SUMMER 2024 TUNEFUL TALES DATES, PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS
Creepy Carrots /
Las zanahorias maléficas
Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., June 5, 2024
- Central Library
- 10:00 am SPANISH
- 11:00 am ENGLISH
- Central Library
- Thurs., June 6, 2024
- Milwood Library
- 2:00 pm SPANISH
- 2:30 pm ENGLISH
- Milwood Library
- Fri., June 14, 2024
- Twin Oaks Library
- 10:00 am SPANISH
- 10:30 am ENGLISH
- Twin Oaks Library
- Mon., June 17, 2024
- Pleasant Hill Library
- 2:00 pm SPANISH
- 2:30 pm ENGLISH
- Pleasant Hill Library
A Flag for Juneteenth
Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians
- Wed., June 12, 2024
- Central Library
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- 11:00 am ENGLISH
- Central Library
- Tues., June 18, 2024
- Menchaca Library
- 2:00 pm ENGLISH
- Menchaca Library
- Fri., June 21, 2024
- Yarborough Library
- 1:00 pm ENGLISH
- Yarborough Library
- Tues., June 25, 2024
- Carver Library
- 1:00 pm ENGLISH
- Carver Library
Where the Wild Things Are /
Donde viven los monstruos
Featuring a brass quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., July 10, 2024
- Central Library
- 10:00 am SPANISH
- 11:00 am ENGLISH
- Central Library
- Thurs., July 11, 2024
- Southeast Library
- 6:00 pm SPANISH
- 6:30 pm ENGLISH
- Southeast Library
- Tues., July 16, 2024
- Little Walnut Creek Library
- 2:00 pm SPANISH
- 2:30 pm ENGLISH
- Little Walnut Creek Library
- Thurs., July 18, 2024
- Ruiz Library
- 2:00 pm SPANISH
- 2:30 pm ENGLISH
- Ruiz Library
- Sat., July 20, 2024
- Windsor Park Library
- 1:00 pm SPANISH
- 1:30 pm ENGLISH
- Windsor Park Library
Hi, Pizza Man!
Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., July 17, 2024
- Central Library
- 10:00 am SPANISH
- 11:00 am ENGLISH
- Central Library
- Mon., July 22, 2024
- Hampton Library at Oak Hill
- 2:30 pm SPANISH
- 3:00 pm ENGLISH
- Hampton Library at Oak Hill
- Wed., July 24, 2024
- Howson Library
- 3:00 pm SPANISH
- 3:30 pm ENGLISH
- Howson Library
- Mon., July 29, 2024
- Spicewood Springs Library
- 11:00 am SPANISH
- 11:30 am ENGLISH
- Spicewood Springs Library
Berry Song
Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians
- Wed., July 31, 2024
- Central Library
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- 11:00 am ENGLISH
- Central Library
- Thurs., Aug. 1, 2024
- Milwood Library
- 1:00 pm ENGLISH
- Milwood Library
- Sat., Aug. 3, 2024
- Little Walnut Creek Library
- 1:00 pm ENGLISH
- Little Walnut Creek Library
- Thurs., Aug. 8, 2024
- University Hills Library
- 3:00 pm ENGLISH
- University Hills Library
RSVP now for Summer 2024 ASO Tuneful Tales / Cuentos melódicos
Full schedule here and above!
ABOUT ASO TUNEFUL TALES
Children and adults can experience the magic of the performing arts at ASO Tuneful Tales (formerly Children’s Day Art Park), held June – August at Austin Public Libraries. This series of free concerts and engaging arts experiences for families of young children (ages 3-10) extended beyond the Central Library to 16 branch locations in 2024! Presentations feature ASO chamber music ensembles in collaboration with local storytellers to bring original children’s tales to life through music and narration. Performances are accompanied by arts activities led by certified Orff Schulwerk music educators (Branches) or an interactive percussion center and Instrument Petting Zoo presented by Strait Music (Central library).
A Project of The Junior League of Austin. Support provided by:
For more information about ASO Tuneful Tales and/or other ASO Education programs, please contact:
JEREMY BRIMHALL | Director of Education and Community Engagement
Austin Symphony Orchestra | 1113 Red River St., Austin, TX 78701
512.476.6064 x1210 | jbrimhall@austinsymphony.org
ASO TUNEFUL TALES VIDEO ARCHIVE
Please find below a set of videos from our pandemic-era virtual ASO Tuneful Tales. There is a “Welcome” video for each story by local storyteller Bernadette Nason. The next two videos in each set are narrated in English by Bernadette Nason and in Spanish by Jacob Rivera. The last video is “Creativity Corner.” In this video, Allison Liu will recite a short poem and compose a soundscape to go with it.
Enjoy also this ASO Tuneful Tales video from June 26, 2019, featuring selections from the opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck and arranged by David Crowe recorded at Austin Public Library, Central Library. ASO Musicians: Rachel Lopez, flute; Julianne Webner, oboe; Kurt Moede, French horn; Steve Girko, clarinet; Amanda Pierce, bassoon; Jonathan Rouse, bass. Narration by: Bernadette Nason. Illustrations by: Jen Corace.
