DALLAS, TX (May eleven, two thousand twenty-three) – Today the Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced a $25 million challenge grant the O’Donnell Foundation that'll launch Your DSO – Excite, Inspire, Engage, Phase II, a $100 million philanthropic endeavor for the DSO’s endowment that'll ensure that residents across Dallas have access to the DSO’s inspiring concert performances and life-changing education programs for generations to come. The $100 million goal will position the DSO as a boss in artistic excellence, music education and social innovation in the community. The campaign will launch and sustain the key initiatives of the organization’s 2022-2025 strategic map including Artistic Excellence, Education Program Expansion, Revitalization of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Middle and Audience Development and Growth.
Dallas Symphony supporters Marena and Roger Gault are chairing Your DSO – Excite, Inspire, Engage, and Morton H. Meyerson is the honorary chair. The Gaults have a long history of commitment to the organization, beginning with their involvement with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League. Marena served as the DSO League President 2011-2012 and is a member of the Dallas Symphony’s Board of Governors. Roger is a member of the Dallas Symphony’s Executive Board and Chair-Elect of the DSA Board of Governors, and the Gaults served as the Chairs of the DSO’s two thousand sixteen Gala. Their efforts have led to record fundraising results and have had lasting benefits for the DSO in bringing new supporters and new audiences to the organization. “In our vision to become one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the DSO is simultaneously ensuring that Dallas continues to cultivate a thriving classical music scene,” said Cece Smith, DSA Chairman of the Board of Governors.
“This initiative will impact the lives of people across N TX for years to come, and I'm honored that Marena and Roger will play leading roles in this work, as they've long believed in the power of music in transforming communities.” “We are pleased to lead this campaign for the DSO,” said Marena Gault. “The organization has meant so much to us, and its musicians, staff and patrons are love family.” “The growth and vitality of Dallas depend on cultural organizations such as the Dallas Symphony,” said Roger Gault. “It is our honor to work to safe its future and ensure the viability and impact of these necessary new programs for future generations.” Your DSO – Excite, Inspire, Engage, Phase II, will support the strategic direction of the Dallas Symphony. Artistic Excellence: The DSO will continue to be recognized nationally and internationally for its performances and programming. We'll deliver a comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy, professionally produced recorded concerts and expanded media projects. In addition, the orchestra will tour around the world, and, at home, we'll ensure that the ensemble includes top talent and the best instruments. Education Program Expansion: The Youthful Strings and Youthful Musicians programs allow free instruments and lessons to over seven hundred students each year. The DSO will expand the no of students in those programs. Revitalization of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center: The Meyerson is one of the most iconic and acoustically significant concert halls in the world.
We'll ensure the building is impeccably maintained and enjoyed by as many Dallas citizens as possible. Audience Development and Growth: The DSO will continue to construct our presence throughout the community with concerts exterior of the Meyerson, including DSO Cares, DSO on the Go, the Concert Truck and other events, while also ensuring that we're reaching broader and more diverse audiences and having a positive impact on the people who arrive to the Meyerson. “This is a period of tremendous modify and incredible growth in Dallas and at the DSO,” said Kim Noltemy, DSA Ross Perot President & CEO. “We invite the citizens of Dallas to assist us in building financial sustainability that'll ensure that the Dallas Symphony grows and enhances our community impact presently and in the future.” ABOUT THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, below the leadership of Music Director Fabio Luisi, presents more than one hundred fifty orchestra concerts at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, one of the world’s top-rated concert halls.
As the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest, the DSO is committed to inspiring the broadest possible audience with distinctive classical programs, inventive pops concerts and innovative multi-media presentations. As portion of its commitment to the community, the orchestra reaches hundreds of thousands of adults and children annually through performances, educational programs and community outreach initiatives. The orchestra offers more than two hundred free chamber concerts throughout Dallas each year, as well as continuing music lessons to more than seven hundred students as portion of its Youthful Strings and Youthful Musicians programs.
The Dallas Symphony has d digital and broadcast media to share music beyond its geographic boundaries and has become a boss among American orchestras in digital distribution. The DSO also captures and streams concert performances for distribution online through its Following Stage Digital Concert Series, Presented by PNC Bank. Programs are available on the DSO’s website at watch.dallassymphony.org. The DSO has a tradition dating back to one thousand nine hundred and is a cornerstone of the unique, 118-acre Arts District in Downtown Dallas that's residence to multiple performing arts venues, mums and parks – the largest district of its kind in the nation. The DSO is supported, in part, by funds the Office of Arts & Culture, City of Dallas.
