Summary
Organization name
Lone Star Wind Orchestra
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
3630 Harry Hines Blvd Suite 310Dallas, TX 75219
Lone Star Wind Orchestra
A nonprofit organization
$18,574 raised by 63 donors
81% complete
$23,000 Goal
Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) is a non-profit organization and premier concert producer with one of Dallas’ most diverse educational programs mentoring the youth of our community. Entering the 19th Season of concerts of wind band music from classical works, to film scores, to new works commissioned by an inclusive community of composers will be performed in world-class venues.
For eighteen (18) years, LSWO's professional musicians and celebrated guest soloists have presented nearly one hundred unique concerts under the baton of Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Music Director and Conductor of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and Regents Professor of Music at the world-famous University of North Texas School of Music. Thousands of devoted music lovers, arts patrons, area students, and audiences discovering the thrill of live music for the first time find a home with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra.
LSWO founders Robert Clark, Barry Knezek, and Christopher Tucker, musicians and music enthusiasts envisioned an exceptional ensemble of professional musicians who are industry leaders in wind band music. The resulting Lone Star Wind Orchestra values all musicians as talented professionals worthy of the “first chair”. LSWO’s guiding principle results in an approach unique among world-class orchestras. Musicians rotate roles and musical assignments at every concert. LSWO not only presents exceptional work, it also commissions and premiers dynamic new work by diverse, world-renowned composers.
LSWO’s principles are adding to the genre’s catalog of work created specifically for wind orchestras. LSWO performs at international, national, and local clinics and conventions including the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) International Convention, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Arkansas Bandmasters Convention, and Texas Bandmasters Convention.
Giving Activity
Mission
Music Changing Lives in North Texas and beyond through inspired collaborations, exceptional mentoring of musicians, unforgettable performances, and inclusive community engagement.
Needs
Your generous gifts are vital to support and expand our performance and educational programs through development efforts benefiting youth and expanding LSWO’s audience reach through curated, inclusive concert programming, marketing the value and quality of the orchestra to a growing audience, all to fortify LSWO’s presence in support of the North Texas Giving community.
2024-2025 Needs:
General support for world-class LSWO performances.
Bring in "wow" guest artists for the Lone Star Youth Winds.
Provide support for expanded after-school percussion program.
Equity Statement
At Lone Star Wind Orchestra, a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organizational culture is one where all LSWO Stakeholders (regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, or sexual orientation) feel valued and respected.
We are committed to a nondiscriminatory organizational culture and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement throughout our programs. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.
We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire arts industry of the nonprofit sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.
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Organization Data
Dallas, TX 75219