Education Concerts
For Grades 1 - 6 | Now On Sale!
Join us for an engaging learning experience rooted in the beauty of a live performance at the Winspear Centre. Education Concerts introduce elementary students to the exciting world of symphonic music with the opportunity to see and hear the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performing specially programmed concerts filled with a wide-range of musical concepts.
Designed with the Alberta curriculum in mind, educators will receive a comprehensive study guide with ready-made lesson plans and activities before the concert to prepare students for the repertoire performed in the concert. Have fun experiencing real-world applications of musical learning objectives and bring your class this year for this memorable field trip.
If you are booking both Division 1 and Division 2 concerts, please put each booking request in a separate order.
Division 2
A Robot’s Guide to the Orchestra
March 3, 4, and 6, 2026
10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
One hour without intermission
Gear up for an adventurous symphony concert! The newly built JC433, a curious robot, is so excited to hear the orchestra, but has a lot of questions.: How does it all work? How is this big, complex sound produced? Where does the sound come from? How can music sound like machines, and what does a machine even sound like? Why would musicians want to play buzzing, crunching, beeping and booping sounds? Could a robot make music? And why do we still listen to orchestras when you can make music on a computer? Join our robot to explore the huge, people-powered, music-making machine of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra!
Tickets: $11 / student
Includes one free supervisor ticket for every ten student tickets purchased. Some subsidies are available for qualifying schools attending Education Concerts and Open Dress Rehearsals. See here for details.
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Division 1
Charlotte and the Music Maker
With Platypus Theatre
Original Music by Alain Trudel
May 11, 12, 13 & 15, 2026
10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
50 minutes without intermission
Charlotte is no ordinary little girl. She plays the trumpet on a cardboard tube, the xylophone with two knitting needles and the drums on anything that bangs. However, her musical talents are not appreciated at home, where everyone is far too busy to listen to her brilliance, so she sets off into the wide world only to find herself lost in a raging blizzard. A strange little man known as the Music-Maker comes to the rescue as he takes Charlotte on a magical musical journey through the orchestra, exploring the sounds and colours of the instruments and the exciting possibilities that music has to offer.
Tickets: $11 / student
Includes one free supervisor ticket for every eight student tickets purchased. Some subsidies are available for qualifying schools attending Education Concerts and Open Dress Rehearsals. See here for details.
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Cancellation / Alteration Policy
For cancellation or any alteration that diminishes the number of seats needed, occurring within one month of the concert date, a fee of 50% of the cost of the deleted seats will be charged. If less than two weeks’ notice is given, the full cost of the booking will be charged.
