Concert series are also performed across North Carolina in the cities of Chapel Hill, Cary, Southern Pines, New Bern, Wilmington, and Fayetteville, among others.

Dr. Benjamin Swalin, Music Director from 1939 to 1972, continued the orchestra's mission to reach as many North Carolina natives as possible.

In 1942, the Symphony began to focus on education, bringing in young children and students into the concert hall to ask questions and hear the musicians play.

The Symphony began coordinating with elementary schools, exposing many children to symphonic music at an early age.

The North Carolina Symphony is an orchestra with a reputation for playing many genres and types of music outside of classical concerts.

[9] The orchestra has released several albums, such as Britten's Cello Symphony and Sonata with cellist Zuill Bailey, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart.