YAVAPAI SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
May 28, 2026 PRESIDENT’S NOTES

The YSA Board of Directors joins me in welcoming you to the final concert
of our 2025 – 2026 Concert Season. This evening, we are again pleased
to be welcoming back to Prescott The Phoenix Symphony featuring four
of the most popular works of 19th Century Classical Music. First Verdi’s
majestic Overture to La Forza del Destino, then Boulanger’s romantic D’un
matin de printemps followed by Smetana’s Moving The Moldau and after
the intermission, concluding with the monumental Symphony No. 4 by
Tchaikovsky.

At this time, I would gratefully like to acknowledge the financial support
you have so generously made to support the Yavapai Symphony Association
through your attendance at these concerts and through your donations,
showing your belief in the quality of life we help to bring to the greater
Prescott area.

In this program, you will see the 2026-2027 concert program schedule which
again will encompass seven fine performances. The premier event features
the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. We are also pleased to
introduce you to the Academy of St. Martin the Fields Chamber Ensemble,
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Aristo Sham, the 2025
International Van Cliburn Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner. Of
course, we know you are looking forward to enjoying the performances by
our perennial favorites, the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra
and two concerts by the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra.

We will shortly be mailing out renewal letters to all of our current season ticket
subscribers for our 2026 – 2027 Concert Season. I invite all of you to take
advantage of the season ticket savings by contacting the Yavapai Symphony
Office to join us next year for our complete season.

Chip Shay, President
Yavapai Symphony Association