American Symphony Orchestra
Performing ArtsNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The American Symphony Orchestra, based in New York City, is a performing arts organization founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski to offer concerts of great music accessible to a broad audience. It pursues thematic programming that links musical works to ideas drawn from history, visual arts, science, politics, and literature, and it seeks to innovate how concerts are presented while promoting musical education. It frames itself as a public-serving entity aiming to broaden the audience for orchestral music within a modern, diverse society and to serve as a model for the survival and growth of orchestras in the twenty-first century. The organization is described as a small-to-mid-sized entity within the performing arts sector. In 2020, ASO Online was launched in collaboration with Bard's Fisher Center, expanding access to performances beyond traditional venues.