​Arizona Wind Symphony
Tempe, AZ
2025 - 2026 SEASON
PURCHASE concert tickets below
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Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue| Marvelous Music Fitting for a Revered Rhyme
Featuring the internationally-acclaimed Irish Pianist, Cathal Breslin, in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Musical highlights include a premiere performance composed by the eminent composer, Michael Markowski, Shostakovich’s Galop, Bennett’s Suite of Old American Dances, W.C. Handy’s Beale Street Blues, and electrifying new music by Jonathan Bartz and Brian Balmages. Make plans to attend an evening that promises to be impressive and exciting!
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Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Colorful Collections| The Many Moods of Color
Featuring one of history’s most celebrated tuba soloists, Patrick Sheridan. Musical highlights include Sway y Sting ("Flight of the Bumblebee"), a stunning Sheridan arrangement of "Pure Imagination" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", Verdi’s Dies "Irae" from Requiem, a marvelous Mancini medley including "Pink Panther", Anderson’s "The Irish Washerwoman" from Irish Suite, Sousa’s "The Stars and Stripes Forever", and more. Experience the pure joy of how colorful music evokes a rainbow of beautiful feelings throughout the night and beyond!
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Festivities!| A Special Evening to Close the 25th Season
Featuring the distinguished flutist and winner of the Arizona Wind Symphony Soloist Competition, Robert Heiligenberg, on Chaminade’s Concertino. Musical highlights include outstanding repertoire from prominent composers, including Nelson’s Sonoran Desert Holiday, Hazo’s Solas Ane, Bernstein’s Mambo, Sheldon’s Rhapsodic Celebration, Grainger’s Spoon River, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Consider this the closing ceremonies of a fantastic 25th season celebration!





