GALVESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Free Student Tickets

Who Can Get Free Tickets

  • Students

    Middle school and high school students at Galveston ISD and private schools.

  • One Adult Per Student

    Each student can bring one adult chaperone, like a parent, grandparent, or guardian, at no cost.

  • Schools and Groups

    Teachers and directors can bring a class or ensemble. Groups book a little differently. See below.

This program is grant-funded. There is no cost of any kind to you, your family, or your school.

How to Get Your Tickets

1. Pick a concert

Every Season 48 concert is on a Sunday at 4:00 PM at The Grand 1894 Opera House.

See the upcoming concerts

2. Reserve with the student code

Enter the code at checkout on The Grand's ticketing site, or call The Grand box office and give them the code. It covers up to four free tickets per household, for students and the adults coming with them.

3 Pick up your tickets at will-call

They'll be waiting at The Grand on concert day.

YOUR STUDENT TICKET CODE

SEASON48STUDENT

Reserve Online
Reserve Online

or call (409) 765-1894

Reserve at least 24 hours in advance. Student tickets are not available on the day of the concert.

Upcoming Concerts

Concerts
Masterworks I: Trond Sæverud, Violin (World Premiere)
Oct 25
Masterworks I: Trond Sæverud, Violin (World Premiere)

A world premiere created for GSO: Music Director Trond Sæverud performs and conducts his new Violin Concerto, paired with Nielsen and Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony.

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Masterworks II: Anton Nel Plays Brahms
Nov 15
Masterworks II: Anton Nel Plays Brahms

Pianist Anton Nel joins GSO for Brahms’s bold and deeply lyrical Piano Concerto No. 1, anchoring a Masterworks program that also features Stamitz’s Sinfonia in A Major and Dvořák’s atmospheric The Wood Dove.

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January Pops: Classical Favorites with a Wink
Jan 10
January Pops: Classical Favorites with a Wink

Mozart, Haydn and their contemporaries get a lighter turn in a Pops program mixing Classical-era favorites, comic works and a new piece for viola, cello and bass.

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Masterworks III: Evelyn Chen Plays Mozart
Feb 21
Masterworks III: Evelyn Chen Plays Mozart

On February 21, Steinway Artist Evelyn Chen, praised by The New York Times as "a pianist to watch," performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, framed by Verdi and Rachmaninoff.

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Masterworks IV: Julian Schwarz Plays Saint-Saëns
Apr 4
Masterworks IV: Julian Schwarz Plays Saint-Saëns

On April 4, cellist Julian Schwarz, first-prize winner of the Schoenfeld International String Competition, takes on Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1, alongside Rossini and Beethoven.

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Masterworks V: William Hagen Plays Tchaikovsky (Masterworks Finale)
May 2
Masterworks V: William Hagen Plays Tchaikovsky (Masterworks Finale)

On May 2, internationally celebrated violinist William Hagen, a top prizewinner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, closes our Masterworks series with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, alongside Bernstein and Copland.

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June Pops: Juneteenth (Season Finale)
Jun 20
June Pops: Juneteenth (Season Finale)

The Galveston Symphony Orchestra closes Season 48 with a special Pops concert honoring Juneteenth in the city where it began. Join us for an afternoon of music celebrating freedom, culture, heritage and the enduring significance of June 19, 1865.

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Bringing a Class or Student Group?

Teachers, Directors, and Group Leaders

1. Call The Grand box office

They'll book your group and seat your students together.

2. Let GSO know you're coming

Ideally at least a week before the concert, at gsoadmin@galvestonsymphony.org or (409) 354-1025. We’ll make sure your group is looked after. Transportation is available upon request.

Call the box office
Call the box office
Email GSO About your group
Email GSO About your group

Download our What to Expect Guide.