Exciting Events for the School Year
Trip to the Phil:
The Music and Math Connection
for elementary and middle school students
September 9–12, 2025
10am and 11:30am
Hayes Hall
Naples Philharmonic
Manuel López-Gómez, conductor
Aligned with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for math, the Naples Philharmonic presents a concert that highlights the common traits between music and math, and will display how composers use sequences and transformations that mirror mathematical operations. This engaging and entertaining classical music concert will include works from composers such as Mozart, Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
To participate, please submit your school's information through the School Reservations button below. For all schooltime performances, the purchase of 10 student admissions entitles schools to one free adult admission. For homeschool and family orders, please contact patron services at 239-597-1900.
Homeschoolers and families are welcome at the 10am performance. For school groups, there are both the 10am and 11:30am performances.
Trip to the Phil is generously sponsored by Ned C. and Cynthia R. Lautenbach.
Young Person’s Concert:
The Snow Queen
for elementary school students
September 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29 and 30,
October 1, 3, 8, 16, and 17, 2025
10am and 11:30am
Daniels Pavilion
Naples Philharmonic
Manuel López-Gómez, conductor
Join musicians of the Naples Philharmonic as they share an adventure through the world of music with Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. The audience will gain a deeper understanding of the orchestra's four families of instruments — strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. By exploring these groups in the context of the story, listeners learn a better appreciation of how each section contributes to the mood and narrative.
To participate, please submit your school's information through the School Reservations button below. For all schooltime performances, the purchase of 10 student admissions entitles schools to one free adult admission. For homeschool and family orders, please contact patron services at 239-597-1900.
Homeschoolers and families are welcome at the 10am performance. For school groups, there are both the 10am and 11:30am performances. Family and Sensory-Friendly Concerts will be October 4.
Young Person's Concerts for the 2025-26 season are generously sponsored by Joyce Hagen and Donald Fites, Dr. Jonathan Sonne and Dr. Rebecca Lambert, and David Shockley.
So Much Drama:
Midsummer
for high school students
September 15 and 16, 2025
10am and 11:30am
Hayes Hall
Gulfshore Playhouse
Naples Philharmonic
Manuel López-Gómez, conductor
The Naples Philharmonic and Gulfshore Playhouse present Midsummer, a 50-minute retelling of Shakespeare’s magical A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Featuring talented actors and musicians, this production is a fanciful tale of love, magic and fairies.
To participate, please submit your school's information through the School Reservations button below. For all schooltime performances, the purchase of 10 student admissions entitles schools to one free adult admission. For homeschool and family orders, please contact patron services at 239-597-1900.
Homeschoolers and families are welcome at the 10am performance. For school groups, there are both the 10am and 11:30am performances.
Link Up:
The Orchestra Sings
for elementary school students
October 14 and 15, 2025
10am and 11:30am
Hayes Hall
Naples Philharmonic
Manuel López-Gómez, conductor
Heather Ivey, vocalist
Melody is one of the universal elements of music and defines the music we know and love. A great melody can express ideas and emotions; help tell a story and bring people together through song. Composers create melodies through a combination of rhythmic patterns, sweeping contours, and expressive qualities. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with a professional orchestra, we will explore what makes a melody great. This participatory education concert will include works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Dvořák and more!
To participate, please submit your school's information through the School Reservations button below. For all schooltime performances, the purchase of 10 student admissions entitles schools to one free adult admission. For homeschool and family orders, please contact patron services at 239-597-1900.
Homeschoolers and families are welcome at the 10am performance. For school groups, there are both the 10am and 11:30am performances.
Open Rehearsals
Hayes Hall
Naples Philharmonic
Open to all public, private and homeschool groups as well as college music majors, these free open rehearsals allow students to experience how the conductor, soloists and orchestra work together in preparing for the upcoming concert. Music students will be inspired and motivated with this inside look at the Naples Philharmonic’s journey to the performance.
