List of symphony orchestras in the United States
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This non-exhaustive list of symphony orchestras in the United States contains American orchestras with entries in the Wikipedia. For orchestras from other countries, see list of symphony orchestras and for American youth orchestras see list of youth orchestras in the United States.

Alabama

  • Alabama Symphony Orchestra
    Alabama Symphony Orchestra
    - 1921-1955: Beginnings :The Alabama Symphony Orchestra can trace its beginnings to 1921, when on Friday, April 29, fifty-two volunteer musicians joined to perform at the Birmingham Music Festival at the Old Jefferson Theater...

  • Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
    Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
    The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra is a symphonic orchestra located in Huntsville, Alabama. The current conductor and music director is Gregory Vajda. Vajda has been the conductor since the 2011-2012 season.-See also:*Alabama Symphony Orchestra...


  • Mobile Symphony
    Mobile Symphony
    The Mobile Symphony Orchestra is the symphonic orchestra of Mobile, Alabama. Scott Speck, co-author of Classical Music for Dummies and Opera for Dummies is its current music director. They perform at the Mobile Saenger Theatre.-See also:...

  • Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
    Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
    The Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. It celebrated its twenty-fifth season during 2006-2007. The orchestra performs at the Moody Music Building on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa....



Alaska

  • Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
    Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
    The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is a semi-professional symphony orchestra located in Anchorage, Alaska. Randall Craig Fleischer is the director and conductor, and Linn Weeda is the assistant director and conductor....


  • Juneau Symphony
    Juneau Symphony
    The Juneau Symphony is a semi-professional symphony orchestra located in Juneau, Alaska.-History:The Juneau Symphony was created in 1962 by Cliff Berge and was self-conducted until 1982, when a professional director was needed. Mel Flood filled that role until his retirement in 1999...



Arizona

  • Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
    Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
    The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is a regional symphony orchestra in Flagstaff, Arizona. They play in the Ardrey Auditorium on the campus of Northern Arizona University....

  • Phoenix Symphony
    Phoenix Symphony
    The Phoenix Symphony is a major United States symphony orchestra based in Phoenix, Arizona.Founded in 1947 when Phoenix had a population of less than 100,000, the orchestra began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year...


  • Tucson Symphony Orchestra
    Tucson Symphony Orchestra
    The Tucson Symphony Orchestra, or TSO, is the primary professional orchestra of Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1928, when the season consisted of just two concerts, the TSO is the oldest continuously running performing arts organization in the Southwest...



California

  • California Symphony
    California Symphony
    The California Symphony is an American orchestra based in Walnut Creek, California, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is notable for being the only American orchestra that performs at least one work by an American composer on every one of its programs.The orchestra was...

  • Fremont Symphony Orchestra
    Fremont Symphony Orchestra
    The Fremont Symphony Orchestra was established in Fremont, California as a community orchestra in 1964 and was called the Fremont-Newark Philharmonic Society.-History:...

  • Golden State Pops Orchestra
    Golden State Pops Orchestra
    The Golden State Pops Orchestra is a symphony pops orchestra located in the San Pedro district of Los Angeles, California in the United States of America. The GSPO is the resident orchestra of the Warner Grand Theatre, an Art Deco movie palace built by Warner Brothers Studios in 1931...

  • Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
    The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is a symphony orchestra which is managed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and plays the vast majority of its performances at the Hollywood Bowl....

  • Hollywood Studio Symphony
    Hollywood Studio Symphony
    The Hollywood Studio Symphony is the credited name of the symphony orchestra behind many major soundtracks, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Sucker Punch, Jurassic Park 3, Last Samurai, Pirates of the Caribbean, We Are Marshall, Spider-Man 2, Lost and The...

  • Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
    Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
    The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra a is 75-member American symphony orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. Its artistic director and resident conductor is John Scott...

  • Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
    The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, considered by music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra".-History:...

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
    Los Angeles Philharmonic
    The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...

  • Modesto Symphony Orchestra
    Modesto Symphony Orchestra
    -History:When the Modesto Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert in 1931, Modesto had a population of 17,000 and was the smallest town in the United States to have a symphony orchestra.A letter sent to musicians in December of 1929 read:...

  • New Century Chamber Orchestra
    New Century Chamber Orchestra
    The New Century Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1992 by cellist, Miriam Perkoff, and violist, Wieslaw Pogorzelski. The goal of the founders was to present classical music in a fresh and unique way in the San Francisco Bay Area. The music director chooses the programs and guides the artistic...

  • New West Symphony
    New West Symphony
    The New West Symphony is one of several regional professional symphony orchestras in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded in 1995 to succeed two orchestras that ceased operations...

  • North State Symphony
    North State Symphony
    The North State Symphony is an orchestra which is an amalgamation of the former Chico and Redding Symphonies in Northern California. Its conductor and musical director is Kyle Wiley Pickett....

  • Oakland East Bay Symphony
    Oakland East Bay Symphony
    The Oakland East Bay Symphony is a leading orchestra based in Oakland, California. The current music director and conductor is Michael Morgan, who has held the position since September 1990. The Paramount Theatre has been the home of the Symphony since the 1995. Bryan Nies has been Assistant...


