Past Lifelong Learning Events
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: PHOENIX for Orchestra (Locklair)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10am
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" (Mozart)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 10am
Music & the Stage
Music & the Stage, part 2: 'Til the Fat Lady Sings
with Jeremy Aye
Friday, Oct. 31, 10am
Music & the Stage
Music & the Stage, part 1: What's Opera, Doc?
with Jeremy Aye
Friday, Oct. 24, 10am
Music & Culture
Music & Stories: Stick With It
with Michael Kollwitz
Friday, Oct. 17, 10am
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: MORE Greatest Songs from Film, part 4
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10am
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: MORE Greatest Songs from Film, part 3
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10am
Music Alive! Season Preview Luncheon
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 12:00 pm
Songs of Summer
Listen Up: Laugh Tracks - YOUR Favorite Funniest Songs!
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 10am
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: The Greatest Night of Pop (2024)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 10am
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Georgia on My Mind (Carmichael/Gorrell)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 10am
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Quincy (2018)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 10am
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: My Funny Valentine (Rodgers/Hart)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 10am
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Imagine (Lennon)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 10am
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: The Wrecking Crew (2008)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 10am
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Moon River (Mancini/Mercer)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: The Day the Music Died (2022)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Blackbird (Lennon/McCartney)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: Dom Moio and the Latin Jazz All-Stars
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Carousel (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Music Alive! Open House
Food, games, and live music with Josh & Lexy Condon
Friday, April 11, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries - Symphony No. 4 (Ives)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Music and the American Experience w/ Dr. Jeff Kennedy
with Dr. Jeff Kennedy
Friday, April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
Women of Jazz Piano
Women of Jazz Piano w/ Nicole Pesce: Dorothy Donegan
with Nicole Pesce
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: Desert Rose Project - A Celebration of Sting
A Celebration of Sting
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Symphony No. 3 (Copland)
with guest presenter Matthew Kasper
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Breaking Boundaries - Jacob Collier
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series
Singer-Songwriter Series: Lyle Lovett
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Friday, March 7, 2025
Women of Jazz Piano
Women of Jazz Piano w/ Nicole Pesce: Marian McPartland
with Nicole Pesce
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: The Songs of Steve & Eydie
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
PIZZA-CATO Chamber Music Series
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: AZ Opera Pullin Studio Artists
Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky), part 2
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series
Singer-Songwriter Series: Paul Simon
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Friday, February 14, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky), part 1
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series
Singer-Songwriter Series: Elton John
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: The Hot Beignets
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Tony Bennett - A Century of Songs
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: Mill Ave Chamber Players
Friday, Jan. 31, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Carnival Overture (Dvořák)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Whitney Houston, the Voice
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: Josh Condon Quartet & The Music of Oscar Peterson
Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Oscar Peterson, Maharajah of the Keyboard
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
Lifelong Learning Classes
Music Theory & Composition
with Jacob Adler
Jan. 13 - March 31, 2025
Singer-Songwriter Series
Singer-Songwriter Series: Billy Joel
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: Reimagining Holiday Classics with Union32
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series: Anna Han, piano
Anna Han, piano
Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Most Outrageous Holiday Songs of All Time
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Requiem (Mozart), part 2
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Requiem (Mozart), part 1
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (Ibert)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
Club Musicfest
Club Musicfest: Beth Lederman & Jazz Con Alma
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: Toccata Festiva (Barber)
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
Pizza-cato Chamber Music Series
Pizza-cato Chamber Music: Tetra String Quartet
Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: The "Genius" of Brian Wilson
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: The Maestro's Notes with Bob Moody
with Bob Moody
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
Lifelong Learning Classes
Music Theory 101
with Jacob Adler
Oct. 21 - Dec. 9, 2024
Music Alive! Open House
Food, games, and live music with Josh & Lexy Condon
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024
Listen Up: Seminars on Music
Listen Up: MORE of Your Favorite TV Show Themes!
