About
The Aurora Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1978 by local civic leader and musician Alice Lee Main when a young conductor named Gloria Olsen approached her with an idea to start a community orchestra. After a few newspaper articles to attract musicians, the fledgling orchestra — the Aurora Civic Orchestra — began with 15 musicians. Their first public performance was at Bicentennial Park for the AurorArts Festival in 1979. From that modest start, the orchestra steadily grew into Aurora’s only symphony orchestra when it became a non-profit corporation in 1996.
The ASO welcomes musicians of all backgrounds, from Hurricane Katrina victims to current music teachers to former recording session musicians. All musicians in the orchestra have the opportunity to increase their repertoire and improve their musical skills.
The ASO offers musical opportunities for children of all ages. Conductor Richard Niezen and the members of the ASO have a strong commitment to educating the young musicians in the community to develop a life-long love of music.
As part of the October -– May concert season, the annual Family Concert is a wonderful, free way to introduce children to music and musical instruments. Children who participate in music education have been shown to develop positive life learning skills such as self-discipline, self-expression and higher self-esteem. Symphony members enjoy encouraging children to develop their musical abilities through this entertaining performance and by giving them hands-on opportunities to learn about the instruments after the performance.
Our performance venue, the Gateway Center for the Performing Arts, is easily accessible from anywhere in the metro area with free parking and comfortable theater seating.
With our dedication to the community, ticket prices have remained reasonable to all. A 2007-2008 season ticket package for the ASO still costs less than a single performance to some other orchestras!
Single concert ticket prices:
Adults $10
Students/Seniors $8
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Contact
Mailing Address:
Aurora Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 441481
Aurora, Colorado 80044
Phone:
303-873-6622
Email:
info@aurorasymphony.org