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The 17th annual Arizona Bach Festival takes place February 15th through March 8th at various locations throughout the
KBACH's Heart of the Arts
The MusicaNova Orchestra presents its “Baroque to the Future” concert February 7th at Tempe Center for the Arts. The program features music by 19th through 21st century composers harkening back to the Baroque Era for inspiration. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently chatted with conductor Warren Cohen and guest cellist and Valley native Peter Eom about the concert.
ASU Collaborative Piano Professor Miki Aoki and several of her students have organized
The Phoenix Chorale presents "Transcendence" January 24 & 25 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. KBACH's Greg Kostraba talked with the chorale's Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas about the program, which includes a full orchestra and an expanded chorus augmented by student singers from across the state.
One of the most successful Arizonans in classical music is mezzo-soprano Angela Brower. She is featured on Mozart opera recordings with the Metropolitan Opera's music director and sings the Mozart Requiem this month with the Tucson Symphony. A week prior to that she joins the same orchestra in the solo cantata Cléopâtre by Berlioz.
The Phoenix Symphony begins 2026 in concert January 9-11 at Symphony Hall. The program will include Pictures at an Exhibition, Antrópolis by Gabriela Ortiz, and Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto #2 with guest cellist Sterling Elliott. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently chatted with Elliott about the piece, and his blossoming career, which began as the youngest member of the Elliott Family String Quartet.
The Oracle Piano Society presents its 2026 Chamber Music Festival in early January in Oracle, Arizona. The society's founder and Artistic Director Stephen Cook recently talked with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the festival, and upcoming performances by Cliburn silver medalist Vitaly Starikov, flutist Suzanne Bona, and pianist Jose Ramos Santana.
The Phoenix Chorale presents "A Chorale Christmas" from December 19-22 at locations throughout the Valley. KBACH's Greg Kostraba talked with guest conductor Edith Copley about the program, her career as a choral conductor, and what makes the Phoenix Chorale a unique ensemble.
December 19 at 7:30pm: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Phoenix
December 20 at 3pm: Camelback Bible Church, Paradise Valley
December 21 at 3pm: Brophy Chapel, Phoenix
December 22 at 7:30pm: First United Methodist Church, Mesa
The Valley's LGBTQIA+Ally Wind Symphony plays Sunday, December 14th, 3 PM at Tempe Center for the Arts. Michael Keelan talked with artistic director Scott Helms and board president Ali Haywood about the program, "Sparks of Joy."
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The Carolyn Eynon Singers present "Holiday Carols & Classics" December 6th & 7th in Scottsdale. KBACH's Greg Kostraba chatted with Carolyn Eynon about the program, and her career as a choral conductor, including her experiences in the male-dominated world of conducting in the 1970s.
December 6th at 3pm: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church Chapel
December 7th at 3pm: Camelback Christian Church
Tickets are available here: https://www.cesingers.org/events