Play Your Part Community Concerts

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) presents Play Your Part 2025, a two-day celebration featuring performances from every MYSO ensemble across two main stages. The event showcases the full breadth of MYSO’s programs, including three symphony orchestras, seven string orchestras, two wind ensembles, two flute choirs, numerous jazz combos, and two steel bands.

As part of Violins of Hope–Wisconsin, MYSO pays tribute to the rich cultural legacy of Jewish composers and the profound stories of instruments that have endured across generations. Honoring the musicians who once played these violins, and the lives, identities, and history they represent, the program invites audiences to experience music as a powerful force for connection and remembrance.

Admission is free. No tickets are required for this open house event. Food trucks will be available onsite throughout the weekend.

Play Your Part Community Concerts Performance Schedule:

Saturday, November 1, 2025:
Large Ensembles in Harris Theater
Prelude Orchestra: 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Senior Symphony: 12:15 – 1:00 pm
Progressions: 1:15 – 1:50 pm
Chamber Flute Ensemble & Flute Chorale: 2:05 – 2:45 pm
Prelude Wind Ensemble: 3:05 – 3:45 pm
Wind Ensemble 4:00 – 4:45 pm

Jazz Combos and Steel Bands in Dawes Studio
Connection: 10:30-11:00 am
Effect: 11:00-11:30 am
Template: 11:30 am-12:00 pm
Summit: 12:00-12:30 pm
Rumba: 12:30-1:00 pm
Calypso & Soca: 1:15-2:15 pm
Cornerstone: 2:30-3:00 pm
Outlook: 3:00-3:30 pm
Apex: 3:30-4:00 pm
Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble: 4:00-4:30 pm

Sunday, November 2, 2025:
Large Ensembles in Harris Theater
Philharmonia: 2:00 – 2:45 pm
String Orchestras North & Central: 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Sinfonia: 3:45 – 4:30 pm
String Orchestras South & West: 4:45 – 5:15 pm
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra: 5:30 – 6:15 pm