Express the Music

Invite your students to engage with orchestral music in personal and meaningful ways. Through writing, visual art, or digital media, they’ll explore what the music sparks in them—and share their voices with the community. Selected works are published by the SLSO, celebrating student expression in all its forms.

Express the Music is currently being piloted in select schools. The program will open to all middle and high schools starting in Fall 2026. 

A Message for Your Students

During the 2025/26 pilot year of Express the Music, students at eight area middle and high schools are creating works of writing, visual art, and digital media inspired by SLSO Composer-in-Residence Kevin Puts’ piece, Contact, “The Call” (Mvt. I). In this short video, he shares what inspired him to compose the piece and encourages students to use the arts to express themselves.

SLSO education programs are presented by:

Steward Family Foundation logo
World Wide Technology

Express the Music is presented by:

St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association

Express the Music is supported by:

Employees Community Fund of Boeing