2023-2024 Season Education Program

The Orchestra Swings

Link Up from Carnegie Hall

“Swing” is many things. It’s a distinctive rhythmic feel; a musical era dominated by big band jazz; a style of dance that grew alongside the music; and that elusive but unmistakable feeling that results when musicians are deeply tuned into each other and playing in sync, or “in the pocket.” Though swing is characteristic of jazz, an orchestra can also swing. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with an orchestra and jazz ensemble, we will explore the elements that contribute to that magical moment when the orchestra starts to swing.

Concert Dates & Times - May 2024

All Link Up concerts will be held at McCaskey High School in downtown Lancaster.

**We are currently sold out, but please contact us to be placed on a waiting list.**

Tuesday, May 14: 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM - SOLD OUT!

Tuesday, May 14: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM - SOLD OUT!

Wednesday, May 15: 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM - SOLD OUT!

Wednesday, May 15: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM - SOLD OUT!

Become a Link Up Teacher

Complete the online registration form by filling out the appropriate form to reserve your school’s/homeschool child’s Link Up participation.
Watch the virtual Link Up Teacher Professional Development video (available mid-October.)
Use the materials provided by Carnegie Hall to prepare your students for the Link Up concert – most teachers start preparing after winter break.**
Participate in the ultimate cumulative assessment of student learning, the Link Up concert, where your students will perform in the audience LIVE with a professional Symphony Orchestra!

**Students will need to provide their own soprano recorders.

Register Your Class

All classrooms, schools, and families must register to attend the live concert.

Registrations for the School District of Lancaster open on September 4, 2023. Registrations for other area public school districts open on September 18. Registrations for private schools and homeschool families open October 3. Please download the registration form below and email the completed forms to Melinda Myers: mmyers@lancastersymphony.org or print and mail via USPS Attn: Melinda Myers to Lancaster Symphony Orchestra - 48 North Christian Street, Suite #200, Lancaster, PA 17602.

McCaskey has individual chair seating, not pew seating, like our previous concert venue. Accurate counts on your registration form are critical for having enough seats for your school or homeschool family.

Public and Private Schools Registration Form

Homeschool Family Registration Form

All About Link Up

Introduce your students to the orchestra by helping them get ready to become a part of it!

In collaboration with Carnegie Hall, The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is participating in Link Up – The Orchestra Swings, a music education program provided by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, during the 2023-2024 season. Link Up is a hands-on music program for students in grades 3–5 that explores orchestral repertoire in the classroom while preparing students to sing and play recorders or string instruments from home in a culminating live LSO Link Up concert on May 14 & 15, 2024. If you teach recorder, singing, or beginning violin, this program is a must!