A HOME FOR MUSIC & COMMUNITY

A HOME FOR MUSIC & COMMUNITY

Lansing Symphony Orchestra is honored to have been part of the community’s rich cultural fabric for more than 90 years. We are pleased to offer music that extends beyond the concert hall and comes to our neighborhoods.

The LSO is committed to taking an active role in the development of music education programming for Greater Lansing area youth. By bringing music into the lives and classrooms of young audiences, we hope students will acquire an interest in and appreciation for orchestral music and their community’s symphony.

Concerts On The Lawn

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy a wonderful casual concert of chamber music outside. Picnic baskets are encouraged! Concerts take place at MSUFCU Headquarters in East Lansing.

Summer 2023 Dates: TBA

LSO @ THE ROBIN

Join musicians of the LSO for unique concerts of contemporary chamber music. All composers and works selected for this series have distinct compositional voices that will connect with audience members in new and unexpected ways. Performances take place in the intimate Robin Theatre in Lansing’s REO Town.

Dates: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20

Winter Interlude

Join soloists Colleen Chester, Dalan Guthrie, Katy Green, and Ryan Fellman, along with LSO musicians, for an afternoon of Sacred and Secular Music. Featuring the music of J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn.

Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Family Series

LSO partners with community organizations to present an interactive series that connects families and their children with music, art, and literature. Performances are held on Sunday afternoons throughout the Lansing area.

Dates: October 30, January 22, March 12

Side By Side Performance

This program provides an opportunity for student instrumentalists to perform alongside LSO musicians. Students participate in an audition process similar to that of a professional orchestra, and those chosen join the LSO in a rehearsal and the Holiday Pops concert. Students gain the invaluable experience of being part of a professional orchestra. The Side by Side Auditions are held in November.

Studentaccess Program

The StudentAccess Program offers $14.50 tickets to MasterWorks and 50% off tickets to Pops and chamber concerts. Students must possess a valid student ID.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: LINK UP

Conductor Timothy Muffitt and the Lansing Symphony Orchestra present a complete, interactive orchestra concert on the Wharton Center stage. Link Up is a partnership with Carnegie Hall and has become a model for implementing high-quality arts education in schools nationwide.

Schools are provided with student workbooks, teacher guides, and a professional development course for in-class lessons on the Link Up materials for a small per-student fee. For an additional fee, teachers receive recorders that students can play during the concert. Students perform what they have learned from their teachers in the classroom in an exciting performance with the LSO.

Master Classes With Guest Artists

The LSO collaborates with guest artists and composers to offer middle school, high school, and college students masterclasses. Masterclasses cover a wide range of topics such as the basics of orchestral playing, audition preparation, and general performance guidance.

Family Fun Card

The Family Fun Card offers $10 MasterWorks and Chamber tickets and 50%-off Pops tickets, excluding Holiday Pops, for the entire family with a $25 yearly membership fee. Limited availability.