Wynonna, Neil Sedaka, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Come to Arizona Musicfest

The 28th annual Arizona Musicfest festival season brings a diverse lineup of exceptional artists to Valley audiences from country superstar Wynonna Judd to legendary music icon Neil Sedaka. Arizona Musicfest's 2018-19 Festival Season includes 27 performances from November 2 through March 15.

Festival highlights also include Broadway's leading man, Brian Stokes Mitchell; stars of The Venetian Las Vegas, Human Nature; jazz trumpet legend Herb Alpert and Grammy Award-winning singer Lani Hall; and Lonesome Traveler with special guest Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, performing a journey through American folk music from the hills of Appalachia to the nightclubs of New York. Stellar ensembles coming to the Musicfest stage include the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, as well as swing greats Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Highlighting this year's Festival Orchestra Week are two momentous concerts featuring violin virtuoso Gil Shaham and the Violins of Hope, a rare collection of restored violins from the Holocaust. The Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Robert Moody, is comprised of musicians from the nation's finest orchestras. This ensemble will perform six concerts in February, including works by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Bach, and Mahler. Award-winning American pianist Andrew von Oeyen joins the Orchestra for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.

"Arizona Musicfest has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years," said Arizona Musicfest Executive and Producing Director Allan Naplan. "With a continued expansion of our Festival concert programming, including more performances than ever before with top-level artists, we look forward to providing another exciting season!"

Tickets for all Arizona Musicfest performances go on sale July 16 at azmuscifest.org or by calling (480) 422-8449.

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