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Artistic Staff

Michael Christie Virginia G. Piper Music Director Bio - html / pdf Photo

Joseph Young Assistant Conductor

Gregory Gentry Chorusmaster Bio - html / pdf Photo

Orchestra History

The Phoenix Symphony has been proudly serving the citizens of the Phoenix metropolitan area and Arizona since 1947. 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 almost 200 concerts and presentations throughout the greater Phoenix area and beyond. The Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through the beginning of June, featuring full-length classical and pops concerts at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, as well as concerts in Scottsdale, Mesa, Prescott and throughout central Arizona. The Symphony performs for more than 80,000 students and children, helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education 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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