Mission: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is heard live by over 450,000 people annually in classical, pops, jazz, holiday festival, educational, Young People's concerts and more. Additionally, over one million listeners nationwide hear the DSO each week on the GM/DSO National Radio Broadcast Series, making it the most widely heard orchestra in the country. Since its founding in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been a leader in music education by bringing thousands of students each year to its annual educational and youth concerts at Orchestra Hall. Today the Orchestra offers a variety of educational programs and resources, including educational concerts for nearly 26,000 metro Detroit public school children. (Less)

Detroit Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1952, and donations are tax-deductible.