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The mission of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is to provide the people of Roswell and Southeast New Mexico with the best of orchestral literature by providing an annual concert season, RSO music education programs for children and youth and a multi-cultural chamber concert series.

Since its inception, an educational and cultural development program for the youth who are growing up in Roswell and Southeast New Mexico has been a primary goal of the RSO. The long-term goal of the RSO to extend this program to all fifteen area schools was met in the summer of 1996 and the 4 private schools in Roswell joined the program in 2000.

For over 50 years the Roswell Symphony Orchestra has earned a reputation for musical excellence by sharing with Roswell and Southeastern New Mexico the talents of New Mexico's professional musicians. More importantly, many have been born and raised in New Mexico and with just a few exceptions they all reside in New Mexico. Under the direction of John Farrer, recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence and Achievement and nominated by Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman as a Trustee of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Subscription Concert series is made up of five concerts performed October through May. Subscription Concerts are held at New Mexico Military Institute's Pearson Auditorium. These Subscription Concerts bring classical orchestral music, performed by professional musicians, to the area. Music written by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Mozart, Strauss, Wagner and the like are performed, often with internationally known guest artists, ranging from Violinists to Classical Guitarists. In addition, the season will feature many other special events.

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