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- EIN 56-0556755
- (919) 733-2750
- 3700 Glenwood Ave Ste 130 Raleigh NC 27612-5530 USA
- ncsymphony.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Symphony Orchestras
Mission: To be north carolina's state orchestra, an orchestra achieving the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing its dual legacies of statewide service and music education.
Programs: Founded in 1932, the north carolina symphony was the first state-supported orchestra in the country, and its dual mission of statewide service and music education continues today. Led by internationally known music director grant llewellyn, the north carolina symphony is the largest performing arts organization in north carolina, and has the most extensive music education program of any major u. S. Orchestra. The symphony performs approximately 175 full orchestra concerts across the state annually, traveling more than 18,000 miles - more than any state symphony in the country. Visiting approximately 40 counties each year, the symphony performs for 250,000 people each year, including more than 50,000 school children. Innovative programs highlight the symphony's role as a leader in the cultural life of the state while exploring artistic, cultural, and historical impacts around the music the symphony presents. The 2016-17 season included performances at the prestigious shift festival at the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts in washington, dc.