The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service will present the 2026 Dream Orchestra self-reliance hub project, titled ‘Dream Festival,’ across the country throughout May.
According to the service on the 27th, the event will mark Family Month and UNESCO World Arts Education Week with 47 performances in 44 regions nationwide.
About 2,500 children and teen musicians, along with related staff, are set to take part, offering orchestra concerts designed to be shared with local communities.
Dream Orchestra is an arts education program that supports children and teenagers through ensemble training, aiming to build cooperation and help them grow into healthy citizens. Since its launch in 2011, it has expanded to 60 regions, with about 3,800 members currently active. Forty-five organizations continue operating through local government support after national funding ended.
‘Dream Festival’ is a planning project led by Dream Orchestra self-reliance hubs. Each hub organizes its own performance to share young musicians’ growth with the community.
This year’s theme is ‘Tomorrow of Dream Orchestra is ○○.’ Performers will include the required piece, ‘My Tomorrow,’ a 15th-anniversary original composition by Choi Woo-jung.
Programs will reflect local characteristics, including stages linked to regional festivals, neighborhood-focused concerts, outdoor performances and traveling concerts. Organizers said they will strengthen visits to sites such as special schools, nursing facilities and welfare institutions to broaden access beyond traditional venues and bring music to more parts of the community.
Im Jin-taek, head of the service, said it will continue supporting children and teenagers so they can grow through arts and culture, and so the public can access arts education in everyday life.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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