Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony World Premiere Announced

10-23-2024

(TPR) Dolly Parton announces the world premiere of her new symphonic concert, Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Nashville Symphony will go on-sale November 1, 2024. Threads: My Songs in Symphony features Dolly's songs and the stories behind them in an innovative multimedia symphonic experience featuring Dolly on screen, leading audiences in a visual-musical journey of her songs, her life and her stories. Accompanied by guest vocalists and musicians, Threads: My Songs in Symphony, features new and innovative orchestrations of Dolly's hit songs woven together into a full-evening multimedia symphonic story-telling experience.

Dolly Parton says, "The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That's why this project, Threads: My Songs In Symphony, is so special to me. It's all about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way. I'm really excited for fans to experience it for the first time with the Nashville Symphony!"

Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony will include Parton's beloved hits, spanning her career, including "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "I Will Always Love You", in addition to her personal favorites. The world premiere performance will take place on March 20, 2025, in Nashville with the GRAMMY Award winning Nashville Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yanez, and will include a special appearance by Dolly Parton.

Alan D. Valentine, Nashville Symphony President & CEO, added, "We are honored to help launch this extraordinary production with Dolly Parton in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Enhanced by the stories and images that make up the threads of her extraordinary life and career, her legendary and timeless catalog - combined with the power and majesty of our Nashville Symphony orchestra - will create an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience for everyone.

Following the world premiere, performances will take place across the USA in the 2025/2026 season. The initial list of orchestras include:

· March 20, 2025: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
· May 17, 2025: Fort Wayne Philharmonic
· June 17, 2025: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
· June 29, 2025: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
· September 7, 2025: The Cleveland Orchestra
· September 18-20, 2025: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
· October 10, 2025: The Alabama Symphony Orchestra (Birmingham)
· January 23-25, 2026: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
· February 14-15, 2026: Oregon Symphony (Portland)
· March 28, 2026: Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
· May 1, 2026: Eugene Symphony Orchestra