Bonny getting her harp into the pit.
A bass player warming up.
Norman Weinberg (foreground) on percussion and Neil Dunn (background) on tympani.
Some musicians play opera rehearsals and afterwards speed off to play other gigs. Notice this musician's tux.
In the pit.
The principal bassoon preparing and practicing before a performance.
A rehearsal at the a new Phoenix Convention Center space.
Part of the brass section
A violinist warming up.
Tympanist Neil Dunn getting ready.
Nathan Mitchell is the chair of our devoted and diligent Negotiating Committee
A break at rehearsal.
Our concertmaster.
Bassist Claudia Botterweg is our photographer.
Closeup on a cellist with a few viola players in the background.
Arriving at the backstage door at Phoenix's Symphony Hall.
Fine tuning a passage.
Rehearsing at the convention center.
James and Priscilla are husband and wife.
The trombone section poses with dancers from a modern adaptation of "Carmen." Yow-zah!
Trumpet player James Benitez
Dick Hoffman is our union steward.
Getting ready before a concert.
Principal Horn Keith Johnson is a long-standing orchestra member - about 30 years!
A flutist ... or is it flautist?
Hanging out at the coffee during a break, near the costumers' tables.
Bass trombonist Grant Jordan is also a committee member.
Members of the brass section rehearse and chat.
A flutist and oboist work on a difficult passage.
Tom Hoisch plays cello and also serves as the chair of the Orchestra Commitee.
A violinist coming to a performance at Symphony Hall in Phoenix.
Getting tuned up.
The horn section.
A happy musician.
Getting her shoulder rest situated.
photography © 2007 by Claudia Botterweg
