In a season that spans the globe to collect the most exciting performers, the Yavapai Symphony Association (YCA) would be remiss not to include a talented orchestra very close to home. The YSA proudly presents the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center (YCPAC), 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott.

Classical music offers its patrons two distinct joys: the spectacle of watching immortal works interpreted by artists at their peak; and the thrill of seeing emerging musicians grow and master works of the classical canon.

The ASU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffery Meyer, fits precisely into the latter category, according to a news release.

A favorite of YSA patrons in 2021-22, the ASU Symphony Orchestra returns to Yavapai College Performing Arts Center to play a challenging and diverse program chosen to help emerging professional musicians develop a wide range of skills. The ASU Symphony Orchestra will herald the beginning of the spring by performing Lili Boulanger’s “D’un matin de printemps” (“Of a Spring Morning”), then continue with Rimsky Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol,” a virtuosic fantasy on Spanish themes. They will conclude the Feb. 12 concert with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, a powerful contemplation on the inescapable nature of fate.<br />

Tickets are $36 to $54, and available only by contacting the Yavapai Symphony Association at 928-776-4255. For further information, visit www.yavapaisymphony.org.

Yavapai Symphony Association

2022-23 Season:

• The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, March 7 at 7 p.m.

• Sarah Chang, March 26 at 3 p.m.

• Les Violons du Roy, April 30 at 3 p.m.

• The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, May 16 at 7 p.m.

Information provided by Yavapai College Performing Arts Center.