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“The Phoenix Symphony Chorus was outstanding—robust and riveting.” – Herbert Paine, BWW Reviews
“The Phoenix Symphony Chorus… displays an excellent sense of sustained lines with cohesive power and precision.” – Christian Dalzon, ConcertoNet.com
“The chorus, especially, has become in recent years one of the gems of Phoenix’s cultural scene. It is a great chorus.” – Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
About the Chorus
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus was founded in 2001 as the resident performing partner of Arizona’s only full-time orchestra. The Chorus is comprised of 120 skilled volunteer members from all walks of life, chosen through a competitive audition process. The Chorus rehearses weekly throughout the performance season, and its members collectively donate more than 12,000 hours of service to music and The Phoenix Symphony each year.
The Symphony Chorus joins the Symphony for numerous concerts each season with performances ranging from audience favorites such as Orff’s Carmina Burana and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 to exciting works rarely performed in the U.S. such as Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, Estevez’ Cantata Criolla, and Kodaly’s Psalmus Hungaricus. The Chorus also regularly participates in the Symphony’s pops series as well, helping bring to life music from Broadway, Hollywood, and video games. Annual highlights for the Chorus include the Symphony’s Holiday Pops concert and Handel’s Messiah. The Chorus has twice performed with the Symphony in concert with Andrea Bocelli.
The Chorus also has given its own concerts at Carnegie Hall, where it premiered Dan Forrest’s Psalm of Ascension, and as far away as Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. Solo performances by the Chorus, conducted by the Chorus Master, have become a local highlight of the Phoenix Symphony season.
The Phoenix Symphony Chorus has been led by Chorus Master Dr. Thomas Bookhout since 2012, and is joined in rehearsals by Lawrence Loeber, a regular pianist for The Phoenix Symphony.
Cami Anglemyer |
Marilou Baxter |
Janeen Bonine |
Jeanne Bookhout |
Monica Cabrera |
Jane Calhoun |
Debra Congram |
Anne Coryell |
Annette Economides |
Isabel Evans |
Maria Garcia |
Payton Gunderson |
Julie Hale |
Molly Hannemann |
Elaine Havriliak |
Emily Heckle |
Midge Holley |
Alexandra Kemp |
Susan Kujawski |
Emily Langowitz |
Erica Lewis |
Samantha Locklear |
Karen Martin |
Mindy Nolls |
Karissa Noonan |
Mary Beth Orson |
Lisa Rolland-Keith |
Jennifer Schwarz |
Mary Segall |
Charlotte Simon |
Shelby Smith |
Lynne Traverse |
Valarie Vousden |
Kari Weldon |
Wayne Baxter |
Darrin Bergstad |
Anthony Bloch |
Tim Brunty |
Samuel Conner |
Russ Ernst |
Joel Garcia |
David Getts |
Aaron Goodman |
Joshua Goodman |
Dana Graybeal |
Gary Hubartt |
David Kahrs |
Brian Matas |
Casey Mickelson |
Donald Newsom |
Ben Piburn |
James Rhodenhiser |
Peter Roe |
Dan Rue |
Matthew Siebert |
Mark Sims |
Logan Smith |
William Stinnett |
John Vousden |
Robert Wilkinson |
Richard Williams |
Gordon Zaft |
Erin Arland |
Maria Bartoli |
Melanie Brown |
Vanessa Caramberis |
Gail Chandler |
Tia Coates |
Sara Cooper |
Susan Ernst |
Jennifer Franz |
Katie Gonzalez |
Wendy Gould |
Inice Hahnke |
Gina Hupton |
Katie Jones |
Lorna Kertesz |
Anna Martinez |
Morgan McAndrew |
Caroline Orson |
Danielle Petroniero-Klein |
Susie Phillips |
Olivia Raiff |
Jenn Schaeffer |
Lexie Schlaud |
Trish Sewell |
Samantha Steward |
Robin Stinnett |
Diane VanDyke |
Kirsten Wolpert |
Diane Woodyard |
Frances Wycoff |
Peter Arriola |
Joel Auernheimer |
Max Beall |
Roger Chandler |
Gerald Cook |
Rodale Cooley |
Matt Denison |
Ben Ebel |
Erik Ellsworth |
Brent Gardner |
Joshua Greer |
Eric Hale |
Stephen Hwang |
Chad Merrell |
Tracey Monroe |
Russell Moon |
Brian Puskarczyk |
Josiah Sanchez |
David Schwarz |
Jesse Schwarz |
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