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Thursday, October 30, 2025
10am-12:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Thursday, December 11, 2025
10am-12:30pm
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
Friday, February 27, 2026
10am-12:30pm
This is not a ticketed event; however please RSVP at least one week prior to the open rehearsal. To participate, please contact David Aulenbach, director of education and community partnerships, at 239-254-2643 or daulenbach@artisnaples.org.
Sketching Sights and Sounds
Hayes Hall
Naples Philharmonic and guests
Artis—Naples invites high school art students to attend private art sessions and performing arts rehearsals that are the basis of inspiration for works of art. In Sketching Sights and Sounds, students have the opportunity to sketch while participating in a variety of sensory experiences. There is no fee to participate, and sketching materials are provided.
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Thursday, October 30, 2025
10am-12:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Thursday, December 11, 2025
10am-12:30pm
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
Friday, February 27, 2026
10am-12:30pm
Once your reservation form is completed, you will receive an email confirming your participation. Space is limited. There is no fee to participate in Sketching Sights and Sounds, and sketching materials will be provided. For additional information, please email jwozniak@artisnaples.org.
Meet the Conductor
Collier County and Lee County Middle and High Schools
Artistic Leadership of the Naples Philharmonic
Open to all public and private middle and high school orchestras, this program brings Naples Philharmonic conductors to a rehearsal in the school. Students will experience playing under the baton of a professional conductor while the orchestra director observes and learns new techniques and rehearsal strategies. This guest conducting opportunity will enhance the overall musical growth of every Collier County and Lee County string musician as well as the music educators who serve as directors!
To schedule a visit and rehearsal during the school day, please contact David Aulenbach, director of education and community partnerships at 239-254-2643 or daulenbach@artisnaples.org.
Meet the Conductor is generously sponsored by Arlene Lidsky Salomon and Chester B. Salomon.
17th Annual Student Exhibition
May 2 through June 29, 2026
Located on the third floor of The Baker Museum, in The Blair Foundation Gallery and in the first floor John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Students grades pre-K through 12 are eligible to participate. Achievement awards are presented to outstanding students. Three $1,000 scholarships are given to high school seniors for their continued education. We welcome works in any media — photos, drawings, collage, sculpture, paintings, etc. Two-dimensional works are required to be matted/mounted or framed.
Submission Deadline
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Art teachers must submit information about each piece, including artist’s name, title, medium, dimensions, school name, grade level and art teacher’s full name.
Deliver Artwork to Artis—Naples, Hayes Hall Lobby
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 3-5pm
Friday, April 24, 2026, 3-5pm
Monday, April 27, 2026, 2-4pm
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 2, 2026, Noon-2pm
To participate, please contact Jessica Wozniak at jwozniak@artisnaples.org.
Chamber Music in Schools
Collier County and Lee County Schools
Musicians of the Naples Philharmonic
This free performance opportunity brings members of the Naples Philharmonic into schools in chamber ensembles such as a string quartet, woodwind quintet or brass quintet. Open to all elementary, middle and high schools, this program brings world class professional musicians to the classroom to inspire and educate students of all ages with extraordinary musicianship, discussion and Q&A.
To schedule a chamber ensemble performance during the school day, please contact David Aulenbach, director of education and community partnerships at 239-254-2643 or daulenbach@artisnaples.org.
Drawing Inspiration
Creating Art to Music
May 9, 2026
2pm in Hayes Hall
Drawing Inspiration provides an exciting opportunity for students to explore the connections between music and visual art, encouraging creativity and artistic expression.
To participate, please contact Jessica Wozniak at jwozniak@artisnaples.org.
ArtSmart in School
This free art education program sends trained arts educators from Artis—Naples to local schools in order to provide interactive presentations and hands-on art projects. Encouraging curiosity and creative problem solving, ArtSmart brings the art world to the classroom.
To participate, please contact Jessica Wozniak at jwozniak@artisnaples.org.
ArtSmart in School is supported by a grant from Suncoast Credit Union.
Education Tours
of The Baker Museum
These special tours of The Baker Museum are led by trained docents and provide students unique insight into the art and artists featured in current museum exhibitions. Visits last approximately 90 minutes and include an art activity when desired.
To participate, please submit your school's information through the Request Education Tour button, below.