List of symphony orchestras in the United States

There were about 1,200 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 1998. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons.^[1] As of 2007, there were 117 U.S. orchestras with annual budgets of $2.5 million or more.^[2]

Critics in the 1950s identified five American orchestras as the Big Five, those considered leaders in "musical excellence, calibre of musicianship, total contract weeks, weekly basic wages, recording guarantees, and paid vacations."^[3] The five were the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cleveland Orchestra. But the concept and the list are now outmoded. Music critics today include more orchestras on their lists of "top" American orchestras.^[4]

Notable U.S. orchestras are listed here by state. Youth orchestras are listed in a separate list of youth orchestras in the United States. For orchestras in other countries, see list of symphony orchestras.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Delaware Symphony Orchestra^[2]

District of Columbia

Florida

Atlantic Classical Orchestra^[6] (Fort Pierce)
Florida Orchestra^[2]
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra^[2]
Naples Philharmonic^[2]
New World Symphony Orchestra^[2] (Miami)
Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (Niceville)
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra^[7]
Ocala Symphony Orchestra (formerly Central Florida Symphony Orchestra)
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Pops Orchestra
Sarasota Orchestra^[2] (formerly Florida West Coast Symphony)
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra

Georgia

Hawaii

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra^[2]

Idaho

Boise Philharmonic^[10]

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Wichita Symphony Orchestra^[2]

Kentucky

Louisville Orchestra^[2]

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (Hattiesburg)
North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (Tupelo)
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (Jackson)^[2]^[14]

Missouri

St Louis Philharmonic Orchestra

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey

New Mexico

New Mexico Philharmonic, Albuquerque^[2]
Roswell Symphony Orchestra
Santa Fe Community Orchestra
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Rapid City
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Sioux Falls

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

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