2026 - 2027 Concert Season!
Join Us For "In Motion"
A Kaleidoscope of Sound, Energy and Emotion
In Motion: A Kaleidoscope of Sound, Energy, and Emotion explores music as a force of movement, transformation, and connection, reflecting the rhythms, contrasts, and emotions that shape our shared human experience.
Artistic Director Desmond Siu leads audiences on a journey this season through vibrant and expressive works that celebrate the many colors, energies, and stories of the orchestral experience.
"roots and Rhythm"
Sunday,
October 11, 2026
4 pm
Behind the Baton 3:15 pm
Desmond Siu
Conductor
Sicong Chen
Violin Soloist
Mystery Piece
Edgar Meyer: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
"Color Comes to Life"
Sunday,
November 22, 2026
4 pm
Desmond Siu
Conductor
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 5
John Powell: How to Train Your Dragon (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Robert Schumann: “Traumerei”
Henry Mancini: The Pink Panther
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Gioachino Rossini: “William Tell Overture”
Joe Hisaishi: Orchestra Stories: My Neighbor Totoro
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
"Light in Motion"
Sunday,
December 13, 2026
4 pm
Desmond Siu
Conductor
Holiday Classics and Favorites
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
"Circles of Connection"
Sunday,
February 7, 2027
4 pm
Behind the Baton 3:15 pm
Desmond Siu
Conductor
Mystery Piece
Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello, op. 102
Jason Issokson, Violin; Peter Eom, Cello
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, op. 36
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
"Winds and WAnderingS"
Sunday,
March 21, 2027
4 pm
Behind the Baton 3:15 pm
Tiffany Lu
Guest Conductor
Anna Clyne: Sound and Fury
Carl Reinecke: Flute Concerto, op. 283 Robert Heiligenberg, Flute
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 Scottish
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
"Symphony Untux'd - Mahler's First Revealed"
Sunday,
May 9, 2027
4 pm
Desmond Siu
Conductor
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 1 in D major