Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
Jacques Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne Overture
Charles Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Leslie Frey Anderegg, soloist
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (from the New World)

Admission is by donation. The doors will open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Musician's Choice

Join us for this varied, always entertaining Musician's Choice concert, where CSO musicians form their own small ensembles and pick their music. This concert kicks off our popular Chamber Music Series for 2024-2025 at Risen Savior Lutheran Church's Worship Center. There is no charge for admission and your donations are gratefully accepted. This concert series is generously sponsored by Desert View Family Medicine.

Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor - Charlie Pabst, soloist & First Place Winner of 2024 Youth Competition
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites No. 1 & 2

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

RSVP your attendance at this concert at THIS LINK. The concert will be live streamed and once you have registered at the RSVP link, you will receive a reminder email with a link to the live stream page on concert day.

Enjoy the season’s best loved music with CSO. Risen Savior Lutheran Church's Worship Center is hosting this holiday kick-off concert. Proceeds will co-benefit Chandler Symphony and Neighbors Who Care, a senior assistance program in Sun Lakes. Two performance times to choose from - 3:00 and 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale!

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 3:00pm concert

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 6:00pm concert

CSO accompanies Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre for the 15th year. Maestro Vanja Nikolovski is conducting. There's nothing as wonderful as the Nutcracker with a Live Orchestra! See higleycenter.org for ticket information.

CSO accompanies Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre for the 15th year. Maestro Vanja Nikolovski is conducting. There's nothing as wonderful as the Nutcracker with a Live Orchestra! See higleycenter.org for ticket information.

CSO accompanies Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre for the 15th year. Maestro Vanja Nikolovski is conducting. There's nothing as wonderful as the Nutcracker with a Live Orchestra! See higleycenter.org for ticket information.

Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
This Pops Concert is a Ticketed concert in partnership with the Chandler Center for the Arts! Singer/arranger Caesar will take the stage along with the full Chandler Symphony to bring your favorite Nat King Cole hits to Chandler. You'll be wowed by Caesar's amazing voice. You'll be sure that it's really Nat King Cole!

Tickets will go on sale June 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Here's the link: POPS TICKETS

Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, Lisa Tharp Friedeman, flute & Pamela Hahn, harp
Kenneth Fuchs: Rush for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Andrew Harrison, soloist
César Franck: Symphony in D minor

Admission is by donation. The doors will open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

This concert will be livestreamed. RSVP HERE to get your reminder and link to the concert on March 23, just before 3:00pm.

Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, Conductor
H. Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana
Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid Suite
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
G. W. Chadwick: Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Piotr Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

Admission is by donation. The doors will open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Our 33rd Season kicks off on Sunday, September 7, 2025 with a light concert of rhythmic music from the 19th through 21st centuries. Join us for a fresh new season!

Chuck Stewart, Interim Conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Chuck Stewart, Interim Conductor
Paul Dukas: La Péri Fanfare
Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Andrew Sords, violin soloist
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Chuck Stewart, Interim Conductor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole
Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise de Concert
     2025 Youth Competition First Place Winner, Aimi Siejak, violin soloist
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles
Gustav Holst: Mars, Saturn & Jupiter from The Planets

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

This beloved Holiday Fundraising concert will be a crowd-pleaser this year. CSO will be joined by the Risen Savior Choir for all of your holiday favorites. There will be just one concert this year, at 3:00 p.m. so watch for the start of ticket sales and get yours early!

Josh Condon, Guest Conductor

Online ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be sold at the door. Join us this afternoon for this Happy Holiday Concert!

Our annual pops concert will feature local singers Jordan and Kaitlynn Bluth as they croon their way through the romantic songs of the Big Band Era. Are you ready to hear "I've Got a Crush on You," "Try a Little Tenderness" and "Cry Me a River"? You will on January 25, 2026 and many, many more - all accompanied by the full Chandler Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now, so get yours today. We'll see you there, Baby!

Click HERE to purchase your tickets!

Our first Chamber Music Series concert for this season presents CSO woodwind chamber ensembles, performing under the direction of Interim Music Director Chuck Stewart. On the program is music by Jacob, Schubert, Strauss, Gabrieli and Orff. Join us for this varied concert featuring CSO's talented wind players.

There is no charge for admission and donations are gratefully accepted. The 2025-2026 Chamber Music Series has been generously sponsored by Desert View Family Medicine.

Chuck Stewart, Interim Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Nancy Smith, soloist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41

Admission is by donation. The doors open at 2:30 pm for open seating.

Our second Chamber Music Series concert will be a Musician's Choice concert. This popular concert is sure to offer variety and music that you haven't heard before. Download the flyer below to find out more about this program.

There is no charge for admission and donations are gratefully accepted. The 2025-2026 Chamber Music Series has been generously sponsored by Desert View Family Medicine.

We close our season with a joyful tribute to the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. There are many fine American composers and this program showcases just a few. Happy Birthday, USA!

Chuck Stewart, Interim Conductor
Chris Pilsner: A Light in the Ocean
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Aaron Copland: Quiet City, with guest soloists Jared Bushee, trumpet and Karen Bryson, English horn
Omar Thomas: Come Sunday
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

Celebrate America’s 250th with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra in a spirited program honoring the nation’s musical legacy. The concert features beloved patriotic favorites like America the Beautiful, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and Battle Hymn of the Republic, alongside American Salute, selections from West Side Story, the Star-Spangled Banner, cinematic highlights from Jurassic Park, Copland’s lively Hoe-Down from Rodeo, and a rousing Armed Forces Salute with Semper Supra — a moving tribute to American history, culture, and pride.