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Causes: Arts & Culture, Symphony Orchestras
Mission: The mission of the tucson symphony is to engage, educate and transform our community through live musical experiences of the highest quality
Programs: The vision of the tucson symphony is to bring people together for inspired living. Our mission, to engage, educate and transform our community through music of the highest quality, is achieved through programming, engagement, partnerships and learning. - 130,000 southern arizona residents experienced the magic of music in the 2015-16 season - 4,500 residents in rural arizona communities accessed affordable live music and quality music education - 9,000 patrons learned about the program they were about to hear through pre-concert lectures, concert comments
the tso provides the most in-depth music education programs in all of arizona. The tso's nationally-recognized education programs are present in approximately 90 schools from southern pinal county to the arizona - mexico border every year. These programs include a series of free performances for families entitled just for kids, music in the schools, making music mine, kinderkonzerts, young people's concerts, master classes and the young composers project classes and reading sessions. The young composers project has received national endowment for the arts funding for the past decade. - teamtix - 1,224 students have registered and received free tickets to tso performances through a grant funded by the marshall foundation - young composers - 37 original compositions last year performed at reading sessions. In the 2017-18 season, we will have the first piece on a classic series by a young composer graduate, anthony constantino. - young people's concerts - 10,600 attended - kinderkonzerts - over 3,300
the tucson symphony orchestra has one of the most active community engagement programs in the orchestra field. As an integral member of the community, the tso serves as a music resource for all of southern arizona. From large partnerships to private events, the tso is a music partner for southern arizonans, performing more than one hundred community engagement events each season. The tso has formed strong partnerships with local businesses, visiting corporations and non-profit agencies. Local communities also enjoy active relationships with the tso, bringing both small and large concerts to their residents.