Description
Now entering its 47th season, the Eugene Symphony is recognized as the cornerstone of the performing arts in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley. Under the leadership of music director Danail Rachev, the Eugene Symphony pursues its mission to "enrich lives through the power of music" by presenting annual classical, pops and community outreach performances, regularly commissioning and premiering new American works, and disseminating its performances via radio broadcasts and recordings.
As a guiding principle, the Eugene Symphony is committed to serving, educating and developing the widest possible regional audience through its programs. Approximately 24,000 people now attend Eugene Symphony’s classical, family and special performances each year.
An additional 23,000 children, adults, and seniors take part in Eugene Symphony’s annual education and access initiatives, including family and youth concerts, in-school ensemble performances, subsidized concert tickets, artist residencies, and pre-concert lectures for adults. Via its annual broadcast series on classical radio KWAX, the Eugene Symphony brings its full season of classical concerts to a worldwide audience of more than 45,000 listeners each month.
As a result of its five-year audience development initiative, the number of the Eugene Symphony subscribers has grown by 37% since 2001. Currently, the Eugene Symphony boasts more than 1,850 subscribers and enjoys an annual attendance rate of more than 93% capacity.
