life with festive favorites. Experience medleys of beloved Christmas songs, treasured classics Hannukuh Festival Overture and Nutcracker Suite, and the anticipation of Christmas Eve with the cherished story “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
We're thrilled to have you join us for an unforgettable evening supporting North Valley Symphony Orchestra.
Experience the romance of Italy with live music, enchanting magic, and elegant dancing. Bid on exclusive items at our silent auction and support the arts through your generous donations.
Don't miss this magical night of culture and celebration!
Admission includes an Italian feast from Butcher Block Catering, as well as one drink ticket (more are available online or at the event. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be included, no drink ticket required).
Our classic night at the symphony begins with Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Fauré’s melancholy Pavane. Travel to the opera with Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture and finish the concert experience with the fateful themes of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
Spend a night at the museum contemplating space through the sounds of Interstellar, marveling at grandiose dinosaur fossils with Jurassic Park, and, most iconic of all, visualizing expressive artwork from Pictures at an Exhibition.
Date / Location Tentative
Join NVSO as we travel to Italy and experience the beauty of this country through music. Celebrate the 100th anniver sary of Pines of Rome by Respighi, travel the countryside with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “The Italian,” and enjoy songs from The Godfather.
Purchases for Season Tickets and the ‘A Night in Italy’ concert are closed. Tickets will be available in the lobby!
To end the season on an exciting note, NVSO presents “Victors and Heroes”, a celebration of sports, human achievement, and heroes from the big screen and beyond, including music from Chariots of Fire, Apollo 13, Field of Dreams, The Avengers and more!
Online ticket sales for ‘Victors and Heroes’ are now closed. Tickets will be available for sale in the lobby!
NVSO is proud to be supporting Youth for Troops at our "Victors and Heroes" concert! The mission of Youth For Troops is to inspire patriotism in fellow youth and across generations by volunteering on behalf of military and veterans through community service, advocacy, and education.
Among other things, their volunteers prepare and ship care packages to deployed troops and crochet plastic grocery bags into mats for homeless veterans. Make sure to stop by their table in the lobby to learn more, sign thank you notes to our troops, and please consider bringing the following items to the concert to donate to their mission:
Plastic grocery bags
Travel sized toiletries
Decks of cards/travel-sized games
Puzzle books (crossword, sudoku etc.)
Individual serving peanut butter
Small cookie and cracker packages
Beef Jerky/Tins of canned meats
Candy/Gum
Take out condiment and plasticware packets
For a full list of items they accept please visit: Donation List
Thank you for helping NVSO support our military and veteran "Victors and Heroes" through Youth For Troops!
Our three youth ensembles are excited to perform the music they have been working on during the second semester! Come out to support these amazing student musicians!
North Valley Symphonettes - Gabrielle Beam, director
North Valley Youth Strings - Anita Crider, director
North Valley Youth Orchestra - Dylan Suehiro, director
No tickets are needed and admission is free!
Celebrate composer Bedřich Smetana's 200th Birthday with NVSO as we perform music from Bohemian composers including Smetana, Janáček, Fučík, and Dvořák. The party starts with Dvořák's Carnival Overture, we celebrate with Janáček’s Lachian Dances, and then we float down "The Moldau" river and travel through "Bohemia's Forests and Fields” with Smetana's Má Vlast.’
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR “Postcards from Boehmia” ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY. THANK YOU!
Mardi Gras Melodies: A Symphony Fundraiser
Be transported to the heart of New Orleans as you savor mouthwatering delicacies, find treasures in the silent auction, and let the rhythm guide your feet on the dance floor!
This Mardi Gras style event will feature catering from Baby Kay's Cajun Kitchen, a jazz trio performance, and performances from NVSO musicians.
February 3, 2023, 5 p.m. The Legacy Ballroom 4530 E Gold Dust Ave, Phoenix
Join NVSO as we celebrate holidays from around the world, including globally known Christmas carols and musical celebrations of Chanukah, New Year's Eve, and the Lunar New Year.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR “Holidays Around the World” ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY. THANK YOU!
Our three youth ensembles are excited to perform the music they have been working on during the first semester! Come out to support these amazing student musicians!
North Valley Symphonettes - Gabrielle Beam, director
North Valley Youth Strings - Anita Crider, director
North Valley Youth Orchestra - Dylan Suehiro, director
No tickets are needed and admission is free!
NVSO explores mythology, legends, and folklore conveyed by composers including Offenbach, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. We will present the Greek myth of Orpheus and the Underworld, the Russian legend of The Firebird, the Arthurian legend of Camelot, a multi-media presentation of the Chickasaw legend Spider Brings Fire and more.
Yee Haw! Join NVSO for a fun concert of music inspired by the American West including film scores from some of your favorite westerns, Copland’s Rodeo, and “On the Trail” from Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR “SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN WEST” ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY. THANK YOU!
Our three youth ensembles are excited to perform the music they have been working on during the second semester! Come out to support these amazing student musicians!
North Valley Symphonettes - Gabrielle Beam, director
North Valley Youth Strings - Orlando Moss, director
North Valley Youth Orchestra - Dylan Suehiro, director
No tickets are needed and admission is free!
Explore the vastness of the universe as NVSO performs music inspired by space including movements from Holst’s The Planets, and film suites from Star Wars and Star Trek.
You can be part of the performance! Eric Whitacre's Deep Field, includes an audience participation component. Download the Deep Field app from the App Store or Google Play on your cell phone before the concert. The NVSO Music Director, Kevin Kozacek, will cue the audience when it is time to hit play on the app during the performance.
Go to the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android) and search for "Deep Field" in the applicable app store to download the free app to participate in the performance.
NVSO will be holding a food drive for the Foothills Food Bank. If you are coming to this concert please consider bringing along nonperishable food items to donate to this North Valley food bank!
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE” ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY.
Join North Valley Symphony Orchestra for “Casino Musicale: A Symphony Fundraiser”!
This year we’re excited to offer a Vegas-style gaming experience. Whether your favorite game is blackjack, roulette, or craps, we have you covered! If you’ve never played before, no worries. Our friendly dealers can give you tips to help the cards, dice, or ball find you favor. If things go your way, you could be in the running for one of three prizes. And if not, you’ll be having fun while contributing to a great cause.
All tickets will come with 250 gaming chips* . If that’s not enough for you High Rollers, it’s only $25 more to double your stack.
This is our first year offering two different ticket tiers. If you want to eat, drink, and participate in the start of the silent auction (where you can catch your favorite items before someone else Buys It Now), the $100 ticket includes entrance at 5:00 for cocktail hour (including appetizers and a drink ticket) plus dinner.
If you’d rather focus on donating instead of dinner, this is our first year offering a $35 ticket. With this ticket, you’ll be able to join at 7:00, just as the games are starting. You’ll also catch the final hour of the silent auction.
*Gaming chips have no cash value. Chips may be used to play at any of the casino tables. No cash prizes will be awarded. Chips can be exchanged for raffle tickets which will be entered into a drawing for one of three prizes. Raffle tickets may also be purchased without participating in casino games.
Click on the button below to buy your tickets, donate an item to the silent auction, or become a Gala Sponsor!
Ring in the holidays with NVSO! Music from movies including “Christmas Vacation”, a “Charlie Brown Christmas”, and even a symphony based on carols. Bring out the whole family to celebrate with us!
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD-OUT! THERE WILL BE A WAITLIST IN THE LOBBY. TICKETS BEING HELD AT WILL CALL WILL BE RELEASED TO CLEAR THE WAITLIST IF THEY ARE NOT PICKED UP 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CONCERT. YOU MUST BE PRESENT WHEN YOU CLEAR THE WAITLIST OR THE TICKETS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEXT NAME ON THE LIST. THANK YOU!
Our three youth ensembles are excited to perform the music they have been working on during the first semester! Come out to support these amazing student musicians!
North Valley Symphonettes - Gabrielle Beam, director
North Valley Youth Strings - Orlando Moss, director
North Valley Youth Orchestra - Dylan Suehiro, director
No tickets are needed and admission is free!
The NVSO community is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Several months ago, the NVSO repertoire committee selected music for our October 22nd concert as a celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne. We believe that her remarkable life, her dedication to duty, and her service to the global community are still worth celebrating, even after her death. Please join NVSO as we recognize Queen Elizabeth II’s passing with a performance of "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations - a moving piece that has been performed at many memorials including Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997, and HRH Prince Phillip’s funeral last year. The previously planned "Queen's Jubilee" concert program will follow, featuring British music from the lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II, including music by William Walton, Edward Elgar, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Debbie Wiseman, the Beatles, and Malcolm Arnold.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR “THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE” CONCERT ARE NOW CLOSED.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY.
The Phoenix Metro Chamber Foundation is hosting a bowling fundraiser for North Valley Symphony Orchestra! Come join us for a fun afternoon of bowling, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and much more! Your $25.00 registration fee covers 2 hours of bowling, popcorn, a soft drink, and shoe rental!
Bowling for Bach! - Phoenix Metro Chamber Foundation (pmc.foundation)
We close out our 10th Anniversary Season with a celebration of America’s Places and People.
