Young People’s
Concerts

Spring Young People’s Concert

Thursday, March 5, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Kyle Knox, Conductor
Overture Hall, Overture Center for the Arts
Run time: 70 minutes

Program:
Tahiti Trot, Op. 16, Shostakovich
Concerto for Orchestra, II. Dance of the Couples, Bartók
Excerpt from Appalachian Spring, Copland
Variations on “America,” Ives, arr. Schuman
Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3, Op. 55, Tchaikovsky

This program will also include a performance by the winner of the 2026 Bolz Young Artist Competition.

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About the Spring Young People’s Concert

The Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Young People’s Concert is designed for students in middle and high school. Concert prep materials appropriate will be made available to all teachers on no later than 6 weeks before the concert.

Would you like to attend?

Seats for the MSO’s youth concerts are $5 per student. Chaperones are free of charge for groups of 10 or more. Subsidized tickets are available for schools with a qualifying free/reduced lunch rate. Qualifying Madison Metropolitan School District middle schools and high schools may also be eligible for bus subsidies. With any questions, please contact Education and Community Engagement Manager Katelyn Hanvey at khanvey@madisonsymphony.org.

The Spring Young People’s Concert is truly an exceptional experience for my students; a chance to see the limitless possibilities ahead of them.

Stoughton High School Teacher