Guest Artists in the Classroom
Guest Artists in the Classroom sparks the love of music and introduces 10,000 students in Cook and Lake Counties to live classical music, performed in their schools by eminent ensembles and solo artists.
Reach Programs
Programs that extend Ravinia’s REACH and bring the joy of music to thousands throughout the Chicago area
Opportunity Lawn Pass Program
The Opportunity Lawn Pass Program partners with 360 social service agencies and every public library in Chicago and its north and south suburbs to provide over 16,000 Ravinia tickets to people otherwise unable to attend concerts.
One Score, One Chicago®
One Score, One Chicago® promotes the enjoyment and community discussion of an annually selected piece or composer of classical music, including across Reach Teach Play programs through specially curated performances and multimedia resources for classrooms, libraries, and teacher workshops.
Thousands of students receive concert passes for the One Score® performance featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia each summer, where additional family activities, pop-up performances, interactive musical experiences and more are presented around the park.
Classical Invitations
Classical Invitations welcomes 15 community music schools to fortify their students’ learning by providing free reserved seats for students and their families at Ravinia’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts as well as Steans Institute concerts and master classes.
KidsLawn
KidsLawn provides 1,700 children and parents at Ravinia concerts with a creative space to explore music-making together on large-scale sculptural percussion instruments and in special interactive events such as instrument petting zoos, sing-alongs, storytelling, and musical crafts.
District 112 Partnership
In partnership with North Shore School District 112, Ravinia presents workshops and performances for 800 elementary and middle school students in our neighborhood to raise awareness of varied music styles and provides 600 classical concert passes to students and families of Highland Park and Highwood schools.
Summer Day Camps
Ravinia connects with Chicago-area community-based summer day camp programs to enrich the experience for 600 children with music classes and instrument-making and performance opportunities.
