Fantastic Music and Free Student Tickets at the PSO

There are many reasons why people enjoy live classical music but did you know that the experience of going to an orchestral performance is especially powerful for children? Research has found that listening to live classical music evokes positive feelings. Early exposure to music is a must-have for young children and babies. Different genres at different ages will help kids develop a unique taste in music and even mold their persona.

Classical music has a unique richness and complexity, which can help children develop super-power listening skills. The instruments in the orchestra with their various sonorities and rhythmic capabilities can be layered and combined in endless ways to create huge varieties in texture and sound.

Another study found that classical music can help reduce stress, especially in children - regardless of the piece being played. 82 percent of children interviewed said they felt positive feelings during a live performance, with more than half of the group studied specifically feeling calm or relaxed while listening.

FREE Student Ticket Program

The Paducah Symphony Orchestra wants every child to have the opportunity to experience a live orchestral performance. With the PSO every student can come to a concert for FREE!

Students through grade 12 are eligible for a free ticket to a concert with the purchase of an adult ticket. College students receive $10 flat-rate tickets with a student ID. Please remember that seating is subject to availability. You can make your request through the PSO office, or by visiting the Carson Center Box Office between 6 - 7:15 pm on PSO concert nights. Call 270.444.0065 for details

There are three more exciting concerts you can attend in the 2022-23 season.

February 11, 2023

John

Williams

– From Stage to Screen

An ALL John Williams program featuring works for the symphony hall and many of the composer's most famous film scores. Matt Hightower joins the orchestra for Williams' popular tuba concerto.

March 11, 2023

Appalachian Spring

Maestro Ponti and your Paducah Symphony Orchestra welcome springtime with Copland's perennial favorite orchestral suite. Sirena Huang joins the orchestra for Dvorak's masterpiece for violin.

April 15, 2023

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Experience the euphoric "Beethoven 9" with Maestro Ponti and your PSO. Easily one of the most powerful and influential pieces of classical music, the Ninth Symphony was composed by a completely deaf, frustrated, and depressed Beethoven. Despite this, the famous Ode to Joy in his final symphony is understood as a call for hope, peace, and goodwill across cultures everywhere.

Features the PSO Chorus, Paducah Singers, guest choirs, and soloists. 

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