Margre Durham Concerts for Youth

The Omaha Symphony celebrates the Irish Immigrants who built the plains segment of the transcontinental railroad and settled in Omaha, alongside the Indigenous communities who have long called this region home! These concerts blend music literacy and cultural competency skills as we connect the music we play to our local communities.

The innovative tradition of Margre Durham’s Concerts for Youth continues with seamless integration of music and academic curriculums, dazzling visual media, and engaging interactive structures that are adaptable to body percussion, singing or playing along.

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

4th-6th Grade | Concerts at the Holland Center
March 3 - 5, 2026 | 9:15 & 10:45 AM
$5 per Student

• The Irish Washerwoman
• Three Blind Mice
• The Parting Glass
• Rattlin' Bog

Recorder Resources

Friday, September 25, 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 pianist Joyce Yang and powerful works by Gershwin, Strauss, and Hailstork.

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