Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

32°30′54″N 93°44′36″W / 32.514877°N 93.743233°W / 32.514877; -93.743233

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SSO)
Orchestra
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
(2010; Robert E. Trudeau)
Founded1948
LocationShreveport, Louisiana
Principal conductorMichael Butterman
Websitewww.shreveportsymphony.com

The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is based in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish and the largest city in north Louisiana. The SSO performs most of its concerts in the newly renovated RiverView Theater (formerly Shreveport Civic Theater).[1][2] Founded in 1948, the symphony remains the longest continually performing professional orchestra in Louisiana.

The SSO belongs to the Louisiana Association of Symphony Orchestras (LASO) which was formed in August, 2003. LASO consists of all seven professional orchestras in Louisiana. The mission of the LASO is to promote and facilitate the interchange of ideas, advocate for the support of orchestras in the State, and coordinate collaborative projects in music education and other areas of mutual interest.[3]

  1. ^ RiverView Theater renovations: more bathrooms for all and much more. Shreveport Times, 27 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ Shreveport Symphony Orchestra's 2019-2020 season celebrates 'home'. Shreveport Times, 11 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ Louisiana Association Of Symphony Orchestras. Tax-Exempt Organizations. Retrieved 8 July 2014.