2023-2024 CONCERT SEASON

Complete information about the Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus 2023-2024 season, including how to purchase tickets, can be found at phoenix symphony.org

Carmina Burana

Featured in such films as Excalibur and Natural Born Killers, music from Carl Orff’s powerful and dramatic cantata, Carmina Burana, is one of the most popular pieces in all of classical music. Music Director Tito Muñoz, who opened his first season in Phoenix with Carmina Burana, kicks off his 10th anniversary season with the sensational spectacle. Inspired by another beloved work, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Adam Schoenberg’s Picture Studies earned two 2018 Grammy nominations including one for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

Tito Muñoz, conductor
Jeni Houser, soprano
Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
Michael Adams, baritone
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Phoenix Boys Choir, Herbert Washington, artistic director
At Phoenix Symphony Hall

*English and Spanish translation projected above the stage. 
  • September 29
  • September 30
  • October 1

Holiday Pops


Jump joyfully into the season with our annual Holiday Pops! This sparkling performance will put you in a festive mood. Featuring carols and hymns from a variety of traditions, you’ll feel merry and bright at the most wonderful time of the year. Guest conductor Gerald Steichen leads the Symphony joined by the Phoenix Symphony Chorus - and possibly a certain North Pole celebrity!

Gerald Steichen, conductor
Andrea Ross, vocalist
Dane Suarez, vocalist
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
​At Phoenix Symphony Hall

  • December 1
  • December 2 (Afternoon & Evening Performances)
  • December 3

Handel's Messiah

Since its debut in 1742, G.F. Handel’s Messiah has become the most famous oratorio ever composed about the greatest story ever told. Beginning with Prophecies fortelling the birth of Jesus and continuing through His passion and resurrection, the musical reflection on the life of Christ features such timeless solo arias as “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” and “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and such popular choruses as “For Unto Us A Child Is Born” and the “Hallelujah” chorus. Tito Muñoz leads soloists, The Phoenix Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony Chorus in the timeless classic.

Tito Muñoz, conductor
Tiffany Choe, soprano
Lauren Cook, mezzo-soprano
Brad Bickhardt, tenor
Schyler Vargas, baritone
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Various Venues
  • December 14 (Camelback Bible Church)
  • December 15 (Mesa Arts Center)
  • December 16 (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church)
  • December 17 (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church)

Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

When Gustav Mahler debuted his Second Symphony, it was immediately clear that the popularity of the symphony nicknamed “Resurrection” would last well beyond his lifetime. In fact, Classical Music Magazine dubbed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 one of the greatest symphonies of all time. The Phoenix Symphony concludes its season with the musical journey that begins at the funeral bier of a beloved friend and ends with redemption and resurrection in a mighty choral finale. Katherine Whyte, a compellingly dramatic soprano, and Megan Esther Grey, a potently precise contralto, join The Phoenix Symphony Chorus in a work that is both profound and extraordinary.

Tito Muñoz, conductor
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Megan Esther Grey, contralto
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
At Phoenix Symphony Hall
 
*English and Spanish translation projected above the stage.
  • May 10
  • May 11
  • May 12