Top 25 Community orchestras based in New York, United States

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“Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City.”

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“Founded in 1842, the New York Philharmonic plays a leading cultural role in New York City, the United States, and the world.”

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“Founded in 1952 as a community music school, today’s Kaufman Music Center is leveling the playing field for kids all over NYC and beyond with innovative programs making music…”

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“The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of eleven constituents of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the largest performing arts complex in the world.”

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“The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded youth programs of its kind in the nation, including the 2022 Grammy award for Best Orchestral Performance.”

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“The League of American Orchestras leads, supports, and champions America’s orchestras and the vitality of the music they perform.”

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“Called “[New York’s} hometown band” by The New York Times, OSL performs at venues throughout the city including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City Center, Merkin Hall…”

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“Bloomingdale School of Music has been providing access to high quality music education on the Upper West Side for more than 50 years.”

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“Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is a radical experiment in musical democracy, proving for fifty years what happens when exceptional artists gather with total trust in each other and…”

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“American Composers Orchestra (ACO), founded in 1977, is dedicated to the creation, celebration, performance, and promotion of orchestral music by American composers.”

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“The Little Orchestra Society, now in its 65th season, performed its inaugural concert at The Town Hall on October 20, 1947, and has since been devoted to presenting music and…”

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“The Oratorio Society of New York is one of the oldest musical organizations in the United States and has become New York City’s standard for grand choral performance.”

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“In 1962, Leopold Stokowski founded the American Symphony Orchestra with the imperative “to offer concerts of great music within the means of everyone.” Thirty years later that…”

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“Exuberant chamber orchestra!""Admirably dedicated to bringing free music!"- TIMEOUT NEW YORK - The New York Classical Players (NYCP) is a professional chamber orchestra composed…”

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“The mission of Opportunity Music Project is to provide the highest caliber of tuition-free private music lessons, mentoring, chamber music, and community engagement to children…”

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“Voices of Ascension seeks to build community through the exceptional performance of great works of music for chorus and orchestra.”

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“Chamber Orchestra of New York is a premier ensemble that features a seasoned roster of our city’s most flourishing musicians.”

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“Concerts in Motion is a New York City-based 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.”

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“Decoda is a collective of versatile musicians committed equally to virtuosic performance and audience engagement across the globe.”

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“The American Classical Orchestra is devoted to preserving and performing the repertoire of 17th- to-19th century composers, playing the works on original or reproduced period…”

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“Choral Chameleon was founded by Vince Peterson in 2008 to: break barriers between genres of music, maintain high standards irrespective of the idiom, pursue an aggressive…”

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“The hush right before the first note is played, the ebb and flow of emotion as the piece progresses, and the burst of delighted applause.”