with Josh Condon
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Dreamgirls (2006)
Krieger/Eyen
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon)
Simon
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Grease (1978)
Jacobs/Casey
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Pure Imagination (Bricusse/Newley)
Bricusse/Newley
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Cabaret (1972)
Kander/Ebb
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love, part 3: Woodstock
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Send in the Clowns (Sondheim)
Sondheim
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Funny Girl (1968)
Styne/Merrill
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Natural Woman (Goffin/Trexler/King)
Goffin/Wexler/King
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love, part 2: Sounds of Psychedelia
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Your Favorite Songs to Hate
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Brown/Freed
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Summertime (Hayward/Gershwin)
Heyward/Gershwin
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Porter
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
Lennon/McCartney
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love, part 1: San Francisco, 1967
with Dr. Dan Puccio
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Oklahoma! (1955)
Rodgers/Hammerstein
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Songs of Summer
Songs of Summer: Mack the Knife (Weill/Brecht)
Weill/Brecht
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Musicfest at the Movies
Musicfest at the Movies: Shall We Dance (1937)
Gershwin/Gershwin
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Second Rhapsody (Gershwin)
Gershwin
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Your Favorite TV Show Theme Songs
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Finlandia (Sibelius)
Sibelius
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Music of the Eagles, Part 2
Wednesday, Apr. 24 2024
Music Alive! Open House
featuring LIVE MUSIC by Josh & Lexy Condon
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Coffee & Classics: Pines of Rome (Respighi)
Wednesday, Apr. 17 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Music of the Eagles, Part 1
Wednesday, Apr. 10 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: Symphony No. 3 (Copland)
Copland
Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024
Piano Day 2024
Thursday, March 28 2023
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: A Century of Country Music
Wednesday, Mar. 27 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 3: The Legacy
with Matthew Kasper
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Key Note: Bobby Freeman, AZ Sports Organist
Monday, March 25 2024
Union32 presents
Coat of Many Colors: Country, Blues, and Jazz
Country, Blues, and Jazz
Thursday, Mar. 21 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: Concerto in F (Gershwin)
Gershwin
Wednesday, Mar. 20 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: The American Folk Music Revival
Wednesday, Mar. 13 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: Symphony No. 3 (Harris)
Wednesday, Mar. 6 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Greatest Songs from Film
Wednesday, Feb. 28 2024
Union32 presents
Modern Jazz Meets Modern Broadway
Thursday, Feb. 22 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: The Grave of Couperin (Ravel)
Ravel
Wednesday, Feb 21 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Your Favorite Love Songs
Wednesday, Feb. 14 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: My Homeland (Dvořák)
Dvořák
Wednesday, Feb. 7 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 2: The Aeolian Hall Premiere
with Matthew Kasper
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024
The Music of Henry Mancini (a 3-part series)
with Dr. Christopher Norby, ASU
Fridays, Feb. 2, 9, & 16 2024
Rock n' Roll Through the Decades
The Sixties: The British Invasion
with Vinnie Bruno
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Discourse on Doo-wop
Wednesday, Jan. 31 2024
Union32 presents
In My Life: Jazz Re-Imaginings of The Beatles
Jazz Re-Imaginings of The Beatles
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: Resurrection Symphony (Mahler), Part 2
Mahler
Wednesday, Jan. 24 2024
Rhapsody in Depth, Part 1: Birth of “Rhapsody in Blue”
with Matthew Kasper
Tuesday, Jan. 23 2024
Beatles Recording Innovations
with Jorge Costa
Thursday, Jan. 18 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys
Wednesday, Jan. 17 2024
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: Resurrection Symphony (Mahler), Part 1
Mahler
Wednesday, Jan. 10 2024
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Musical Theatre Showstoppers
Wednesday, Jan. 3 2024
Make Music Day – A Room Full of Pianos
Thursday, Dec. 21 2023
Music & Muffins
Music & Muffins: Your Holiday Favorites
Tuesday, Dec. 12 2023
Coffee & Classics
Coffee & Classics: The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)
Tchaikovsky
Tuesday, Dec. 5 2023
Music & Muffins: The Christmas Song Symposium
Music & Muffins
Wednesday Nov. 29 2023
The Beatles: From Liverpool to Abbey Road
with Beatles Scholar Vinnie Bruno
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:00 am
Piano Day 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1:30 pm
Coffee & Classics
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
Discussion Group
February 21, 28, & March 7
Lectures on Music
Musicfest U: John Williams
John Williams
February 10 - March 3
Lectures on Music
Pre-Concert Talks
One Hour Before Festival Orchestra Concerts
Lectures on Music
Musicfest U: The Firebird
Stravinsky's Firebird
January 20 - February 3
Lectures on Music
Chartrand on Laurel Canyon
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:00 pm
Coffee & Classics
Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
Discussion Group
January 17 & 24
Coffee & Classics
Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony
Discussion Group
December 20 & 27
Coffee & Classics
Brahms’ Second Symphony
Discussion Group
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:
Movie Music
March 11-25, 2022 at 10:00am
Pre-Concert Talk
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Sunday, February 27, 2022 2:00 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
POPS! A Salute to Arizona and The Wild West
Friday, February 25, 2022 6:30 pm
The Rhythm and Soul of Piano
Friday, February 25, 2022 10:00 am
Pre-Concert Talk
Inon Barnatan and the Festival Orchestra
Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:30 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Sarah Chang and the Festival Orchestra
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:30 pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Music of the Masters
Sunday, February 20, 2022 1:00 pm
Musicfest U:
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Fridays at 10am, Feb 4-18, 2022
Celebrating the Great American Songbook
with Nicole Pesce
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
A Survey
Friday, November 5, 2021 10:00 am
A Beethoven Celebration!
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:00 pm
Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man”
Deconstructing the Journey from War and Despair to Hope and Peace
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:
A Unique Take on Classic American Pop
Friday, December 13 10:00am