Since its founding as the Women’s Association of the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra in 1949, FRIENDS continues to create connections to music and has raised more than $10 million for the Minnesota Orchestra. 

In partnership with the Minnesota Orchestra, FRIENDS Board of Directors, Program Leaders and Volunteers donate approximately 10,000 volunteer hours of service each year.

More than 160,000 children have experienced the joy of music through attending Kinder Konzerts™.

Since 1949, FRIENDS has created more than 1,500 Kinder Konzerts™.