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!

Link Up is inclusive of students with sensory sensitivities. Accommodations will be provided so that all students may enjoy the experience of live orchestral music.

Elementary age students play recorders as part of Link Up concert

Link Up: The Orchestra Sings

Wed, Mar 5, 9:30am & 11:00am
Thur, Mar 6, 9:30am & 11:00am

This concert takes place at Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.

Discover all the ways that the orchestra sings! Through engaging repertoire and hands-on activities, Link Up prepares students in grades 3-5 to sing, dance, and play recorders or string instruments in a celebratory culminating concert with the SLSO.

Link Up is a national program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

- Complete the online ticket order form to reserve your Link Up concert tickets and your seat at the Link Up Teacher Workshop.
- Pay for your concert tickets when you receive an invoice from the SLSO Box Office. Link Up invoices should be paid by November 1, 2024.
- Attend the Link Up Teacher Workshop.
- Use the materials provided by Carnegie Hall to prepare your students for the Link Up concert – most teachers start preparing after winter break.
- Participate in the largest elementary school ensemble in St. Louis, the Link Up concert, where your students perform along with the SLSO.
Attendance at a Link Up Teacher Workshop is required for all teachers new to The Orchestra Sings and strongly suggested for all other teachers. This year’s workshop is on Wednesday, October 9, 5:00pm at Metro Theater Company. 

Workshops are taught by Emilee Kellermann, SLSO Lead Link Up Teacher and retired music educator, and Jessica Ingraham, SLSO Director of Education.
All Link Up tickets are $5 each. Teachers will receive one complimentary chaperone ticket per ten student tickets. Invoices are mailed after online orders have been received and processed. Payment is due by November 1, 2024, and can be made by credit card, check, or cash. No purchase orders, please. Your ticket will be emailed after payment is received. Cancellations or exchanges can be made in advance of payment.

Need Assistance?

For ticketing assistance, please call 314-534-1700 or email educationtickets@slso.org.

For questions regarding the program or curriculum, please call 314-286-4407 or email education@slso.org.

Young students standing and holding recorders in auditorium as part of Link Up program

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Link Up

Link Up: The Orchestra Sings

Link Up is a national program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

How it works

Teacher Workshop

Materials

Ticketing Information

Subsidized Tickets and Transportation Assistance

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