ASO Tuneful Tales / Cuentos melódicos

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
Thurs., June 6, 2024
- Milwood Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:30 pm ENGLISH
Fri., June 14, 2024
- Twin Oaks Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 10:30 am ENGLISH
Mon., June 17, 2024
- Pleasant Hill Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:30 pm ENGLISH

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
Tues., June 18, 2024
- Menchaca Library
  - 2:00 pm ENGLISH
Fri., June 21, 2024
- Yarborough Library
  - 1:00 pm ENGLISH
Tues., June 25, 2024
- Carver Library
  - 1:00 pm ENGLISH

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
Thurs., July 11, 2024
- Southeast Library
  - 6:00 pm SPANISH
  - 6:30 pm ENGLISH
Tues., July 16, 2024
- Little Walnut Creek Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:30 pm ENGLISH
Thurs., July 18, 2024
- Ruiz Library
  - 2:00 pm SPANISH
  - 2:30 pm ENGLISH
Sat., July 20, 2024
- Windsor Park Library
  - 1:00 pm SPANISH
  - 1:30 pm ENGLISH

Hi, Pizza Man!

Featuring a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians

Wed., July 17, 2024
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am SPANISH
  - 11:00 am ENGLISH
Mon., July 22, 2024
- Hampton Library at Oak Hill
  - 2:30 pm SPANISH
  - 3:00 pm ENGLISH
Wed., July 24, 2024
- Howson Library
  - 3:00 pm SPANISH
  - 3:30 pm ENGLISH
Mon., July 29, 2024
- Spicewood Springs Library
  - 11:00 am SPANISH
  - 11:30 am ENGLISH

Berry Song

Featuring a string quartet of ASO musicians

Wed., July 31, 2024
- Central Library
  - 10:00 am ENGLISH
  - 11:00 am ENGLISH
Thurs., Aug. 1, 2024
- Milwood Library
  - 1:00 pm ENGLISH
Sat., Aug. 3, 2024
- Little Walnut Creek Library
  - 1:00 pm ENGLISH
Thurs., Aug. 8, 2024
- University Hills Library
  - 3:00 pm ENGLISH

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 extends 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 and an interactive percussion center as well as an Instrument Petting Zoo presented by Strait Music.

ASO Tuneful Tales are made possible by:

Women’s Symphony League of Austin, Junior League of Austin and Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.

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 | 1806 Rio Grande 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.