Olympia Symphony Orchestra

Your gift to the Olympia Symphony is an investment in the rich arts ecosystem of the South Sound. Even $5 makes a difference! 

When you donate to the Olympia Symphony you are:

• investing in exceptional musical concerts
• funding free music education for our young people 
• supporting working musicians from your own community

Olympia Symphony is made up of local professional musicians who have dedicated their lives to performing, teaching, and advocating for the arts. We are dreaming big, and we invite you to dream with us. 

Our dreams include new commissions, innovative collaborations, unforgettable experiences, and of course beautiful music that touches your soul. Thank you for taking this amazing journey with us.

Join us! We can't do it without your support!

Read on to see 7 things that your donation funds at the Olympia Symphony:

1. 👾 Your gift funds the OSO's 24-25 “Play!” Season. 

Reflecting our love of exploration and expression, this season is a kaleidoscope of all the ways music touches our lives and engages us, while fostering joy, creativity, and connection. 👾

2. Your gift puts an instrument in the hands of every 4th grade student in the Olympia School District! ($5 buys a recorder for a student for this program!) 

850 students will play recorders in an interactive concert with the Olympia Symphony as we present Link Up: The Orchestra Sings, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, in classroom and on stage at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts on January 16, 2025. 

3. Your gift makes exceptional symphonic concerts happen! 

Look forward to Beethoven Symphony No. 3 on Feb 8, 2025 // Young Artist Winners on March 16, 2025 // World-renowned guitarist Petrit Çeku performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez AND Holst's The Planets on April 19, 2025!

4. Your gift funds affordable family concerts like “Orchestra Games”, the Olympia Symphony’s interactive concert designed just for kids and their caregivers. Tickets for this popular show are set at $5 for youth and $10 for adults. 

5. Your gift supports promising young solo artists with mentorship, scholarships, and performance opportunities with the OSO.

6. Your gift funds exciting new collaborations like the recent production of Sweeney Todd with Olympia Symphony, Harlequin, and Masterworks Choral Ensemble, that played to packed audiences at the Washington Center. 

7. Your gift supports our FREE outdoor summer concerts open to everyone in the community.

💛💛 THANK YOU for supporting and sustaining the OSO. Your donation propels us into the future! 💛💛