ASO Tuneful Tales / Cuentos melódicos - Austin Symphony Orchestra

Summer 2026 schedule to be announced May 2026.

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SUMMER 2025 TUNEFUL TALES DATES, PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS

Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise

Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians

Mon., June 9, 2025
- Spicewood Springs
  - 11:00 am SPANISH
  - 11:25 am ENGLISH
Wed., June 11, 2025
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:30 am ENGLISH
Mon., June 16, 2025
- Southeast Library
  - 6:00 pm SPANISH
  - 6:25 pm ENGLISH

A Flag for Juneteenth

Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians

Wed., June 18, 2025
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:25 am ENGLISH
Fri., June 20, 2025
- African American Heritage Cultural Facility
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH
Tues., June 24, 2025
- Milwood Library
  - 3:30 pm SPANISH
  - 3:55 pm ENGLISH

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Featuring a brass quintet of ASO musicians

Wed., June 25, 2025
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:30 am ENGLISH
Thurs., June 26, 2025
- Ruiz Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH
Fri., June 27, 2025
- Twin Oaks Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH
Mon., June 30, 2025
- Pleasant Hill Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH

Mommy’s Khimar

Featuring a string quintet of ASO musicians

Mon., July 7, 2025
- Windsor Park Library
  - 1:30 pm SPANISH
  - 1:55 pm ENGLISH
Tues., July 8, 2025
- Carver Library
  - 1:00 pm SPANISH
  - 1:25 pm ENGLISH
Wed., July 9, 2025
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:30 am ENGLISH
Mon., July 14, 2025
- Hampton at Oak Hill
  - 2:30 pm SPANISH
  - 2:55 pm ENGLISH

We Are Definitely Human

Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians

Wed., July 16, 2025
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:30 am ENGLISH
Sat., July 19, 2025
- Cepeda Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH
Tues., July 22, 2025
- Menchaca Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH
Fri., July 25, 2025
- Yarborough Library
  - 1:00 pm SPANISH
  - 1:25 pm ENGLISH
Wed., July 30, 2025
- Howson Library
  - 11:00 am SPANISH
  - 11:25 am ENGLISH
Wed., August 6, 2025
- Terrazas Library
  - 1:00 pm SPANISH
  - 1:25 pm ENGLISH
Thurs., August 7, 2025
- University Hills Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:25 pm ENGLISH

ABOUT ASO TUNEFUL TALES

Children and adults can experience the magic of the performing arts at ASO Tuneful Tales, 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:

The Jackson H. Fenner Foundation

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
512.617.0489 | 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.