SEASON 57

Announcing the Reno Phil’s 2025-2026 season of Classix!

As we embark on another chapter of musical discovery, I am thrilled to share the theme of our 2025-26 season: Great Pursuits. This season celebrates the extraordinary things worth pursuing—beauty, freedom, passion, knowledge, happiness, excellence, and connection—and how music inspires us to reach for those ideals.

At the heart of this season is a new commission celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Created by a visionary composer, it invites us to reflect on the ideals of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It will be a stirring addition to the season, showing music’s power to tell stories that resonate across generations.

Through all the incredible works on the season, we’ll explore what it means to pursue greatness—whether through creativity, resilience, or the joy of coming together to share the magic of music.

I hope you will join us for a season of unforgettable performances as we celebrate these Great Pursuits. Whether you’ve been with us for years or are new to the Reno Phil family, your presence enriches everything we do.

Here’s to a season filled with inspiration, joy, and a shared journey toward all that is truly great in life.

OPENING NIGHT!

ON THE PROGRAM

Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man 
Florence Price Piano Concerto (in One Movement) 
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue  
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite  

FEATURING
Featuring Michelle Cann, piano 

ON THE PROGRAM

Zhou Tian: Transcend 
John Williams:
Escapades for Alto Sax
and Vibraphone  
Jean Sibelius:
Symphony No. 2 op. 43 in D Major  

FEATURING
Tennison Watts, vibraphone
and Timothy McAllister, saxophone

ON THE PROGRAM

Grażyna Bacewicz Overture  
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 op. 92
in A Major 
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto op. 85 in E minor  

FEATURING
Zlatomir Fung, cello
[Davidson Fellow]

ON THE PROGRAM

Jonathan Sokol What Trees May Speak  
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite (1919)   
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1
op. 23 in B-flat minor  

FEATURING
Joyce Yang, piano 

ON THE PROGRAM

Autumn Maria Reed Robin’s Eye View 
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto op. 64 in E minor  
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 op. 68 in
C minor   

FEATURING
Nathan Amaral, violin  

ON THE PROGRAM

Leonard Bernstein On the Waterfront:
Symphonic Suite  
Michelle Isaac
[world premiere, Reno Phil commission] 
Carl Orff
Carmina Burana   

FEATURING
the Reno Phil Chorus, Ashley Fabian, Soprano 
Arnold Livingston Geis, Tenor, Weston Hurt, Baritone