Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

Children’s author Mo Willems and pop singer Ben Folds collaborated on this orchestral presentation of Willems’ fresh, fractured and fun-filled take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Music lovers of all ages will enjoy Willems’ inventive storytelling paired with Folds’ catchy and clever music – all brought to life by your Nashville Symphony. 

Mo Willems and Ben Folds will not appear at this concert.  


Visit our bookstore village in West Lobby to shop at Fairytales Bookstore, Bound Booksellers & Gifts and The Bookshop. There will be three book readings by authors and an illustrator before the concert!

10 am: Meghan Shanley reads her book Vincent Plays His Part illustrated by Joe Huffman

10:15 am: Marianne Richmond reads her book If I Could Keep You Little

10:30 am: Susanna Chapman reads Ada and the Galaxies, illustrated by herself and written by Olga Pastuchiv and Alan Lightman


Starting at 10 am, enjoy free, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including crafts and our interactive Instrument Petting Zoo!

This concert is sensory friendly and offers accommodations for patrons on the autism spectrum and those with sensory sensitivities. Learn more at:  NashvilleSymphony.org/SensoryFriendly.

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