Common Cause Signatories

Orchestras Support In-School Music Education

Signatories

(as of September 3, 2024)

“Orchestras Support In-School Music Education” (PDF) reflects a collective opportunity for all orchestras to take individual, community-specific action to improve access to music education in schools nationwide. The process of signing onto the statement is ongoing, and all orchestras are invited to add their names. To date, the following orchestras endorse this statement of common cause:

• Akron Symphony Orchestra
• Alabama Symphony Orchestra
• Albany Symphony (NY)
• The Alhambra Orchestra
• Altoona Symphony Orchestra
• Amarillo Symphony
• American Composers Orchestra
• American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
• Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Asheville Symphony
• Aspen Music Festival and School
• Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO)
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Auburn Civic Symphony (CA)
• Austin Symphony Orchestra
• Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia
• Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Big Bend Community Orchestra (FL)
• Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
• Boise Philharmonic
• Bonneville Youth Orchestra
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute
• Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
• BRAVO Youth Orchestras
• Britt Orchestra
• Canton Symphony Orchestra
• Carolina Youth Symphony
• Carson City Symphony (Nevada)
• Central Florida Symphony Orchestra
• Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
• Central Ohio Symphony
• Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
• The Chappaqua Orchestra
• Charlotte Symphony (NC)
• Charlottesville Symphony Society
• Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Association
• Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
• Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
• Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
• Cincinnati Philharmonic Orchestra
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Civic Orchestra of Tucson
• The Cleveland Orchestra
• Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
• The Cleveland Pops Orchestra
• Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra (GA)
• Conway Symphony Orchestra
• Corvallis Youth Symphony
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
• DC Strings Orchestra
• DC Youth Orchestra Program
• Delaware Symphony Orchestra
• Denver Young Artists Orchestra
• Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
• Eastern Connecticut Symphony
• El Camino Youth Symphony
• El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
• El Sistema USA
• Elgin Symphony Orchestra
• Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Erie Philharmonic
• Etowah Youth Orchestras
• Eugene Junior Orchestra
• Eugene Little Symphony
• Eugene Symphony
• Eugene Youth Symphony
• Evanston Symphony Orchestra
• Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
• Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
• Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
• Fort Wayne Philharmonic
• Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
• Four Seasons Orchestra
• Fox Valley Symphony (WI)
• The Fox Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras (IL)
• Fresno Philharmonic
• Gemini Youth Orchestras
• Georgia Symphony Orchestra
• Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Glacier Symphony
• Glens Falls Symphony
• Grand Rapids Symphony
• Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra
• Greater Bridgeport Symphony
• Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
• Greater Miami Youth Symphony
• Greater Newark Youth Orchestras
• Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra
• Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
• Greenville Symphony Orchestra
• Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
• Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
• Hartford Symphony Orchestra
• Hawaii Youth Symphony
• Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
• Holland Symphony Orchestra
• Houston Youth Symphony
• The Hudson Symphony
• Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
• Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• InterSchool Orchestras of New York
• Johnson City Symphony Orchestra (TN)
• Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
• Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
• Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra
• Kansas City Symphony
• The KEYS Orchestra (CT)
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
• Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra (WI)
• Lake Placid Sinfonietta
• Lansing Symphony Orchestra
• Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra
• Lexington Philharmonic
• Liberty Symphony Orchestra
• Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra
• The Little Orchestra Society/Orpheon, Inc.
• Lone Star Wind Orchestra
• Longwood Symphony Orchestra
• Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
• Louisville Orchestra
• Louisville Youth Orchestra
• Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
• Madison Symphony Orchestra
• Maryland Symphony Orchestra
• Maui Pops Orchestra
• Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York
• Michigan Philharmonic
• Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
• Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Minnesota Orchestra
• Minnesota Youth Symphonies
• Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
• Missoula Symphony Orchestra
• Mobile Symphony Orchestra
• Modesto Symphony Orchestra
• Monterey Symphony
• Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra
• Music City Youth Orchestra
• Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra (CA)
• Musical Arts Youth Orchestra
• Naples Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
• Nashville Symphony
• Natchez-Adams School District Orchestras
• National Arts Centre Orchestra
• National Philharmonic
• National Symphony
• New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
• New England Conservatory Youth Orchestras
• New Haven Symphony Orchestra
• New Jersey Festival Orchestra
• New Jersey State Youth Orchestra
• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
• New Jersey Youth Symphony
• New World Symphony
• New York Philharmonic
• The New York Pops
• New York Youth Symphony, Inc.
• Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra
• North Carolina Symphony
• Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras
• Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra
• Northern Valley Youth Orchestras (ND)
• Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
• Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
• Nova Vista Symphony
• NW Chamber Orchestra
• Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Ojai Music Festival
• Oklahoma City Philharmonic
• Oklahoma Youth Orchestras
• Old York Road Symphony
• Olympia Symphony Orchestra
• Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
• Omaha Symphony
• Oquirrh Mountain Symphony
• Orchestra of Southern Utah
• Oregon Symphony
• Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
• Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
• Owasso Youth Orchestra
• Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
• Paducah Symphony Orchestra
• Pasadena Symphony Association
• Peninsula Youth Orchestra
• Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Plano Symphony Orchestra
• Portland Symphony Orchestra (ME)
• Portland Youth Philharmonic
• Quad City Symphony Orchestra
• Quad City Youth String Ensemble
• Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Quincy Area Youth Orchestra
• Quincy Symphony Orchestra
• Reading Symphony Orchestra (PA)
• Reno Chamber Orchestra
• Richmond County Orchestra (NY)
• Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN)
• Richmond Symphony (VA)
• Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra
• Riverside Philharmonic (CA)
• Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School
• Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
• Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
• Rockford Symphony Orchestra
• Rogue Valley Symphony
• Roswell Symphony Orchestra
• Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
• Salisbury Symphony Orchestra
• San Angelo Symphony
• San Antonio Symphony
• San Diego Symphony
• San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory
• San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
• San Francisco Symphony
• San Jose Youth Symphony
• San Luis Obispo Symphony
• San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony
• San Marcos Artists Retention & Training (S.M.A.R.T.) Orchestra 
• Santa Barbara Symphony
• Santa Cruz County Youth Orchestra
• Santa Cruz Symphony
• Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association
• Seattle Symphony Orchestra
• Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras
• Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
• Skagit Symphony
• South Carolina Philharmonic
• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
• South Florida Symphony Orchestra
• South Florida Youth Symphony
• South Texas Youth Symphony
• Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
• Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH)
• St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
• St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
• Stockton Symphony
• Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra
• Symphony NH
• Symphony of Southeast Texas
• Symphony Silicon Valley
• Symphoria (NY)
• Toledo Symphony
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• Tucson Symphony Orchestra
• Utah Symphony & Opera
• Valley Symphony Orchestra
• The Venice Symphony (FL)
• Vermont Symphony Orchestra
• Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Walla Walla Symphony
• Warren Civic Orchestra (PA)
• Warren Philharmonic Orchestra (OH)
• Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
• Wenatchee Valley Symphony
• West Shore Symphony Orchestra
• West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra
• Western Piedmont Symphony
• Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Wheeling Symphony
• Wichita Symphony Orchestra
• Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
• Wilmington (NC) Symphony Orchestra
• Winston-Salem Symphony
• Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras
• Yakima Symphony Orchestra
• Youngstown Symphony Orchestra
• Youth Orchestra of Bucks County
• Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County
• Youth Orchestras of Charlottesville-Albemarle
• Youth Orchestras of Fresno
• Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
• Youth Symphony of Kansas City
• Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon