Each season, the Civic Symphony of Green Bay is pleased to offer our “Music for Young Listeners” concert, a morning concert program specifically designed to educate and entertain young listeners. In February 2026, we’re returning to The Weidner to appear as part of their Stage Doors educational series. We look forward to filling The Weidner with students from local school groups and homeschools in our community!
2026 Concert Details
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: The Weidner, 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Theme: Music & Art
Artists and musicians often use similar techniques to express emotions, including the use of light, color, and sound to create a specific mood. Our 2026 concert will feature Modest Mussorgsky’s famous “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Students are invited to draw to the music of one of the movements of the music.
When you register your class for the concert, please indicate your interest in participating in the art portion. The orchestra will send you information about the music and the original painting that inspired the composer Mussorgsky. Ahead of the concert, your students will draw as they are inspired by the music they hear. Any two dimensional medium (paint, pencils, crayons, markers) is fine. Student artwork will be scanned or photographed and included in a slide show to be displayed during the concert.
The concert will be 60 minutes total, with 45 minutes of music plus a 15-minute Q&A session. The orchestra will also perform a longer version of this concert in the evening for the public.
Classroom Visits/Presentation
Schools: Musicians from the orchestra are available for classroom visits in advance of the concert to introduce the music, demonstrate instruments, and meet students. We’ll work with you and our volunteer musicians to schedule a convenient day/time. If you already submitted your registration and later want to add a classroom visit, just send an email to education@gbcivic.org.
Homeschools: Please see our YouTube channel for a series of educational presentations with musicians from the orchestra with instrument demonstrations and Q&A. You can view these videos at your convenience.
Study Guide/Educational Packet
Our 2026 Education Guide is available for teachers to use in the classroom to prepare students for the concert. Some of our musicians also recorded videos introducing themselves and demonstrating short clips from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. These videos are linked in the Education Guide PDF or can be viewed on the Civic Symphony of Green Bay’s YouTube channel.
- About the orchestra & our conductor
- Your time at The Weidner
- Map of the stage
- Concert Listening Guides
- Activity Guides
Registration
All tickets are $7 unless otherwise noted or a scholarship is awarded. We encourage you to apply for a scholarship to offset the cost of student admission. Scholarships can range from discounted tickets to full coverage of your registration cost. There are also grant funds available from the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and De Pere Christian Outreach to help cover bus transportation expenses – those funds are being released on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Online Registration/Tickets: https://www.weidnercenter.com/education-series/
- Scholarship Program/Application: https://www.weidnercenter.com/education-series/scholarship-program/
Questions?
- Please reach out to The Weidner directly with any questions about registration, the scholarship program, payment, and concert-day logistics.
- Questions about classroom visits, presentation videos, art class participation, bus transportation grants, and the education packet/study guide can be sent to Lynn on CSGB’s education committee at education@gbcivic.org.
About the orchestra
The Civic Symphony of Green Bay is a community of musicians committed to sustaining the wonder and beauty of symphonic music through live performances and artistic collaborations. Volunteer musicians of all ages play in the orchestra led by artistic director Seong-Kyung Graham. They are professional musicians and amateurs from all walks of life, drawn together by the love of great symphonic music and the desire to share it with others.