At Your Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
Since 2011, students have attended Space Coast Symphony Orchestra concerts completely free.
Anyone 18 and under, or with a valid college ID, is welcome at every SCSO performance with no ticket required.
We believe music should belong to everyone — especially the next generation.
Why Bring Kids to the Symphony?
If you’ve ever watched your child become completely absorbed in a story, a movie, or even a video game, you know how powerful imagination can be. Now imagine opening the door to an even bigger world — one where heroes have fanfares, storms have thunder, and dreams have melodies.
That’s what happens when children experience a live orchestra.
A symphony isn’t music coming from a speaker. It’s forty to eighty musicians creating sound together in real time. Kids see the bows flying across strings, hear the brass blaze, feel the percussion thunder, and watch the conductor guide it all like a wizard. For children, it’s pure wonder.
For parents, it’s something more — a chance to spark curiosity, focus, and creativity in a way that lasts long after the final note.
A Symphony Designed to Inspire
At your Space Coast Symphony, concerts are welcoming, lively, and engaging. You’ll hear everything from film music and heroic themes to nature-inspired masterpieces and beloved classical works. It’s exciting for kids, approachable for families, and unforgettable for everyone. Parents love that it’s accessible and affordable. Kids love that it feels like stepping inside their favorite stories.
And sometimes, that first concert becomes the beginning of a lifelong love of music.
Why Music Matters for Children
Research consistently shows that exposure to music supports a child’s development in meaningful ways. Children who experience music regularly often develop stronger listening and concentration skills, improved memory and pattern recognition, emotional awareness and empathy, discipline and focus, and greater creativity and imagination.
Music connects intellect with emotion, helping children explore ideas and feelings in ways that words alone cannot.
Join Us
So next time you’re looking for something special to do as a family, skip the screen time and try symphony time. At the Space Coast Symphony, your child won’t just hear music — they’ll experience it.
And who knows? You might be sitting next to the next great violinist, composer, or conductor, eyes wide open and soaking it all in.
