Our Mission
When Leopold Stokowski established the American Symphony Orchestra 46 years ago, he broke new ground with a mission to showcase the talents of American musicians through “concerts of great music within the means of everyone.” Since then we have expanded our mandate again to serve as innovators in our field by rebuilding audiences for orchestral music and ensuring the survival of classical music art forms.
In the context of the ASO’s thematic concerts, rare and under-performed works have attracted deserved attention, earning audience approval as well as fresh performances by orchestras and opera companies around the world. During the 2007-2008 season, the ASO presented ten masterworks that have never or seldom been performed in the U.S., re-introducing them into the symphonic canon and making them available to other orchestras for future presentations.
