How to get free tickets to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest United States. Known as one of the nation's highest-paid orchestras, the symphony is also home to the amazing flutists David Buck, Deborah Baron, and Kara Kirkendoll Welch.

Naturally, tickets to see this orchestra can be expensive, with prices soaring up to $155 per person. However, ticket prices are no longer a problem, thanks to the work of the city's partnerships and philanthropists. Here are five ways to get tickets to your next Dallas Symphony concert for free.

1. City of Dallas Culture Pass

For: Dallas library cardholders
Frequency: All concerts

The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and the Dallas Public Library partnered up on November 22nd to create the Culture Pass, which allows all Dallas library cardholders to check out a ticket to local arts organizations. 

In addition to the Dallas Symphony, this culture pass also gives complimentary access to Dallas Chamber Symphony, Dallas Children’s Theater, Teatro Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Cara Mia Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, the Sixth Floor Museum, Uptown Players and more.

To register for a free library card, you must be a Dallas resident, City of Dallas employee, or Dallas public school student or teacher. Town of Addison residents are also eligible with a voucher from the Addison Athletic Club.

To check out your ticket, visit www.culturepass.dallasculture.org.
To register for a free library card, visit www.dallaslibrary2.org/about/libraryCards.php

2. Carl J. Thomsen Fund for Student Enrichment

For: UT Dallas students
Frequency: All concerts, distributed once a month

Margarett McDermott, one of the pioneers of The University of Texas at Dallas, was a beloved philanthropist who helped found the university and also build the arts reputation in Dallas. In the fall of 2000, she endowed UT Dallas with the Carl J. "Tommy" Thomsen Fund for Student Enrichment to provide free tickets for UT Dallas students to attend the Dallas Symphony. 

The Thomsen Fund Ticket Distribution Day, usually distributed on the second Wednesday of every month, also includes tickets to the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Theater Center, the TITAS Music and Dance Series, and the Texas Ballet Theater.

For more information, visit honors.utdallas.edu/thomsen-fund

3. Dallas Symphony College Card

For: College students from local schools
Frequency: Select concerts

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra provides college cards to all students from nearby universities and colleges to attend performances for free. Upon proving their attendance at a school, students receive a special college card for $25, gaining free access to select future performances by the symphony.

These select concert dates can be somewhat arbitrary and are based on any seat vacancies a concert happens to have. Cardholders are required to periodically check the DSO website for updates on any available and eligible concerts, which can be somewhat unpredictable.

For more information on the DSO college card, visit www.mydso.com/collegecard

4. Free Tickets for Government Employees

For: Federal employees and a guest
Frequency: Select concerts

Federal government employees are eligible to receive free tickets to the Dallas Symphony. This was made available for a long time by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra administration.

Like many of the ticket options above, the Free Tickets for Government Employees program only offers a limited amount of concerts that are eligible. The list of concerts can be found on the DSO website.

To learn more about the free tickets for government employees, visit www.mydso.com/about-the-dso/press-room/news/govtix

5. Dallas Symphony Park Concerts Series

For: Public
Frequency: Summer concerts

The Dallas Symphony performs for the community over the summer for free as part of their Park Concerts Series. They can be found performing in Dallas area parks typically in the evening in a relaxed atmosphere. Although it is definitely not a typical classical concert, it is free music played by the Dallas Symphony, which is still a treat.

For more information about the Park Concerts, visit www.mydso.com/buy/tickets/2018-parks-concerts

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