Each year, Civic Regular Members receive a stipend that is paid bi-weekly and intended to offset living expenses. For the 2024/25 Season, each Regular Member of the Civic Orchestra will receive a stipend of $9,500, contingent upon completion of all required activities.

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History. The Civic Orchestra was founded in 1919 by Frederick Stock, the CSO's second music director, both as a training ensemble and also as a means, in his words, to “Americanize” this country's orchestras and reduce their dependence on European musicians.

Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.