ASL interpretation to be provided at all locations! Please let us know if you should require any other accommodations so that we can make best efforts to be of service.
SUMMER 2026 TUNEFUL TALES DATES, PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct
Featuring a brass quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., June 10, 2026
- Sat., June 13, 2026
- H-E-B Slaughter Oaks
- 9:30 am SPANISH
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- H-E-B Slaughter Oaks
- Mon., June 15, 2026
Dim Sum Palace
Featuring a string quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., June 17, 2026
- Sat., June 20, 2026
- H-E-B Lake Austin
- 9:30 am SPANISH
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- H-E-B Lake Austin
- Tues., June 23, 2026
- University Hills Library
- 2:00 pm SPANISH
- 2:30 pm ENGLISH
- University Hills Library
Cranky, Crabby Crow
Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., June 24, 2026
- Sat., June 27, 2026
- H-E-B SoCo
- 9:30 am SPANISH
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- H-E-B SoCo
- Tues, July 7, 2026
Becoming Charley
Featuring a string quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., July 8, 2026
- Sat., July 11, 2026
- Eastside Tech Hub
- 9:30 am SPANISH
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- Eastside Tech Hub
- Mon., July 13, 2026
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
Featuring a brass quintet of ASO musicians
- Wed., July 15, 2026
- Fri., July 17, 2026
- H-E-B Hancock Center
- 9:30 am SPANISH
- 10:00 am ENGLISH
- H-E-B Hancock Center
- Mon., July 20, 2026
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) extends beyond Austin Public Libraries to five H-E-B locations in 2026! 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 (library branches and H-E-B locations) 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.
