Community & Education

We took it online this season

The Santa Fe Symphony's music education programs reach nearly 4,000 youth in Santa Fe and the surrounding area each year. With tailored programs for elementary, middle, and high school students—as well as adult learners—The Symphony transforms thousands of lives each year. Play your part and support these award-winning programs today—visit our website at santafesymphony.org or call our office at 505.983.3530 to learn more!

Discovery Concerts

The Symphony introduces over 1,500 fourth graders to the wonder of symphonic music through its bilingual Discovery Concerts each fall! Students are bused from Santa Fe, Pojoaque, Española, and Pueblo schools to The Lensic each year for a full orchestral concert featuring a bilingual storyteller presenting Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf.

Music Mentoring

In partnership with Santa Fe Public Schools, The Symphony's Mentorship program offers 750+ hours each year of professional individual and small group lessons in strings, brass, percussion, woodwinds, guitar, keyboard, and voice. This nationally awardwinning program prepares students for challenging opportunities in music and life, nurturing their creative talent while forming personal bonds with important role models.

…with virtual music mentoring!

Instrument Scholarship Program

Have a beloved but unused instrument collecting dust? Put it in good hands through The Symphony's Instrument Scholarship Program! The Symphony will refurbish and gift these high quality instruments to promising middle and high school students who have submitted a formal request.

Music for Seniors

Catch The Symphony around town! This series features informal Symphony ensemble performances at community venues and retirement communities throughout Santa Fe, as well as opportunities for seniors to meet Symphony musicians and ask questions.

Southside Library Concerts

Gather the kids and join The Symphony for FREE FAMILY concerts at the Santa Fe Public Library's Southside Branch! This family-friendly series features Symphony musicians who demonstrate their instruments and play a variety of popular and classical music, fostering a connection with children and providing a chance for them to conduct the ensemble! These concerts are geared toward kids ages five to ten, but all ages are welcome!

MEC Chair

Richard Rudman, MD

MEC Commiittee

Zella Cox Charles DeMuth Leanne D. DeVane Mathew Frauwirth Don Percious Frances Richards Roberta Robinson Laurie Rossi Dr. Richard Rudman Patsy Williamson

The Santa Fe Symphony's 2020-2021 Music Education Programs are made possible by:

SUSAN GOLDSTEIN STEVEN J. GOLDSTEIN, MD

Science of Sound—santafesymphonytv.org

We have partnered again with the Santa Fe Institute for a new educational series! Available to watch for FREE on Santa Fe Symphony TV. Join SFI Professor Cris Moore with select Symphony musicians and special guests as they go behind the scenes to learn about science and music. As each epsiode releases, it is distributed to teachers in Santa Fe Public Schools as a tool for music education during at-home learning!

What is the connection between size and pitch? Volume and timbre? Can you beatbox on a tuba?

Many thanks to Executive Producer Dr. Penelope Penland for generously funding Episode 1 with special thanks to Thornburg Investments for generously funding Episodes 2 and 3.