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Concerts & Tickets

West Valley Symphony 24.25

Purchase Tickets

Ticket Prices:

Premium Seating:  Adult - $47.50; Youth (Under 18) $20

Standard Seating:  Adult - $42.50; Youth (Under 18) $15

All Concerts are held on Sundays and
begin at 3:00 PM at
The Vista Center for the Arts
Lobby and Box Office open at 2:00PM

There are three ways to purchase your tickets:

​1. Online

2. By Phone

Box Office Phone: 602-463-8324  Hours: Tues-Fri 10 AM - 2 PM

   Closed Tues Dec 24-Jan 6

3. In Person

Box Office Location: The Vista Center for the Arts

15660 N Parkview Place, Surprise, AZ

Hours: Tues-Fri 10 AM- 2 PM

   Closed Tues Dec 24-Jan 6

On Concert Sundays Box Office opens at 2 PM

and the Lobby is accessible at 2pm with Ticket

If you are an existing subscriber and wish to make changes to your seating, please contact the Box office.

The West Valley Symphony Box Office is the only authorized seller of WVS Tickets.

2024-2025 Season Concerts

West Valley Symphony 24.25

With Maestro Kellogg's retirement in 2024, we formed a Music Director Search Committee. As a result of their hard work, we are thrilled to share these Guest Conductors and their repertoire for this season.

 

Each candidate will conduct one concert, and Associate Conductor Nicholas Ross will conduct December's Holiday concert. 

If you'd like to learn more about concerts performed earlier this season, click here.

All Concerts

Upcoming Concerts

December 8, 2024

Nicholas Ross WVS

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

Associate Conductor Nicholas Ross gets us into the spirit of the season with a side-by-side with the West Valley Youth Orchestra, Claire Gordon, Conductor. Enjoy  traditional favorites such as Tyzik's arrangement of Behold the Lights and selections by  Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Vaughn-Williams among others.  Get your tickets early for this always sold-out concert! 

Concert Sponsors: Carter and Kay Marsden

Guest Artist Sponsor: Jan Truelsen

West Valley Symphony 24.25

January 12, 2025

Kayoko Dan

UNITY: A MUSICAL JOURNEY

Guest Conductor Kayoko Dan takes us on a compelling musical journey with Coleman's Umoja: Anthem of Unity, a vibrant celebration of togetherness. Theofanidis's Rainbow Body transports listeners through ethereal textures and spiritual motifs, leading to a finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, a monumental work of intense emotional landscapes. 

Concert Sponsor: Sandra Staehle

West Valley Symphony 24.25

February 16, 2025

Daniel Wiley

THE BARBARIAN ARTIST

Guest Conductor Daniel Wiley delves into the minds of composers expressing their humanity and leading us through tales of love gone awry with Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite de Concert and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet.  Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, expresses the political adversity of a composer deemed a “barbarian artist” by the Soviet regime and at risk of political exile. 

Concert Sponsor: Jan Truelsen

West Valley Symphony 24.25

March 2, 2025

Michael Stanley

FOLK MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS

Guest Conductor Michael  Stanley illustrates ways in which folk music has influenced classical composers, the basis for some of their most popular works. Inspired by American folk music, Copland wrote Appalachian Spring; Márquez drew from the dance music of  Mexico in  Danzon No. 2.  Dvořák took inspiration from spirituals and Native American music for his New World Symphony. 

Concert Sponsor:  Eugene Neigoff in Honor of Judith Neigoff’s Birthday

West Valley Symphony 24.25

April 6, 2025

NOSTALGIA: CONNECTING WITH OUR PAST AND FUTURE

Guest Conductor Alex Amsel, leads us on a musical journey to discover what 21st Century Argentinian composer Benzecry’s Obertura Tanguera has in common with Brahms’ 19th Century Symphony No. 1 and Strauss’ 20th Century Der Rosekavalier.  Explore how nostalgia in music pays homage to the past and propels us forward into a better future. 

Concert Sponsor: Dr. Anne Levig

West Valley Symphony 24.25

Programs subject to change.

Earlier This Season...

November 10, 2024

Janna Hymes WVS

LYRICAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Guest Conductor, Janna Hymes opened the season showcasing the masterful musicians of the WVS and carried away the audience by Enescu's folk music-based Romanian Rhapsody, Debussy's lush and melodic Petite Suite in the French style, followed by Schumann's Symphony No. 2, one of the greatest German symphonies ever composed! 

Concert Sponsors: Judy and Ken Stowell

Be sure to watch the 3 videos below.

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