The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association has grown to become one of the most successful orchestras of its size in the United States, with an annual budget of $10.2 million, a 52-week season, and a $23 million endowment fund.

Under the artistic leadership of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and as a resident company of the acoustically superb Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, the Orchestra presents a full range of subscription and special concerts, while also performing for the Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus, and Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

The FWSOA’s annual Concerts In The Garden Summer Music Festival features culturally diverse performances and artists, and has grown to be the largest and most successful summer outdoor festival of its kind in all of North Texas, attracting an annual audience of more than 50,000.

The Orchestra’s nationally recognized comprehensive education program, Adventures in Music, annually reaches more than 80,000 schoolchildren and families in Fort Worth and across Texas. The Orchestra’s commitment to outreach is evidenced through numerous free concerts performed in neighborhood churches, schools, and senior citizen centers for under-served audiences.

The FWSOA and all Orchestra activities are governed by a volunteer board of directors and a 35-member executive committee. Additional volunteer leadership comes from the 375-member Symphony League of Fort Worth, Inc. The administrative staff, led by Katherine E. Akos, consists of 27 full-time employees.

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