Students perform at the Young People's Concerts
Since 1959, the Tulare County Office of Education and the Sequoia Symphony Orchestra have partnered to share symphonic music with the students of Tulare County through the Young People’s Concerts. Each school year, elementary students from across the county will have the opportunity to perform alongside the orchestra as part of the Link Up program.
Developed by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, Link Up is an internationally-recognized, interactive student music program. Link Up is fully immersive and very different from a traditional concert experience. Instead of simply listening to the musicians on stage for a single performance, students explore the process of creating and performing the concert music as musicians themselves. Through Link Up, students in grades 3-5 spend the school year learning to play recorder instruments. Their learning culminates in the spring at the Fox Theatre as they sing, dance, and play their instruments along with the orchestra.
Inside the Fox Theatre during the Young People's Concerts
- Teach fundamental musical concepts to students
- Introduce students to the symphony orchestra
- Inspire the next generation of musicians and orchestra music lovers
- Foster relationships between the orchestra and local schools
- Provide professional learning opportunities for teachers
- Year-long program for the school year
- Target grade levels – third through fifth (can extend to other grades as well)
- Free professional learning
- Free recorder-based music curriculum and online resources
- Culminating concert event
- Additional partnership and programming opportunities
- Recorders for every participating student - Average cost $5.00 each
- Concert admission - $7.00 per seat for all students and adults
Link Up Program Resources
Link Up includes four different concert programs - The Orchestra Sings, The Orchestra Rocks, The Orchestra Moves, and The Orchestra Swings. Tulare County's featured program for the 2026-27 school year will be The Orchestra Moves. Preview curriculum resources below.
- The Orchestra Moves – Sample Resources and Materials
- Free printed copies of the teacher's guide will be provided to all preregistered schools.
In partnership with:
Event Details
Program Registration Deadline
October 1, 2026
Event Flyer
Program Registration Form
Link Up Program Training
October 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Training details will be emailed to registered schools
Culminating Concert Event
April 27, 2027
Fox Theatre, Visalia
Note: Pre-registration is required to attend the concert.
(559) 741-0809
Additional Event Partners:
