The Phoenix Symphony has announced the election of Vanessa Kisicki to its Board of Directors. Kisicki is the Associate General Manager of Customer Operations and Chief Customer Executive of Salt River Project. She also serves on the Childsplay Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors for Helios. “The Symphony is incredibly fortunate to have a strong, dedicated group {…}
The Phoenix Symphony has announced that Alex Amsel will be the company’s new Associate Conductor. A graduate of Peabody Conservatory, Amsel was most recently the Resident Conductor for the Houston Grand Opera and spent three seasons as Assistant Conductor for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He has also worked with such organizations as the Aspen Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, {…}
The Phoenix Symphony has announced the appointment of Boson Mo as its concertmaster. Mo will take the position during the 2023-24 season and will open his tenure with Carmina Burana in September. Mo has been a member of the Houston Symphony and has served as Acting Assistant Concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Guest Principal Second at the Minnesota Orchestra, {…}
On June 26, 2023, The Phoenix Symphony and its musicians, members of Professional Musicians of Arizona, American Federation of Musicians, Local 586, reached a new contract, which will be effective until Nov. 2, 2024. The new contract features a 35-week season with a 2.5 percent increase in weekly compensation as well as the creation of an insurance task force comprised {…}
The Phoenix Symphony has elected directors and officers at its annual meeting. Among the new leaders elected are Matthew Feeney, partner at Snell & Wilmer; Rick McCartney, president and CEO at InMedia Company; and Jenny Holsman Tetreault, vice president and associate general counsel at TPI Composites. They were elected to three-year terms. Additionally, nine board directors were re-elected including Ellen {…}
(Photo by Tavits Photography) The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with “Carmina Burana” conducted by Tito Muñoz. The soloists include Jeni Houser, Arnold Livingston Geis, and Michael Adams. The program also includes Adam Schoenberg’s “Picture Studies.” Performance Dates: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023 {…}
The Phoenix Symphony has appointed a new president and CEO. The Board of Directors announced that orchestra veteran Peter Kjome, who recently led the Baltimore Symphony, will be the organization’s new President and CEO. Kjome will succeed Suzanne Wilson, who led The Phoenix Symphony from 2020-2022 and will take up the position starting Feb. 1, 2023. In response to his {…}
The Phoenix Symphony has announced that it has cancelled the entirety of its 2020-21 season due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “Today, with heavy hearts, we are writing to share our decision to cancel the previously announced 2020/21 season of concerts due to the COVID-19 global pandemic,” President and CEO Suzanne Wilson wrote in a press release. “While this news {…}