The West Valley Symphony launches its 53rd season with a diverse 2021-22 six-concert schedule under the baton of Maestro Cal Stewart Kellogg at The Vista Center for the Arts, 15660 N. Parkview Place in Surprise.

“Coming out of a very difficult year, we are anxious not only to return to the performance stage but to be able to bring live classical music to the community,” Kellogg said.

New season-ticket packages and single tickets go on sale Sept 15.

The 2020-21 season includes:

• Nov. 21 with guest soloist Vladimir Khomyakov. Featured pieces are: Dmitiri Shostakovich “Festival Overture,” Sergei Prokofiev “Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2,” Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky “1st Piano Concerto”

• Dec. 19 Happy Holidays, featuring the North Valley Chorale led by Eleanor Johnson, Music Director
• Jan. 16, 2022 Salute to England, featuring soloist Nancy Buck. Featured pieces are: William Walton “Orb and Sceptre March,” William Walton “Viola Concerto,” and Edgar Elgar “Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”
• Feb. 13, 2022 Friends and Colleagues, featuring soloist Katherine McLin. Johann Strauss “Die Fliedermaus Overture,” Johannes Brahms “Concerto in D Major,” Antonin Dvorak “Symphony in G Major”
• March 6, 2022 Famous Operas featuring The Phoenician Tenors. A selection of pieces of some the greatest tenor arias by Verde, Donizetti, Leoncavallo and Puccini
• April 3, 2022 Remembering Leroy Anderson and Richard Rodgers. Works of Leroy Anderson including “Belle of the Ball,” “The Syncopated Clock,” “The Waltzing Cat,” “The Typewriter,” “Fiddle Faddle,” “Plink, Plank, Plunk,” “Trumpeter’s Lullaby,” “Bugler’s Holiday” and “Forgotten Dreams.” Richard Rodgers’ works including “Oklahoma,” “The King and I,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific” and “The Sound of Music.”

To make a donation to the West Valley Symphony and for information, visit its website.