Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society

Our mission

The mission of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform.

Community support powers the SPCO

Our community is essential to the SPCO’s music-making. After all, performances are not complete without an audience to receive them – nor can we make and share music without audience support! As a nonprofit arts organization, we rely on donations from our audience to share music with everyone in our community.

With community support, the SPCO is sharing distinctive musical experiences with a record number of people. We are thrilled to share an inspiring season of music, bringing concerts to venues across the Twin Cities. People everywhere can also access on-demand concert videos via the SPCO’s free online Concert Library. And, children and students attend SPCO concerts free of charge!

Your support allows the SPCO to be a great orchestra for everyone in our community.

Gratitude from the SPCO community

We receive messages from audience members sharing the impact of music in our community. In gratitude for your important role in making the SPCO possible, we’re sharing just a few of these messages here. 

“Thank you for offering concerts out in the community as many of us don't want to drive downtown any longer, and thank you for keeping concerts affordable!”

“I've recently begun a journey to learn more about instrumental music, and I'm so glad to be able to attend SPCO concerts and support them as much as I can. It's one thing to listen & study music in headphones; it's a completely different level to see & hear & feel the music being played in person.”

“We absolutely love and cherish the SPCO, for which we have held season tickets for nearly 20 years. We feel extremely fortunate to have such a world class institution in our very midst!”

—SPCO audience members

More information

To learn more about the SPCO, visit thespco.org.

For more information on the ways to give, including employer matching contributions, retirement plan distributions and more, visit thespco.org/contribute/ways-to-give.

To make a gift by mail, send to: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, P.O. Box 64718, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0718