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“Laying a Foundation for the next 100 Years!”
Click here to download the Centennial Walk Order Form
Click here for the additional space form if purchasing multiple bricks.

The Austin Symphony is launching a new fundraising campaign called “Centennial Walk.” From businesses, to individuals to organizations, anyone can be immortalized on “the walk.” Donors can have 2 lines for just $100 or 3 lines for $125. If you wish to purchase a block of bricks (10) we can accommodate you. The Centennial Walk is located at Symphony Square in downtown Austin (11th & Red River). Don’t miss this opportunity to make a lasting impression and celebrate the Austin Symphony’s 100th!

Join your ASO family and friends by placing your order today to be part of the Centennial Walk at historic Symphony Square.

History of Symphony Square
Austin’s Symphony Square, a cluster of historic limestone buildings lining a shaded creek near the capitol, houses the Austin Symphony Orchestra office, a popular restaurant, and an office for the Women’s Symphony League. The Square also includes an outdoor amphitheatre that seats five hundred people for outdoor performances in the summer. The beautifully restored buildings reflect the architectural styles, use of native materials and craftmanship that characterized early Texas homes and buildings.

On Wednesday mornings from June to August Symphony Square is filled with hundreds of excited children enjoying “Children’s Day Art Park.” The event introduces many young children to the world of music for the first time through hands-on experiences with musical instruments at the “Instrument Petting Zoo,” performances especially designed for young children, storytelling, make-and-take art activities and one-on-one visits with orchestra musicians as they play their instruments.

The project to develop Symphony Square began in 1971 under the leadership of two visionary Symphony Board members, with funding from the Austin Urban Renewal Agency, the City of Austin, foundations, other governmental agencies and the Austin Symphony Orchestra Society. In 1975 the Symphony moved its offices into the Square’s newly restored Jeremiah Hamilton Building, a triangular stone building thought to be one of only three still standing in Texas today. The Square also contains the Michael Doyle House, one of the few remaining examples of a simple, one-story vernacular stone cottage in Austin, and the New Orleans Club Mercantile and Hardeman House, nineteenth century buildings that house Cafe Serranos, a popular Austin restaurant featuring Mexican cuisine.