Mission

The Tulsa Symphony Orchestra is a vital community service organization that entertains, educates,
heals, and inspires through musical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

OUR VISION

Enriching lives everywhere through musical excellence.

 

OUR CORE VALUES

Excellence always in everything we do.

Community Service: We connect with people from all communities through the power of music.

Community Engagement: We enrich and impact our diverse communities through inclusive collaboration.

Integration: We respect equal voices of musicians, board, and staff, and collaborate through consensus to achieve our collective mission.

Good Stewardship: We practice the responsible use of artistic, human, and financial resources.

Financial Integrity: We sustain financial stability through transparency, honesty, and candor.

 

Statement on Unity

As we remember what we lost at the hands of racial injustice during the Tulsa Race Massacre, we also grieve for the innumerable victims of systemic racism in our country. As an orchestra, we are first individuals, who listen and learn from each other, and work together for the greater good of becoming one unified voice. We aspire to take this same approach from the stage throughout our communities, and into our neighborhoods and homes so the sound that comes from Northeast Oklahoma is not one of division, but instead, a harmonious healing sound of love and unity.

We will be an orchestra that serves as a source of enrichment for ALL.

We are listening. We are committed to change. We are Tulsa.

About Us

Tulsa Symphony resonates throughout the Tulsa community and Northeastern Oklahoma as the professional orchestra that educates, entertains, and inspires through creative and innovative programming. Tulsa Symphony prides itself on enriching the Tulsa community and beyond through musical excellence, education, and community service. Serving as the cornerstone of the arts in Tulsa, Tulsa Symphony partners and collaborates with Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Chorale, Philbrook Museum, Gilcrease Museum, and Oklahoma Aquarium. A leader in classical music and music education, TSO presents over 30 major performances per season that touch over 55,000 people in the Northeast Oklahoma region. At the forefront of the orchestra is artistic integrity, collaborating with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Amy Grant, Eric Whitacre, Sarah Coburn, Yefim Bronfman, Rachel Barton Pine, Robin Sutherland, and Hanson.