School concerts

School Concerts

Introduce your students to the excitement and wonder of classical music with concerts that are designed especially for children and performed by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra! Choose from three different series: Once Upon a Symphony for Pre-K, Elementary School Concerts for grades K-5 and Youth Concerts for grades 6-12. Tickets and school bus transportation are free for groups from Chicago Public Schools. 

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Upcoming concerts
School Concert: Once Upon a Symphony: The Elves and the Shoemaker
Members of the CSO present a magical tale about the values of helping and strengthening our connections with one another.
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School Concert: Youth Concerts
Join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Vinay Parameswaran on a musical journey that demonstrates how composers over the ages have used their voices to convey ideas of social justice. Featuring pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Sibelius, William Grant Still, Dimitri Shostakovich and Valerie Coleman, this program teaches listeners that symphonic music preserves important stories from the past and relates to our world today.
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School Concert: Downtown Sounds
What does your neighborhood or town sound like? Discover the answer in this program featuring music by Gershwin, Márquez and Tchaikovsky.
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CSO for Kids Concert Series
 
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Gwendolyn Brooks on her birthday
Ahead of the birthday of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks on June 7, here are some salient points to remember about her life and legacy.
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Justin Roberts, "School's Out!"
Grammy-nominated singer Justin Roberts joins musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the end of an extraordinary school year in "School's Out!"
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Meet the CSO brass musicians of 'May There Always Be Sunshine'
Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra brass section, featured on the CSO for Kids video “May There Always Be Sunshine,” offer quick descriptions of their respective instruments and the roles they play in the orchestra.
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Music in Our Schools Month celebrated through Strauss and CSO-Connect
Music in Our Schools Month celebrated through Strauss and CSO-Connect
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