The CSOL® is a not-for-profit organization of music lovers committed to keeping the music playing in Charleston and the Lowcountry by supporting the  Charleston Symphony Orchestra  through education, scholarships, audience development, and fundraising events.



We began in 1968, when four to five women got a small group together and started making telephone calls soliciting financial support for the Symphony. About 25 ladies met in each other’s homes and began fundraising projects. They fondly remember activities like card parties and Greek dances, but no one can recall how much money they raised. From these humble beginnings, we grew into an organization of over 400 members which raises approximately $300,000 annually in support of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to fundraising projects, CSOL® provides all of the ushers for CSO concerts, coordinates youth concerts with schools and children’s concerts with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, advocates for support of the Arts in South Carolina, and even feeds the orchestra at dress rehearsals. We award scholarships for studying music to graduating high school seniors and are proud to be one of the only Leagues in the United States that gives scholarships to professional musicians to further their music education.

Members of the 2007-2008 CSOL, Inc. Board of Directors.

CONTACT US
Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc.
P.O. Box 22613
Charleston, SC 29413-2613
Phone:  (843) 723-0020
Fax:  (843) 722-3463
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