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Artistic Staff
Orchestra History
Listen to The Phoenix Symphony!
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 Golijov: Last Round
Both selections recorded live, September 15, 2007
Founded in 1947, The Phoenix Symphony proudly serves the citizens of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, central Arizona, and the southwestern United States. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with 275 concerts and presentations throughout the Valley of the Sun and beyond. The 76-member Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through May, featuring classical and pops concerts in downtown Phoenix, along with a variety of symphonic and community presentations in Scottsdale, in Prescott, and throughout central Arizona. Each season, the Symphony performs for more than 80,000 students and children (representing over 260 different schools), helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education, community, and youth-engagement programs. -Read More- / -Download PDF- | Click here to see a full orchestra musician roster.
President & CEO
Maryellen H. Gleason began her tenure as president and CEO of The Phoenix Symphony in December 2002. Gleason, who worked for Qwest (formerly US WEST) for 10 years, served as a regional sales director with Qwest Global Business Markets. She previously held management, marketing, consulting and sales positions with AT&T and GTE. She is the president of the Harvard Club of Phoenix and has served on several non-profit boards including Phoenix Day Child Development Center and Scottsdale Center for the Handicapped. -Read More- / -Download PDF-
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