This year, the MSO's nationally recognized Up Close & Musical® program culminates in the Symphony Soup concert in Overture's Capital Theatre. Members of the MSO and John DeMain highlight the lessons learned during the students' sessions with the Hunt Quartet. These concerts are open to all K-3 students, please see "Bringing Your Students" below.

Symphony Soup concerts take young students out of the classroom and into the concert hall for a chance to hear classical music the way it was meant to be heard...live! The concerts feature members of the MSO performing repertoire highlights from the Up Close & Musical program and showcases members of the Hunt Quartet.

To reserve your tickets, please fill out the Registration Form and fax it to MSO Education Director Michelle Kaebisch at 608.280.6192 or mail it to 222 W. Washington Ave. Suite 460, Madison, WI 53703.

Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $4 per student and scholarships are available. Teachers and chaperones are free with groups of 10 or more students. Ticket subsidies are available upon request and are calculated on individual school free/reduced lunch participation percentages. For more information, please contact Michelle Kaebisch at 608.280.8680 x225 or mkaebisch@madisonsymphony.org.

A limited number of adult tickets are available by calling 608.257.3734.

The Madison Community Foundation encourages, facilitates and manages long-term philanthropy. Since 1942, the foundation has helped people realize their philanthropic goals, allowing them to support charitable interests anywhere in the world. The community foundation also awards grants throughout Dane County to strengthen and enhance community assets.

The Madison Symphony Orchestra has benefited from the work of the foundation in many ways. For 10 years, Symphony Soup was presented as part of the Onstage Series, first by the Madison Civic Center and then by Overture Center for the Arts. This season for the first time, the MSO is independently producing the concert, and the Madison Community Foundation has stepped in with a significant grant to preserve this important performance for the 2009-2010 Season.

Symphony Soup is one of three core youth concerts the MSO presents each season, and it is the culmination of our nationally recognized Up Close & Musical® Program. We can’t thank the Madison Community Foundation enough. More information about the Madison Community Foundation can be found at their website: madisoncommunityfoundation.org.