You will not want to miss this concert as we perform the World Premiere of River Run, a new work we commissioned for our 10th Anniversary. Be among the first people to hear this new composition by James DeMars, Professor Emeritus of Composition at ASU.
In addition to this new work we will be peforming:
Daugherty - Route 66
Grofe - Mississippi Suite
Dvorak - Symphony #9 “From the New World”
Programming note: The performance of Jerod Tate’s “Indian Spirit at Mesa Falls” which had been scheduled on this concert will be moved to a future program due to a scheduling conflict.
Tickets are $5.00.
Children 5 and under are free and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR THE “ACROSS AMERICA” CONCERT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY.
We are proud to be presenting the “Women in Music” concert which had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. This concert celebrates the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote by performing music composed by women.
Tower - Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Chaminade - Callirhoe Suite
Beach - “Gaelic Symphony”
Tickets are $5.00 for an individual concert or $15.00 for Season Tickets (if purchased before October 16, 2021).
Children 5 and under are free and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR THE “WOMEN IN MUSIC” CONCERT ARE NOW CLOSED.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY.
Join us as North Valley Symphony Orchestra celebrates our 10th Season!
Cocktails and Dinner
Silent Auction
Dancing and Live DJ
Black & White Attire Encouraged
“Black & White Ball” ticket sales are now closed.
Nothing gets you in the Christmas mood like music, so that is our gift to you! Bring your whole family out to hear some of your Christmas favorites including:
Balmages - Festive Fanfare
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Arrangements
Medleys of Christmas favorites
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Tchaikovsky - Nutrcracker Suite
And a Sing-along
Santa and Mrs. Claus are big fans of NVSO and will be in attendance at this concert too! The Phoenix Elves will be sure to bring much merriment to the evening!
Tickets are $5.00 for an individual concert or $15.00 for Season Tickets (if purchased before October 16, 2021).
Children 5 and under are free and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CONCERT. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
NVSO returns for our 10th Concert Season! Our very first concert was called “Opening Overtures” so we will be performing our “Re-Opening Overtures” concert as we return to live performance! This concert will feature music by the full orchestra as well as brass, wind, and string ensembles.
Music will include
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Rossini - Overture to “The Barber of Seville”
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Holst - St Paul Suite
Strauss - Overture to “Die Fledermaus”
Raff - Sinfonietta for Winds
Tickets are $5.00 for an individual concert or you can purchase season tickets for just $15.00.
Children 5 and under are free and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR THE “Re-Opening Overtures” CONCERT ARE NOW CLOSED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE LOBBY.
For our final “Midweek Melody,” we have chosen Richard Strauss’ Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7. Strauss was seventeen when he composed this piece in 1881. Unlike many of Richard’s later works, which were often very progressive and atonal, this music is melodic and lyrical, and the themes often revel in the rich, full sound of the 13 wind instruments. The recapitulation begins with what is perhaps the most evocatively beautiful moment in the Serenade, as the horns announce the very first theme with great warmth. Richard’s father, a well-known hornist, was most likely very influential in the writing of this piece!
The video is located on our YouTube channel by using the following link:
Richard Strauss "Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7" - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers:
Conductor - Kevin Kozacek
Flute - Cheryl Riggle, Nora Welsh; Oboe - Suzanne Johnsen, Brian Held; Clarinet - Annemarie Strzelecki, Christian Ortega; Bassoon - Gina Stevens, Michelle Horowitz; Horn - Philip Johnson, Steven Thomasson, Anita Murray, Chris Clark; Tuba - Michael Burt
As we approach Memorial Day weekend, this week’s Midweek Melody commemorates a difficult chapter in America’s past, the Civil War. Composer Brian Balmages was inspired by the history of Point Lookout State Park in Maryland. The composition is a fantasy of civil war songs, including: The Battle Cry of Freedom; Battle Hymn of the Republic; America the Beautiful, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again.
This Memorial Day, please take time to respectfully honor and mourn all military personnel who have died in the performance of their duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
The video is located on our YouTube channel. The link is posted below:
"Point Lookout (A Fantasy on Civil War Songs)" by Brian Balmages - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers:
Conductor - Kevin Kozacek
Violin 1 - Ellen Hansbury, concertmaster, Christian Ortega, Beth Chiarenza, Heidi Kosiorek, Pearl Bailey, Asusena Aparicio
Violin 2 - Tracy Petersen, Michaela Braun, Orlando Moss, Sylvia Depta, Eileen Friedman, Carina Brodsky
Viola - Emma Mazur, Cathy Alonzo, Elizabeth Birch, Harriet Walker
Cello - Liz Galpin, Mark Pyle, Ella Marencic
Bass - Fred Wengrzynek, Howard Robinson
Point Lookout (A Fantasy on Civil War Songs), by Brian Balmages, is performed and recorded with permission. Copyright © 2007, The FJH Music Company Inc, International Copyright Secured. Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.
Shanties were the work songs used to coordinate the efforts of the many sailors involved in the heavy manual tasks, such as tramping ‘round the capstan, or hoisting the sails for departure. This week’s Midweek Melodies features four well-known shanties arranged for horn quartet:
#1 “Blow the Man Down”
#2 “Shenandoah”
#3 “Sailor’s Hornpipe”
#4 “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?”
Make sure to stay tuned at the end of the performance for a “special treat” provided by the quartet.
The video is located on our YouTube channel using the following link: "Sea Shanties, Suite for Horn Quartet" arr. Don Abernathy - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Hornists - Philip Johnson, Steve Thomasson, Anita Murray, Chris Clark
Sea Shanties, Suite for Horn Quartet is performed by arrangement with composer/arranger Don Abernathy, and publisher Mountain Horn Music.
Today’s Midweek Melody is the Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Written in 1797 the trio is a light, cheerful piece featuring a clarinet in lieu of violin, which was the more traditional instrument included in a piano trio. The trio is sometimes referred to as the “Gassenhauer Trio”, which means “alley song,” because the third movement is based on a popular tune that was being sung and whistled in the streets of Vienna at that time.
The video is located on our YouTube channe and is available using the following link:
Beethoven "Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11" - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Annemarie Strzelecki, clarinet - Mark Pyle, cello - Lillian Coulter, piano
This week’s Midweek Melody was written by Jacques Ibert, a French composer who lived from 1890 to 1962. Cinq pièces en trio, which means “Five Pieces for Trio,” was composed in 1935 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. The five pieces are very short, lasting from one to three minutes each. Ibert is known as a neo-classicist, composing mostly in classical form, but using modern harmonies.
The video is located on our YouTube channel and can be accessed with the following link:
Jacques Ibert "Cinq pièces en trio" - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Suzanne Johnsen, oboe - Annemarie Strzelecki, clarinet - Michelle Horowitz, bassoon
Today’s MidWeek Melody is Victor Ewald’s Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 5. This work is the earliest known piece of concert music specifically written for brass quintet. Ewald was an amateur cellist and hornist who was born in Russia in 1860. He wrote several brass quintets, and it is presumed that he also took part in their performance.
The video is located on our YouTube channel at the following link:
Victor Ewald "Brass Quintet No 1, Op 5" - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Trint Castle, trumpet 1 - Teddi English, trumpet 2 - Philip Johnson, horn - Blake Castle, trombone - Mike Burt, tuba
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Novelletten, Op 52 is a set of four short movements written for string orchestra, tambourine, and triangle. Coleridge-Taylor, a gifted violinist, wrote the four Novelletten in 1901 and 1902 using lush, romantic sentimentality mixed with turn of the 20th century harmony.
The video will be located on our YouTube channel on the day of the performance. The link will be posted here:
Coleridge-Taylor Novelletten, Op 52, Nos 1-4 - YouTube
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Violin 1 - Ellen Hansbury, Christian Ortega, Beth Chiarenza, Heidi Kosiorek, Pearl Bailey, Azucena Aparacio
Violin 2 - Tracy Petersen, Michaela Braun, Orlando Moss, Sylvia Depta, Eileen Friedman, Carina Brodsky, Cassie Kreyling
Viola - Emma Mazur, Carol Routh, Cathy Alonzo, Elizabeth Birch, Harriet Walker
Cello - Liz Galpin, Mark Pyle, Alta Thoreson
Contrabass - Fred Wengrzynek, Howard Robinson
Percussion - John Bailey, Eric Sundberg
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 is this week’s Midweek Melody. The trio was completed in 1811, and is referred to as the “Archduke Trio,” as it was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf of Austria. Though the trio is comprised of four movements, only the first and second movements are included in this performance.
The video will be located on our YouTube channel on the day of the performance. The link will be posted here: https://youtu.be/w4n9XbdZhno
Donations to NVSO are gratefully accepted during these difficult times for performing arts organizations. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Clark Drinkall, violin - Amber Leima, cello - Kathy Mattern, piano
Bozza’s Trois Pieces Pour Une Musique de Nuit, or translated, Three Pieces for Night Music, is this week’s Midweek Melody. The video performance is located at this YouTube link. This is the final week of our Midweek Melody project, and hope that you have enjoyed the performances.
Donations are gratefully accepted during this time. Please visit our donor page to make a donation.
Performers: Cheryl Riggle, Flute - Suzanne Johnsen, Oboe - Annemarie Strzelecki, Clarinet - Michelle Horowitz, Bassoon
