Canton Symphony Orchestra

A per service professional orchestra located in Canton, Ohio with Music Director Gerhardt Zimmermann. MISSION Perform and present at the highest possible artistic level live orchestral music to enrich, entertain, educate, and challenge diverse audiences in a variety of settings. In doing so, we will serve our community, manage our resources responsibly, and be accountable to our donors, audiences, employees and volunteers. ARTISTIC MISSION In carrying out the Association's mission to perform and present live orchestral music at the highest possible artistic level, the orchestra will perform both standard and contemporary repertoire, and will annually begin the classical series with a work by an American composer. It will commission new music, showcase established guest soloists and new young talent. It will provide service to American orchestras by offering its musicians experience in performing a wide range of repertoire, under the direction of conductors of high quality.