Join the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for their Musical Petting Zoo! This fun, hands-on traveling exhibit offers guests an introduction to various musical instruments. After learning about the instruments, participants will get a chance to bow a violin, blow a horn, or tap out a rhythm on a drum as you get an opportunity to explore the instruments up-close.

This program is open to all ages, and everyone from pre-schoolers to seniors is welcome to enjoy this immersive experience. No registration required. 

Thank you to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for sponsoring this program!

About the Performers: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert in 1944, at its current home – Springfield Symphony Hall, which was originally built as the Municipal Auditorium. That performance received great reviews and was even recorded by the Office of War Information for rebroadcast to our troops overseas.

Today, the SSO is the largest Massachusetts symphony outside of Boston. It consists of over 80 musicians from the NE region of the United States and Canada, and holds many performances in a given season – as either the full orchestra or in ensemble formats.