Field Trips & Concerts
Bring your class to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra!
TSO offers two exciting, educational field trip opportunities for your students! KinderKonzerts, designed for students in grades K-2, and Young People’s Concerts, designed for students in grades 3-6+. Tickets can be reserved in advance for all field trip programs, with no payment due until Spring 2027.
Does your school need financial assistance to attend a TSO field trip program? Are you a public or charter school? Consider applying for Tax Credit Assistance through TSO and the State of Arizona.
KinderKonzerts: Grades K-2
KinderKonzerts brings 4,000 students in grades K–2 and their teachers to the Berger Performing Arts Center for performances by the full Tucson Symphony Orchestra. These culturally diverse, 45-minute concerts utilize a variety of orchestral music to introduce students to the instruments and musicians of the orchestra, as well as musical concepts that connect to educational themes. Nearly 40 public, private, parochial and home school groups take part in TSO KinderKonzerts each year, with schools traveling from as far away as Oracle, Rio Rico, and Nogales.
Things to Know
- Each participating school will receive materials specially designed to fit into limited class time and complement required Arizona teaching standards.
- Tickets can be reserved in advance with no payment due until Spring 2027. Tickets are $6 for students, chaperones and teachers, or $4 for students, chaperones and teachers from Title 1 Schools.
- KinderKonzerts can be fully funded by AZ Tax Credit Assistance.
- Contact the TSO education team with any questions.
Upcoming Concerts
KinderKonzerts
Tuesday–Friday, April 27–30, 2027, 9:45 am or 11:00 am
Berger Performing Arts Center
Students in Grades K-2
Join the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for an engaging program that is sure to enrich and entertain! KinderKonzerts feature more than just ‘Classical’ music – your students will be in awe at the sounds of familiar music from movies and TV, side-by-side with great compositions by larger-than-life composers!
Testimonials
As an educator for 12 years, I have never seen a children’s concert performed as appropriately as the one you did for us. … Thank you again, and I only hope that we can go again and again.
— Teacher, Wilson K-8 School
Thank you for such a wonderful program and concert experience! My class loved the performance, and we appreciate how child-friendly your conductor and musicians are! We’re looking forward to next year’s curriculum and concert!!!
— Teacher, Tucson Community School
At the Symphony I learned that music talks without saying a word!
— Student, Ocotillo Elementary
Program Details Coming Soon!
Young People’s Concerts: Grades 3-6+
Young People’s Concerts (YPC) are 45-minute programs designed for students in grades 3–6. Reaching more than 12,000 students and teachers over three days, YPC brings the power of a live symphony orchestra to more than 80 schools (including 36 schools that participated in Music in the Schools). Participating schools represent the entirety of Southern Arizona, with schools traveling from as far away as Oracle, Rio Rico, and Nogales. Participating YPC teachers also receive a Teacher Guide with suggested activities to use throughout the school year in preparation for the Young People’s Concert.
Schools that participate in Music in the Schools receive 150 free tickets to Young People’s Concerts!
Things to Know:
- Each participating school will receive materials specially designed to fit into limited class time and compliment required Arizona teaching standards.
- These programs fill up fast; make sure to register soon to reserve your spot! Tickets can be reserved in advance with no payment due until Spring 2027. Tickets are $6 for students, chaperones and teachers, or $4 for students, chaperones and teachers from Title 1 Schools.
- Enroll now in our Music in the Schools program and get 150 free tickets to this year’s Young People’s Concert!
- Young People’s Concerts can be fully funded by AZ Tax Credit Assistance.
- Contact the TSO education team with any questions.
Upcoming Concerts
Young People’s Concerts
Tuesday–Thursday, May 4–6, 2027, 9:45 am or 11:00 am
Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
Students in Grades 3-6+
Join the Tucson Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Daniel Wiley for Young People’s Concerts. These programs feature more than just ‘Classical’ music – your students will be in awe at the sounds of familiar music from movies and TV, side-by-side with great compositions by larger-than-life composers!
Testimonials
I am grateful for the Young People’s Concerts. The kids don’t always know what a gift it is to attend, but the concerts are always well done, and many students would not have this opportunity if it were not offered to schools.
— Teacher, Wilson K-8 School
This was a terrific experience. The way the concert was presented was perfect for the age group and was entertaining and educational.
— Teacher, Tucson Community School
Program
Dots and Lines
Daniel Wiley, conductor
Carlos Simon – The Block
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Johann Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6
Johann Strauss II – The Blue Danube
Kevin Puts – Virelai
Arturo Marquez – Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Music moves us. It can help us see the world in different ways. Dots and Lines looks at how visual artists and composers use similar techniques to create something beautiful.
KinderKonzerts and Young People’s Concerts are proudly supported by the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, Steele Foundation, The Kautz Family Foundation. Young People’s Concerts are receive additional support from the Dr. Clara Seippel Webster Foundation.
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