INDIANA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC
32 EAST WASHINGTON STREET NO 600, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 462042919 www.indianapolissymphony.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE AND CHALLENGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SYMPHONIC MUSIC PERFORMED AT THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC LEVEL.

THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS THE LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA, PERFORMING A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.EACH SEASON, THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS A WIDE REPERTOIRE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, INCLUDING COMMISSIONS OF NEW MUSIC, BOTH CLASSICAL AND POPS. CONCERTS INCLUDE PROGRAMS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, SYMPHONIC POPS PERFORMANCES, FAMILY ORIENTED PROGRAMS, HOLIDAY PROGRAMS, HAPPY HOUR AT THE SYMPHONY, THE OUTDOOR SUMMER SERIES AND MANY MORE. DUE TO ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLOSED ITS CORPORATE OFFICE ON MARCH 13, 2020 IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS FIRST PHASE OF CANCELLED PERFORMANCES THROUGH THE END OF MARCH 2020. ULTIMATELY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL HEALTH GUIDELINES REQUIRED THE CANCELLATION OF ALL PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWED CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO STAY EMPLOYEED FOR EIGHT ADDITIONAL WEEKS DURING THE TIME CONCERTS WERE CANCELLED. HOWEVER, AFTER THE EIGHT WEEKS HAD PAST, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WERE EITHER LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS DEDICATED TO LEADING THE FIELD IN MUSIC EDUCATION. SYMPHONY MUSICIANS AND STAFF CREATE PIONEERING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROJECTS WHICH IMPACT STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA WHICH IS A YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE LEARNING COMMUNITY USES THE LIFE SKILLS LEARNED IN MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN ACTIVITIES THAT DISCOURAGE AT-RISK BEHAVIORS AND KEEP THEM COMMITTED TO STAYING IN SCHOOL. THE HISTORIC HILBERT CIRCLE THEATRE ON MONUMENT CIRCLE IN DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS IS HOME TO THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND IS OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDATION. OUTSIDE THE THEATRE, THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY CAN BE HEARD LIVE IN SEVERAL INDIANA COMMUNITIES. AS A LEADING MEMBER OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN INDIANAPOLIS, THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COLLABORATES ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH OTHER ARTS COMPANIES INCLUDING DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE, THE INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION OF INDIANAPOLIS, AND THE AMERICAN PIANISTS ASSOCIATION.

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