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¡°The Phoenix Symphony¡¯s temporary home for the 2004-2005 season is the Orpheum Theatre, thanks to ongoing renovation at Symphony Hall. And as a few thousand people heard TPS play its opening concerts at the Orpheum Thursday through Saturday, it should be a very good year. The Orpheum, outfitted with a new shell, is a dry acoustic space that affords much greater clarity than Symphony Hall. Saturday night, when artistic adviser James DePreist led the orchestra in an all-Beethoven gala event, winds had richer color, brass more focus, and strings more depth than ever heard before. DePreist was able to bring off his conception of the andante to Beethoven¡¯s Fifth Symphony ¨C in which the various voices have greater independence ¨C in part because of the Orpheum¡¯s acoustics.¡±
Kenneth LaFave, Music Critic, The Arizona Republic
¡°The Shell for the Orpheum has been a great improvement and will provide both musicians and our patrons with a much deserved higher-level musical product. The string sound, in my opinion, is better than in Symphony Hall, the woodwinds now pop out, and the brass and percussion are balanced as well. We had two over-flow season preview concerts this past weekend, and received many, many positive comment on not only the sound of the hall, but the attractiveness of the towers as well.¡±
Joel Levin, Phoenix Symphony General Manager
¡°The circle is complete! THANK YOU ALL for your hard work and efforts toward solving a difficult problem. The Symphony is pleased, as is the Department Director. Congratulations for this significant accomplishment. My hat is off to you!¡±
Robert R.Allen, Deputy Director, Phoenix Stages Division, Civic Plaza Department
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