Hello,

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to invite you to our 77th concert season, The Stories We Carry. Each of us is shaped by stories—those we inherit, those we imagine, and those we write each day. This season, we invite you to experience musical stories that reflect our shared humanity, celebrating the journeys, memories, dreams, and experiences that shape who we are. Explore the new season below.

New season subscriptions are available beginning July 25. Enjoy exclusive savings, priority access, and the flexibility to create the concert season that’s right for you.

Prefer to purchase as you go? Single tickets for all concerts go on sale August 10.

FSO’s Season 77 opens with a joyful overture by Louise Farrenc, a pioneer woman composer, and two of the most famous (and rightfully so!) pieces ever composed. Pianist Chaeyoung Park plays Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto in A minor, and we finish with the single most famous piece of Classical music—Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony!

FSO celebrates America’s 250th birthday with THREE world premieres by American composers, plus an incredible multidisciplinary performance. Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman precedes a new commission from composer Benjamin Taylor, with aerial photography visuals by Charles Latshaw celebrating northern Arizona’s beautiful landscapes. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with two premieres by Nolan Stolz. And we present Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, which brings together FSO, six Flagstaff-based actors, and a beautiful video presentation of historical photos and documents to celebrate America’s great cultural history of immigration.

A beloved Flagstaff holiday tradition. Join us for the 21st year of this 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.

An evening of music from the great romantic films—Doctor Zhivago, Titanic, Somewhere in Time, Beauty and the Beast, and many more. Bring a date and plan a great evening of the most beautiful film music.  

Travel with us through three stunning musical landscapes. Peter Maxwell Davies’s An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise is a piece that earns its surprise ending—probably the best possible combination of bagpipes and orchestra. Violinist Andrew Sords returns to Flagstaff to join us for Max Bruch’s joyful and impressive Scottish Fantasy, one of the violin repertoire’s most richly scored showpieces. The evening closes with William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, a pioneering work for both American music and African American composers.

Mendelssohn’s Elijah is one of the great choral works in the repertoire—sweeping, dramatic, theatrical, and entirely satisfying from start to finish. Chorusmaster Timothy Westerhaus leads FSO alongside the combined forces of NAU’s Shrine of the Ages Choir and Master Chorale of Flagstaff in a full-evening performance of this powerfully impressive oratorio. A fitting close to FSO’s 77th season.

We can’t wait to share this season with you. Make Season 77 your own with exclusive savings, flexible package options, and subscriber-only benefits, including:

Subscription packages can be purchased starting July 25.