FREE CONCERTS FOR NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS

  • OSL trumpeter Michael Blutman poses with students from PS 51 before a performance of The Soldier’s Tale.
  • OSL and The Puppet Kitchen present Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.
  • OSL performs free school concerts of Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale with The Puppet Kitchen
  • OSL and Dance Theatre of Harlem present Stravinsky’s Pulcinella at Tribeca Performing Arts Center..
  • OSL and Dance Theatre of Harlem present Stravinsky’s Pulcinella at Tribeca Performing Arts Center..
  • OSL and Dance Theatre of Harlem present Stravinsky’s Pulcinella at Tribeca Performing Arts Center..
  • Members of the orchestra perform for partner school PS 19 Family Day at the Queens Musuem of Art
  • Conductor Paul Haas and OSL perform Dvorak’s “New World” with original illustrations at Hunter College, Credit Eric Weiss
  • With their OSL coach nearby, PS 111 string players perform at the DiMenna Center, Credit John Calabrese
  • H.T. Chen and Dancers perform original choreography as part of OSL’s free education concert series, Credit Eric Weiss
  • Host and horn player, David Byrd-Marrow, leads a lively Q&A with students from partner school PS 3, Credit John Calabrese

"Every student (and teacher!) thoroughly enjoyed the entire presentation. It was well thought out, amazingly choreographed, the music was top notch, and the narrator/conductor was able to get the students interested, motivated, and excited."

—Marc Socol, music teacher, P.S. 32 Bronx


To invite young people all across New York City to experience vibrant orchestral performances, Orchestra of St. Luke’s offers two free concerts every year to students from all five boroughs. Previous concerts have included multimedia collaborations with professional choreographers and dancers, such as Ballet Hispanico, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co., Limón Dance Company, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. 

Last fall, OSL presented a theatrical version of L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. In the spring, OSL presented Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, conducted by Damon Gupta and featuring Dance Theatre of Harlem, with new choreography developed in collaboration with The Jerome Robbins New Essential Works (NEW) program. 


Learn about OSL's other free concerts.