SCHOOL CONCERT EDUCATION PROGRAM
2026-2027 YOUTH CONCERTS

Waltzes, Wizards and Worlds
The Plano Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the 2026-2027 PSO School Concert Education Program!
Educator feedback claims the PSO School Concert Education Program is, “…one of the most exciting arts partnership programs offered anywhere,” and “the School Concert Education Program is designed to be an integral part of the fine arts curriculum for elementary school students.”
January 26 at 11:30 AM
January 27 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
January 28 at 10:00 AM* and 11:30 AM
*Bilingual performance
February 16 at 11:30 AM*
*Single tickets available for this concert
February 17 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
February 18 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
February 19 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
Under the direction of PSO Assistant Conductor, Alexandra Kovatch, the PSO will be performing masterworks from the orchestral repertoire by Holst, John Williams and more. Texas Ballet Theater’s Professional Training Division, along with choreographer and instructor Mishic Liberatore, joins the PSO for a performance of Strauss’ On the Beautiful Blue Danube and excerpts from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Grace Li, the Grand Prize Winner of the 2026 Collin County Young Artist Competition, brings an exhilarating performance of the third movement of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major.
All concerts will be held at the Robinson Fine Arts Center in Plano, TX.
REPERTOIRE
The Star-Spangled Banner
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II
“Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets, Op.32
Gustav Holst
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314
III. Allegro maestoso
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Grace Li, flute
Selections from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
“Morning Mood”
“In the Hall of Mountain King”
Edvard Grieg
Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Hedwig’s Theme
Nimbus 2000
John Williams
ABout The School Concert Education Program
One of the most exciting arts partnership programs offered anywhere, the School Concert Education Program is designed to be an integral part of the fine arts curriculum for elementary school students.
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