  • Pacific Symphony
    Pacific Symphony
    The Pacific Symphony is a symphony orchestra located in Orange County, California. The orchestra performs at the Renée and Henry Segerstom Concert Hall, part of the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California...

  • Peninsula Symphony
    Peninsula Symphony
    The Peninsula Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in the San Francisco Peninsula, California. The orchestra consists of over 90 community musicians. In 1995, the Peninsula Symphony was featured in a PBS broadcast....

  • Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
    Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Sacramento Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra in the Sacramento region, established in 1997 after the disbandment of the Sacramento Symphony that same year...

  • San Diego Symphony
    San Diego Symphony
    The San Diego Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Diego, California. On 6 December 1910, it gave its first concert as the San Diego Civic Orchestra.Currently, the Symphony performs over 100 concerts each season...

  • San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
    San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
    The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra in San Francisco, California that gives small orchestra and chamber ensemble performances in the Bay Area....

  • San Francisco Pops Orchestra
    San Francisco Pops Orchestra
    The San Francisco Pops Orchestra is an orchestra in San Francisco.When the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1911, its first music director, Henry Hadley, began the tradition of "pops" concerts, devoted to lighter classics and special arrangements of music from operettas, musicals,...

  • San Francisco Symphony
    San Francisco Symphony
    The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...

  • San Jose Symphony
    San Jose Symphony
    The San Jose Symphony Orchestra was a symphony orchestra performing in San Jose, California. It performed in the Civic Auditorium through 1971, and the Center for the Performing Arts afterwards until its suspension and dissolution in 2001...

  • Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
    Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
    The Santa Barbara Symphony is a full-time professional symphony orchestra and register 5013 nonprofit organization based in Santa Barbara, California.The orchestra was founded in 1953...

  • Santa Cruz County Symphony
    Santa Cruz County Symphony
    Founded in 1958, the Santa Cruz County Symphony has been under the guidance of John Larry Granger, Music Director since 1991. The Santa Cruz County Symphony performs at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and the Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville, California. Five regular-season...

  • Stockton Symphony
    Stockton Symphony
    The Stockton Symphony Association is an American orchestra based in Stockton, California. It was founded in 1926 by Manlio Silva and is the third oldest orchestra in California.Since 1995 Peter Jaffe has been music director and conductor.-Concert halls:...

  • Thousand Oaks Philharmonic
    Thousand Oaks Philharmonic
    The Thousand Oaks Philharmonic is one of two regional professional orchestras in the greater Ventura County area. It was founded in 2000 to provide the chance for young soloists from the area to perform with a professional orchestra in front of a live audience, and to provide educational and...

  • Valley Symphony Orchestra (LAVC)
    Valley Symphony Orchestra (LAVC)
    The Valley Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles, California is a symphonic orchestra that is associated with Los Angeles Valley College. The new and current music director of the orchestra is Michael H. Arshagouni, who assumed the helm of the orchestra for the 2009/10 season. Dr...



Connecticut

  • Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Hartford, Connecticut.-External links:* - Official site*...

  • New Haven Symphony Orchestra
    New Haven Symphony Orchestra
    The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert in 1895 and is the fourth oldest orchestra in the United States.- History :...

  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
    Yale Symphony Orchestra
    The Yale Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra at Yale University which performs in Yale's Woolsey Hall and tours internationally and domestically. The present Music Director is Toshiyuki Shimada.-History:...


District of Columbia

  • National Symphony Orchestra

Florida

  • Brevard Symphony Orchestra
    Brevard Symphony Orchestra
    The Brevard Symphony Orchestra performs in the King Center, Melbourne, Florida. The Center seats 1,880. BSO features an average of 65 paid musicians. The administrative staff of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra is currently headquartered at the historic Winchester Symphony House in Melbourne...

  • Central Florida Symphony Orchestra
    Central Florida Symphony Orchestra
    The Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Ocala Symphony Orchestra, is a regional per-service orchestra in Ocala, Florida, U.S.A....

  • Florida Orchestra
  • Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida. Widely recognized for its high artistic quality, the JSO ranks among the nation’s top 30 to 40 orchestras in terms of number of performances and population served...

  • Sarasota Orchestra
    Sarasota Orchestra
    Sarasota Orchestra, formally known as the Florida West Coast Symphony, is an American symphony orchestra located in Sarasota, Florida, which performs symphonic and chamber works for the Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties...


  • New World Symphony Orchestra
    New World Symphony Orchestra
    The New World Symphony is the United States' only full-time orchestral academy preparing musicians for careers in symphony orchestras and ensembles...

  • Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is one of Orlando's three unrelated per-service professional orchestras, the others being the Orlando Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Festival Society in residence at Rollins College. The OPO is based in Symphony Square at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida, and...

  • Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
    Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
    The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1979, with Nicholas Harsanyi as director. Harsanyi was a noted violist and a student of Béla Bartók, who later even played chamber music with Albert Einstein at Princeton. After Nicholas Harsanyi's death, the baton was handed on to several guest...



Georgia

  • Athens Symphony Orchestra
    Athens Symphony Orchestra
    The Athens Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Athens, Georgia, USA. The orchestra was formed in the 1970s.The first conductor was Albert Ligotti and performances began on April 28, 1979. The orchestra's offerings include a winter and spring Concert, and youth, Christmas and pops...

  • Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra
    Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra
    The Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra was established in 1945 and was run by Albert Coleman. Albert Coleman, a French immigrant, began working at WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944. At the time- he saw a need to gather what he considered to be the best musicians to form the Atlanta Pops Symphony...

  • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...


  • Augusta Symphony Orchestra
  • Columbus Symphony Orchestra
    Columbus Symphony Orchestra
    The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...

  • New Trinity Baroque
    New Trinity Baroque
    New Trinity Baroque is an orchestra with an associated chamber choir, specialised in baroque music played on period instruments. It was founded in 1998 in London but is now based in Atlanta, USA...

  • Rome Symphony Orchestra
    Rome Symphony Orchestra
    Rome Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra located in Rome, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1921, disbanded around 1930, and reestablished in 1948.[ South. The current conductor is Mr...



Illinois

  • Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra
    Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra
    The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra located in the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area in central Illinois. The Orchestra is the Professional Orchestra in Residence at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Illinois at...

  • Chicago Sinfonietta
    Chicago Sinfonietta
    The Chicago Sinfonietta is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. The stated mission of the orchestra is to "serve as a national model for inclusiveness and innovation in classical music" and to "help America become a true cultural democracy, in which everyone can share fully in its...

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...

  • Civic Orchestra of Chicago
  • Elgin Symphony Orchestra
    Elgin Symphony Orchestra
    With the annual operating budget of over $3 million, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra is Illinois' premier regional orchestra. Under the leadership of Music Director Robert Hanson, the Orchestra's season includes over 50 concerts annually at the 1,200-seat Hemmens Theatre in Elgin and the 440-seat...


  • Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
    Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
    The Grant Park Symphony Orchestra or simply the Grant Park Orchestra is a publicly sponsored symphony orchestra that provides free performances in the Grant Park Music Festival during the summer months in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois. Its sister organization is the Grant Park Chorus; the...

  • Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
    Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra also known as IPO, is a 75-member orchestra led by Carmon DeLeone. It is the largest performing arts organization in the Chicago Southland, with administrative offices in Park Forest. It draws audiences from over 68 south and southwest suburbs including Chicago,...

  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
    Lyric Opera of Chicago
    Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1952, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicolà Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma...

  • Peoria Symphony Orchestra
    Peoria Symphony Orchestra
    The Peoria Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Peoria, Illinois conducted by George Stelluto. Founded in 1898 as the Bradley Symphony Orchestra , it is the fifteenth oldest orchestra in Illinois...

  • Rockford Symphony Orchestra
    Rockford Symphony Orchestra
    The Rockford Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in Rockford, Illinois, USA.-History:The Rockford Symphony Orchestra, incorporated in 1943, began performing concerts in 1934 under the direction of Arthur Zack. He continued to lead the orchestra as Music Director and Manager until...



Indiana

  • Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
    Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1934, the orchestra consists of approximately 80 musicians led by conductor Alfred Savia...

  • Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
    The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana.Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. The ISO is currently one of only 18 American...


  • Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
    Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
    Originally called the Gary Symphony, the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra performed their first show on December 7, 1941 opening with the Star Spangled Banner....



Iowa

  • Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
    Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
    The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra is a non-union, fully professional orchestra located in Dubuque, Iowa. It serves the residents of Dubuque and its surrounding tri-state area which includes 12 counties in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Under Music Director William Intriligator, over 75 professional...

  • Quad City Symphony Orchestra
    Quad City Symphony Orchestra
    The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is a United States symphony orchestra based in Davenport, Iowa and representing the Quad Cities area. The current music director and conductor is Mark Russell Smith. Established in 1916, the orchestra has a full season, performing six masterwork series concerts,...

  • Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
    Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
    The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Sioux City, Iowa. Its home is the Orpheum Theater.-History:The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and The Sioux City Municipal Band were each formed in the early 1930s under the guidance and direction of Leo Kucinski...


Louisiana

  • Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
    Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
    The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1947, is an orchestra located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.In 1940, a group of women formed a string quartet, playing in their own homes, their long-term dream being to have a symphony orchestra able to service the local community...

  • Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
    Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only full-time, professional orchestra in the Gulf South. The music director is Carlos Miguel Prieto....


  • Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
    Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
    Shreveport Symphony Orchestra ' is based in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish and the largest city in north Louisiana. Founded in 1948, the symphony remains the longest continually performing professional orchestra in Louisiana, despite a musicians' strike in October, 2008, which nearly...



Maine

  • Augusta Symphony Orchestra
    Augusta Symphony Orchestra
    The Augusta Symphony Orchestra, established shortly after World War I, is a nonprofit symphony orchestra in Augusta, Maine. It consists of fifty volunteer amateur and semi-professional musicians and is conducted by Paul Ross. The orchestra's season includes a concert in November, the Messiah Sing...

  • Bangor Symphony Orchestra
    Bangor Symphony Orchestra
    The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continually-operating community orchestra in the United States. It was founded in 1896 by Abbie N. Garland and Horace M. Pullen, its first director, and has not missed a season since....


  • Portland Symphony Orchestra
    Portland Symphony Orchestra
    The Portland Symphony Orchestra, established in 1923 in Portland, Maine, is a fully professional symphony that is recognized as being one of the top orchestras of its size in the country. The orchestra performs a wide variety of concerts, frequently featuring guest artists, at the Merrill...



