We’ve gone mobile with music, culture and education.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Van supports the organization’s mission to build community through music, enrich lives through culture and ignite passion through education by taking educational and experiential programs to children and adults in neighborhoods and communities across Clark County.

Music Van engages the diverse community within Las Vegas through free interactive presentations and hands-on experiences customized to the needs of the group, making the power of music accessible to all.  Music Van delivers meaningful enrichment experiences to schools, senior communities, broader community-based events and other learning institutions. 

In its first year, Music Van visited over 60 schools and community events in Southern Nevada.

Music Van can deliver:

  • Programs introducing children and adults to the instruments of the orchestra as well as musical traditions from around the world
  • Interactive concerts supporting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness of older adults
  • Opportunities to play different instruments, jam with Philharmonic musicians, and create music with family, friends and neighbors at community events

We need your help to fund this valuable program. Music Van, along with all of our educational programming, is made possible through individual and corporate contributions.  Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to be part of the journey and share in our continued commitment to music, culture, and education.

Donate to Music Van

For more information or to book a Music Van visit, please contact lvpinfo@lvphil.com.

Thank you to our proud sponsor.

 

The LVPhil Music Van serves three broad functions: educational outreach, senior community support, and community engagement. As a mobile education and outreach program, Music Van engages the diverse community within Las Vegas with customizable programs including:

  • Hands-on experiences with orchestral instruments for students in grades 2-5
  • Exposure to music of various world cultures for students in grades 3-6
  • Interactive concerts to stimulate the mental, physical, and social health for older communities and individuals
  • Community events featuring opportunities to play different instruments, jam with Philharmonic musicians, and create music with family and friends

As the program develops, Music Van plans to expand and serve more communities through Southern Nevada, including Boulder City, Mesquite, Moapa, Laughlin, and more.

Music Van brings basic programs which are customizable depending on the needs of the group engaged in the program. Some accommodations include sensory-friendly programs for special needs individuals, bilingual programming in Spanish and English, and adaptive technology for technology based programs.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic is committed to bringing music to people where they are, engaging with our community in new and different ways. Music Van will allow us the platform to reach this goal and constantly reinvent what it means to create and experience music in Southern Nevada.

Download Music Van Brochure

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Van’s orKIDstra program brings the magic of music to your school or classroom. Led by a trained docent, the orKIDstra program introduces students to the instruments of the orchestra. Program can be adapted for older grades with additional content.

Suggested Grade Level(s): 2nd—5th

Classroom Type: Music classrooms; partial grade levels (50 students maximum)

Detailed Description: Designed for students prior to the entrance into their school’s band or orchestra program, orKIDstra brings the music of the Las Vegas Philharmonic to your school or individual classroom. An LVP Music Van docent will bring instruments to your classroom or school where they will demonstrate (and/or show instructional videos) the instruments and explain how they work within the greater orchestra. The second half of each session allows students to explore the different instruments by play testing them! Students will be able to try two or three instruments per musical family. This interactive program is customizable for the needs of the classroom or school. Contact the Las Vegas Philharmonic Education Team for more information on customization.

For more information or to book a Music Van visit, please contact lvpinfo@lvphil.com.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Van’s orKIDstra: Global Edition program brings music of the world to your school or classroom. Led by a trained docent, the orKIDstra: Global Edition program introduces students to instruments and musical cultures of Africa, Asia, and South America. Program can be adapted for younger grades with modified content.

Suggested Grade Level(s): 3rd—6th

Classroom Type: Music classrooms; partial grade levels (50 students maximum)

Detailed Description: The orKIDstra: Global Edition program brings music of different global cultures to your school or classroom. Focusing specifically on Africa, Asia, and South America, a trained docent introduces students to various cultural instruments, complete with a hands-on demonstration portion. Groups can focus on one, two, or all three continents in a given presentation. Multimedia photos and videos are also available. The docent will lead students through the various ways in which music functions in cultural rituals and daily life.

For more information, please contact lvpinfo@lvphil.com.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Van’s Allegro! program brings interactive performances with Las Vegas Philharmonic musicians to senior residential communities, assisted living facilities, and other locations catering to older adults. With various instruments and interactive components, audience members will strengthen their physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.

Detailed Description: Allegro! brings Las Vegas Philharmonic musicians to residential senior communities and assisted living facilities, and other locations to present interactive concerts to encourage physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual wellness. Led by a docent and Philharmonic musicians, audiences are lead through an immersive concert in which small percussion instruments, the human voice, and other devices are used to interact with the music being performed. Instruments and devices used have the ability to be adapted for any person to play along! Each concert concludes with a question and answer section where residents can get an in-depth look at the musical lives of our musicians and the musical pulse in Las Vegas. We invite our audiences to share in their stories of how music impacts their lives, as well.

For more information, please contact lvpinfo@lvphil.com.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Van’s Music Van @ program is a community-based musical experience with mini-experiences designed for the whole family! Children and adults of all ages will discover the power of music and develop bonds with family, friends, and neighbors.

Suggested Age Level: All ages

Detailed Description: Music Van @ brings the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the power of music to YOU! Held at local community spaces, Music Van @ provides opportunities for children and adults to interact with Las Vegas Philharmonic musicians, musical instruments, and fun musical activities. For children 3 and under, experience the “Music Garden” where the youngest children can interact and play with specially designed musical instruments. School-aged children (and their parents!) will enjoy the Instrument Petting Zoo where you can try out the instruments of the orchestra. Do you currently play an instrument or did you used to play? Bring it along with you for a community jam session with musicians from the LVP! Music, munchies, and magic are abound when Music Van @ comes to a community space near you!

For more information about bringing Music Van @ to your organization, please contact lvpinfo@lvphil.com.

Thank you to our proud sponsor.