Link Up
Each season more than 5,000 students across the bi-state participate in Link Up. This hands-on music program for students in grades 3-5 explores orchestral repertoire in the classroom while preparing students to sing and play recorders or string instruments from their seats in a culminating SLSO Link Up concert. If you teach recorder, singing, or beginning violin, this program is a must!
Experience the excitement of a Link Up concert.
Link Up: The Orchestra Swings
Tue, Mar 10, 9:30am & 11:00am
Wed, Mar 11, 9:30am & 11:00am
Most enjoyed by students in grades 3-5
45 minutes
Tickets: $8. See Ticketing Details below for more information.
Feel that magical moment when musicians start to swing! Through engaging repertoire and hands-on activities, Link Up prepares students to sing, dance, and play recorders or string instruments culminating in a celebratory concert with the SLSO and a jazz ensemble.
Deadline to register is Fri, Oct 3.
Link Up is a national program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
Ticketing Details
Ticketing Information
Teachers will receive one complimentary chaperone ticket per ten student tickets. Invoices are emailed after online orders have been received and processed. Payment is due November 3, 2025 and can be made by check or credit card. No purchase orders, please. Your ticket will be emailed after payment is received. Cancellations or exchanges can be made in advance of payment.
Subsidized Tickets and Transportation Assistance
Subsidized tickets and transportation are available for qualifying schools on a first-come, first-served basis. When completing the ticket order form, please complete the financial assistance section. Schools must have a free and reduced lunch rate of 50% or greater to qualify.
Planning Your Field Trip
The SLSO strives to make Education Concerts enjoyable, hassle-free, and inclusive experiences. On the Planning Your Field trip page, you’ll find everything you need to know to prepare for your trip to Powell Hall including transportation information, available accommodations, and an Experience Guide to prepare your students.
Teacher Workshop
Embracing Neurodiversity: A Sensory Perspective in the Classroom and Concert Hall
Created in partnership with Children’s Illinois, BJC HealthCare.
Wondering how to prepare and support your neurodivergent students during their field trip experience? Join us for a teacher workshop where, with the help of occupational therapist Monica Carlson from BJC HealthCare, we’ll explore how to navigate the concert hall and the music classroom alongside students with different sensory needs.
Need Assistance?
For ticketing assistance, please call 314-534-1700 or email educationtickets@slso.org.
For questions regarding the program or curriculum, please email education@slso.org.
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