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Find sources: "Phoenix Symphony Hall" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Phoenix Symphony Hall (2021) Interactive map of Phoenix Symphony Hall Address 75 North Second Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 United States Location Downtown Phoenix Coordinates 33°26′55.90″N 112°4′13.89″W / 33.4488611°N 112.0705250°W / 33.4488611; -112.0705250 Owner City of Phoenix, Phoenix Convention Center and Venues Department Seating type Reserved Capacity 2,312 Type Concert Hall Public transit 3rd Street/Jefferson (eastbound) 3rd Street/Washington (westbound) Construction Groundbreaking 1969 Opened 1972 Renovated 2004 Architect Charles Luckman General contractor Del E. Webb Construction Company Website Venue website **Symphony Hall** is a multi-purpose [performing arts](/source/Performing_arts) venue, located at 75 North 2nd Street between North 3rd Street and East Washington Street in [downtown](/source/Downtown_Phoenix) [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona). Part of [Phoenix Civic Plaza](/source/Phoenix_Civic_Plaza), the hall is bounded to the north by the West Building of the [Phoenix Convention Center](/source/Phoenix_Convention_Center). The Hall is the home of the [Phoenix Symphony](/source/Phoenix_Symphony), [Arizona Opera](/source/Arizona_Opera), and [Ballet Arizona](/source/Ballet_Arizona), and the site of numerous other performances. It was built from 1969 to 1972 and was designed by [Charles Luckman](/source/Charles_Luckman) in the [Brutalist style](/source/Brutalist_architecture). The Hall was renovated in 2004. ## History Symphony Hall was completed in 1972, as part of the Phoenix Civic Plaza, and quickly became the home of the People's Pops Concert founded in 1970 by Theresa Elizabeth Perez, Music Coordinator for the City of Phoenix (1969–1983), which has been performed at [Phoenix College](/source/Phoenix_College). Theresa's Children's Opera Series ([Help, Help, the Globolinks!](/source/Help%2C_Help%2C_the_Globolinks!) [Noye's Fludde](/source/Noye's_Fludde), and Beauty is Fled) were also presented at Symphony Hall. As well as being the home of the Phoenix Symphony, [Arizona Opera](/source/Arizona_Opera) and Ballet Arizona, it is also the site for [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) touring companies, a variety of dance productions, and appearances by popular entertainers, as well as the location for business seminars, and convention general sessions. In June 2004, a $18.5 million renovation took place, in conjunction with the construction of the neighboring [Phoenix Convention Center](/source/Phoenix_Convention_Center) West Building. Symphony Hall now features 2,312 seats, with wood bases for better [acoustics](/source/Acoustics). Reconfigured main-floor cross aisles, additional [elevators](/source/Elevator) and a new wheelchair seating section, greatly improve accessibility for patrons with disabilities and updates compliance with the [Americans with Disabilities Act](/source/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990). There is a 60-foot × 100-foot (18.29m × 30.48m) stage area, high technology acoustical, lighting, rigging and sound systems, a Green Room, rehearsal hall and star, chorus and musicians dressing rooms. It has been designated as a [Phoenix Point of Pride](/source/Phoenix_Points_of_Pride).[1] ## Transportation Symphony Hall is served by the [3rd Street/Jefferson](/source/3rd_Street%2FJefferson_and_3rd_Street%2FWashington_stations) and [3rd Street/Washington](/source/3rd_Street%2FJefferson_and_3rd_Street%2FWashington_stations) stop on the [A Line](/source/A_Line_(Valley_Metro_Rail)). (Signs at the station denote that station as *Convention Center* but Valley Metro Rail maps only use the street intersection names.) ## In popular culture Phoenix Symphony Hall appears in the [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood) film *[The Gauntlet](/source/The_Gauntlet_(film))* (1977), where it is used as the exterior of "Phoenix City Hall." Eastwood's bus crashes onto the steps of Symphony Hall at the climax of the movie. [John Stewart](/source/John_Stewart_(musician))'s live album, *[The Phoenix Concerts](/source/The_Phoenix_Concerts)*, was recorded there. ## See also - [Arizona portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Arizona) - [List of historic properties in Phoenix, Arizona](/source/List_of_historic_properties_in_Phoenix%2C_Arizona) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Phoenix Points of Pride"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061001123029/http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/pridepts.html). Archived from [the original](http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/pridepts.html) on October 1, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2006. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Phoenix Symphony Hall](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phoenix_Symphony_Hall). - [Phoenix Convention Center website](http://phoenixconventioncenter.com/) v t e Phoenix Points of Pride Arizona Biltmore Hotel Arizona Center Arizona State University at the West campus Ben Avery Shooting Facility Burton Barr Central Library Camelback Mountain Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve Desert Botanical Garden Encanto Park Heard Museum Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre The Herberger Theater Center Historic Heritage Square Japanese Friendship Garden Mortgage Matchup Center Mystery Castle Orpheum Theatre Papago Park/Hole-In-The-Rock Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area Phoenix Zoo Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park Shemer Art Center and Museum South Mountain Park St. Mary's Basilica Symphony Hall Telephone Pioneers of America Park Tovrea Castle and Carraro Cactus Garden Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza Wrigley Mansion v t e Music venues of Arizona Outdoor venues Ak-Chin Pavilion Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater Chase Field Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Mesa Amphitheatre The Pool at Talking Stick Salt River Fields State Farm Stadium Sun Bowl Amphitheatre Sun Devil Stadium Theaters and clubs Arizona Federal Theatre Celebrity Theatre Chandler Center for the Arts Club Congress Fox Tucson Theatre Gammage Memorial Auditorium Marquee Theatre The Mason Jar Mesa Arts Center Orpheum Theater Orpheum Theatre Phoenix Symphony Hall Rialto Theatre Rhythm Room Safford Center for the Arts The Showroom at Talking Stick Skrappys Trunk Space Tempe Center for the Arts Tucson Music Hall The Van Buren Arenas Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Desert Diamond Arena Desert Financial Arena Findlay Toyota Center Global Credit Union Arena Mojave Crossing Mortgage Matchup Center Tucson Arena Walkup Skydome Historic venues Compton Terrace Graham Central Station Long Wong's Phoenix Show Palace Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz place --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Phoenix Symphony Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Symphony_Hall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Symphony_Hall?action=history)). 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