Past Lifelong Learning Events
Listen Up: MORE of the Greatest Songs from Film
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries: MORE Music 'Round the World
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Club Musicfest: Dom Moio and the Latin Jazz All-Stars
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Listen Up: Carousel (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Music Alive! Open House
Friday, April 11, 2025
Musical Theatre Matinees: The Ring & the Razor - Music Drama of Wagner & Sondheim with Brian DeMaris
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries - Symphony No. 4 (Ives)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Music and the American Experience w/ Dr. Jeff Kennedy
Friday, April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
Women of Jazz Piano w/ Nicole Pesce: Dorothy Donegan
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries - The Metropole Orchestra
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Club Musicfest: Desert Rose Project - A Celebration of Sting
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Listen Up: Symphony No. 3 (Copland)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series: Urban Nocturnes
Friday, March 14, 2025
Musical Theatre Matinees: The Director's Cut with Mark Stoddard
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries - Jacob Collier
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series: Lyle Lovett
Friday, March 7, 2025
Women of Jazz Piano w/ Nicole Pesce: Marian McPartland
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Listen Up: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Creative Aging: The Neuroscience of Music in Your Everyday Life with Suzanne Oliver
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Musical Theatre Matinees: Something Wonderful - The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
Listen Up: The Songs of Steve & Eydie
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: AZ Opera Pullin Studio Artists
Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Listen Up: Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky), part 2
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series: Paul Simon
Friday, February 14, 2025
Rhythms of a Nation, part 2: Syrian Music in the U.S. Southwest with Dr. Andrea Shaheen Espinosa
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
Listen Up: Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky), part 1
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series: Elton John
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Club Musicfest: The Hot Beignets
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Listen Up: Tony Bennett - A Century of Songs
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: Mill Ave Chamber Players
Friday, Jan. 31, 2024
Listen Up: Carnival Overture (Dvořák)
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
Rhythms of a Nation, part 1: The Story of Syrian Music with Dr. Andrea Shaheen Espinosa
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025
Listen Up: Whitney Houston, the Voice
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
Club Musicfest: Josh Condon Quartet & The Music of Oscar Peterson
Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Listen Up: Oscar Peterson, Maharajah of the Keyboard
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
Music Theory & Composition
Jan. 13 - March 31, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series: Billy Joel
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
Musical Theatre Matinees: What Makes a Great Performance? with Toby Yatso
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries: Music 'Round the World
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
Club Musicfest: Reimagining Holiday Classics with Union32
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series: Anna Han, piano
Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 2024
Listen Up: Most Outrageous Holiday Songs of All Time
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024
Swinging in the Holidays! Party with Josh & Lexy Condon
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024
Listen Up: Requiem (Mozart), part 2
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024
Women of Jazz Piano w/ Nicole Pesce: Lil' Hardin Armstrong
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
Listen Up: Requiem (Mozart), part 1
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024
Listen Up: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (Ibert)
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
Club Musicfest: Beth Lederman & Jazz Con Alma
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
Listen Up: Toccata Festiva (Barber)
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: Tetra String Quartet
Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
Musical Theatre Matinees: The "Wicked" Music of Stephen Schwartz
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Listen Up: The "Genius" of Brian Wilson
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Singer-Songwriter Series with Dr. Dan Puccio: America
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
The Women of Jazz Piano with Nicole Pesce: Mary Lou Williams
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
Listen Up: From Satchmo to Botti - Jazz's Greatest Trumpeters
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
Singer-Songwriter Series with Dr. Dan Puccio: Neil Diamond
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust with Janet Horvath
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
Listen Up: The Maestro's Notes with Bob Moody
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
Music Theory 101
Oct. 21 - Dec. 9, 2024
Music Alive! Open House
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024
Listen Up: The Music of Space, part 2 - Star Wars (Williams)
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
Listen Up: The Music of Space, part 1 - The Planets (Holst)
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024
Listen Up: MORE of Your Favorite TV Show Themes!
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Dreamgirls (2006)
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
Songs of Summer: Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon)
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Grease (1978)
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Songs of Summer: Pure Imagination (Bricusse/Newley)
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Cabaret (1972)
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
The Summer of Love, part 3: Woodstock
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
Songs of Summer: Send in the Clowns (Sondheim)
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Funny Girl (1968)
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Songs of Summer: Natural Woman (Goffin/Trexler/King)
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The Summer of Love, part 2: Sounds of Psychedelia
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Songs of Summer: Your Favorite Songs to Hate
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Songs of Summer: Summertime (Hayward/Gershwin)
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Songs of Summer: Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Summer of Love, part 1: San Francisco, 1967
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Oklahoma! (1955)
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Songs of Summer: Mack the Knife (Weill/Brecht)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies: Shall We Dance (1937)
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Second Rhapsody (Gershwin)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Music & Muffins: Your Favorite TV Show Theme Songs
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Finlandia (Sibelius)
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Music & Muffins: Music of the Eagles, Part 2
Wednesday, Apr. 24 2024
Music Alive! Open House
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Pines of Rome (Respighi)
Wednesday, Apr. 17 2024
Celebrating the Great American Songbook with Nicole Pesce
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024
Music & Muffins: Music of the Eagles, Part 1
Wednesday, Apr. 10 2024
Masters of Musical Theatre: Finishing the Hat - The Music of Stephen Sondheim
Tuesday, Apr. 9 2024
Coffee & Classics: Symphony No. 3 (Copland)
Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024
Arizona Arts & Medicine Symposium
Monday, Apr. 1, 2024
Piano Day 2024
Thursday, March 28 2023
Music & Muffins: A Century of Country Music
Wednesday, Mar. 27 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 3: The Legacy
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Key Note: Bobby Freeman, AZ Sports Organist
Monday, March 25 2024
Coat of Many Colors: Country, Blues, and Jazz
Thursday, Mar. 21 2024
Coffee & Classics: Concerto in F (Gershwin)
Wednesday, Mar. 20 2024
We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War
Monday, Mar. 18 2024
Celebrating the Great American Songbook with Nicole Pesce
Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024
Music & Muffins: The American Folk Music Revival
Wednesday, Mar. 13 2024
Coffee & Classics: Symphony No. 3 (Harris)
Wednesday, Mar. 6 2024
Music & Muffins: Greatest Songs from Film
Wednesday, Feb. 28 2024
Modern Jazz Meets Modern Broadway
Thursday, Feb. 22 2024
Coffee & Classics: The Grave of Couperin (Ravel)
Wednesday, Feb 21 2024
Music & Muffins: Your Favorite Love Songs
Wednesday, Feb. 14 2024
Masters of Musical Theatre: Operetta, Revue, & The Jukebox Musical
Tuesday, Feb. 13 2024
Coffee & Classics: My Homeland (Dvořák)
Wednesday, Feb. 7 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 2: The Aeolian Hall Premiere
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024
The Music of Henry Mancini (a 3-part series)
Fridays, Feb. 2, 9, & 16 2024
The Sixties: The British Invasion
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
Music & Muffins: Discourse on Doo-wop
Wednesday, Jan. 31 2024
In My Life: Jazz Re-Imaginings of The Beatles
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Resurrection Symphony (Mahler), Part 2
Wednesday, Jan. 24 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 1: Birth of “Rhapsody in Blue”
Tuesday, Jan. 23 2024
Beatles Recording Innovations
Thursday, Jan. 18 2024
Music & Muffins: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys
Wednesday, Jan. 17 2024
Chuck Berry: Hail Hail Rock n’ Roll
Monday, Jan. 15 2024
Celebrating the Great American Songbook with Nicole Pesce
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Resurrection Symphony (Mahler), Part 1
Wednesday, Jan. 10 2024
Masters of Musical Theatre: What Makes a Great Performance?
Tuesday, Jan. 9 2024
Music & Muffins: Musical Theatre Showstoppers
Wednesday, Jan. 3 2024
Make Music Day – A Room Full of Pianos
Thursday, Dec. 21 2023
Coffee & Classics: The Nutcracker Suite (Ellington)
Tuesday, Dec. 19 2023
Music & Muffins: Your Holiday Favorites
Tuesday, Dec. 12 2023
Coffee & Classics: The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)
Tuesday, Dec. 5 2023
Music & Muffins: The Christmas Song Symposium
Wednesday Nov. 29 2023
The Beatles: From Liverpool to Abbey Road
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:00 am
Copland’s Appalachian Spring
May 16 & 23
Hanson’s Second Symphony
May 2 & 9
Still’s First Symphony
April 18 & 25
Gershwin’s “An American in Paris”
April 4 & 11
Piano Day 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1:30 pm
Mozart’s Fourth Violin Concerto
March 14 & 21
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
February 21, 28, & March 7
Musicfest U: John Williams
February 10 - March 3
Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto
February 7 & 14
Pre-Concert Talks
One Hour Before Festival Orchestra Concerts
Musicfest U: The Firebird
January 20 - February 3
Chartrand on Laurel Canyon
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:00 pm
Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
January 17 & 24
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
January 3 & 10
Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony
December 20 & 27
Brahms’ Second Symphony
December 6 & 13
Fantastic Chopin: The Op.49 Fantasie
Friday, April 15, 2022 10:00 am
Piano Day 2022
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 2:00 pm
Musicfest U:
March 11-25, 2022 at 10:00am
Pre-Concert Talk
Sunday, February 27, 2022 2:00 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Friday, February 25, 2022 6:30 pm
The Rhythm and Soul of Piano
Friday, February 25, 2022 10:00 am
Pre-Concert Talk
Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:30 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:30 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Sunday, February 20, 2022 1:00 pm
Musicfest U:
Fridays at 10am, Feb 4-18, 2022
Celebrating the Great American Songbook
Thursdays at 10:00am in January, March, April and May!
Beethoven’s Mysterious Lock of Hair
Monday, January 10, 2022 3:00 pm
Gospel Music in Brother Ray’s Soul
Friday, November 5, 2021 10:00 am
A Beethoven Celebration!
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:00 pm
Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man”
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 3:00pm
Music Inspired by Ellis Island
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 3:00pm
Elvis: The Music & The Machine
Friday, January 17, 2020 10:00am
The American Radio Songbook:
Friday, December 13 10:00am