Founded in 1931, the National Symphony Orchestra has been committed to both artistic excellence and music education throughout its history. In 1986, it became the artistic affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the nation’s center for the performing arts, where it has presented a concert season annually since the Center opened in 1971. The National Symphony Orchestra regularly participates in events of national and international importance, including performances for state occasions, presidential inaugurations and official holiday celebrations. Through its tours of four continents and performances for heads of state, the National Symphony also fills an important international role.

The National Symphony Orchestra has a strong commitment to the development of America’s artistic resources. Through the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works, the Orchestra has commissioned more than 50 works, including cycles of fanfares and encores, which, taken as a whole, are representative of the diverse influences in American composition today. The National Symphony has long been distinguished for its nurturing of young American conductors; a commitment which escalated with the creation of the National Conducting Institute in 2000, of which Music Director Leonard Slatkin is founder and director. Established in 1992, the National Symphony Orchestra American Residencies for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts encompasses sharing all elements of classical symphonic music with a specific region of the United States, exploring the diversity of musical influences, and giving the region a musical voice in the nation’s center for the performing arts through exchanges, training programs, and commissions. Since its inception, the program has taken the Orchestra to 17 states across the country.

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