Maryland

  • Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
    Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is based in Annapolis, Maryland, and has been in operation since 1962. Its founders included Kenneth W. Page, a well-respected civic leader in the Annapolis area during the 1960s. He was also the music director of the Annapolis High School band...

  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...


  • Maryland Symphony Orchestra
    Maryland Symphony Orchestra
    The Maryland Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1982 by a small group of Washington County, Maryland civic leaders and music lovers. From its beginnings through the conclusion of its sixteenth season in 1997 - 1998, artistic leadership was provided by internationally acclaimed horn vituoso Barry...

  • Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra
    Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra
    The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra is based in Harford County, Maryland. It was founded in 1978 as the Harford Community Orchestra, with the name changed in 1982. The orchestra performs a four concert series during the school year and one to two pop concerts in the summer. The orchestra is an...



Massachusetts

  • Boston Baroque
    Boston Baroque
    Boston Baroque is the oldest continuing period instrument orchestra in North America. It was founded in 1973 by the American harpsichordist and conductor, Martin Pearlman to present concerts of the Baroque and Classical repertoire on period instruments, drawing on the insights of the historical...

  • Boston Civic Symphony
    Boston Civic Symphony
    The Boston Civic Symphony is the second oldest orchestra in Boston, Massachusetts....

  • Boston Classical Orchestra
    Boston Classical Orchestra
    The Boston Classical Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1980 by the violinist Robert Brink. The orchestra's music director is Steven Lipsitt. It performs at Faneuil Hall....

  • Boston Landmarks Orchestra
    Boston Landmarks Orchestra
    The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- History :The Boston Landmarks Orchestra was founded in January 2001 by Charles Ansbacher to perform free concerts for the Boston community in significant locations around the city...

  • Boston Modern Orchestra Project
    Boston Modern Orchestra Project
    The Boston Modern Orchestra Project is a full professional orchestra in Boston, Massachusetts, and is widely recognized as the premiere orchestra in the United States dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new music of the 20th and 21st centuries...

  • Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Boston Pops Orchestra
    Boston Pops Orchestra
    The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in playing light classical and popular music....

  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...

  • Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
    Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
    The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra, based at the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.-History:...

  • Handel and Haydn Society
    Handel and Haydn Society
    The Handel and Haydn Society is an American chorus and period instrument orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1815, it remains one of the oldest performing arts organizations in the United States.-Early history:...


  • Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra
    Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra
    The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra is a collegiate symphony orchestra comprising Harvard students and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in March 1808 as the Pierian Sodality, the orchestra is considered by some to be the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States...

  • Lexington Symphony
    Lexington Symphony
    Founded as the Lexington Sinfonietta in 1995 by conductor Hisao Watanabe, the Lexington Symphony is a group of musicians from the Lexington, MA area....

  • Longwood Symphony Orchestra
    Longwood Symphony Orchestra
    The Longwood Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer non-profit orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, composed of medical professionals. Their concerts act as fundraisers for health-related non-profit organizations. It was founded in 1982 by members of the Harvard Medical School...

  • Melrose Symphony Orchestra
    Melrose Symphony Orchestra
    The Melrose Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continuing all-volunteer orchestra in the United States of America. Based at Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts, the orchestra has performed in recent years a Fall and Winter classical concert, as well as a Holiday and May Pops...

  • New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts
    New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts
    The New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts, founded in 1995, is a 75-member mostly non-professional regional orchestra based in Newton, Massachusetts...

  • North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra
    North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra
    The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra was originally formed in 1946 as the Lynn Symphony Orchestra by a group of 15 North Shore musicians. The Orchestra assumed the name North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall of 1947, and commenced a musical legacy which celebrated its Sixtieth Anniversary...

  • Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
    Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
    The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston is a musician-led American orchestra based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of only four co-operative orchestras in the US...

  • Springfield Symphony Orchestra
    Springfield Symphony Orchestra
    The Springfield Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Springfield, Massachusetts. It performs at Symphony Hall, a part of the Springfield Municipal Group....

  • Waltham Symphony Orchestra
    Waltham Symphony Orchestra
    The Waltham Symphony Orchestra is an American Civic Symphony Orchestra based in Waltham, Massachusetts.It was created in December 2007 by a group of local individuals who wanted to see a professional-level symphony orchestra serving Waltham, a historical city of 60,000...

  • Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
    Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
    The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is an amateur American orchestra based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  It has presented classical, pops, and family concerts for 60 years. The Music Director is Max Hobart....



Michigan

  • Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
    Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
    The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is Ann Arbor, Michigan's only professional orchestra.The A2SO began as a community orchestra in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1928. The "Ann Arbor Civic Symphony" began with only five members and has since blossomed into a full professional orchestra...

  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra
    Detroit Symphony Orchestra
    The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood...

  • Grand Rapids Symphony
    Grand Rapids Symphony
    The Grand Rapids Symphony is a regional orchestra located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. At the end of its 75th Anniversary Season, the Symphony made its debut in New York City’s Carnegie Hall on May 21, 2005. The Symphony has presented concerts throughout Michigan and is heard on broadcasts by WBLV...

  • Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
    Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
    The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1921 and is now the third largest professional orchestra in Michigan. During the 2005–2006 concert season, the orchestra played for more than 100,000 people in more than 30 concerts...


