Symphony for Everyone
Everyone means everyone.
If the ticket price is what is keeping you out of the hall, pay what you can. That is the whole policy. There is no form to prove anything and nobody will ask.
How it works.
Symphony for Everyone means tickets to any subscription concert are deeply discounted—you choose what you pay. Anyone eighteen and under gets in free, and so does any college student with a valid ID.
Put together, it means a family can come to a concert without doing math first.
39,200
Tickets distributed since 2014
$985,000
Revenue we chose not to collect
$8.45
What the average person pays
Why we do it
A model of inclusion, not exclusion.
From the very beginning our position has been that everyone should be able to attend an orchestra concert, regardless of what they can afford. Not as a special exception. As the default.
Other orchestras around the country have since followed our lead, and thousands more people have heard live orchestral music because of it. We are humbled by that, and it is the reason we are The Symphony for Everyone.
How to order
Three steps. No hassle.
Step 1
Find your concert
Go to any event page on this site. Under the Buy Tickets button you will see the Symphony for Everyone option.
Step 2
Choose your price
Fill out a short form and select what you would like to pay. Whatever you choose is the right amount, even if it is nothing.
Step 3
Pay at the door
Nothing is charged online. You settle up when you arrive, and then you go find your seat.
