100+ Music Field Trips for Homeschool Music Appreciation

Music Field Trips to Consider

Exposing your child to live music field trips through live performances can go a long way in the overall artistic development of your child.As we continue to explore ways to teach music appreciation in homeschool we can’t forget how important it is to take musical field trips.

Whether your goal is to inspire musical creativity or to encourage a love for beautiful musical art by attending a live performance you can offer your child a chance to see first hand the impact that music can have on themselves and those around them.

While I have done my best to ensure that I have fairly represented each state of the US states, this is not an exhaustive listing of musical opportunities in America. I recommend checking with your local area, ask around in your local homeschool groups, check with your state’s support organizations for further opportunities and information.

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Teaching Music in Homeschool with Field Trips

These music field trips are organized below by state. Find your state and then choose the venues you prefer. Then click the link to check their schedule of events.

Musical Field Trips by States

Alabama

• Alabama Symphony Orchestra
• Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
• Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
• Mobile Symphony Orchestra
• Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
• Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra

Alaska

• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

Arizona

• Arizona Opera Company – Phoenix
• Scottsdale Philharmonic
• Symphony of the Southwest
• The Phoenix Symphony
• Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Arkansas

• Arkansas Symphony Orchestra – Little Rock
• Symphony of Northwest Arkansas – Fayetteville

 California

• Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
• Berkely Symphony Orchestra
• California Philharmonic – San Marino
• California Symphony – Pleasant Hill
• Fremont Symphony Orchestra
• Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra
• Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
• Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
• Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
• Los Angeles Opera
• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Marin Symphony – San Raphael
• Modesto Symphony Orchestra
• Monterey Symphony
• Music in the Mountains
• New Century Chamber Orchestra
• New West Symphony
• Oakland East Bay Symphony
• Opera San José
• Pacific Symphony Orchestra
• Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra
• Riverside Lyric Opera
• Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
• San Diego Opera
• San Diego Symphony
• San Fernando Valley Symphony
• San Francisco Ballet
• San Francisco Opera
• San Francisco Symphony
• Santa Barbara Symphony
• Santa Rosa Symphony
• Stockton Symphony
• Symphony Si
• Siliicon Valley
• Tulare County Symphony
• United States Air Force Band of the Golden West
• Vallejo Symphony Orchestra

Colorado

• Boulder Philharmonic
• Colorado Springs Symphony
• Colorado Symphony Orchestra – Denver
• Denver Philharmonic
• Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
• Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra
• Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra
• Opera Colorado – Denver
• Strings in the Mountains 
• Denver Symphony Orchestra
• Littleton Symphony Orchestra
• Parker Symphony Orchestra
• Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra

Connecticut

• East Connecticut Symphony Orchestra – New London
• Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra
• Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
• Hartford Symphony Orchestra
• New Haven Symphony Orchestra
• Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
• Orchestra New England – West Haven
• Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra
• Stamford Symphony Orchestra
• United States Coast Guard Band
• Wallingford Symphony Orchestra

Delaware

• Delaware Symphony Orchestra – Wilmington

District of Columbia Florida

• National Symphony Orchestra
• United States Air Force Band
• United States Marine Band
• United States Navy Band
• Washington Bach Consort
• Washington National Opera

Florida

• Brevard Symphony Orchestra
• Charlotte Symphony
• Florida Grand Opera
• Gainsville Chamber Orchestra
• Greater Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
• Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
• Miami Symphony Orchestra
• Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
• New World Symphony – Miami Beach
• Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
• Palm Beach Opera
• Sarasota Opera Association
• Sarasota Orchestra
• South Florida Symphony
• Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
• Symphony of the Americas – Ft. Lauderdale
• The Florida Orchestra – Tampa

Georgia

• Albany Symphony Orchestra
• Atlanta Opera
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• DeKalb Symphony Orchestra – Clarkston
• Macon Symphony Orchestra
• Savannah Philharmonic

Hawaii

• Hawaii Symphony Orchestra – Honolulu
• Maui Chamber Orchestra: Home
• Maui Pops Orchestra

Idaho

• Boise Philharmonic
• Idaho Falls Symphony

 Illinois

• Baroque Band – Chicago
• Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra
• Chicago Arts Orchestra
• Chicago Baroque Band
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Civic Orchestra of Chicago
• Elgin Symphony Orchestra
• Erato Chamber Orchestra – Chicago
• Grant Park Symphony Orchestra – Chicago
• Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra – Chicago
• Illinois Symphony Orchestra – Springfield
• Lyric Opera of Chicago
• New Millenium Orchestra – Chicago
• Northbrook Symphony Orchestra
• Peoria Symphony Orchestra
• Rockford Symphony Orchestra
• Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest
• Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
• Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
• Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra
• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
• Muncie Symphony Orchestra
• Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis
• Richmond Symphony Orchestra
• South Bend Symphony Orchestra
• Symphony of the Lakes
• Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

Iowa

• Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
• Central Iowa Symphony – Ames
• Des Moines Metro Opera
• Des Moines Symphony
• Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra – Munster
• Quad City Symphony Orchestra – Davenport
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra

Kansas 

• Acadiana Symphony – Lafayette
• Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
• Kansas City Civic Orchestra – Shawnee/Mission
• Topeka Symphony Orchestra
• Wichita Grand Opera
• Wichita Symphony Orchestra

Kentucky

• International Bluegrass Music Museum – Owensboro
• Kentucky Opera– Louisville
• Kentucky Symphony Orchestra – Newport
• Lexington Philharmonic
• Orchestra Kentucky – Bowling Green
• Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
• Paducah Symphony Orchestra
• The Louisville Orchestra

Louisiana

• Acadiana Symphony Orchestra  – Lafayette
• Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
• Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra
• Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
• Monroe Symphony Orchestra
• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
• Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Maine

• Bangor Symphony Orchestra
• Maine Chamber Ensemble
• Portland Symphony Orchestra

Maryland

• Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
• Baltimore Opera Company
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Columbia Orchestra – Ellicott City
• Maryland Symphony Orchestra – Hagerstown
• Prince George’s Philharmonic – Largo
• United States Army Field Band – Fort George D Meade

Massachusetts

• Boston Classical Orchestra
• Boston Lyric Opera
• Boston Modern Orchestra
• Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
• Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Brockton Symphony Orchestra
• Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra – Barnstable, Cape Cod
• Lexington Symphony Orchestra
• Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra
• Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra
• Thayer Symphony Orchestra

Michigan

• Adrian Symphony
• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
• Battle Creek Symphony
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra
• Grand Rapids Symphony
• Holland Symphony Orchestra
• Jackson Symphony Orchestra
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
• Lansing Symphony Orchestra
• Michigan Opera Theatre – Detroit
• Michigan Philharmonic – Plymouth
• Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra – St. Joseph / Benton Harbor
• Traverse Symphony Orchestra – Traverse City
• West Michigan Symphony Orchestra – Muskegon

Minnesota

• Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra 
• Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
• Mankato Symphony Orchestra
• Minnesota Orchestra – Minneapolis
• Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
• Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
• St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
• The Minnesota Opera – Minneapolis

Mississippi

• Mississipi Symphony Orchestra – Jackson
• North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra – Tupelo

Missouri

• American Jazz Museum – Kansas City
• Kansas City Ballet
• Kansas City Symphony
• Lyric Opera of Kansas City
• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
• Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Montana

• Billings Symphony Orchestra
• Bozeman Symphony Orchestra
• Great Falls Symphony
• Missoula Symphony Orchestra

Nebraska

• Ballet Nebraska
• Hastings Symphony Orchestra
• Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
• Lincoln Youth Symphony
• The Nebraska Wind Symphony
• Omaha Symphony Orchestra
• Sandhills Symphony Orchestra

Nevada

• Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra
• Reno Chamber Orchestra
• Reno Philharmonic

New Hampshire

• Nashua Symphony Orchestra
• New Hampshire Philharmonic
• New Hampshire School of Ballet – Hooksett
• Symphony New Hampshire

New Jersey

• Bay Atlantic Symphony – Bridgeton
• New Jersey Festival Orchestra – Westfield
• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra– Newark
• Ocean Ciry Pops Orchestra – Ocean City
• Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey – Cherry Hill
• Princeton Symphony Orchestra
• Riverside Symphonia – Bloomsbury
• Symphony in C – Haddonfield

New Mexico

• Roswell Symphony Orchestra
• San Juan Symphony – Farmington
• Santa Fe Opera
• Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus

New York

• Albany Symphony
• American Composers Orchestra – Manhatten
• American Symphony – Manhatten
• Amherst Symphony – Amherst
• Binghamton Philharmonic
• Broadway – New York
• Brooklyn Philharmonic
• Buffalo Philharmonic
• Carnegie Hall – Manhattan
• Chamber Orchestra of New York – Manhattan
• Cyuga Chamber Orchestra
• Chamber Orchestra of New York – Manhattan
• Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
• Hudson Valley Philharmonic – Poughkeepsie
• International Contemporary Ensemble – Brooklyn
• Long Island Philharmonic – Melville
• New York City Opera – Manhattan
• New York Classical Players
• New York Philharmonic  – Manhattan
• New York Pops  – Manhattan
• Orchestra of St. Luke’s  – Manhattan
• Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes – Corning
• Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – Manhattan
• Queens Symphony Orchestra
• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
• United States Military Academy Band – West Point
• Westchester Philharmonic

North Carolina

• Asheville Symphony Orchestra
• Charlotte Civic Orchestra
• Charlotte Philharmonic
• Charlotte Symphony
• Greensboro Symphony
• Hendersonville Symphony
• North Carolina Symphony – Raleigh
• Opera Carolina – Charlotte
• Philharmonia of Greensboro
• Western Piedmont Symphony
• Winston-Salem Symphony

North Dakota

• Greater Grand Forks Symphony Ochestra
• FM Symphony – Fargo
• North Dakota Ballet Company & Academy – Grand Forks

