Mission
The Holland Symphony Orchestra is committed to engaging people in music to enrich the cultural life of the community.
To that end, Holland Symphony Orchestra seeks to meet the following goals:
- Create varied, quality symphonic concerts to entertain and inspire
- Provide educational programs to promote a lifelong interest in music
- Encourage the musical education of area youth
- Expand community collaborations and respond to community needs
- Increase audience and patron participation
- Assure responsible stewardship of financial and human resources
Vision
Holland Symphony Orchestra will be broadly recognized as an exceptional cultural institution throughout the State of Michigan, the West Michigan area and within our arts peer groups based on artistic quality, the size and growth of our audience, the success of our education programs and our fiscal strength and stability.
Core Values
- Commitment to our community
- Communication and collaborative environment
- Excellence and variety in symphonic music
- Opportunities for growth for musicians and organization
- An appreciation of music through education
- Diversity in our audience, programs and personnel
- Honesty, loyalty, integrity, sensitivity and trust
- Accountability
- Financial and corporate stability (To view current 990, please visit www.guidestar.org)
- Remember our beginnings – Orchestra began by musicians who played for the love of the art