# Tacoma Youth Symphony: Becoming

The Tacoma Youth Symphony plays Mahler's First Symphony at the Rialto, with a von Suppé overture and a piece by Doug Davis.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/tacoma-youth-symphony-becoming-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-23
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-11-14
Start time: 19:00
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Rialto Theater
Address: 310 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: $20–$35
Age policy: Not confirmed
Reservations: Not confirmed
Tickets / organizer: https://tickets.tysamusic.org/ticketing/tysa/catalog/concerts
Organizer: Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
Organizer URL: https://tysamusic.org/events/tys-concert-becoming-nov-14-2026/
Venue details: https://tacomairl.com/places/rialto-theater/

## Why go

Young musicians take on a full Mahler symphony, and college-age and younger students get in free with a student ID.

## What happens

Dr. James Welsch conducts the Tacoma Youth Symphony in von Suppé's Pique Dame Overture, Doug Davis's Dust Swirls, Then Speaks, and Mahler's Symphony No. 1.

## Good to know

Free student tickets are at the door with a student ID, in the general admission section (rows G–X on the main floor). Reserved seats have no free or discounted tickets.

## Sources

- [Tacoma Youth Symphony Association: Becoming](https://tysamusic.org/events/tys-concert-becoming-nov-14-2026/)
- [TYSA tickets: concert list with prices](https://tickets.tysamusic.org/ticketing/tysa/catalog/concerts)