School Programs

Young People’s Concerts

Join thousands of students from all over the region at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland and Willamette University’s Smith Auditorium in Salem to experience an exceptional education concert – just for youth!

About

2026 Young People's Concerts: Sounds of Home

Su-Han Yang, Conductor

Throughout history, music has served as a reflection of a composer's cultural background and the influences of their homeland. Join the orchestra as we discover the diversity of cultures shaping great pieces of music, with a spotlight on music of the Americas.

The Oregon Symphony gives students a memorable musical experience by combining the expansive emotional impact of classical music with multi-cultural, historical, and social concepts that relate to their lives and learning today.

Program selections shown below. Accompanying Teacher’s Guide will be posted online later this Fall.

Concert Dates:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland 1037 SW Broadway

9:30AM
11:30AM

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 at Willamette University’s Smith Hall in Salem 270 Winter St. SE

11AM
12:30PM

Registration for Young People’s Concert closes Friday, December 12th.

Designed for students grades 3-8.
Cost: $7/student, free for students in the federal free and reduced lunch program and teachers/chaperones. You can learn more about cost breakdown on the registration form.
Duration: 50 minutes with no intermission.
Two Locations: Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and Salem’s Smith Auditorium.
School field trips, homeschools, and families are all welcome.
Registration is required.

Program Selections

West Side Story: Overture
⁠Leonard Bernstein
⁠Watch on YouTube

Percussion Concerto, ⁠i. Ceramic
⁠Andy Akiho
⁠Watch on YouTube

Finlandia, op. 26 (excerpt)
⁠Jean Sibelius
⁠Watch on YouTube

Symphony No. 1, iii. Juba Dance
⁠Florence Price
⁠Watch on YouTube

Pictures at an Exhibition
⁠9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs
⁠10. The Great Gate of Kiev
⁠Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel)
⁠Watch on YouTube

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Suite for Orchestra
⁠1. Hedwig’s Theme
⁠John Williams
⁠Watch on YouTube

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For more information, contact us at educate@orsymphony.org or 503.416.6329.

Young People’s Concerts

Designed for students grades 3-8.

Cost: $7/student, free for students in the federal free and reduced lunch program and teachers/chaperones. You can learn more about cost breakdown on the registration form.

Duration: 50 minutes with no intermission.

Two Locations: Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and Salem’s Smith Auditorium.

School field trips, homeschools, and families are all welcome.

Registration is required.

Program Selections