  • Lansing Symphony Orchestra
    Lansing Symphony Orchestra
    The Lansing Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1929 under the leadership of its first Music Director, Izler Solomon. Since 2006, the orchestra has been headed by Music Director Timothy Muffitt.The LSO presents a wide variety...

  • Traverse Symphony Orchestra
    Traverse Symphony Orchestra
    The Traverse Symphony Orchestra is a professional part-time symphony orchestra based in Traverse City, northern Michigan.In 2001 Kevin Rhodes joined the orchestra as Music Director and the orchestra evolved into a professional organization with a core base of musicians drawn from the Michigan region...

  • West Shore Symphony Orchestra
    West Shore Symphony Orchestra
    The West Michigan Symphony Orchestra is a 62-member symphony orchestra based at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in Muskegon, Michigan. The current Music Director/Conductor is Scott Speck...



Minnesota

  • Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
  • Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
    Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
    The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based out of Fargo, North Dakota. The symphony employs local and regional musicians in performances of classical and modern symphonic music....


  • Minnesota Orchestra
    Minnesota Orchestra
    The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...

  • Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
    The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra , based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the United States' only full-time professional chamber orchestra...

  • Minnesota Youth Symphonies
    Minnesota Youth Symphonies
    Minnesota Youth Symphonies, commonly referred to as MYS, was founded in 1972. The program has four orchestras composed of elementary through high school aged musicians. Participation is based on an audition in which the prospective student must perform an appropriate solo, orchestral excerpt, major...

  • Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
    Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
    The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies is a group of youth orchestras in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Founded in 1972, GTCYS has served over 16,000 musicians and put on more than 500 concerts. The top orchestra has also traveled on 12 national and international tours...



Missouri

  • Kansas City Symphony
    Kansas City Symphony
    The Kansas City Symphony is a United States symphony orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri. The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. The current home of the Symphony is the Lyric Theatre, located in Downtown Kansas City on 11th Street between Wyandotte and Central Streets...

  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1880 by Joseph Otten as the St. Louis Choral Society, the SLSO is the second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States as it is preceded by the New York Philharmonic.-History:The St...


  • University City Symphony Orchestra
    University City Symphony Orchestra
    The University City Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit community orchestra, established in 1960, giving amateur musicians in the St. Louis, Missouri area the opportunity to play orchestral literature...



Montana

  • Billings Symphony Orchestra
    Billings Symphony Orchestra
    The Billings Symphony Orchestra ia an American orchestra based in Billings, Montana.The Symphony was founded in 1950, while the chorale was founded in 1955 . The Billings Symphony serves South Central Montana, Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming as the only symphonic and chorale music in the region...


  • Helena Symphony Orchestra
    Helena Symphony Orchestra
    The Helena Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Helena, Montana. The mission of the Helena Symphony and Chorale is to provide classical music of the highest quality in live performances for the greater Helena community...



Nevada

  • Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra
    Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra is a symphony orchestra serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It was founded on July 4, 1998 by Harold Weller and Susan and Andrew Tompkins. The current music director and conductor is David Itkin. The orchestra's current venue is Artemus W. Ham Hall on the...


  • Reno Philharmonic Orchestra
    Reno Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Reno, Nevada. Its season runs from late September through April. The current music director is Laura Jackson.-History and Organizational Facts:...



New Mexico

  • Santa Fe Community Orchestra
    Santa Fe Community Orchestra
    The Santa Fe Community Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to performing concerts, the orchestra conducts educational programs, including children’s concerts, instrument-making workshops, and workshops for adult musicians. Some orchestra members have...


  • Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
    Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
    The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is Santa Fe's flagship professional musical organization. Performances are given at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe.- Beginnings :...



New York

  • Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York. The upcoming season will mark the orchestra's 78th....

  • American Classical Orchestra
    American Classical Orchestra
    The American Classical Orchestra is "devoted to preserving and performing the repertoire of 17th- to 19th-century composers, playing the works on original or reproduced period instruments...

  • American Symphony Orchestra
    American Symphony Orchestra
    The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York-based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski, then aged 80. Following Maestro Stokowski's departure, Kazuyoshi Akiyama was appointed Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra from 1973-1978. Music Directors during the early...

  • Astoria Symphony
    Astoria Symphony
    The Astoria Symphony is a professional orchestra based in Astoria, New York, in the borough of Queens. The orchestra performs at least six programs annually, and each program includes a performance in their home turf in Queens, and a performance in Manhattan. The official home of the Astoria...

  • Brooklyn Philharmonic
    Brooklyn Philharmonic
    The Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, commonly known as the Brooklyn Philharmonic, is an American orchestra based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City...

  • Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, Pops...

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
    Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
    The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra, the resident summer orchestra of the Chautauqua Institution in western New York State. Founded in 1929, the ensemble plays concerts on most Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights throughout the Institution's nine-week season. The CSO...

  • The Little Orchestra Society
    The Little Orchestra Society
    The Little Orchestra Society is an American orchestra based in New York City. It was founded in 1947 by Thomas Scherman, who served as its conductor until his death in 1979. Since 1979, the conductor has been Dino Anagnost. Its membership has ranged between 45 and 60 musicians...

