Association of California Symphony Orchestras

rdf:langString Association of California Symphony Orchestras

rdf:langString Association of California Symphony Orchestras

rdf:langString Association of California Symphony Orchestras

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rdf:langString The Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) is a non-profit trade association based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1969 by a small group of orchestra managers, and currently serves over 150 organizations and their 2,000 board and staff members. ACSO's members are professional, academic, youth, and community-based orchestras, choruses, and festivals in California and the western region. The members of its board of directors are comprised of leaders from the classical music community throughout the state of California and western region. ACSO's headquarters are in Los Angeles with additional staff in Sacramento. ACSO's first executive director was Kris Sinclair, who retired after 31 years. Mitch Menchaca succeeded Sinclair in 2016, and Sarah Weber is the current executive director. ACSO's member orchestras and choruses include American Youth Symphony, Andromeda Electric Orchestra, Auburn Symphony, Baroque Music Festival Corona del Mar, Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, Bear Valley Music Festival, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra, California Chamber Orchestra, California Symphony, California Youth Symphony, Camellia Symphony, Carmel Bach Festival, Cason City Symphony, Castro Valley Orchestra Association, Chamber Music Palisades, Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, Claremont Concert Orchestra, Claremont Symphony Orchestra, Civic Youth Orchestra, Colburn School, Community Women's Orchestra, Corona Symphony Orchestra, Culver City Symphony Orchestra, Diablo Symphony, Downey Symphony Orchestra, Eureka Symphony, Festival Mozaic, Folsom Lake Symphony, Fremont Symphony Orchestra, Fresno Philharmonic, Golden State Youth Orchestra, Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music, Hutchins Consort, Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, Kensington Symphony Orchestra, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Livermore-Amador Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates, Marin Symphony, Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra, Mendocino Music Festival, Merced Symphony Association, Midsummer Mozart Festival, Mill Valley Philharmonic, Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Monterey Symphony, Music Academy of the West, Music in the Mountains, Music in the Vineyards, Napa Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, New West Symphony, North State Symphony, Nova Vista Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Ojai Music Festival, Orchestra in the Schools, Orchestra Santa Monica, Pacific Chorale, Pacific Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, Pacific Youth Symphony - University of the Pacific, Paradise Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and POPS, Peninsula Symphony (NorCal), Peninsula Symphony (SoCal), Peninsula Youth Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Prelude Strings, Pittance Chamber Music, Redlands Symphony, Redwood Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Riverside Philharmonic, Sacramento Master Singers, Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, Sacramento Youth Symphony, San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Youth Symphony, San Luis Obispo Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Maria Philharmonic Society, Santa Monica Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Sequoia Symphony Orchestra, Southeast Symphony, Southern California Philharmonic, South Coast Symphony, Stanford University Orchestras, Stockton Symphony, Symphony of the Redwoods, Symphony San Jose, Temecula Valley Symphony & Youth Symphony, Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Vallejo Symphony, Whittier Regional Symphony, Westmont College Orchestra, Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, Young People's Symphony Orchestra, Youth Music Monterey County, and Youth Orchestras of Fresno. Additional member organizations include American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Arts Management Systems Ltd., BMI, Colbert Artists Management, Dream Warrior Group, Music Celebrations International, Opus 3 Artists, Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc., and Young Concert Artists.