ABOUT AUBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA “It is always odd how a casual conversation can become a spark…” -Josie Emmons Turner The spark that started Auburn Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has been lighting up south King County for more than 27 years. In 1996, Founding Conductor and Music Director Stewart Kershaw assembled a talented group of regional musicians to form a symphony orchestra. Now under the direction of Wesley Schulz, the fully-professional Auburn Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most acclaimed orchestras in the Northwest with its core of musicians from the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. Each year, the Orchestra performs symphony programs and chamber ensemble concerts for orc