Organization: MINNESOTA ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
Mission: AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ORCHESTRA DEDICATED TO ENRICHING AND SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITY.
Activities: THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA, LED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR OSMO VANSKA, IS RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN MINNESOTA AND AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS FOR CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED RECORDINGS AND RADIO BROADCASTS, AND A LONGTIME COMMITMENT TO STATE-WIDE MUSIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.MAKING ITS HOME AT ORCHESTRA HALL IN MINNEAPOLIS, IN A TYPICAL SEASON THE ORCHESTRA PRESENTS NEARLY 175 CONCERTS ANNUALLY THAT ARE HEARD LIVE BY SOME 300,000 INDIVIDUALS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE ORCHESTRA LAUNCHED THIS IS MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA, A FREE SERIES DESIGNED FOR TV, RADIO AND STREAMING AUDIENCES THAT HAS BEEN VIEWED BY MORE THAN 350,000 VIEWERS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND BEYOND. THE ORCHESTRA'S FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ACROSS THE STATE BY MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AND MANY CONCERTS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD NATIONWIDE ON AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA PROGRAMS, REACHING 2,000,000 LISTENERS.THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA ANNUALLY CONNECTS WITH MORE THAN 85,000 MUSIC LOVERS THROUGH FAMILY CONCERTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING ITS FLAGSHIP YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS, WHICH WERE FIRST LAUNCHED IN 1911 AND HAVE HELPED TO LIGHT A SPARK FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC WITH GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE ORCHESTRA LAUNCHED A SERIES OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOWED STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE TO ACCESS QUALITY PROGRAMMING FOR FREE FROM THEIR HOMES. ALTHOUGH TOURING WAS NOT POSSIBLE IN FISCAL 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE ORCHESTRA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF TOURING THROUGHOUT GREATER MINNESOTA AND BEYOND. IN ITS INTERNATIONAL TOURING, THE ORCHESTRA SHARES THE NAME OF ITS STATE WITH BROAD WORLD-WIDE AUDIENCES, IN FY2018 PERFORMING AT LONDON'S PRESTIGIOUS BBC PROMS FESTIVAL AND IN A FIVE-CITY TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA. WHETHER PERFORMING AT ORCHESTRA HALL, IN GREATER MINNESOTA OR ON AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE, THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA REMAINS COMMITTED TO BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH MUSIC.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security