Mission: For more than 60 years, the Sarasota Orchestra has been entertaining music lovers from around the region, and visitors from around the world. Formerly the Florida West Coast Symphony, the 80-member Orchestra performs more than 100 classical, pops and family concerts each year, and thrives as the oldest continuing orchestra in the state of Florida. An arts leader in the community, the Orchestra has a dual mission, dedicated to exquisite performance and first-class musical education. The Sarasota Orchestra's acclaimed music education program includes the 50-year-old Youth Orchestra, which features five ensembles. The Sarasota Orchestra also offers music lessons for students of all ages and abilities, sponsors multiple community-outreach programs and is the parent program of the Sarasota Music Festival. (Less)

Sarasota Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1986, and donations are tax-deductible.