Details:
10 AM is SOLD OUT!
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Children’s Concerts are free to all public school classes, home school families and Co-Ops. Please know that no paper tickets will be issued; once you fill out the sign-up form, you have reserved your seats! Peace Center ushers will check you off the sign-up list and seat groups together as they arrive.
PROGRAM
Fate Now Conquers, Carlos Simon
Spider Brings Fire, Jerod Tate
Excerpts from Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, with Nathan Amaral
Practice Makes Perfect!
This year, we’re taking students on a journey through the pushes and pulls of fate and the triumphant tale of how even someone small can make a difference.
Fate Now Conquers (inspired by Beethoven) captures the idea of fate being something that pulls you and twists you where you’re supposed to go using energetic and whimsical sounds from the orchestra. Spider Brings Fire is based on a traditional Native American legend of how even the smallest creature can succeed where larger, stronger animals failed. Leaving audiences with the overall message of how you can make a difference and accomplish great things. Excerpts from Beethoven’s Violin Concerto played by Nathan Amaral will give students a glimpse into the heart and soul of classical music and encourage the overall concert theme: “Practice Makes Perfect!”
To help students understand the meaning behind “Practice Makes Perfect!” we met up with some local professional athletes to see the similarities between music and sports. Both require dedication, hard work, technique, and… PRACTICE! Anybody who loves what they do is going to need to practice and make a real effort so that they can get better. Athletes, much like musicians, use practice to build a solid foundation and create muscle memory to be better prepared for games or concerts.
Hudson White, Catcher for the Greenville Drive, estimates catching at least 100 pitches per day! Before each practice, he stretches, much like musicians warm up with scales before playing to practice healthy and sustainable habits.
Lucas Meek, Winger Outside Back for Greenville Triumph, famous for his bicycle kick, stresses how important resting is. We all want to achieve our goals, but it’s important to do so mindfully.
Have you ever sat in an audience or a stadium and thought, that could be me?
Well, we want you to leave believing that you can accomplish those things, all with the right preparation.
Watch our YouTube video to be inspired by GSO musicians and athletes and learn more about the concert!
This event is free for students. Registration required.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Your visit to the Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Children’s Concert is coming up!
Here is important information about your field trip to the GSO and the Peace Center. Please share with other educators, chaperones, and drivers.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS: Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Date: November 20, 2026
Time: 10 am and 12 pm
10 AM is almost full, consider signing up for the 12 PM
Length: Approximately 40-45 minutes
Location: Peace Center Concert Hall, Broad Street Doors, on circle
ARRIVAL TIME: 9:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively. Please give yourself and your group plenty of time either to go along the bus line, or time to meet at Peace Center Plaza and enter as your whole group. No paper tickets will be issued; Peace Center ushers will check you off the sign-up list and seat groups together as they arrive.
PEACE CENTER POLICY: No cell phone use, No Food, No Gum, No drinks! We recommend leaving bags and backpacks on your bus or in your car!
BUS INSTRUCTIONS: Greenville county can only drop off on Broad Street at the semi-circle beside the Peace Center. Please use River Street to approach Broad Street. Traffic will be directed by GPD as you get close to the venue. Everyone should remain on the bus until a Peace Center bus monitor leads you off the bus.
Each bus driver will be given a number that will match the number given to the teacher with the students at drop off. Our bus monitor will board each bus to give a few brief instructions (including: no cell phone use, no food, gum, or drink) and then direct the students to the concert hall doors. From the doors an usher will direct the class to their seats. All students need to be seated before any are taken to restrooms so that we get a proper seat count for each class. The GPD or security staff will direct the bus driver to the staging location. The show is only 40min long, so there will not be a long time to wait to return for pick up.
Each bus will be called to return to the same location that they dropped off.
The students will remain in their seats in the concert hall until their bus number is called for pick up.
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: please see the GSO Parking Guide, and the City of Greenville Parking website: https://www.greenvillesc.gov/513/Parking