  • Long Island Philharmonic
    Long Island Philharmonic
    The Long Island Philharmonic, based in Melville, New York was founded in 1979 by folk singer Harry Chapin, Maestro Christopher Keene, and a group of Long Island's major community and business leaders...

  • NBC Symphony Orchestra
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    The NBC Symphony Orchestra was a radio orchestra established by David Sarnoff of the National Broadcasting Company especially for conductor Arturo Toscanini...


  • New York Philharmonic
    New York Philharmonic
    The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...

  • New York Symphony Orchestra
    New York Symphony Orchestra
    The New York Symphony Orchestra was founded as the New York Symphony Society in New York City by Leopold Damrosch in 1878. For many years it was a fierce rival to the older Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York. It was supported by Andrew Carnegie who built Carnegie Hall expressly for the...

  • New York Youth Symphony
    New York Youth Symphony
    The New York Youth Symphony is a tuition-free music organization for youth in New York City. Its programs include its flagship symphony orchestra, Chamber Music program, Jazz Band Classic, Apprentice Conducting, and Making Score. Its members range from 12 to 22 years of age...

  • Orchestra of St. Luke's
    Orchestra of St. Luke's
    The Orchestra of St. Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City.It was founded in the summer of 1979 at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, New York....

  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
    The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is a Grammy Award-winning classical music chamber orchestra based in New York City. It is known for its collaborative leadership style in which the musicians, not a conductor, interpret the score....

  • Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....

  • Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
    Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
    The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra was a 79 member orchestra located in Syracuse, NY. In its time it was the 43rd largest orchestra in the United States and performed a variety of programs including the Post-Standard Classics Series and M&T Bank Pops Series....

  • Westchester Philharmonic
    Westchester Philharmonic
    The Westchester Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Westchester County, NY. The orchestra performs in the concert hall of the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College....



North Dakota

  • Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
    Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
    The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based out of Fargo, North Dakota. The symphony employs local and regional musicians in performances of classical and modern symphonic music....

  • Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
    Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
    The Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra based in Grand Forks, North Dakota that began operation in 1908. One of only eighteen American Orchestras to have surpassed their centennial year, the symphony employs local and regional musicians in performances of classical and...


  • Minot Symphony Orchestra
    Minot Symphony Orchestra
    The Minot Symphony Orchestra is a program of Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota. Although a separate agency, the university's music department oversees the handling of the orchestra. Maestro Denis Simons, a professor of music at Minot State University, is the orchestra's conductor and...



Ohio

  • Akron Symphony Orchestra
    Akron Symphony Orchestra
    The Akron Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Akron, Ohio. The ASO was founded in 1949. In 2006, the ASO appointed Christopher Wilkins music director.The Akron Symphony Orchestra is operated by the Greater Akron Musical Association...

  • Canton Symphony Orchestra
    Canton Symphony Orchestra
    The Canton Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Canton, Ohio. Founded in 1937, the orchestra made its first performance on February 16, 1938 under the direction of Richard Oppenheimer...

  • Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...

  • Cleveland Orchestra
    Cleveland Orchestra
    The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...


  • Columbus Symphony Orchestra
    Columbus Symphony Orchestra
    The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...

  • Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
    Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
    The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra is a fully professional musical group in Dayton, Ohio, formed in 1933. It is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Regional Orchestra Players' Association , and presents programs mainly of classical music, but also occasionally performs world...

  • Toledo Symphony Orchestra
    Toledo Symphony Orchestra
    Toledo Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in Toledo, Ohio. It's the biggest "musical resource for the region". They perform in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana...

  • Youngstown Symphony Orchestra
    Youngstown Symphony Orchestra
    The Youngstown Symphony is a symphony orchestra based in Youngstown, Ohio. Now based in downtown Youngstown's Powers Auditorium, the symphony has been performing classical music for Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley since 1925. The symphony is conducted by Randall Craig Fleischer.- Performance...



Oregon

  • Eugene Symphony
    Eugene Symphony
    The Eugene Symphony is an American orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. Its home venue is the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts.Approximately 27,000 people attend Eugene Symphony's classical and pops concert performances each year....

  • Eugene Youth Symphony
    Eugene Youth Symphony
    The Eugene Youth Symphony is the major youth orchestra serving Eugene, Oregon, United States and its outlying areas. Founded in 1934, the Eugene Youth Symphony is the second-oldest youth orchestra west of the Mississippi. The Eugene Youth Symphony is funded by Arts Umbrella, a Eugene-based...

  • Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra
    Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra
    Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Hillsboro in the Portland metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded in 2001, the non-profit group has about 65 musicians and is led by conductor Sharon Northe. They perform three concerts per year at Hillsboro's Liberty...

  • Oregon East Symphony
    Oregon East Symphony
    The Oregon East Symphony is an orchestra based in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. It has been described as "the best small-town symphony orchestra in North America", and "the most remotely situated full symphony orchestra on the planet", and is one of Oregon's few full symphony orchestras. Its...


  • Oregon Mozart Players
    Oregon Mozart Players
    Oregon Mozart Players is a professional chamber orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The orchestra presents five concert sets in a typical season, in addition to numerous small ensemble performances and recitals by guest artists. Orchestral repertoire ranges from the Baroque period to...

  • Oregon Symphony
    Oregon Symphony
    The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded as the Portland Symphony Society in 1896, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States...

