The concert will begin with music evocative of the land from which it comes with Sibelius’ rousing and inspiring Finlandia and Elgar’s mysterious Enigma Variations before crossing the Atlantic for Dvorak’s American Suite, Copland’s western classics “Hoedown” and “Saturday Night Waltz” from Rodeo, and Ticheli’s beautiful and moving Rest.

The concert will be under the baton of interim conductor Desmond Siu. Siu, a Hong Kong-American conductor and violinist, is a Master of Music graduate of Northern Arizona University. He has also served as Assistant Director of the NAU Orchestras while working as guest music director with the Lyric Opera and acting music director with the Chamber Orchestra. Desmond’s past positions include Assistant Conductor positions with for Orchestra Northern Arizona, the Skidmore Orchestra, as well as Music Director and founder of the Skidmore Chamber Orchestra.

ONA concerts are free to public, or “pay-what-you-can,” with a suggested donation of $10 per adult. All ages welcome!  For more information about this concert or about ONA, please visit www.orchestrana.org or email helloorchestrana@gmail.com. Coconino High School is located at 2801 N. Izabel.