Elementary Youth Concerts

[For Grade Levels 3-5, with flexibility]

Eugene Symphony annually welcomes thousands of elementary students from around the region to our daytime Youth Concerts, opening students' eyes, ears, and imaginations to the incredible world of symphonic music. Youth Concerts are presented at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts located in downtown Eugene, Oregon. Performances are approximately 50 minutes.

26-27 Youth Concert Registration will open in August 2026.

Contact:

Katy Vizdal ✉
Education and Community Engagement Director
541-687-9487 x1116

2026-27 Elementary Youth Concerts

Fall Youth Concert
SYMPHONY FIESTA!

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 
Performance at 10:30 AM (ONLY)
Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR
Dennis Llinás, Conductor

Get ready to move to the music at Symphony Fiesta!— a fun, interactive Youth Concert bursting with Latin American music and energy! This concert features Marquez’s popular Danzon No. 2, Piazzolla’s magical Oblivion, local conductor and composer Dennis Llinas’ percussive Un Cafecito, and more!

Price: $5 Student & Chaperone Tickets. Scholarships Available.

Program Highlights:

  • Gimenez: La Boda de Luis Alonso

  • Marquez: Danzon No. 2

  • Piazzolla: Oblivion

  • Dennis Llinás: Un Cafecito

Spring Youth Concert
LINK UP: THE ORCHESTRA MOVES

Tuesday, March 9, 2027 
Performance at 10:30 AM (ONLY)
Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR
Alex Prior, Music Director and Conductor

Invite your students to experience the orchestra like never before! Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program, The Orchestra Moves, introduces grades 3–5 students to music through an interactive curriculum where they learn to sing and play an instrument before performing with a professional orchestra. Participating teachers receive free lesson materials, sheet music, and online resources.

Price: $5 Student & Chaperone Tickets. Scholarships Available.

Program Highlights:

  • Cabaniss: Come to Play

  • Márquez: Danzón No. 2

  • Strauss: The Blue Danube

  • Bizet: "Toreador” from Carmen

  • and music by Beethoven, Dai Wei, André Filho, and more!