The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1912 in Fort Worth, Texas, is an American symphony orchestra based at the Bass Performance Hall. After disbanding during World War I, the orchestra was re-established in 1925 by Brooks Morris. The ensemble expanded under John Giordano, who served as music director from 1972 to 2000 and formed the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra. In 1998, the orchestra moved to its current home at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall. Under music director Miguel Harth-Bedoya, who served from 2000 to 2020, the orchestra recorded for labels such as harmonia mundi, producing albums including INTI, Three Centuries of Peruvian Music. The orchestra's regular activities include presenting the Concerts in the Garden festival and serving as the host orchestra for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Robert Spano assumed the role of music director in 2022.