Community & Learning
TOGETHER, we are the music …
Support our community and learning programs by becoming a Friend of Music Education. You can earmark your contribution for a specific Music Education Committee community program, such as Mentoring or Senior Serenades, or help support all our community programs by contributing to Friends of Music Education.
With your support we have launched four new programs this season!
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Pueblo Concerts
Pueblo Concerts
Our Chamber Ensembles are going ontour and taking great music beyond the Kids Classical Concerts to include Pueblo and other Northern New Mexico communities—providing hour-long education concerts not only to Santa Fe Public Schools but beyond!
NEW! Symphony Del Sur
Symphony Del Sur
Our Chamber Ensembles perform in a variety of community settings, including local schools, retirement homes and assisted living facilities, and this year—Santa Fe Farmer’s Market del Sur, a collaboration with the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association.
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Choral Scholars
Choral Scholars Program
Do you know a high school student who loves to sing? Be sure to sign up for our new apprentice program. This season we are offering positions to a limited number of high school choral singers to join The Symphony Chorus!
Concerto Competition
LEARN MORE about our 2023 Inaugural Concerto Competition for outstanding high school and higher education music students in NM, offering a chance to perform with The Symphony and cash prizes.
Discovery Concerts
Discovery Concerts
We introduce over 1,500 fifth graders to the wonder of symphonic music through our annual Discovery Concerts! Students are bused from Santa Fe, Pojoaque, Española, and Pueblo schools to the The Lensic for a full concert featuring a bilingual storyteller Joe Hayes.
Senior Serenades
Senior Serenades
For seniors who aren’t able to attend concerts at The Lensic, The Symphony brings the music to their place of residence. Small group ensembles present informal concerts with a variety of music that touches residents enjoying an active senior lifestyle or those in assisted living or memory care.
Family Concerts
Family Concerts
Join us at the Santa Fe Public Library’s Southside Branch for a family-friendly series with Symphony musicians demonstrating their instruments and playing a variety of popular and classical music, fostering a connection with children and providing a chance for them to conduct the ensemble! Geared toward kids ages 5 to 10, but all ages are welcome!
Kids Classical Concerts
Kids Classical Concerts
Each year, Symphony ensembles visit elementary students at 9 Santa Fe Public Schools for an hour of music, education, and fun. They demonstrate each of their instruments, play a variety of music, popular and classical, fostering a lively interaction in which students are even given a chance to conduct!
Side-By-Side
Side-By-Side
Annually in December, we present Christmas Pops at The Lensic featuring a special side-by-side performance with Santa Fe’s very own Youth Symphony.
Music Mentoring
Music Mentoring
We proudly partner with the Santa Fe Public Schools for our award-winning Music Mentor program, bringing local music professionals into classrooms to support school ensemble programs through music coaching.
We are the music!
We are the music!
Our education programs channel the talents of our orchestra, chorus, and collaborative partners to create accessible music experiences in our community, impacting approximately 4,000 New Mexicans of all ages each year.
Kids Classical Concerts
Kids Classical Concerts
Each year, Symphony ensembles visit elementary students at 9 Santa Fe Public Schools for an hour of music, education, and fun. They demonstrate each of their instruments, play a variety of music, popular and classical, fostering a lively interaction in which students are even given a chance to conduct!
Thank you for helping us share the beauty of orchestral and choral music!
If you would like to support any of our initiatives, learn more about The Santa Fe Symphony’s community and learning programs, or to sign up for free or discounted ticket offers, please contact our Education Manager, Contact Education Manager Brian Sterriker at bsterriker@santafesymphony.or or call 505.983.3530.
Become a vital part of The Santa Fe Symphony and join our invaluable group of volunteers!
Our amazing Music Education Committee is always seeking individuals to help carry all of its exciting endeavors each season. Click here to learn more!
Contact Education Manager Brian Sterriker at bsterriker@santafesymphony.org if you would like to assist with community events or have interest in joining our Music Education Committee!
2022–2023 Ticket Offers!
- Free student tickets are available on a first-come-first-served basis for students 6 to 22 and one accompanying adult. Reservations may be made up to 4 weeks in advance of each concert for up to 3 concerts per season. Contact Regina at studentoffers@santafesymphony.
org to secure your tickets!
- Contact Regina at studentoffers@santafesymphony.
org for rush student/teacher discounts. Offers are available to students 14 to 22 years of age and music educators in the Santa Fe Public Schools. Details will be sent as early as 2 to 3 days in advance of each performance—limit 2 tickets per concert.
- Due to the nature of our Lensic concerts, The Symphony is unable to accommodate children under the age of 6. Please contact Regina through The Symphony Box Office if you would like to attend a Lensic dress rehearsal with your child under 6.