Women's Orchestra of Arizona

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Kathryn Chesser on winning the beautiful quilt in our drawing!!!!! Thank you to all that entered!

04/25/2026

✨ Tomorrow: Live Music You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else ✨
Looking for something beautiful, powerful, and different this Sunday afternoon?
Join us for a special performance featuring a world premiere- “Crepuscular Thread” by composer Heather Pryse, winner of WOA’s 2026 Composition Competition. 🎶
This is a rare chance to experience brand-new music brought to life for the very first time, alongside stunning works by:
• Otto Nicolai
• Louise Farrenc
• Chamber Flute Ensemble

🎥 Attached: an excerpt from last night’s rehearsal of Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3- just a glimpse of what’s in store.

Spend your Sunday afternoon with live music and:
💜 Support women in music
🎻 Experience a live premiere

04/19/2026

The Queen of Hearts concert is only a week away! ❤️

Along with the music, our silent auction baskets are ready to steal the show! Filled with interesting donated and specially selected items, these themed baskets are packed with intrigue and a little something for everyone.

Peruse the photos, pick your favorites, and get ready to place your bids! 🎁✨
It’s going to be a royally good time!

04/13/2026

We caught up with composer Heather Pryse, whose work "Crepuscular Thread" was selected as the winner of Women’s Orchestra of Arizona’s Composition Competition.

This piece will be featured in our upcoming concert on April 26, and in this short interview Heather shares:
• what it's like to be a composer today- and how challenging it can be to have new music heard and performed
• what the title means
• what audiences should be listening for in "Crepuscular Thread"

🎶 Plus, hear an excerpt of the piece performed by WOA.

Join us on April 26 to experience it live!

04/07/2026

It’s Arizona Gives Day!
Support Women’s Orchestra of Arizona and help us keep live music accessible to our community.
🎻 Donate today

04/02/2026

Attention to our new drawing date!
Support WOA and take home something beautiful. 🎻

We’re hosting a fundraising drawing for a handmade quilt, created to support our mission of keeping concerts free and accessible.
🎟 Tickets:

1 for $5 • 3 for $10 • 5 for $15 • 7 for $20

💳 To enter:
Donate via PayPal or Zelle at:
🔗 https://womens-orchestra-arizona.org/contribute
Please write “quilt” in the memo

Drawing: May 2, 2026
Thank you for supporting music in our community 💜

03/30/2026

During Women’s History Month, we’re proud to join Marin Alsop in celebrating great conductors who are women and organizations which feature Women in Music!
✨ Livia Gho, Founder & Conductor & Cindy H. Petty, Associate Conductor of the Women’s Orchestra of Arizona



The purple baton represents a global movement to spotlight women on the podium.

03/27/2026

👑Queen of Hearts is coming…❤️❤️❤️❤️
Join Women’s Orchestra of Arizona for a powerful concert celebrating bold, brilliant symphonic voices- past and present.
https://events.humanitix.com/queen-of-hearts-4-26-2026-concert-by-the-women-s-orchestra-of-arizona
Featuring a world premiere:
"Crepuscular Thread" by 2026 Composition Competition winner Heather Pryse

Plus:
🎶 Otto Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
🎶 Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
Be there for the excitement of hearing a newly-composed work come to life for the very first time.

Location: North Scottsdale United Methodist Church

03/25/2026

A woman composer that blazed trails for all women.

In 1933, Florence Price became the first ever African American woman to make her symphony debut with a US orchestra, specifically the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Florence Price was born in 1887 in …