ASO Tuneful Tales / Cuentos melódicos

RSVP now for Summer 2024 ASO Tuneful Tales / Cuentos melódicos

Full schedule here and below!

SUMMER 2024 TUNEFUL TALES DATES, PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS

Creepy Carrots /
Las zanahorias maléficas

Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians


A Flag for Juneteenth

Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians

Where the Wild Things Are /
Donde viven los monstruos

Featuring a brass quintet of ASO musicians


Hi, Pizza Man!

Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians

Berry Song

Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians

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.

"SLEEPING BEAUTY"

“SLEEPING BEAUTY” – Welcome Message

“SLEEPING BEAUTY” – English version

“SLEEPING BEAUTY” en español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” – with Allison Liu

"SNOW WHITE"

“SNOW WHITE” – Welcome Message

“SNOW WHITE” – English version

“SNOW WHITE” – en español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” – with Allison Liu

"BEAUTY & THE BEAST"

“BEAUTY & THE BEAST” – Welcome Message

“BEAUTY & THE BEAST” – English version

“BEAUTY & THE BEAST” – en español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” with Allison Liu

"CINDERELLA"

“CINDERELLA” -Welcome Message

“CINDERELLA”  – English version

“CINDERELLA” – En español

“CINDERELLA” – “Creativity Corner”

"PUSS IN BOOTS"

“WELCOME MESSAGE’

“PUSS IN BOOTS” English version

“PUSS IN BOOTS” – en español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” – Shakers

"LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD"

“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” – Welcome Message

“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” – English version

“LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” – En español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” with Allison Liu

"MOLE MUSIC" - Posted July 1, 2020

“WELCOME MESSAGE”

“MOLE MUSIC” – English version

“MOLE MUSIC” – En español

“CREATIVITY CORNER” with Allison Liu

PHOTO GALLERY

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