Each year the South Bend Symphony helps over 5,000 students in grades 3-6 discover the world of music in a fun concert designed especially for them. These interactive concerts are guided from the stage and have a different educational theme each year. Study guides, activities, and reference CDs are provided in advance to help students and teachers prepare for the concert.

The 2013 Young People’s Discovery Concerts are tentatively planned for November 7th and 8th. This concert, titled Music From Around the World, and it will feature everything from bombastic fanfares to Spanish dances to a rodeo.  We hope your students will be able to join us!

Below are comments from students and teachers who attended the 2012 Young People’s Discovery Concerts:
-“It was such a new experience for many of our students. Thank you!”

-“It was the best concert ever!”

-“I loved the performance.  It sounded so awesome and wonderful; I would like to hear it again.”

-“Thanks for letting me come to your symphony.  It was great! Your instruments were awesome! I love your music.”

-“My favorite instruments are the loud ones…I wish I could go every year.  It was fun.”

-“Dear Symphony, What I heard was the most beautiful thing.  I want to hear it again.”

-“I kept jumping up and down [and] side to side.  I was really, really, really, really HAPPY! I can’t wait until I get there next year!”

-“Thank you for letting our school come to your symphony!  I’m glad we got to come because I’ve never been to a symphony orchestra, and I thought all of our class was lucky!”

Information from 2012 Young People’s Discovery Concerts

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will be presenting Let Freedom Ring an exploration of American music and Veterans from all branches of the service. Come and join us for a salute to our veterans and the American spirit of Freedom. The performances take place at the Morris Performing Arts Center.