Along with our major concerts, the Saint Joseph Symphony is proud to touch the community in other ways throughout the year:

We perform a series of youth concerts at the Missouri Theater, attended by 4th, 5th and 6th grade students across the Midland Empire. A brass ensemble made up of Symphony musicians performs patriotic music in Saint Joseph on the 4th of July. We perform periodic concerts in other venues in the region, including Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University and area high school auditoriums. Our Petting Zoo program brings Symphony musicians into many area elementary schools for children in the 4th and 5th grades to see up orchestral instruments close.

Nearly three thousand elementary school students from across the Midland Empire attend our
Youth Concerts every year, giving them a chance to learn about orchestral music
 and the fun our musicians have playing together. 

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The Petting Zoo program gives children a chance to hold and play instruments, often for the first time.

Click Photos below to enlarge The Saint Joseph Symphony Petting Zoo is proudly sponsored by