2019-20 Season in Review
The Stars Truly Shine Brighter in North Scottsdale When Music’s Finest Come to Play!
A Record-Breaking 30,000 Attendees Enjoyed Performances From Some of the World’s Greats
Click through the Gallery to relive some of the highlights from 2019-20 and review concert details in the list below:
Under the Streetlamp - Jan 18
Vanessa Williams & The Kellis Unified Choir, sponsored by Special Olympics - Nov 8
Tony Danza & his ukelele - Jan 24
Maestro Moody & the Festival Orchestra
Michael Feinstein's Valentines Day Serenade
Musicfest Young Musician Samuel Xu and the Festival Orchestra
Chris Botti - Jan 31
Saluting John Williams with the Festival Orchestra and a Special Guest Conductor!
Unexpected Guests during the Festival Orchestra's Salute to John Williams
Peter Boyer's bracing "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," closing our Festival Orchestra Week
Michael Bolton - Feb 27
The Texas Tenors
Let Freedom Sing
Saturday, November 22, 2pm & 7:30pm
The Return of Musicfest Favorites
Phat Cat Swinger
A Not So Silent Night
Friday, December 5, 7:30pm
Hollywood's Hottest Little-Big Band
Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience
with the Musicfest Pops Ensemble
Thursday, January 8, 2026, 7:30pm
The Legendary Actor Comes to Musicfest!
Neil Berg: The 70's
Long Live Rock N' Roll
Saturday, January 10, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
One of the Greatest Decades of Rock N' Roll
A Night on Broadway with
Laura Benanti & Norm Lewis
Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:30pm
Leading Artists of the Great White Way
Garrison Keillor at 83
with special guests Heather Masse & Rich Dworsky
Sunday, January 18, 2026, 7:30pm
Stories, Songs and the News from Lake Wobegon
The Dreamboats
Bringin' Back Good Ol' 50's Rock N' Roll
Saturday, January 31, 2pm & 7:30pm
Nostalgic Tunes and Electrifying Entertainment
The Barricade Boys
Broadway at the Movies
Monday, February 2, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
An all-new show celebrating Broadway music in the movies!
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents
The Great American Crooners
Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:30pm
Celebrating Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Nat King Cole and More
Patti LuPone
Matters of the Heart
Monday, February 16, 2026, 7:30pm
The Broadway Legend Comes to Musicfest!
The Ten Tenors
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:30pm
Performing Some of the Greatest Songs of All Time
Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Mozart Symphony No. 35
and The Drop That Contained the Sea
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 3pm
Mozart Meets a Modern Masterwork
Festival Orchestra
Rachmaninoff & Brahms
Featuring Ben Beilman, Violin
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:30pm
One of the Leading Violinists of his Generation
Festival Orchestra
American Portraits
Friday, February 27, 2026, 7:30pm
A Symphonic Salute to America
Festival Orchestra
The Planets & Tchaikovsky
George Harliono, Soloist
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 3pm
A Celestial Musical Masterpiece
Michael Feinstein: Big Band Broadway
Featuring The Carnegie Hall Big Band
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7:30pm
Broadway’s Biggest Hits...Big Band Style
Charlie Chaplin's SMILE
with Philippe Quint
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 7:30pm
An Exploration of Chaplin, His Music, and His Movies
Three American Troubadours
Celebrating James Taylor, Carly Simon & Carole King
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
Celebrating the Great Singer-Songwriters
The Hot Sardines
Vive Le Jazz with the Musicfest Pops Ensemble
Monday, March 23, 2026, 7:30pm
A Swinging Journey from Paris to New Orleans
Electric Light Orchestra Experience
Celebration of the Music of ELO
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
Astonishingly Faithful to ELO’s Original Recordings
An Intimate Evening with
David Foster & Katharine McPhee
Saturday, March 28, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
The Powerhouse Music Duo
The British Invasion Years
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2pm & 7:30pm
A 60’s Musical Revolution from Britain to America
Ragtime
A Theatrical Concert Experience
Fri., April 24, 2026, 7:30pm, Sat., April 25, 2:00 & 7:30pm, and Sun., April 26, 2:00pm
The Tony-Winning Great American Musical