The Reading Symphony Orchestra is made up of highly trained professional musicians, most having attended some of the finest music schools in the world. Selected through a nationally advertised competitive audition process, RSO musicians travel from all over the East Coast to perform in Reading. RSO musicians substitute in many of the major orchestras throughout the U.S. including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Our musicians are at the heart of who we are and certainly reflect “World-Class Music Close to Home.”