ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Programs
Masterworks Series Concerts
THE CORE PROGRAMMING OF THE ASO DURING THIS SEASON WAS CENTERED AROUND THE MASTERWORKS SERIES FIVE PROGRAMS FEATURING SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE FROM VARIOUS PERIODS OF MUSIC HISTORY, FEATURING DISTINGUISHED GUEST SOLOISTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ROSTER OF MUSICAL ARTISTS. THE MASTERWORKS SERIES CONCERTS AT MARYLAND HALL WERE FILMED FOR THE SYMPHONY PLATFORM SYMPHONYPLUS.ORG IN FRONT OF THE LIVE CONCERT AUDIENCE. COVID PROTOCOLS WERE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASO COVID TASK FORCE MASKS AND PROOF OF VACCINATION WERE MANDATORY. THE SERIES CONTINUED TO FEATURE WORKS THAT DELIGHTED AUDIENCES AND CHALLENGED THE ORCHESTRA TO RISE TO NEW HEIGHTS OF ARTISTRY. IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE MASTERWORKS SERIES CONTINUED TO BE LARGELY SUBSCRIBED, WITH OVER 600 SUBSCRIBERS OVER TWO EVENINGS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.1MEducation and Community Outreach Programs
A KEY COMPONENT OF THE ASO IS ITS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE ASO HAS A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANNE ARUNDEL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE ASO PROVIDES THE REQUESTED PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FOR COACHING/LESSONS FOR THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS/PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLS. EVERY YEAR THE ASO OFFERS SCHOOL CONCERTS AND A FAMILY CONCERT FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT MUSIC AND THE ORCHESTRA. THE ASOS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS EVIDENT WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ACADEMY IN 2018. THE ACADEMYS MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE HIGH-LEVEL MUSICAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF ALL CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, WHILE ADDRESSING THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF MUSICIANS OF COLOR IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC FIELD. HALF OF THE ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE FROM UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. THE ACADEMY CREATES A MODEL FOR DIVERSITY THAT EMPHASIZES INTERACTION AND MUTUAL RESPECT CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$22.5KProgram 1 [2025]
THE CORE PROGRAMMING OF THE ASO DURING ITS 61ST SEASON CENTERED AROUND THE MASTERWORKS SERIES SIX PROGRAMS FEATURING SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE WITH 12 PERFORMANCES IN MARYLAND HALL, ANNAPOLIS, AND 3 RUN OUTS AT STRATHMORE IN BETHESDA. PROGRAMMING CHOICES CENTERED AROUND THE ASOS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING AMERICAN MUSIC AND SYMPHONIC MUSIC FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSERS AND THOSE INCLUDED KOREAN, PACIFIC-ISLANDER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, JEWISH-UKRAINIAN, AND CANADIAN COMPOSERS IN THIS SEASON. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GABRIELA LENA FRANK ACADEMY TO CO-COMMISSION SYMPHONIC WORKS WITH EMERGING COMPOSERS. SECOND, WE LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF A THREE ALBUM PROJECT WITH LONDON-BASED TOCCATA MUSIC GROUP WITH WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION THROUGH NAXOS MUSIC LIBRARY NML. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$260.2K
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