Education Programs for Families

SYMPHONY YES!

Symphony YES! - Youth Exploration Series - is a program that offers great seats at reduced prices for families to specially selected concerts from our regular Classics series. Each concert includes various pre-concert activities, including backstage tours, opportunities to meet the conductor and musicians, and a special concert program for students. All concerts are on Sundays at 3 pm at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, with a pre-concert event at Center Stage (across First Avenue from the Theater) beginning at 2 pm. The Symphony YES! concerts for the 2008-2009 Season are:

Music of the Earth on Sunday, Nov 19, 2008, featuring Julie Albers playing a cello concerto

Back to their Roots on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, featuring Gabriela Montero on piano. She is best known for - improvising - making up music as you play it - based on a theme suggested by the audience

New Worlds on Sunday, March 8, featuring The Planets, complete with a multimedia presentation with photos from NASA

Exploring the Polish Soul on Sunday, April 19, 2009, featuring music from Poland and Russia

Call (509) 624-1200 for more information and to purchase tickets

Symphony Yes!

Package for 1 Adult and 1 Child - $100

Package for 2 Adults and 1 Child - $164

Additional Children $36 each

FAMILY CONCERTS

This year, the Spokane Symphony offers two matinee concerts starting at 2 pm at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. Each concert includes exciting pre-concert activities beginning an hour before the concert.

Spooktacular! on Saturday, November 1, 2008 - featuring Halloween Favorites and a costume contest.

The World Comes West on Saturday, January 24, 2009 - this concert is part of the Lincoln Festival endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and celebrates President Lincoln's Homestead Act in music.

Tickets are available at 624-1200

Adults $10    

Children under 12 are $5

Save by buying both concerts:

Adults $18

Children for $8

Maximum $25 per family