Here are some of the important activities and projects that your donations support:

• Our talented musicians:  We are a fully professional orchestra drawing the highest level musicians available in Northern California.
• Our visionary music director, Max Bragado-Darman, whose American training and European style have made him equally popular among musicians and audiences alike.
• Our effective music education programs, which include and in-school demonstration program that leads up to a full-orchestra concert dedicated to the youth of our communities.
• Our informative pre-concert lectures by noted music scholar Dr. Jean Widaman.
• The rental or purchase of music for our concerts.
• Administrative and production costs that help put our orchestra on stage.
• The creation of professional quality concert program books.
• Creating promotional materials to get the word out and reach an ever-wider, more diverse audience.

Here are just a few of the ways that our orchestra contributes to the surrounding community:

• We provide access to the best orchestral music.
• We contribute to the quality of life of the region, invigorating arts and culture.
• We convene local communities around advocating the arts, promoting community engagement and generating productive social networks.
• We provide jobs for artists and community members, supporting the local economy.
• We increase pride of place and identification with the region.
• We promote and support renovation of historic local performance venues.
• We build bridges to vulnerable communities.
• We raise the profile of the region on the national and international music scene.
• We add to the attraction of the region for visitors, residents, and retirees.
• We put the Monterey area on a par with other major California cities.
• We are the only major symphony orchestra between the Bay Area and Santa Barbara.
• We provide and support top quality music education.
• We promote the arts and culture and the value of orchestral music.
• We attract top notch artists/musicians to the region.