Welcome to the 2020-2021 Season of the Sinfonietta!

​Sinfonietta President,
Al Vander Peut
Dear Music Lovers,                                                                                                             
We live in interesting, amazing, and challenging times. Although this season’s October and November concerts were postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic, the Sinfonietta was able to again perform at the April and May concerts. There is no experience quite like being in a beautiful concert hall for a live orchestral performance of great music.  It inspires the senses, calms the soul, and creates a feeling of community, where you can revel “in the moment.” The Sinfonietta offers an opportunity for everyone to escape their challenges for a few hours and enjoy the beauty of music.
We have an extraordinarily loyal group of supporters (you!), and we thank you for continuing to support us throughout our performance hiatus. So, to all of you, my deepest gratitude and respect for staying true to your commitment to the Sinfonietta, to its history, its excellence, its uniqueness in Sedona and the greater Verde Valley community, but now especially, to its future.
 
It has been almost three years since becoming your Sinfonietta president; I will complete my 3-year term on June 30.  It has been an honor and privilege to serve.  However, I am not going away quite yet as I have two more years as a trustee and will support and assist the next president of the Sinfonietta, Sue Buffum, and the Board of Trustees.

I express my gratitude and appreciation to:
  • a generous and hard-working board of trustees,
  • Maestro Kevin Kozacek,
  • the dedicated and professional musicians of the orchestra,
  • our loyal and competent staff members and volunteers,
  • and of course, all of you, my friends, who make it possible by investing in the Sinfonietta with your personal time as well as your resources.

​We can be proud of OUR orchestra and its accomplishments. The future for the Sinfonietta is a bright one. Thank you for making it so.
​Al Vander Peut
President, Verde Valley Sinfonietta Board of Trustees