Concerts & Venue: Masterworks Series
All concerts start at 7:30 PM in the Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, NAU campus, unless otherwise noted. All concerts are preceded at 6:30 PM by a Conversation With the Conductor, giving the audience the opportunity to speak with the conductor and guest soloists about the evening’s program.
2011–2012 concerts
Elizabeth Schulze, artistic director and principal conductor for all concerts.
Music for a Mediterranean Mood — Friday, March 9, 2012
Featuring Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite 1
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (“Italian”)
In partnership with Chamber Music Sedona
A Russian Finale — Friday, April 13, 2012
Featuring the Master Chorale of Flagstaff
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival: Overture on Themes from the Russian Church, Op. 36
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Prokofiev: Suite from Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Here & Now: Modern Works by Women Composers — Saturday, September 17, 2011
Joan Tower: Made in America, Cindy McTee: Circuits, Judith Cloud: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Hilary Tann: Shakkei 2 for Oboe and Orchestra, Chia-Yu Hsu: Shan Ko (“Mountain Song”), Jennifer Higdon: “Peachtree Street” from City Scape, Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin-American Dances
In conjunction with the International Alliance for Women in Music Congress Hosted by the Northern Arizona University School of Music
