POPS Concert:
America 250 Celebration
Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:00 pm
Abigail Fischer Earthshine, vocalist
Desmond Siu, conductor
SMITH / KEY The Star-Spangled Banner
STILL Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American” mvmt. 3
RODGERS Oklahoma Medley
GERSHWIN Summertime
COPLAND “Old American Songs”
Ching-a-Ring Chaw
Simple Gifts
I Bought Me a Cat
BERNSTEIN West Side Story Overture
GROFE Grand Canyon Suite
Encores:
WARD / BATES “America the Beautiful”
SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever March
Mark America’s 250th birthday with the Sedona Symphony’s season finale, POPS: America 250 Celebration, on Saturday, April 18 at 7:00 PM. This lively program takes you on a musical tour of the sounds that define the nation—from Broadway favorites to jazz, folk, and patriotic classics. The night culminates in Ferde Grofé’s breathtaking Grand Canyon Suite—a cinematic tribute to one of our country’s most awe-inspiring landscapes, right here in our own backyard. It’s an energetic, uplifting evening made to inspire, entertain, and bring the whole community together.
Joining the orchestra is acclaimed vocalist Abigail Fischer Earthshine, whose expressive artistry shines in selections by Gershwin and Copland, alongside Assistant Conductor Desmond Siu leading this dynamic program.
Venue Information
All Sedona performances will be presented at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road in Sedona.
Concert: Lara Downes, piano soloist
Janna Hymes, conductor
Lara Downes, piano soloist
Sunday, April 6, 2025—2:30pm
Tickets starting at $20
The 2024-2025 concert season concludes on April 6, 2025, with a dynamic performance by piano soloist Lara Downes. Known for her adventurous and genre-defying artistry, Downes will present Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement, and Scott Joplin's Elite Syncopations, Maple Leaf Rag, and The Entertainer. Sedona Symphony will also perform Francis Poulenc's Sinfonietta.
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Entertainer
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Piano Concerto in One Movement
Lara Downes, piano -
Elite Syncopations
Lara Downes, piano
Maple Leaf Rag
Lara Downes, piano -
Sinfonietta
Concert: Tai Murray, violin
Janna Hymes, conductor
Tai Murray, violin
Sunday, February 2, 2025—2:30pm
Tickets starting at $20
Season Tickets Starting at $75
The third concert of the 2024-2025 concert season, on February 2, 2025, features violinist Tai Murray. Known for her elegance and refined playing, the concert will include Saint-George’s Overture to L’Amant anonyme, Mozart’s Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K 219, and Beethoven’s Symphony No.2, op.36 in D Major.
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Overture to L’Amant anonyme
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Concerto No. 5 in A major, K 219
Tai Murray, violin -
Symphony No. 2, op. 36, D major
Concert: Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Janna Hymes, conductor
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Sunday, November 17, 2024—2:30pm
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On November 17, 2024, cellist Nick Canellakis takes the stage. Canellakis, who has been lauded as a “superb young soloist” by The New Yorker, will perform Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 and Dvorak's Silent Woods. In addition, the Sedona Symphony will present Beethoven's Egmont Overture and Bizet's Symphony No.1 in C Major.
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Egmont Overture
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Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33
Nick Canellakis, cello -
Silent Woods
Nick Canellakis, cello -
Symphony No. 1, C major
Concert: Mak Grgic, guitar
The Sedona Symphony presents its first concert of the season on October 20, 2024, with acclaimed guitarist Mak Grgic. Known for his powerful performances, Grgic will captivate audiences with Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. The Sedona Symphony will also showcase Rossini's L’Italiana in Algeri Overture and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, (Italian), op. 90 in A major, to round out the program.
Sean Chen, piano
Janna Hymes, conductor
Sean Chen, piano
Sunday, October 15, 2023—2:30pm
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The Sedona Symphony presents its first concert of the 2023-2024 concert season on October 15, 2023, with acclaimed pianist Sean Chen. Chen will captivate audiences with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20. The Sedona Symphony will also showcase Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV1048
[Allegro]
Adagio in E minor
Allegro -
Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op. 44
Moderato quasi Marcia
Minuetto - Tempo di minuetto
Andante con moto
Finale - Allegro Molto -
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K.466
Allegro
Romanze
Rondo, Allegro assai
Sean Chen, piano