PERFORMANCE
HALL LATINO
CULTURAL
CENTER BATH HOUSE
CULTURAL
CENTER SOUTH DALLAS
CULTURAL
CENTER OAK CLIFF
CULTURAL
CENTER MAJESTIC
THEATRE
ABOUT THE MEYERSON:
On October 1, 2019 the City of Dallas turned management control of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center over to the Dallas Symphony Association, Inc. (DSA) as part of a 99-year lease agreement. The DSA is now responsible for all operations and annual maintenance costs of the building. The City of Dallas commits to expending dedicated capital funds for deferred maintenance approved by voters in the 2006 and 2017 bond programs.
The DSA is pleased to work directly with the resident organizations to continue to provide a space for wonderful concerts with Dallas’s finest performing arts groups. Grandfathered not-for-profit users – including The Black Academy of Arts and Letters’s MLK Celebration, Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, Dallas-based public high school graduations, Dallas Bach Society, Dallas Winds, Fine Arts Chamber Players, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and Turtle Creek Chorale – will have a preferred rent rate. The DSA is committed to renting the venue when the DSO and the resident organizations are not performing, making sure the Meyerson is utilized and enjoyed as much as possible. The DSA is also dedicated to education and access, as demonstrated through the annual Free Parks Concert Series performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the distribution of thousands of free tickets to Dallas students and a myriad of free education programs serving more than 20,000 Dallas children each year. As part of this, the DSA recently launched a new Southern Dallas Residency which will provide further opportunities in the area, including instruments and music lessons free of charge.
About the Meyerson
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center was created as a response to the citizens of Dallas desiring a prominent facility for cultural activities and gatherings, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s need for a new home. A public/private partnership ensued between the City of Dallas and the Dallas Symphony Association, which led efforts to raise a major portion of the needed funds. In September 1989 a new era in the cultural life of Dallas began with the opening of the Meyerson Symphony Center.
The Meyerson Symphony Center is an optimal space for concerts, meetings, lectures, receptions, weddings, and similar events. The Center is owned by the City of Dallas and operated by the Dallas Symphony Association. The Symphony Center is named for Morton H. Meyerson, the former president of Electronic Data Systems (EDS). EDS founder Ross Perot offered a major gift to ensure the building met the high standards set by its internationally renowned design team: architect I. M. Pei and acoustician Russell Johnson of Artec Consultants. Perot chose to honor his friend and colleague by naming the building for Meyerson, who chaired the original building committee and was instrumental in making the Center a reality. The concert hall is named for Eugene McDermott, co-founder of Texas Instruments. The designation was given in response to a significant gift from the Eugene McDermott Foundation in honor of his memory.
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), in partnership with the City of Dallas, helped to spearhead the efforts to make the Meyerson Symphony Center a reality. The DSO presents over 180 concert events annually. Visit the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s website at www.dallassymphony.com
