Concerts for Youth

Produced in Partnership with Carnegie Hall's Weill School of Music
4th-6th Grade | Concerts at the Holland Center

March 4 - 6, 2026 | 9:15 & 10:45 AM

Take your students on a dynamic musical journey across Latin America with the Omaha Symphony! This interactive concert invites students to explore the music, rhythms, and dance-inspired movements of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Through the Link Up curriculum, students will sing, play, and move along with the orchestra, building musical skills while deepening cultural understanding. Music will be presented in both English and Spanish, with an opportunity to explore elements of Portuguese as well.

With engaging classroom activities, rich cross-cultural connections, and a culminating performance with the Omaha Symphony, your students won’t just listen to music—they’ll become part of it.

The innovative tradition of Margre Durham's Concerts for Youth continues with the seamless integration of music and academic curriculums. The concert's engaging interactive structures are adaptable to participating with recorder or voice.

Curriculum, professional development, and continued support will be provided to all educators implementing this program.

• "Un, Dos, Tres"
• "Cielito Lindo"
• "La Llorona"
• "Oye"
• "Cidade Maravilhosa"

Recorder Resources

Friday, September 26, 2025 • 6:00 – 7:15 pm
Holland Center

We invite you to a networking session with fellow music educators. The lead teachers and symphony education team will be there to answer any questions you may have about this year's concert. Join us for refreshments and conversation and stay for Omaha Symphony’s performance led by Principal Guest Conductor JoAnn Falletta, featuring a debut by pianist George Li and powerful works by Adams, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky.

All curriculum support will be pre-recorded for reference as you need it.

“The best experience of my life!”
–Omaha, NE Student

“This program and its resources have had a DIRECT impact on our instrumental music programs. Students' reading levels are quite a few pages ahead in the books at the same time of year as other schools who do not participate in this program.”

–Omaha, NE Educator

“The song selections were great and very age appropriate!! As we left, one 4th grade boy said, 'I didn't know it, but I love the symphony!!' Thank you for all you do to give our students this experience.”
-Blair, NE Educator

96% of teachers agree that the Omaha Symphony is a valuable resource to them as an educator. – 2024/25 Program

90% of teachers agree that their students’ classroom learning was positively impacted by this experience. – 2024/25 Program

Nebraska Standards for Education:
Music: FA 5.4.1-3, FA 8.4.1-3
Social Studies: 3.3.1, SS 5.4.2, SS 5.4.3, 6.3.1, 6.3.4

Iowa Core Standards:
Music: MU:Cr2.1.6a, MU:PR4.2.6b, MUPr6.1.6b, MU:Re7.2.5a, MU:Cn11.0.6a
Social Studies: SS 4.10, SS 4.21, SS 4.22, SS 5.9, SS 5.19, SS 6.14