  • Portland Chamber Orchestra
    Portland Chamber Orchestra
    The Portland Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1947 by Boris Sirpo, its first performance was on May 27, 1947 at the Neighbors of Woodcraft Auditorium. Its home venue is Kaul Auditorium at Reed College.- First concert :...

  • Portland Youth Philharmonic
    Portland Youth Philharmonic
    The Portland Youth Philharmonic is the oldest youth orchestra in the United States, established in 1924 as the Portland Junior Symphony . Now based in Portland, Oregon, the orchestra's origin dates back to 1910 when music teacher Mary V. Dodge began playing music for local children in Burns...



Pennsylvania

  • Allentown Symphony Orchestra
    Allentown Symphony Orchestra
    The Allentown Symphony Orchestra is a major regional symphony orchestra based in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the United States. Founded in 1951, the orchestra's current home is the historic, 1200-seat Allentown Symphony Hall, located in downtown Allentown...

  • Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
    Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
    A founding resident company of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is a 33-member professional ensemble led by Dirk Brossé...

  • Erie Philharmonic
    Erie Philharmonic
    The Erie Philharmonic is a professional orchestra located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Philharmonic has held their performances at the Warner Theatre on State Street in downtown Erie since 1974.-History:...

  • Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
    Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
    The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra can be traced back to the early 1930s during the throes of the Great Depression. The orchestra gave its first concert at William Penn High School in Harrisburg on...

  • Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
    Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
    The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The symphony was founded in January 1929, and conducts a program of seven concerts from October to May. An annual opera festival began in 1992, and has featured many renowned performers including baritone...

  • Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
    Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
    The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is a local orchestra nestled in the heart of Amish country in the All-America city of Lancaster, PA. They perform year-round at the city's historical Fulton Opera House and is consisted of many highly talented musicians from around the area.It is a member of the...


  • Orchestra 2001
    Orchestra 2001
    Orchestra 2001 is an American orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which specialises in the performance of contemporary classical music...

  • Philadelphia Orchestra
    Philadelphia Orchestra
    The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...

  • Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
    Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
    The Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1991 by Daniel Spalding.-References:* -Listening:*...

  • Philly Pops
    Philly Pops
    The Philly Pops is an orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Led by two time GRAMMY Award-winningpianist Peter Nero, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops is an entity that consistently brings an enthusiastic response from its audience...

  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...



South Carolina

  • Charleston Symphony Orchestra
  • Greenville Symphony Orchestra
    Greenville Symphony Orchestra
    The Greenville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Greenville, South Carolina. Its home is located in the heart of downtown greenville next to the Peace Center....

  • Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra
    Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra
    - About :The Orchestra is based in the Lake Murray area of South Carolina, USA.,- History :The idea for Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra began in 2001 when a small group of musicians performed with the Lexington County Choral Society. Several players in that group saw the potential for a larger...


  • South Carolina Philharmonic
    South Carolina Philharmonic
    The South Carolina Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Performances are held at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia. The current concertmaster is Mary Lee Taylor Kinosian. The orchestra was founded in 1963....

  • Long Bay Symphony Orchestra
    Long Bay Symphony Orchestra
    The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was founded by Dr. Diana Swanner-Scroggins in 1988. It is named after the long bay that stretches sixty miles along the Grand Strand region of the North and South Carolina coasts. A professional...



South Dakota

  • Black Hills Symphony Orchestra
    Black Hills Symphony Orchestra
    The Black Hills Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra located in Rapid City, South Dakota serving the Black Hills region, and is a member of the League of American Orchestras. The BHSO is administered by Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society Inc., a non-profit organization, and utilizes...


  • South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
    South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
    The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and is a member of the League of American Orchestras. Approximately 90 musicians make up the orchestra, varying from professionals to semiprofessionals...



Tennessee

  • Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
    Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
    The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera is a combined symphony orchestra and opera company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the only such combined organization in the United States.-Chattanooga Symphony:...

  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
    Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
    The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra in Knoxville, Tennessee.The orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States. The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark, who led the group until 1946...

  • Memphis Symphony Orchestra
    Memphis Symphony Orchestra
    -History:The Memphis Symphony Orchestra was established in its present form in 1960 as an outgrowth of the Memphis Sinfonietta, a chamber group formed eight years earlier under the direction of cellist Vincent DeFrank, with support from the Memphis Orchestral Society and the Memphis Arts...


  • Nashville Symphony Orchestra
    Nashville Symphony Orchestra
    The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra performs 140 concerts annually.-History:...

  • Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra
    Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra
    The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra is a community-based orchestra in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.The founder and first conductor was Waldo Cohn, a Manhattan Project biochemist and an accomplished cellist who started hosting chamber music sessions in his home upon arriving in Oak Ridge in 1943...



Texas

  • Austin Symphony Orchestra
    Austin Symphony Orchestra
    The Austin Symphony Orchestra is the oldest performing group in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1911, and is celebrating its centenary year in 2011....

    , Austin
    Austin, Texas
    Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
    Dallas Symphony Orchestra
    The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....

    , Dallas
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
    Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
    The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Fort Worth, Texas. The orchestra performs at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth...

    , Fort Worth
    Fort Worth, Texas
    Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

  • Houston Symphony Orchestra
    Houston Symphony Orchestra
    The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. Since 1966, it has performed at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston....

