Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker Ballet
2026-12-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | NAU Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 1115 S Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, United States
The Nutcracker
Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2026
Ardrey Auditorium | NAU Community Dance Academy Ballet Troupe
A beloved Flagstaff holiday tradition. Join us for the 21st year of this magical journey through
Clara’s dreamscape in Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, brought to life by the dancers of NAU’s
Community Dance Academy and the full forces of Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
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The Nutcracker Ballet - Lollipop Matinee
2026-12-05 14:00 - 15:00
The Nutcracker – Lollipop Matinee
December 5, 2026
Ardrey Auditorium | NAU Community Dance Academy Ballet Troupe
A beloved Flagstaff holiday tradition. Join us for the 21st year of this magical journey through
Clara’s dreamscape in Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, brought to life by the dancers of NAU’s
Community Dance Academy and the full forces of Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
The Lollipop Matinee is a family-friendly, shortened version for families with young children! Be sure to utilize the family discount available at checkout.
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Date Night at the Movies
2027-01-23 19:30 - 21:30
Masterworks Concert 3: Date Night at the Movies
Saturday, January 23, 2027, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
An evening of music from the great romantic films—Doctor Zhivago, Titanic, Somewhere in Time,
Beauty and the Beast, and many more. Bring a date and plan a great evening of the most beautiful
film music.
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Echoes of Home
2027-02-13 19:30
Masterworks Concert 4: Echoes of Home
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
The program:
Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Andrew Sords, violin
William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Travel with us through three stunning musical landscapes. Peter Maxwell Davies’s An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise is a piece that earns its surprise ending—probably the best possible combination of bagpipes and orchestra. Violinist Andrew Sords returns to Flagstaff to join us for Max Bruch’s joyful and impressive Scottish Fantasy, one of the violin repertoire’s most richly scored showpieces. The evening closes with William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, a pioneering work for both American music and African American composers.
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
2027-04-17 19:30 - 21:30
Masterworks Concert 5: Mendelssohn: Elijah
Saturday, April 17, 2027, 7:30 PM – Season Finale, Ardrey Auditorium
The program:
Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah In collaboration with NAU’s Shrine of the Ages Choir and Master Chorale of Flagstaff
Mendelssohn’s Elijah is one of the great choral works in the repertoire—sweeping, dramatic, theatrical, and entirely satisfying from start to finish. Chorusmaster Timothy Westerhaus leads FSO alongside the combined forces of NAU’s Shrine of the Ages Choir and Master Chorale of Flagstaff in a full-evening performance of this powerfully impressive oratorio. A fitting close to FSO’s 77th season.
