Riley Mason

Desert Community Orchestra

Overview
Get ready to experience music that will transport you to different worlds at the Nations, Narratives, and Cultures concert!

The Desert Community Orchestra will perform Nations, Narratives, and Cultures concert at Burrough High School Parker Performing Arts Center. The concert will present powerful musical voices of Europe and the Americas, highlighting nation-building and cultural identity through iconic orchestral works. Featured is Schubert’s Symphony in B minor, The Unfinished Symphony, Danzón No. 2 by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, a celebrated symbol of Mexican music and culture. Sibelius’s Finlandia, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, and Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5.

Andrew Loveland, from Los Angeles California, will be conducting. He is a Guatemalan-American cellist and conductor from Los Angeles, CA. With over ten years of performing and teaching experience, Mr. Loveland brings a unique experience to his interpretations and performances on the podium.

Nations, Narratives, & Cultures Winter Concert 2026

Burroughs High School

Young Artists Concert

This concert will be in the Parker Performing Arts Center at Burroughs High School. It will feature Riley Mason, our Young Artist Competition Winner on the Marimba playing Czardas by Monti. Other selections will include music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, and Faure. Concert at 4:00 pm with doors opening at 3:30. Open seating.

"A Touch of Class 2023"