Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor 
The Percussion Collective 
Women of the Phoenix Symphony Chorus

The Phoenix Symphony’s 2024/25 season opens with a bang and a blast-off as Colombian-American conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados leads Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets. Stunning visual images projected above the Symphony will enhance the performance. Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis’ Drum Circles features the visually captivating Percussion Collective. Its four guest soloists will rattle the rafters with more than 30 instruments including amplified typewriter, wooden slats and spring coils in this exhilarating performance.