    , Houston

  • River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
    River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
    The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra is a Houston based Chamber Orchestra founded in 2005 by Principal Oboist Alecia Lawyer. Now in its fourth season, the program includes classical music as well as compositions from contemporary composers . The participating musicians represent outstanding players...

    , Houston
    Houston, Texas
    Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

  • San Antonio Symphony
    San Antonio Symphony
    The San Antonio Symphony is a full-time professional symphony orchestra based in San Antonio, Texas. Its season runs from late September to early June...

    , San Antonio
  • University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra
    University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra
    The University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra was established in 1920s at the University of North Texas College of Music — then known as North Texas State Teachers College School of Music...

    , Denton
    Denton, Texas
    The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

  • Valley Symphony Orchestra
    Valley Symphony Orchestra (McAllen, Texas)
    Valley Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in McAllen, Texas. In 2007, it was in its 55th season. It is sponsored by the South Texas Symphony Association. Peter Dabrowski is the musical director.-External links:* *...

    , McAllen
    McAllen, Texas
    McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...



Utah

  • American West Symphony of Sandy
    American West Symphony of Sandy
    The American West Symphony of Sandy is based in Sandy, Utah. The symphony orchestra was found in 1988 under the name The Orchestra of Sandy. The orchestra's mission is one of cultural outreach to educate and entertain families. The orchestra's musical director is Joel Rosenberg.The orchestra...

  • Orchestra at Temple Square
    Orchestra at Temple Square
    The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 110-member orchestra located in Salt Lake City, UT. The Orchestra was created in 1999 under the direction of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of the creative initiative to continually strengthen and...

  • Salt Lake Symphony
    Salt Lake Symphony
    The Salt Lake Symphony was founded in 1976 and is a volunteer orchestra that performs in the Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Salt Lake Symphony is best known for its yearly Vienna Ball Gala on Valentine's Day each year...


  • Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    -History:The first attempt to create a symphony group in the Utah area occurred in 1892, before Utah was a state. The Salt Lake Symphony was created and presented just one concert before disbanding. In 1902 the Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra was formed, and it remained in existence until 1911...

  • Utah Valley Symphony
    Utah Valley Symphony
    The Utah Valley Symphony was organized in 1959 with about 30 members and an initial audience of eleven people . Today the orchestra has grown to between 75 to 80 members and gives multiple performances to accommodate demand. The Symphony performs 6 concerts a season at the Covey Center for the...



Virginia

  • Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
    Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
    The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra has emerged over the years as one of the finest metropolitan orchestras in the U.S. Hailed as "the pride of Fairfax County," the orchestra has showcased the greatest works in the orchestral repertoire during its annual concert seasons and through many...

  • Richmond Symphony Orchestra
    Richmond Symphony Orchestra
    The Richmond Symphony is based in Richmond, Virginia. One of the nation's leading regional orchestras, it employs 72-85 musicians who give over 100 performances each season to over 125,000 audience members. Its music director is Steven Smith; its associate conductor is Dr. Erin Freeman...

  • Virginia Symphony Orchestra
    Virginia Symphony Orchestra
    The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is an American regional orchestra in the Hampton Roads metro area. The orchestra performs at several venues in Virginia, including Chrysler Hall in Norfolk and the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News....


Washington

  • Seattle Chamber Players
    Seattle Chamber Players
    The Seattle Chamber Players are a chamber ensemble focused on contemporary music, founded in 1989 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. In January 2004, the group was awarded the ASCAP/Chamber Music America Award for Adventurous Programming....

  • Seattle Symphony Orchestra

  • Spokane Symphony
    Spokane Symphony
    The Spokane Symphony is a 70-piece orchestra based in Spokane, WA that performs more than 60 concerts per year for more than 150,000 listeners. It was originally incorporated in 1945 as the Spokane Philharmonic before being renamed the Spokane Symphony in 1962...

  • Walla Walla Symphony
    Walla Walla Symphony
    The Walla Walla Symphony is an orchestra based in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. Founded in 1907, the Walla Walla Symphony is the "oldest continuously operating symphony west of the Mississippi". The current Music Director and Conductor is Yaacov Bergman, who has held the position since 1987...



West Virginia

  • West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
    West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
    The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a US orchestra that performs at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The orchestra has played with such soloists as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Marilyn Horne, and Kathleen Battle...


  • Wheeling Symphony


Wisconsin

  • Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
    Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
    The Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin . The Orchestra provides four concert sets per concert season, and is made up of 60-70 professional and semi-professional musicians. The Music Director is Dr...

  • Concord Chamber Orchestra
    Concord Chamber Orchestra
    The Concord Chamber Orchestra comprises talented adult volunteers from various professions and all ages from the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. In addition to performing several concerts each year, the orchestra sponsors a concerto competition for Wisconsin youth...

  • Madison Symphony Orchestra
    Madison Symphony Orchestra
    The Madison Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Its conductor is John DeMain, who began his 14th season with the orchestra in the fall of 2007...


  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
    The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...

  • Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
    Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
    The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra in Madison, Wisconsin. Its current conductor, Andrew Sewell, began his tenure with the orchestra in 2000. It was founded in 1960 by Gordon B. Wright...

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