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The San Antonio Symphony is a full-time professional symphony orchestra based in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Its season runs from late September to early June. Sebastian Lang-Lessing is Music Director. The orchestra is a resident organization of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio. ==Artistic and organizational facts== The San Antonio Symphony presents a large and diverse selection of music on its concert schedule. The 2014–2015 season includes 14 different classical subscription programs (each performed twice), six Pops programs (also performed twice each), four different programs in a Young People's Concerts series (each performed six times), six programs in a Casual Classics series, two programs in a Family Concerts series, three programs in a Baroque Concerts series, and other "Special Attractions" performed from one to 11 times. Many orchestral concerts feature performances by noted guest artists. The San Antonio Symphony also presents world-renowned soloists in recital, open rehearsals, and an annual string-instrument master class by a visiting guest artist. The 2014–2015 artistic staff of the San Antonio Symphony consists of Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Associate Conductor Akiko Fujimoto, Mastersingers Conductor John Silantien, and 72 full-time musicians. Christopher Wilkins holds the title of Music Director Emeritus. The orchestra musicians collectively belong to the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), and virtually all individually are members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). The San Antonio Mastersingers is a chorus that performs frequently with the symphony. Although its members participate on a volunteer basis, the Mastersingers are considered by many to be of professional quality. Each year the San Antonio Symphony are joined by the Philharmonic Orchestra of YOSA, Youth Orchestras of San Antonio(), for a side by side concert. The San Antonio Symphony's primary performance venue is the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in downtown San Antonio. It became the Symphony's home in 2014. The Symphony Society of San Antonio manages operations of the San Antonio Symphony through the efforts of a board chaired by Dennert O. Ware and a staff led by president David Gross. The organization is a member of the American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Antonio Symphony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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