The Phoenix Symphony is full of good musicians. I doubt they are given the time they need to really prepare the music with over 200 gigs a year. As a musician myself I can hear it in their performances. You can kind of tell the pieces they spend time on and the ones that are "one and done" in rehearsal. I understand why, the costs are so huge to get everyone together, but it is still sad. HUGE problem with the Phoenix audiences. I have never heard so many people talking during a performance in my life as I did the one time I was in the balcony. Wanted to scream... And no it wasn't kids, it was adults that should have known better.