2024-2025
CONCERT SEASON
Complete information about the Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus 2024-2025 season can be found at phoenixsymphony.org.
The Planets, Holst
October 4 - 6 (Phoenix Symphony Hall)
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor
The Percussion Collective
Women of the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
The Phoenix Symphony’s 2024/25 season opens with a bang and a blast-off as Colombian-American conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados leads Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets. Stunning visual images projected above the Symphony will enhance the performance. Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis’ Drum Circles features the visually captivating Percussion Collective. Its four guest soloists will rattle the rafters with more than 30 instruments including amplified typewriter, wooden slats and spring coils in this exhilarating performance.
Concert Repertoire
Christopher Theofanidis: Drum Circles
Holst: The Planets
Mystery Piece
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor
The Percussion Collective
Women of the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
The Phoenix Symphony’s 2024/25 season opens with a bang and a blast-off as Colombian-American conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados leads Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets. Stunning visual images projected above the Symphony will enhance the performance. Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis’ Drum Circles features the visually captivating Percussion Collective. Its four guest soloists will rattle the rafters with more than 30 instruments including amplified typewriter, wooden slats and spring coils in this exhilarating performance.
Concert Repertoire
Christopher Theofanidis: Drum Circles
Holst: The Planets
Mystery Piece
Pretty Woman to Hunger Games:
The Film Music of James Newton Howard
November 15 -17 (Phoenix Symphony Hall)
James Newton Howard, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
This concert will showcase James Newton Howard’s Greatest Hits, featuring iconic compositions from his illustrious career. Conducted by James Newton Howard himself, enjoy your favorite hits from The Hunger Games, Fantastic Beasts, Snow White, Peter Pan, Maleficent, The Dark Knight and more. Experience the magic of cinema through James Newton Howard’s captivating melodies. Don’t miss this musical journey through some of the most beloved film scores ever created.
James Newton Howard, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
This concert will showcase James Newton Howard’s Greatest Hits, featuring iconic compositions from his illustrious career. Conducted by James Newton Howard himself, enjoy your favorite hits from The Hunger Games, Fantastic Beasts, Snow White, Peter Pan, Maleficent, The Dark Knight and more. Experience the magic of cinema through James Newton Howard’s captivating melodies. Don’t miss this musical journey through some of the most beloved film scores ever created.
Holiday Pops
November 29 - December 1 (Phoenix Symphony Hall)
Lawrence Loh, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
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 Lawrence Loh leads the Symphony joined by The Phoenix Symphony Chorus.
Lawrence Loh, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
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 Lawrence Loh leads the Symphony joined by The Phoenix Symphony Chorus.
Handel's Messiah
December 12 - 15 (Various Venues)
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Stephanie Sanchez, mezzo soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
George Frederich Handel’s Messiah is the most famous oratorio ever written. Join us this December for the beloved Holiday tradition that thrills and inspires concertgoers year after year. Enjoy the full oratorio with solo arias such as “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” and “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and popular choruses such as “For Unto Us A Child Is Born” and the “Hallelujah” chorus. Guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley leads soloists, the Phoenix Symphony and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus in the timeless classic.
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Stephanie Sanchez, mezzo soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
George Frederich Handel’s Messiah is the most famous oratorio ever written. Join us this December for the beloved Holiday tradition that thrills and inspires concertgoers year after year. Enjoy the full oratorio with solo arias such as “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” and “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and popular choruses such as “For Unto Us A Child Is Born” and the “Hallelujah” chorus. Guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley leads soloists, the Phoenix Symphony and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus in the timeless classic.
Christmas with Brass & Chorus
December 20 - 22 (Mesa Arts Center)
Thomas Bookhout, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Celebrate the “Gloria” of the season with a spectacular concert featuring the Phoenix Symphony Brass Section and Phoenix Symphony Chorus. Experience well-loved favorites like John Rutter’s magnificent Gloria and Benjamin Britten’s dramatic Ceremony of Carols accompanied by solo harp. Anthems and Carols from the Christmas choral tradition will put you in the holiday spirit!
Thomas Bookhout, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Celebrate the “Gloria” of the season with a spectacular concert featuring the Phoenix Symphony Brass Section and Phoenix Symphony Chorus. Experience well-loved favorites like John Rutter’s magnificent Gloria and Benjamin Britten’s dramatic Ceremony of Carols accompanied by solo harp. Anthems and Carols from the Christmas choral tradition will put you in the holiday spirit!
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus in Concert
April 4 (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church)
Thomas Bookhout, conductor
Phoenix Symphony
Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
A masterpiece of choral music, Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna is the centerpiece of a concert featuring The Phoenix Symphony and Chorus. This one-night-only performance assembles gorgeous choral music from numerous composers including Samuel Barber, Ola Gjeilo and Mack Wilberg who all used the inspiration of Light in setting timeless and wondrous words to music.
Concert Repertoire Includes:
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul
Mack Wilberg: O Light of Life
Thomas Bookhout, conductor
Phoenix Symphony
Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
A masterpiece of choral music, Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna is the centerpiece of a concert featuring The Phoenix Symphony and Chorus. This one-night-only performance assembles gorgeous choral music from numerous composers including Samuel Barber, Ola Gjeilo and Mack Wilberg who all used the inspiration of Light in setting timeless and wondrous words to music.
Concert Repertoire Includes:
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul
Mack Wilberg: O Light of Life
Beethoven Ninth Symphony: 'Ode to Joy'
April 25 - 27 (Phoenix Symphony Hall)
Tito Muñoz, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony, premiered years after illness left the composer completely deaf, revolutionized the symphonic form with vocal soloists and a chorus joining the orchestra to sing his setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy,” celebrating the brotherhood of all humanity. Premiered 200 years ago with Beethoven seated beside the conductor facing the orchestra, at its conclusion, one of the soloists turned the composer around to see the thunderous applause he no longer could hear. Tito Muñoz leads four vocal soloists, The Phoenix Symphony Chorus and orchestra in this orchestral masterpiece.
Concert Repertoire
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Tito Muñoz, conductor
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Thomas Bookhout, chorus master
Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony, premiered years after illness left the composer completely deaf, revolutionized the symphonic form with vocal soloists and a chorus joining the orchestra to sing his setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy,” celebrating the brotherhood of all humanity. Premiered 200 years ago with Beethoven seated beside the conductor facing the orchestra, at its conclusion, one of the soloists turned the composer around to see the thunderous applause he no longer could hear. Tito Muñoz leads four vocal soloists, The Phoenix Symphony Chorus and orchestra in this orchestral masterpiece.
Concert Repertoire
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9