Brilliant Journeys – Where Music Takes Us
The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to invite you to our 76th concert season.
This year, we journey through works of triumph, transformation, and thrilling brilliance. From long-awaited favorites to bold new experiences, each concert invites you to discover where music can take us—together.
Explore the new season below!
FSO’s Season 76 opens with Lalo’s dramatic overture to Le roi d’Ys, a rarely performed French gem. Steven Moeckel then takes center stage for Tchaikovsky’s dazzling and emotional violin concerto. Janáček’s powerful Sinfonietta, composed for an enormous
brass section and full orchestra, delivers a radiant, triumphant finale.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
Eduoard Lalo: Overture to Le roi d’Ys
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Steven Moeckel, violin
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Two masterpieces of Romantic intensity. Pianist Fanya Lin triumphs in Rachmaninoff’s formidable and virtuosic third concerto—regarded as one of the most difficult works in the repertoire. The program closes with Brahms’s first symphony, a long-awaited
answer to Beethoven, bursting with passion and grandeur.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Fanya Lin, piano
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
A beloved Flagstaff holiday tradition. Join us for a 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.
December 5 and 6, 2025 at 7:30pm in Ardrey Auditorium
Lollipop Matinee is December 6 at 2pm in Ardrey Auditorium
Galactic soundscapes from across the universe!
An out-of-this-world evening, featuring unforgettable themes from Star Wars, Star Trek, E.T., 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. With dazzling strings, big brass, and epic storytelling, this concert will thrill sci-fi movie fans of all ages.
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
Featuring music from Star Wars, Star Trek, E.T., 2001 Space Odyssey, Back to the Future, and
many more
Indulge your senses in a concert of rich musical flavors. From Goulet’s chocolate-inspired suite to Vaughan Williams’s lyrical Oboe Concerto and Mozart’s stormy Symphony No. 40, this Valentine’s weekend program is the perfect blend of elegance and passion.
Friday, February 13, 2026, 7:30 PM, Ardrey Auditorium
Maxime Goulet: Symphonic Chocolates: Orchestral Suite in Four Flavors
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor
Shane Werts, oboe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Two monumental choral works fill the FSO’s Season 76 finale with color and spirit. Poulenc’s Gloria bursts with joy, reverence, and unexpected humor. John Adams’ Harmonium fuses minimalist rhythms with lush harmonies and the poetry of John Donne
and Emily Dickinson in a thrilling tour de force.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 PM – Season Finale, Ardrey Auditorium
Our season finale concert is in collaboration with NAU’s Shrine of the Ages Choir and Master Chorale of Flagstaff.
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
Christine Graham, soprano
John Adams: Harmonium
New season subscriptions go on sale August 1st!
Enjoy exclusive benefits, unbeatable value, and the flexibility to make Season 76 your own. Subscriber benefits include:
- 15% savings on Full Season, Choose 4, or Choose 3 Masterworks Packages.
- 15% off all tickets to our Special Add-On Concert, The Nutcracker Ballet (evenings only).
- Keep your seats! Returning subscribers can renew their same seats through August 1, and secure priority access for next year, too!
- Pick your performances. Choose the concerts that fit your schedule.
- Add more at your discount. Enjoy your subscriber rate on any additional tickets all season long.
- Priority access before tickets go on sale to the public.
