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The Missouri Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is a professional resident symphony orchestra based at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts in downtown Columbia, Missouri. The MSO was established in 1976 by the Missouri Symphony Society, which purchased the Missouri Theatre in 1970.

Today, the Missouri Symphony performs during its annual eight-week season, the Hot Summer Nights Music Festival in June and July, and is composed of musicians from throughout the United States and around the world.

Since 2001, the orchestra has been directed by Maestro Kirk Trevor. The Kansas City Star heralded the MSO as an ensemble that performs with "energy and elan, as well as secure technique."