Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association
Mission
The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.
Ruling year
1951
Executive Director
Ms. Samantha Teter
Main address
736 Georgia Ave STE 101
Chattanooga, TN 37402 USA
EIN
62-6002098
NTEE code
Symphony Orchestras (A69)
Opera (A6A)
Music (A68)
IRS filing requirement
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The CSO aims to keep orchestral music alive and relevant in this ever-changing environment. Our robust music education programs helps teach basic music knowledge and provides performances to students through our Ensembles in the Schools programs. Our Youth Orchestra program engages over 200 youths in classical music and instrumental performance.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
General Music Programming
The CSO offers a Masterworks (Classical) Series, Pops Series, Chamber Series, Family Concerts, Special Events, and a Grand Opera (every two years).
Ensembles in Schools
Our Ensembles in Schools program sends our String Quintet or Wind Quintet to elementary, middle, and high schools in a 12-county region. These performances are free to schools and are available upon request. The CSO performs approximately 65 times each season in this program.
Sensory Friendly Concerts
This free four-concert series is geared towards families who have children with atypical developments, but is open to all. Our String or Wind Quintet performs a child-friendly 50-minute program, where children are encouraged to move or dance along with the music. Manipulatives, such as scarves and shakers, are available for children to use.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We hope to diversify our audiences, our guest artists, our board, and those we serve. We hope to have a larger reach into more communities surrounding Hamilton County with performance and education opportunities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are making conscious efforts to consider and hire more guest artists of color. We want to expand our education programs into underserved communities, such as rural locations. We want to ensure that our programming is attractive to a variety of audiences.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a strong board of directors and administrative staff, creative and passionate musicians who assist in program development, and communities that are starving for more arts opportunities.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The CSO is participating in Thriving Communities 2.0, in which we will work with communities on developing new arts initiatives. Our artistic staff are committed to hiring guest artists of color. Our five-year financial projection model is allowing us to know what programs we can expand or introduce over the coming years.
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Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association
Board of directorsas of 5/20/2021
Don McDowell
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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