Organization: DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Mission: THE DSO IS AN INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH MUSIC. THE DSO'S COMMITMENT IS BROAD, WITH SERVICE TO MORE THAN 450,000 EACH SEASON THROUGH CLASSICAL, POPS, JAZZ, FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, EDUCATIONAL, DIGITAL, AND OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS. WITH RESIDENCIES IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, RICH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FELLOW INSTITUTIONS, UNMATCHED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND THE INNOVATIVE LEVERAGING OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH OUR HD WEBCAST SERIES, ACCESSIBILITY IS A PRINCIPAL DSO VALUE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR REGION. IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON WE CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA HALL'S CENTENNIAL WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, A COMMEMORATIVE BOOK, A DOCUMENTARY SERIES PRODUCED BY DETROIT PUBLIC TV, AND A COLLABORATION WITH THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IN JANUARY 2020, WE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF JADER BIGNAMINI AS MUSIC DIRECTOR, BEGINNING IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON.
Activities: ORCHESTRA CONCERTS: THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE CALENDAR INCLUDES CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS IN ORCHESTRA HALL AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT, AS WELL AS THE LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL WEBCAST SERIES NOW IN ITS NINTH SEASON, SHARING THE MUSIC OF THE DSO WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER, DSO MUSICIANS SELF-PRODUCED VIDEOS FOR PATRONS FROM THEIR HOMES AND STAGED SOCIALLY-DISTANCED CHAMBER PERFORMANCES IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT. THE DSO WELCOMED 193 MUSICIANS FROM DETROIT AND AROUND THE WORLD TO JOIN DSO MUSICIANS AND JADER BIGNAMINI TO PERFORM "SPIRIT OF DETROIT: A SYMPHONY OF THE PEOPLE," A VIRTUAL ENSEMBLE COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL PARTS RECORDED SEPARATELY AND COMBINED INTO A WHOLE, FEATURING A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE CENTRAL THEME OF GUSTAV HOLST'S "JUPITER" FROM THE PLANETS.
COMMUNITY USE OF THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER: COMPLETED IN 2003, THE DSO'S MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR GROWTH AND BEACON FOR POSITIVE IMPACT IN MIDTOWN AND THE CITY OF DETROIT. "THE MAX" IS HOME TO HISTORIC ORCHESTRA HALL, THE 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT PINCUS MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER, A STUNNING ATRIUM, STATE-OF-THE-ART REHEARSAL ROOMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. AS DETROIT'S MUSICAL EPICENTER, IT IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE WHERE IDEAS, EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND ART COLLIDE DAILY.
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND MUSICAL SKILL LEVELS ACROSS THE GREATER DETROIT AREA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND CREATIVITY AND DEVELOP MUSICAL TALENT. EXPERIENCES RANGE FROM CONCERTS FOR TODDLERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INSTRUMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS SERVING ELEMENTARY UP TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. IN THIS TIME OF EXTRAORDINARY NEED, THE DSO HAS ALSO MADE A COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FROM A DISTANCE, THROUGH FREE ACCESS TO OUR DSO REPLAY SERVICE AND THE EXPANSION OF OUR DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education