Education Programs
The Charlotte Symphony believes that music plays a vital role in lifelong learning. Our mission is to nurture a passion for orchestral music in our community through diverse educational programming and excellent instruction. Find a program that's right for your school or community group in the list below.
Looking for a program for your place of worship, recreation center, senior care center, or other venue? Visit our Community Programs page to learn more.
To see all upcoming events in and around the Charlotte area, please visit our Community Events page.
| Prelude Ensemble Performance |
 Grades: K-12Duration: 1 hour Bring the orchestra into your school with a special musical performance! These interactive small ensemble shows support North Carolina Standard's for Music Education and blend great music along with discussion of the repertoire and their instruments. |
| Fall Education Concert: Stravinsky Firebird |
 Date: Friday, October 18, 2019Time: 10 a.m. Location: Belk Theater Grades: 6-12 Duration: 1 hour An enchanted tale that has delighted generations, Stravinsky's Firebird follows the spellbinding story of a prince and princess caught in a struggle with an ogre, and the fantastic Firebird who saves them. Led by Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees, students will not only enjoy the music, but also learn more about it in this engaging performance. Participating schools also receive an online educational guide to help them prepare students for the experience. MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919 version) |
| Spring Education Concert: Copland Appalachian Spring |
 Date: Friday, January 31, 2020Time: 10 a.m. Location: Belk Theater Grades: 6-12 Duration: 1 hour A portrait of America is captured in this program featuring Britelle's We're Still Here with the Cherokee Chamber Singers and Copland's Appalachian Spring with its memorable melody, "Simple Gifts." Led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, students will not only enjoy the music, but also learn more about it in this engaging performance. Participating schools also receive an online educational guide to help them prepare students for the experience. COPLAND Appalachian Spring BRITTELLE We're Still Here (Si Otsedoha) |
| Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks |
 Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020Time: 10 & 11:20 a.m. Location: Belk Theater Grades: 3-5 Duration: 1 hour Link Up is a partnership between the CSO and Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute to provide interactive and curriculum-based symphonic education concerts. Participating teachers are provided free curricular materials from Carnegie Hall to prepare students for a culminating concert experience in the Belk Theater. At the concert students sing, play recorder, and move along with the Charlotte Symphony. |
| Music and the Holocaust |
 Grades: 6- AdultDuration: 1 hour Through narration, historical images, and live performances of traditional and Klezmer music, audiences learn about the Third Reich's attempt to suppress culture and the varied roles that music played during the horrors of the Holocaust. Learn more. |
| Coaching |
 Grades: 6-12Duration: 1-1.5 hours Coaching provides aspiring student musicians with invaluable feedback directly from professional Charlotte Symphony performing artists. Our musicians visit band and orchestra classes to work directly with students on a variety of musical topics. |
Looking for a program for your place of worship, recreation center, senior care center, or other venue? Visit our Community Programs page to learn more.
To see all upcoming events in and around the Charlotte area, please visit our Community Events page.
For questions or more information, please contact Heather Münch, School & Community Programs Manager.
