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Overview

Be the Orchestra	Adults	Beginning adult violin, viola, cello and bass courses. No prior experience necessary. Beginning Course held in the fall, Intermediate Course held in the spring.
Concert Preview	Adults	Classics Series pre-concert lectures presented by local musicians and educators offering insights and anecdotes on the concert programming.
Discovery Concerts	Kids & Families	Series of three affordable, hour long family concerts accompanied by educational and entertaining pre-concert activities. Presented on Sunday afternoons.
Instrument Playground	Kids & Families	A hands-on collection of select orchestral instruments for children to “play” presented at various arts and public venues.
Let's Talk About Music	Community	A Lecture/Demo where Philharmonic musicians play and talk about music, musical instruments and life as a musician during interactive performances at various libraries and venues in the metro area.
Master Classes with the Guest Artists	HS & College students/Community	Pairs promising music majors with Philharmonic guest artists in private lessons before a public audience.
Musical Stories	Community	Originating from a partnership with The Children's Center in Bethany to expose medically fragile patients ages birth to 18 to new musical experiences, this program is also presented in public libraries and venues. Musical Stories consists of narrated stories accompanied by the string quartet Strings in Stereo.
Management Internships	Schools	Internships available to university students.
Music Olympics Scholarships	HS & College students	Six statewide competitions for student musicians and ensembles. Participants compete for scholarships and a chance to play in a winner’s recital.
Music Services Guide	HS & College Students/ Community	The Music Services Guide catalogues contacts for music instruction and area businesses that rent and sell new and used instruments.
Musician's Continuing Education Grant	OKC Philharmonic Musicians	Available to Philharmonic musicians and designed to support musicians in their continued musical development.
Open Rehearsals	Schools	Select Philharmonic rehearsals are open and available to students and teachers by reservation only.
Teacher Appreciation Night	Adults	The Thursday evening performance of The Christmas Show serves as Teacher Appreciation Night, as we offer discounted tickets to teacher who participate in our education programs.
Side-by-Side Concert	HS & College students/ Community	Young musicians from the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra (OYO) rehearse and perform “side-by-side” with professional Philharmonic musicians for a concert performed in the spring.
Society of Strings (S.O.S.)	Adults	Adult orchestra formed by members that participated in “Be the Orchestra.” Year round.
Sound Images	Schools	A provided curriculum for 3rd through 8th grade that introduces and compares music and visual arts terms, culminating with participating students creating artwork inspired by orchestral music for competition and display.
Student Rush	HS & College Students	Tickets available at $5 each to HS & College students with I.D.
We've Got Rhythm	Schools	An intro to the orchestra suggested for 3^rd graders presented in a 3-part, in-school presentation by Orchestra League docents and Philharmonic musicians and ensembles in preparation for attending a Youth Concert.
Youth Concerts	Schools	Live Philharmonic performances designed to showcase the orchestra and different musical families presented free and suggested for 3^rd through 5^th grade and beginning band and orchestra students at the Civic Center