Founded in 1953 and in our 59th season, Queens Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is the borough’s only professional orchestra and the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. QSO is comprised of professional, union musicians who also perform on Broadway, with the New York City Ballet, and other freelance orchestras. The orchestra was founded and first conducted by David Katz. Our current Music Director, Constantine Kitsopoulos, is in his sixth season with QSO. Maestro Kitsopoulos is in a rare position in the orchestral world in that he is only the third Music Director in the 59-year history of Queens Symphony Orchestra.
ALL NEW FESTIVAL FOR QUEENS IN 2012!
1001 Voices - Discover the Immigrant Experience in Queens
Join Queens Symphony Orchestra for 3 concerts in April, free to the community, for our first ever QSO Arts & Music Festival
Opening Night Concert:
Saturday, April 14th - 7 PM
Jamaica Performing Arts Center
featuring Dvorak's New World Symphony
Festival Finale Concert - 1001 Voices:
Sunday, April 29th - 3 PM
Kupferberg Center, Queens College
featuring the world premiere of 1001 Voices - A Symphony for Queens
QSO’s vision and mission statements reflect the organization’s priority of service to the culturally diverse members of the Queens community. QSO has several programs that enhance the musical offerings to the borough of Queens, presenting 10 to 20 concerts throughout the year, serving 30,000 residents, including 8,000 youth. QSO serves their diverse audience by creating exciting programming that “crosses over” new and old audiences and ethnic groups to draw them together to one location and concert series. QSO has embarked upon a new strategic artistic plan, combining the various world art forms with the traditional symphonic style to create a new art form entirely that speaks to the heart of the ethnically diverse borough of Queens.