Ohio

• Akron Symphony 
• American Classical Music Hall of Fame – Cincinnati
• Cambridge Concert Association
• Canton Symphony
• Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
• Cincinnati Opera
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• Dayton Opera 
• Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
• Lancaster Chorale – Lancaster
• Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds
• Polka Hall of Fame – Euclid
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland
• Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra – New Concord
• Worthington Chorus
• Y-City Barbershop Chorus – Zanesville
• Zanesville Memorial Concert Band

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra
• Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
• Signature Symphony – Tulsa
• Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Oregon

• Eugene Symphony Orchestra
• Oregon East Symphony Orchestra – Pendleton
• Oregon Symphony – Portland
• Portland Baroque Orchestra
• Portland Opera
• Rogue Valley Symphony – Ashland

Pennsylvania

• Allentown Symphony Orchestra
• Altoona Symphony
• Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
• Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra – Fairless Hills
• Erie Philharmonic
• Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra – Erie
• Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
• Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
• Kennett Symphony of Chester County – Kennett Square
• Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
• Nittany Valley Symphony – State College
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic – Avoca
• Opera Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania Ballet – Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Orchestra
• Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
• Pittsburgh Opera
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
• Reading Symphony Orchestra
• The Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra – State College
• Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra
• Williamsport Symphony Orchestra
• York Symphony Orchestra

Puerto Rico

• Opera de Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra – Providence

South Carolina

• Charleston Symphony Orchestra
• Greenville Symphony Orchestra
• Hilton Head Orchestra
• Long Bay Symphony Orchestra
• South Carolina Philharmonic – Columbia

South Dakota

• South Dakota Symphony – Sioux Falls

Tennessee

• Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
• Country Music Hall of Fame – Nashville
• Gospel Music Hall of Fame – Nashville
• Jackson Symphony Orchestra
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
• Memphis Music Hall of Fame
• Memphis Symphony Orchestra
• Murfreesboro Symphony
• Museum of the Appalachia – Clinton
• Symphony of the Mountains – Kingsport
• The Grand Ole Opery – Nashville
• The Nashville Symphony

Texas

• Abilene Philharmonic
• Austin Opera
• Austin Symphony
• Brazos Valley Orchestra
• Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra
• Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra
• Dallas Opera
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• Dallas Wind Symphony
• East Texas Symphony Orchestra
• El Paso Symphony Orchestra
• Fort Worth Symphony
• Houston Ballet
• Houston Grand Opera
• Houston Symphony
• Irving Symphony Orchestra
• Lewisville Lake Symphony Orchestra
• Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
• Mid-Texas Symphony Orchestra – Seguin
• Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale
• Opera Vista – Houston
• Plano Symphony Orchestra
• San Angelo Symphony Orchestra
• San Antonio Symphony
• Symphony Arlington
• Symphony of Southeast Texas – Beaumont
• United States Air Force Band of the West – Lackland AFB
• Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale – McAllen
• Waco Symphony Orchestra

Utah

• Utah Symphony – Salt Lake City
• Utah Symphony – Salt Lake City

Vermont

• Burlington Chamber Orchestra
• Vermont Symphony Orchestra – Burlington

Virginia

• Alexandria Symphony
• Amadeus Concerts – Great Falls
• Arlington Philharmonic 
• Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
• Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
• Richmond Symphony
• Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
• The U.S. Army Band – Ft. Myer
• United States Air Force Heritage of America Band – Langley AFB
• Virginia Opera – Norfolk
• Virginia Symphony – Norfolk

Washington

• Bremerton Symphony Orchestra
• Olympia Symphony Orchestra
• Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra – Seattle
• Seattle Opera
• Seattle Symphony
• Spokane Symphony Orchestra
• Tacoma Symphony Orchestra
• Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra
• Yakima Symphony Orchestra

West Virginia

• The Charleston Ballet
• Mountain Music Trail
• Mountain Stage – Charleston
• Pocahontas Opera House – Marlinton
• RCYBE The River City Youth Ballet Ensemble
• West Virginia Music Hall of Fame – Charleston
• West Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Charleston
• Wheeling Symphony Orchestra – Wheeling

Wisconsin

• Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra
• Green Bay Symphony Orchestra
• Kenosha Symphony Orchestra
• La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
• Madison Symphony Orchestra
• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
• Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra
• Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra
• Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra
• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra – Madison
• Wisconsin Philharmonic – Waukesha

Wyoming

• Ballet Wyoming – Cheyenne
• Casper Chamber Music Society
• Chamber Orchestra – University of Wyoming
• Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
• Grand Teton Music Festival – Jackson Hole
• Wyoming Symphony Orchestra – Casper
• Wyoming West Music Fest  – Evanston
  

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Do you know of a musical field trip option that I’ve missed? Please share it in the comments with appropriate web link, and I will gladly add it to the list above.

Live musical performances endear a genre to one’s heart. When we expose our children to incredible music played live in front of them you are doing more than mere education, you are creating life long memories and may inspire them in so many ways. 

Do you do musical field trips with your kids? If so, share your most favored memory with me.

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