The MSO's Fall Youth Concerts reach nearly 6,000 elementary school children each year. They provide the opportunity to experience classical music the way it was meant to be heard...live!

The Fall Youth Concerts enrich, engage and inspire through themed, multi-dimensional performances that include photos of artwork the children have created in response to the music, introductions to works by Music Director John DeMain, and inspiring performances by the children's peers: the winners of the MSO's Fall Youth Concerto Competition.

The theme of this year's Fall Youth Concerts is The Planets by Gustav Holst. The performances will feature a series of Hubble Telescope images released by NASA.

Each year, elementary school music teachers count on visits from MSO docents to help their students prepare for the Fall Youth Concerts. These in school visits help students to relate to the music and gives the students a chance to participate by preparing drawings and other projects in response to the music.

Stay tuned for more information on the 2008 Fall Youth Concerts. The cost is $4 per student; free for teachers and chaperones. For groups with fewer than five participants, chaperones also pay $4 each. Stay tuned for a Student/Teacher Resource Guide, available here next fall. If you would like to bring your school, class or group to the 2008 concerts, please call Education Director Michelle Kaebisch at 608.267.3734 or email mkaebisch@madisonsymphony.org.