Title: BAHIA ORCHESTRA PROJECT WITH JEAN-YVES THIBAUDETLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Founded in 2007 by pianist and conductor Ricardo Castro, The Bahia Orchestra Project is a pioneer initiative in Brazil modeled on the Venezuelan “El Sistema,” the life-changing program that teaches classical music to young …

Title: Scottsdale CPA CELTIC NIGHTS: THE EMIGRANTS BRIDGE Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E Second St, Scottsdale Link out: Click here Description: In this glittering new production from the creators of Gaelforce Dance, six of Ireland’s most prominent vocal talents are complemented by six of its most …

Title: LONESTAR THE ACOUSTIC TOURLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Known for merging their country roots with strong melodies and rich vocals, Lonestar has sold more than 10 million albums and achieved a string of No. 1 country songs, including No News, Come Crying To Me …

Title: BETTY BUCKLEY IN CONCERTLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Known as the “Voice of Broadway,” Texas-born Betty Buckley won the Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella the Glamour Cat in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS. Since then, this versatile performer has earned widespread acclaim for …

Title: MARIA RITALocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The daughter of Brazil’s famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and vocalist Elis Regina, singer Maria Rita has charted her own course with a refreshing blend of bossa nova, pop and jazz. Her 2003 debut album sold more than …

Title: CEDAR LAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E Second St, Scottsdale Link out: Click here Description: Through their daring, athletic movement and integration of ballet into contemporary and popular forms, the dancers of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet take audiences on a choreographic journey that …

Title: BEETHOVEN AND BRAHMS: ANATOMY OF A MELODYLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Close Encounters with Music is an enriching concert experience that brings together sublime chamber music, distinguished performers and insightful commentary. Putting the composers and their times in perspective, cellist and Artistic Director Yehuda …

Title: RICHARD GOODELocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The Virginia G. Piper Concert Series brings the world’s premier musicians to Scottsdale for intimate concerts. Hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, pianist Richard Goode is one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and …

Title: COLIN QUINN: UNCONSTITUTIONALLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Brooklyn native Colin Quinn began his stand-up career in New York as a regular on the comedy club circuit and made his television debut as co-host of MTV’s popular game show Remote Control. In 1995, he landed …

Title: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL WITH THE PHOENIX SYMPHONYLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Called “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert …