RENTAL EVENTS
The Vista Center for the Arts will not be presenting a 2024-2025 season as we explore exciting partnership opportunities with the City of Surprise, Vista Foundation, and Dysart Schools. During this review period, you can still enjoy performances at our venue. However, please note that The Vista Center for the Arts will not be managing these events, nor will we be responsible for any aspect of the event experience or box office services. Tickets will be sold through a third-party provider by the event organizers.
The events listed on this page are open to everyone and welcome community participation. Tickets may be required for some events, so please view "learn more" to check if tickets are necessary. For more details or specific inquiries, please contact the event organizer directly.
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
September 27, 2024
Hot off its Off-Broadway premiere, A Taste of Ireland hits the USA this fall, performing the show that has entertained thousands.
West Valley Symphony
November 10, 2024
LYRICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Guest Conductor, Janna Hymes opens the season showcasing the masterful musicians of the WVS and guarantees you will be carried away by Enescu's folk music-based Romanian Rhapsody, Debussy's lush and melodic Petite Suite in the French style, followed by Schumann's Symphony No. 2, one of the greatest German symphonies ever composed!
Concert Sponsors: Judy and Ken Stowell
West Valley Symphony
December 8, 2024
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Associate Conductor Nicholas Ross gets us into the spirit of the season with a side-by-side with the West Valley Youth Orchestra, Claire Gordon, Conductor. Enjoy traditional favorites such as Tyzik's arrangement of Behold the Lights and selections by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Vaughn-Williams among others. Get your tickets early for this always sold-out concert!
Concert Sponsors: Carter and Kay Marsden
Guest Artist Sponsor: Jan Truelsen
Desert Brass Band An Evening in December with Aubrey Logan
December 13, 2024
Guest star, Aubrey Logan will be featured in several songs with Desert Brass Band. In addition, she will be performing her own arrangements along with local talent Dan Reed, Nicole Pesce, Sheila Earley , and Dwight Kilian
West Valley Symphony
January 12, 2025
UNITY: A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Guest Conductor Kayoko Dan takes us on a compelling musical journey with Coleman's Umoja: Anthem of Unity, a vibrant celebration of togetherness. Theofanidis's Rainbow Body transports listeners through ethereal textures and spiritual motifs, leading to a finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, a monumental work of intense emotional landscapes.
Concert Sponsor: Sandra Staehle
West Valley Symphony
February 16, 2025
THE BARBARIAN ARTIST
Guest Conductor Daniel Wiley delves into the minds of composers expressing their humanity and leading us through tales of love gone awry with Coleridge-Taylor's Petite Suite de Concert and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, expresses the political adversity of a composer deemed a “barbarian artist” by the Soviet regime and at risk of political exile.
Concert Sponsor: Jan Truelsen
West Valley Symphony
March 2, 2025
FOLK MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS
Guest Conductor Michael Stanley illustrates ways in which folk music has influenced classical composers, the basis for some of their most popular works. Inspired by American folk music, Copland wrote Appalachian Spring; Márquez drew from the dance music of Mexico in Danzon No. 2. Dvořák took inspiration from spirituals and Native American music for his New World Symphony.
Concert Sponsor: Eugene Neigoff in Honor of Judith Neigoff’s Birthday
West Valley Symphony
April 6, 2025
NOSTALGIA: CONNECTING WITH OUR PAST AND FUTURE
Guest Conductor Alex Amsel, leads us on a musical journey to discover what 21st Century Argentinian composer Benzecry’s Obertura Tanguera has in common with Brahms’ 19th Century Symphony No. 1 and Strauss’ 20th Century Der Rosekavalier. Explore how nostalgia in music pays homage to the past and propels us forward into a better future.
Concert Sponsor: Dr. Anne Levig