Phoenix Symphony Chorus

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. 

The Staff

The Phoenix Symphony Chorus

Alto

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

Bass

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

Soprano

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

Tenor

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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