Our 2025-2026 Concert Season will mark our 63rd year of sharing the gift of classical and pops music with our community patrons and attendees. Come and see our lineup of season performances at www.irvingsymphony.org as together, we "Feel the Music" to Experience the Passion and Artistry of the ISO.
Celebrations of musical collaborations, rich musical heritage, talented performers with spirited renditions, and visual awe await you throughout this new season. We love to mix traditional classical orchestral music with a myriad of talented guest artists who share our stage to expand musical genres for our audiences. Our professional orchestra musicians continue to join these extraordinary guest artists each season for a high standard of excellence in classical and pop performances.
Currently, under the music direction of Maestro Hector Guzman, who has been with the Irving Symphony for 32 years, thousands of Irving and DFW-area residents enjoy at least seven performances, including a free multi-media youth concert for hundreds of Irving and surrounding communities of students. We also work with Southern Methodist University's Music Department to select students who are composers-in-residence from its highly acclaimed studies program, who debut an original composition during each concert season.
The ISO's Healing Notes program needs ongoing support. Our "Bats 'n Brass" Miracle League program, in partnership with the YMCA, provides children with physical limitations and other special needs the opportunity to play softball/baseball in a safe, fun atmosphere on their own "Miracle Field." The Irving Symphony's professional brass ensemble performs at their games as a show of team spirit and support for the participants and their families.
We also bring Healing Notes to patients at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Dallas and senior/assisted living facilities in the area, as well as many other medical facilities. This program positively impacts an underserved population by providing access to the musical arts at no cost, enhancing their healing and restorative routines. Music can improve morale and well-being, which has a substantial positive impact on any community.
A new initiative has started as the ISO presents a symphonic concert performance specifically designed to welcome an audience of families with special needs, including adult-age or children. Our music selections are tailored to include those elements that our special audience would enjoy as part of a positive listening and visual experience. Musical and visual elements that would detract from that positive experience are eliminated, such as loud, intense sounds; pace or speed of the music; too high or too low pitch levels, dissonant sounds, etc. The ISO is committed to performance excellence, musical education, entertainment, and cultural enrichment for all ages and people groups.
The mission of the Irving Symphony Orchestra is to provide artistically satisfying professional music and education programs for the people of Irving and the surrounding region, creating a climate in which the Irving Symphony Orchestra will flourish in a fiscally sound manner.
We are actively seeking financial support to supplement the income generated from ticket sales, which only covers about 60% of our concerts. Donations and grant awards help us meet the need to provide live musical experiences and education to those who can't travel to attend a performance or afford a ticket.
Through our Healing Notes community outreach program. we can bring performances to a wider audience. Classical music is a vital component in enriching our community, especially when we can connect with others in their moment of need. This support contributes to stability within the community, resulting in positive outcomes for everyone involved.
We, Irving Symphony Orchestra (ISO), believe that diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices create, sustain, and build strong organizations. We endeavor to model inclusion and equity in all areas of our organization including programming, employment, and audience engagement. By so doing, we will increase the diversity of our orchestra, and by treasuring the experiences and ideas of each person, we deepen our collective creative perspectives.
The ISO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression or identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
Organization name
Irving Symphony Orchestra
Causes
Arts & Humanities, Health Care, Intellectual, Developmental, and Physical Differences
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
225 E. John Carpenter Fwy. Suite 120