Besides filling the function of a university orchestra for the instruction and experience of music majors pursuing careers in orchestral instruments, the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony is a semi-professional orchestra serving the cultural needs of Bulloch and the surrounding counties. The orchestra presents three subscription concerts, two youth concerts, one outdoor "Pops" concert, one Holiday concert in December, and sight-reads the standard literature. Personnel is composed of Georgia Southern University student musicians, professional players and qualified community residents.