MusicaNova Community Concerts are free, family-friendly events presenting a wide variety of musical styles performed in an informal setting, and often with audience participation. You’ll hear everything from old favorites to world premieres of classical and chamber music, pops, jazz and Broadway, world music from American and African talking drums, to experimental and interactive.
MusicaNova Community Concerts are always free admission, donations are accepted
2016-2017 Community Concerts
Alex Dergal, Clarinet
August 21, 2016
Former MusicaNova Young Artist Alex Dergal, clarinet, with collaborative pianist Jeremy Peterman, performing sonatas by Bernstein, Messiaen, and Brahms
Sonoran Marimba Band
October 9, 2016
The Sonoran Marimba Band plays music with Latin American and African roots, Dr. Doug Nottingham, director
The Dry River Yacht Club
November 20, 2916
The Dry River Yacht Club plays their unique style of contemporary music. some played on symphonic instruments
MusicaNova Chamber Orchestra
February 19, 2017
Featuring duo violinists Joy Pan and Lan Qiu and MusicaNova Young Artist Jessica Zhang, piano, With special guests, the Harmony Project-Phoenix Ensemble
MusicaNova Flute Ensemble
March 5, 2017
A concert featuring all the voices of the flute family, from highest piccolo to lowest contrabass in a wide variety of styles – and proving Mozart was wrong!
Traditional China
April 2, 2017
A concert and cultural event featuring music performed on ancient Chinese instruments dating back 8,000 years
2015-2016 Season Community Concerts
The Power of Music Therapy
September 20, 2015
Certified Music Therapist Kristin Fray presents Step it Up! The Power of Music Therapy, a hands-on audience-interactive concert demonstrating the healing power of music
Paradise Winds
October 4, 2015
Paradise Winds play their unique blend of 21st Century music for woodwind duos, quintet, and a world premiere quintet with piano
The MusicaNova Chamber Orchestra
February 21, 2016
The orchestra is joined by Fábio Bartoloni, guitar and Viveca Lawrie, trumpet play Handel and Boccherini
Duo Braziliana
March 6, 2016
Singer Melanie Ohm and Brazilian pianist Rúbia Santos are Duo Braziliana performing Brazilian and Latin American art songs
Island Steel Band
March 20, 2016
J. T. Taylor’s Island Steel Band plays the exciting rhythms of the Caribbean, Brazil, and World Beats
The Sacred and The Sardonic
April 10, 2016
Two world premieres of the song cycle Five Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Evan C. Paul and the one-act No Exit, A Comic Opera by Warren Cohen
2014-2015 Community Concerts
Smooth Sounds of Jazz
August 24, 2014
Featuring Keith B. Kelly, Ben Hedquist, and Alex Oliverio
The Art of Senegalese Sabar Drumming
September 21, 2014
Featuring percussion polymath Sonja Branch and many friends in a presentation of the many types of Senegalese drumming, with an audience participation experience!
Holiday Kickoff
November 30, 2014
The MusicaNova Brass play festive music for brass ensemble and music of the year-end holiday season
Guitars, Guitars, and More Guitars
January 25, 2015
The ASU Guitar Ensembles play works from several eras, featuring original works and arranged classics
Duo Violinists – Joy Pan & Lan Qiu
March 1, 2015
MusicaNova Orchestra violinist Joy Pan is joined by her husband Lan Qiu in a program of solo and duo violin works, with collaborative pianist Marilyn Kredel
The MusicaNova Woodwind Quintet
March 22, 2015
MusicaNova Orchestra principal wind players join in a program of works by Ferenc Farkas, Rossini, Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Paul Harvey, and Jacques Ibert
2013-2014 Community Concerts
The MusicaNova Brass Play Americana!
June 29, 2014
The MusicaNova Brass play distinctly American music, including a medley of themes from movie Westerns
The Pinnacle Bassoon Quartet
May 31, 2014
The unique sound of the bassoon with featured artists John Friedeman, Chip King, Peter Blandino, and John Briggs on the Contrabassoon
Words & Music: A collaboration of music and the spoken word
October 4, 2013
The Ad Hoc Shakespeare Company presents scenes from Cymbeline, King of Britain and the MusicaNova String Quartet plays selections from English composers