Womens Orchestra of Arizona

zoogle-video#handleVimeoPostMessage"> The Women’s Orchestra of Arizona (WOA) was founded in 2016 to provide musical opportunities that empower women musicians and benefit the greater community. As the second all-women’s orchestra to be established in the United States (after the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra), we are growing a community of connection for aspiring and virtuoso female musicians in the Phoenix metro area. The orchestra honors the classical traditions and champions the contemporary, with a deep commitment to performing works by female composers. As of fall 2026, WOA is rehearsing and performing at Peace in the Desert Church (formerly North Scottsdale United Methodist Church), in Scottsdale, only a few miles from its former location at Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley.