Public, private, and home schools are invited to submit a reservation for our annual “Listen & Learn” educational concerts. These 45-minute concerts are FREE and are the only live orchestral concerts for youth by youth. Listen & Learn concerts have been a part of HYS’s culture and community services for over 50 years!
Reservations will be accepted through an online form that will be available below starting on September 7, 2026, at 10:00 am.
Schools are responsible for transportation to and from the venue for their students, chaperones & staff. We highly recommend schools make bus arrangements as soon as possible to ensure they can attend.
OPTIONAL – If you are a teacher and would like to get emails about our Listen & Learn concerts when information becomes available, please CLICK HERE to fill out a contact information form.
Information usually goes out to principals in early/mid-August. We do not have access to all teacher emails, so if you would like to be notified as well, please fill out the contact form. Teachers who came to the previous year’s Listen & Learn Concerts have already been added to the list of teachers to receive emails from us for this event.
2026 Listen & Learn Concerts
This winter, HYS is looking forward to offering five free concerts for the Oʻahu communities.
Five FREE concerts at the Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center:
Monday, December 7, 2026 – Youth Symphony I
Concert #1: 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Concert #2: 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 – Youth Symphony II
Concert #3: 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Concert #4: 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 – Concert Orchestra
(this concert is open to Central District schools ONLY. If there is still space after September 23, we will open this concert up to all schools.)
Concert #5: 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Venue & Parking Information
Oʻahu concerts will be held at the Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center: 2825 Ala Ilima St, Honolulu, HI 96818
*Please note that parking is extremely limited, and youth attendees should be dropped off/picked up through arrangement with their school’s bus company. If you are not coming by school bus and need parking, you may need to find street parking and walk to the concert hall. For additional information, please contact HYS directly by emailing admin@hiyouthsymphony.org and someone can assist you.
Who's Eligible to Attend?
Any public, private, or home school grades K-12 may submit a reservation request. Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Because seating is extremely limited, HYS regrets that not all requests will be possible to accommodate.
Can We Lunch on the Lawn?
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to lunch on the lawn, due to venue policies.
Is Admission Really FREE?
Yes! Admission to the concerts is FREE, however you will need to be responsible for your own transportation and chaperones. The concerts are supported by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the City & County of Honolulu, private foundations, and individual donors. We respectfully ask that you make every effort to attend the concerts for which you register, out of fairness to the many others who wished to attend.
How can I get information about these concerts?
OPTIONAL: If you are a teacher or school personnel and would like to be put on an email list to receive information about the Listen & Learn concerts once available, please CLICK HERE.